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A New Year with Meijer!

07 Thursday Jan 2016

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Good afternoon!  Well, today is my last day in my 20’s.  This year has been the best year of my life as we welcomed our sweet girl into this world.  Having her has made me feel a whole new way about life and health.  Right before I became pregnant with her, I had reshaped my eating habits with the Whole30 program and was working out quite a bit through Class Pass.  Once I became pregnant, my eating habits and pretty much way of life became about what baby girl needed.  I was constantly worried about what I was putting in my body because I knew she was directly getting what I gave her.  I started thinking more about organic products and overall nutrition and not just how to lose those pesky extra pounds.   Now that I have her and am reponsible for both of our nutrition, remembering to keep myself healthy has to be a top priority.  However,  this becomes quite difficult when you don’t know day from night,  you are carrying a nine pound baby all day so you basically only have one free hand at best, and you have absolutely no energy to create a delicious/healthy meal.  Family really saved us the first two weeks, waiting on us hand and foot, but once they left we had to figure out a game plan for staying healthy!

1. Keeping non-perishable items handy like Muscle Milk.  The added  protein helps to keep me full until I can fix a proper meal.  I rarely need more than a few sips so I just keep it in the fridge and sip as needed!

2.  Bananas have always been and always will be my best fruit friend. I had terrible leg cramps during pregnancy and was eating at least 2 bananas a day to keep them at bay.  They are also the perfect vessel for peanut butter and/or Nutella.

3. Matt got a NutriBullet for Christmas so we have been creating smoothies and storing them in individual portions or splitting them for meals with a side of avocado toast.  Delicious!  For a little extra boost, Matt adds protein powder to his!

4. Snack bars.  Everywhere.  I keep them in my nursing caddys, purse, diaper bag, etc…I’ve been stocking up on high protein versions so that they are filling enough that I don’t eat 1,000 of them a day.  Truly, they have been a lifesaver.

It has been a whirlwind year–check back tomorrow for some reflections and more baby pics!–but today I wanted to pop in to share how we are staying healthy in the new year!  What are your resolutions for the year?  What are your tips and tricks for staying healthy?

As always be sure to hop onto Meijer mPerks to load those digital coupons to help save you money on all your health needs this year!

Have a great day!

Erin

*this post is sponsored by Meijer, but as always all opinions are my own!

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Warby Parker

03 Friday Jan 2014

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Happy Friday, friends!

Gosh, we’ve missed you guys. The holidays are over (tear!) and the real world is happening again. If you’ve been one of the unlucky ones heading back to work this week, I hope it hasn’t been too terrible for you. Heading back to work after the holidays is for the birds.

Today we’re sharing with you a fabulous company that we absolutely love. Warby Parker is a company featuring eyeglasses and sunglasses. Since we’ve started the new year, I imagine many of your resolutions strive for a ‘new you’. (Check out our resolutions here and here). There’s no better way to start than with new glasses!

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Side story: I love glasses. And I mean love them. I think they add so much character to a person. Ever since I was a kid, I longed for eye glasses and cursed the day I was given 20/20 vision. Since my eyes weren’t cooperating with me in middle school and high school, I often wore fake glasses from Claire’s. The day my eye doctor said I should start wearing reading glasses will go down in the record books for happiest day of my life. True story.

Ahem. Moving on.

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Warby Parker was founded by four friends who had an eye for design and a desire to change the world. What we love most about this company is that for every pair of glasses purchased, another one goes to a person in need. “We believe that everyone has the right to see”.

How fabulous is that? The glasses and sunglasses are so chic and the cause is wonderful… what’s not to love? Read more of their story here!

Below are a few of our favorites from their collections!

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1. Nash- Whiskey Tortoise

2. Edgeworth- Sage

3. Durand- Saddle Russet

4. Aurora- Daughter of Pearl

5. Marva- Cobalt Leaf

6. Greta- Crystal

The top three are from their Winter Collection and the bottom three are from their Leith Collection. Which one is your favorite? I’d kill for the Marva sunglasses! So fabulous!

Happy Friday, loves! I hope your weekend is swell!

Natalie

P.S.- nervous about buying glasses online? No worries! Warby Parker has a free “Home Try-On” where you pick out 5 glasses online to try on at home! You purchase the one you want and send the other 4 back! How awesome is that?!

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Natalie’s New Year’s Resolutions

31 Tuesday Dec 2013

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Happy New Year’s Eve! It’s almost 2014… So crazy! Gosh, how time flies.

2013 has been wonderful but I think 2014 is going to be pretty dang fabulous… I do have a graduation, wedding, and honeymoon to look forward to, after all!

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Here are my top 10 resolutions for the new year (in no particular order)…

1. Drink more water. Good thing Santa brought Erin and I these super cute BKR bottles! I think they will look terribly chic with any outfit.

2. Patience. Patience, patience, and more patience! This virtue has never been my strong suit. Those dang people in the dang line at the dang supermarket just really slow down my Saturday mornings! Hi, I have a problem. Also, that sausage that needs to be cooled? Yes, Natalie, let it cool. Stop. Breathe. Let the sausage cool. Your eggs in the breakfast casserole will curdle if you don’t.

*Sorry for the dialog. I’m trying to talk my 2013 Natalie into my soon-to-be totally awesome 2014 Natalie.

3. More recipes! More gluten-free recipes, to be exact. I think I’ll have some free time on my hands this semester so hopefully I can whip up some tasty treats like these!

4. Exercise. Yup, gotta include the most cliché new years resolution ever. But seriously though, I’ve got kiiiiind of an important dress to fit into in 5 months and ummm…. holy crap I have to fit into a wedding dress in 5 months. Hello, exercise bike/elliptical! Let’s become best friends.

5. Play with Wilson more. Gah it’s hard to turn down these puppy dog eyes but some nights when he hands you the squeaky tennis ball for the 56,784th time you just have to throw it and hope it rolls under the washing machine. In 2014, I need to appreciate that 56,785th time he hands me the ball. He deserves all the love and snuggles and games of fetch he wants. No, Wilson isn’t spoiled… why do you ask?

6. Blog more! I love love love blogging but sometimes it gets to be a bit time consuming. True story. I need to be more efficient with my time, open up my creativity, and not start a post and then get lost on Pinterest for 5 hours minutes. Ahem. Moving on.

7. Send more snail mail. I’m starting to amass quite a collection of stationery and it’s just sitting there waiting to be penned and sent to a friend. The shame! Also, snail mail gives you the chance to use Le pens and washi tape. Win win.

8. Read more. I’ve got this and this on my reading list. Need to get to them ASAP!

9. Be kind. I always love those stories of people buying the coffee for the person behind them or watching someone hold the door open for 5 minutes to let everyone pass before them. Kindness! It’s a beautiful thing.

10. Love. Love myself. Love others. Every minute of every day.

Happy New Year’s Eve, friends! I’ve enjoyed every minute of 2013 with you. Let’s make 2014 just grand, shall we?

Natalie

P.S.- Come back tomorrow to read about Erin’s 2014 resolutions!

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Here’s to You…

01 Tuesday Jan 2013

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Well, folks, we’ve finished up another year. We have to say, 2012 was pretty fabulous. Richmond Treats and Kansas City Eats was created, a new job was accepted, an a yes to a proposal topped off the year.

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