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How to Ease Sciatic Nerve Pain During Pregnancy
There are many aches and pains the come along with pregnancy, many of which are totally normal as your body expands and adapts to weight gain and an ever-growing uterus. Some women experience sciatic...
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8 Kitchen Items that Last 10+ Years
A few days ago, I was thinking about some of the wedding gifts we received more than 10 years ago. Looking around my kitchen, I was amazed that several are still holding up so well after three moves,...
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How Do You Get Your Kids to Eat More Veggies? Let Them Choose
Raising healthy eaters is hard work. Even when you cook healthy meals, it doesn’t always matter. As kids get older and their independence surges, so can their opinions and preferences regarding food....
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Homemade Trail Mix: The Perfect After School Snack
My kids eat lunch super early at school (10:37 a.m.!) so that by the time they get home mid-afternoon they are starving and borderline hangry. Before they can even tell me about their school day, they...
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10 Quick and Healthy Breakfast Ideas for Busy School Mornings
Whether you have one kid or four (like me!), school mornings always seem to be a bit crazy. There’s the hustle and bustle of making sure backpacks are properly packed, homework or forms are signed and...
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Best Hiking Trails for Kids near Gainesville, Georgia
Before we moved back to my hometown, I was part of a Hike It Baby group with other local moms. I loved being able to meet up with other moms and kids and get out on the trails together. At the time I...
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Meal Planning Tips + My Weekly Meal Plan
I recently shared some of my healthy eating and meal planning tips at a small mom’s group event called Healthy Homes. And though I admitted to the group that I am by no means an expert, I thought I’d...
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The Best Dairy-Free Lactation Cookies
A few weeks ago, I went dairy-free in an attempt to clear up a persistent rash on my newborn’s face, neck and upper chest area. The rash appeared just after he turned a month old, right after his baby...
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10 Make-Ahead Breakfasts for Busy Mornings
Whether you have young kids, older kids or no kids, getting out the door in the morning can make for a chaotic exodus to ensure you get from point A to point B on time. Though some people tend to skip...
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Why I Quit CrossFit—From a Previous Affiliate Owner
While I don’t do CrossFit anymore, you should. I encourage anyone trying to lose weight or get in shape to join a CrossFit affiliate or do the workouts at home because for 90% of people, CrossFit is...
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Menu for the Week: Oct. 6-12
Though most people are probably thinking about college football, I’m over here thinking about meal planning. The University of Georgia doesn’t play until this evening, so I had some extra time after...
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Gluten-Free Baked Pumpkin Donuts
I originally posted this recipe back in the fall of 2014. But it’s so easy and tasty, I thought I’d reshare. I make a batch (or double batch) at least twice each fall. I think I may be the last person...
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Mini Goals for 2019
I love the New Year—I really do—but I have a tendency to dream big and over aim when it comes to goals. In many ways, I’m an idealist whose expectations outweigh the practicality of the follow through....
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Nutpods Copycat: Dairy Free Coffee Creamer
Last week, it was the stomach bug. This week, the flu made it’s way into our household with the first diagnosis yesterday. Least to say, I’m hunkered down at the house most of the week tending to my...
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How to Stay Active Even When You’re Tired
Whether your kids are in diapers or in high school, mom life is just plain tiring and it can be hard to stay active. You may be in the middle of multiple nighttime wake ups (like me) or you may be...
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10 Easy Things Moms Can Do to Improve Their Health
As moms, there is such much vying for our attention at the same time that we often put ourselves last. Whether we’re tending to a newborn, potty training a toddler, disciplining a preschooler or...
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20 Health Benefits of Simply Getting Outside
Simply being outside in nature is so beneficial for people at any age or at any stage of health. Life is filled with varying tensions, from health issues to overwhelming busyiness and to-do lists to...
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13 Summer Meal Ideas to Get You Out of the Rut
A friend recently asked me for some summer meal ideas because she was in a rut. She said she prefers cooking fall/winter meals but she wanted more refreshing summer fares. I can totally relate. I love...
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Allergy-Friendly Redneck Caviar
Last week, I was craving redneck caviar. You know, that dip with black eyed peas and corn and tomatoes. But because my diet is restricted due to nursing a baby with food allergies, I was determined to...
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15 Tips to Reduce Food Waste
Did you know that one third of the food produced for consumption every year is wasted? (source) That’s 1.3 billion tonnes and the majority of it is produce in the form of fruits and vegetables. Food...
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