alter eco giveaway

May 1, 2012

Do you remember a few weeks ago when I told you all about an awesome company called Alter Eco? Well, they sent me a pretty great sampler pack in the mail to try out some of their products – quinoa, ruby red rice, and a variety of chocolate bars. I really love this company and want to support their mission which you can read more about here. Alter Eco wants to give one of you the same opportunity to try their delicious products! One of you will win the following sampler basket: ruby red rice (oh my gosh so delicious) [...]

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sushi saturday and some updates

April 30, 2012
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The past few weekends, I have started to get excited for summer life. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love my job – buuut with my love for children came another perk… summers off! Saturday was a really fun day – let’s recap! On Saturday morning, I really took some time and lounged around a while in my pajamas – I ate breakfast, went back to bed for a little bit, did some laundry, and got ready for the day! The first stop of my day was supposed to be the bank, but on the way there I got lured [...]

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fun facts friday

April 27, 2012

1. Someone from Kohl’s saw my post about last week’s shopping spree and wanted to give you all the opportunity to SAVE on some of their products! From now until June 23, you can use the coupon code BLOGGER10 to save 10%. Even better? You can stack this code with another coupon! 2. I feel like this week went by in the blink of an eye. Even more than that, I am tired with a capital T. Time for some couch time, that’s for sure. 3. I’m planning on doing a post about my garden soon, but I have to [...]

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clean no bake dough balls

April 26, 2012

Happy Thursday everyone! I had a late night last night and another one today, so I thought I would let you all enjoy a guest post from Brittany – she is sharing a delicious looking snack! I’ll definitely be pulling my food processor out sometime soon to make these! Hi CEC Readers! My name is Brittany and I blog about clean eating and fitness over at littlebshealthyhabits.com. I’m your normal, everyday 24 year old with a boyfriend, and new puppy (ironically named Charley) and a job, trying to find where exactly it is I fit in. I’m currently a Marketing [...]

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my one millionth wiaw post

April 25, 2012
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Okay, not really my millionth, but it sure feels like that, doesn’t it? Thank you to everyone who left such heartfelt comments on yesterday’s post. It means so much to me that I have so much support these days. Some people misconstrued my message, and I want to make sure that no one misunderstands – in no way shape or form was I underweight for my height and in no way shape or form was I not eating enough either. What I am going through is so highly individualized based on each person and I just so happen to have [...]

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acupuncture update and ova ova giveaway

April 24, 2012

Well, it’s a good enough time as any to give you an update on how things have been going in the realms of acupuncture. About a month and a half ago I gave you a “one month update” on how everything has been plugging along, and there have in fact been a lot of changes over the last month and a half. Ever since my last update, I have been seeing my acupuncturist bi-weekly to receive treatment, tell him some updates, and to get an herb mixture to drink twice to three times a day. About three weeks ago, I [...]

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saturday shopping spree

April 23, 2012
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Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a weekend full of good food, relaxation, and fun adventures! I feel like this weekend flew right by – it was jam packed of fun activities, specifically on Saturday. Without fail, every Friday night I proclaim that THIS weekend will be THE weekend that I finally sleep a little later in the morning. Uh, yeah, this weekend was not THE weekend. Instead, it was the weekend that Charlie would not let me sleep past 6 AM because he wanted to get up and eat his breakfast. Luckily, once I let him out and [...]

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fun facts friday

April 20, 2012

1. Despite what you probably think, I was not abducted yesterday, nor did I get lost on my field trip. Did you get nervous? Were you about to send out the troops? I’m so sorry if you were. In reality, I was having fun catching up with a good friend, eating good incredibly sinful food (I’m looking at you, Caesar Pesto!!!!), and going to Target. 2. Speaking of Target, I bought the most incredibly comfortable mesh shorts there the other night – they’re Champion, they’re purple, and I want to live in them forever. And because I’m usually not a [...]

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field trip day

April 18, 2012
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Why hello there friends! Is it just me or is this week draaaggggging slow like molasses? It might have something to do with the fact that I am like one of my fifth graders and look forward to fun events. Today we are off on our field trip to one of the museums in Chicago – field trip day is one of the best days of the year! Okay, and the most stressful. When I was a summer camp leader in college, there were only two teachers (me and another teacher) to handle forty kids between the ages of 5 [...]

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single lady weekend

April 17, 2012
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Never do I make it public knowledge when the Husband goes out of town over the weekend, but this past weekend was just one of those! After Easter weekend being so incredibly busy, I was more than ready to relax all by myself for the majority of the weekend (and watch whatever girly show I wanted to watch on TV at night!). On Friday night, I met up with my parents for dinner at a local pizza place that serves up the best gluten free pizza ever. Good for me, not for my dad’s wallet. At $18 apiece, he cringes [...]

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