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The Friday 5

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Hi and happy Friday (the 13th)! Do you have any fun holiday weekend plans? We’re busy with the usual December festivities – a holiday party, birthday party, and 24 Days of Togetherness. We actually picked “make holiday pancakes” yesterday, so we’re saving them for Sunday morning. In today’s edition of the Friday 5, I’m sharing 5 things I’m loving lately including our fun evening at the Celebration for Kids event, a new cozy cardigan find, gingerbread Teechino, and more! Have a wonderful weekend! 1. Celebration for Kids The Celebration for Kids event last weekend was SO much fun! Mal and I had a blast at this event as it’s always spectacular year after year. I mean, the food alone is incredible! But everything else is executed so well. It was fun to dress up and go out on a date night with Mal (thanks for helping me choose my dress option!) while supporting a good cause. While I received two tickets for helping to promote the event on Instagram, this is definitely an event I’d go

13 Holiday Desserts

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Although our holiday menus revolve around the delicious meats and savory sides , there’s still a soft spot for many of us when it comes to holiday sweets. Whether it’s baking cookies this time of year or serving show-stopping desserts at our holiday tables, we might give a little more leeway for treats as part of the special occasion. Below we’ve got recipes for every taste and preference—from Primal to keto, chocolate to peppermint, candy to mousse, pie to cheesecake…and even a jarred Primal cookie mix for gift-giving. Enjoy, and let us know what treats you’ll be baking and sharing this holiday. 1. Hazelnut Chocolates 2. Primal (or Keto) Fudgy Brownies 3. Keto Peppermint Bark 4. Keto Coconut Cheesecake 5. Cranberry Orange Olive Oil Cake 6. Low Carb Mug Cake 7. Pumpkin Pie 8. Sweet Potato Pie 9. Sweet Potato Custard 10. Chocolate Collagen Pudding 11. Mexican Hot Chocolate 12. Keto Fridge Fudge 13. Pecan Sandie Cookie Mix In a Jar Thanks for stopping in, e

Changing Your Body Clock + Getting Up Early

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I’ve recently started getting up earlier as I leave the “baby’s first year” fog. Here are some tips for changing your body clock for a more efficient morning. { Cramer Photo } My body clock has been set to about 6:30 for a really long time. For years Mazen woke up around 7, and I woke up just before him. At night, I head upstairs around 9:00 and lights out at 10:00, leaving a little time for reading first . For a long time I’ve wanted to be one of those humans who wakes up at 5:00am and has a few glorious hours to herself before the kids wake up, but I just didn’t have enough drive. Or rather, sleep was too much of a priority. Birch Reset My Body Clock Nothing changes until something changes, right? Birch’s sleep has been a little rocky for the past two months or so. While he goes to bed just fine and sleeps through the night, we’ve been dealing with some early morning wake ups in the 4-6am time frame. Usually one of us can get him back to sleep. (I’ve been researching early wake