Last year I read a post on Meredith's blog about a Christmas Book Advent Calendar. I'm sure you're all familiar with the Advent calendar and the countdown to December 25th, Christmas Day. I know you can pick up those calendars just about anywhere when the Christmas decor starts hitting the shelves. But the book idea? That was something I had never thought about doing for Braylen. It seemed fun and meaningful so I thought we would give it a try.Last year I started a little late and ended up running around at the last minute getting the rest of the books I needed so they could be wrapped and placed under the tree on December 1st. And when I blogged about it I had several different responses. … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
notice anything different?
I woke up to a new blog design this morning from Jenn at Working with Jenn is always a great experience. She gets to see my indecisiveness first hand but she never acts like I'm crazy for changing around some element on the design for what feels like the millionth time. After countless emails over the past few weeks we arrived here at this new design and I am in love with how it all came together.Let me tell you a little about the new design. Starting at the top with the navigation buttons. You can access my Twitter, Pinterest, subscribe to the RSS feed or send an email using those links.I added the tag line Green by name... not by nature. I've had several email inquiries over the past … [Read more...]
fit friday, detox water
One of my biggest downfalls when it comes to dieting is snacking. Meal times generally aren't a problem for me but in between meals, specifically between lunch and dinner, I have a huge problem with reaching for something unhealthy from the pantry. I used to be a huge water drinker and then I discovered the diet Coke with vanilla from Sonic. And what I know about diet Coke and artificial sweeteners is that it can actually make me crave sugar as my blood sugars become unstable. There is a laundry list of other things that can be attributed to diet Coke, you can read about them here. On Monday I decided I would be more diligent with my water drinking throughout the day. I … [Read more...]