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14 comments Jun 14/13 Baby, Healthy Eating, Makeup, Things I didn't share Friday, Trader Joe's

Things I didn’t share Friday (6-14)

1. As I was cleaning the other day, Saved by the Bell was playing on television in the background. It was the episode where Slater’s pet chameleon Artie dies, and Mr. Belding organizes a school wide funeral in his honor. Seriously, how did I not realize how ridiculously cheesy that show was when I was younger? Don’t get me wrong- I’ll always love that show regardless of the extreme cheese factor. In fact, that’s probably part of the reason why I do like it so much! After all, I am a giant cheeseball...

10 comments Jun 12/13 Healthy Eating, Restaurants

How to make healthy meal choices at a Mexican restaurant

Hola! Last night, I met up with some girlfriends (and fellow mommies) for dinner at a Mexican restaurant called Charanda. It is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the area, and I’ve never had a meal there that I didn’t like. It was so much fun to catch up with the girls, and being the wild and crazy mommies that we are (totally kidding) were we there until close. Apparently, we had a lot to say about the topic of poopy diapers. I’ve always loved going out for Mexican food- even as a child. Unfortunately, it is...

2 comments Jun 08/13 Healthy Eating, LIonel Richie

The best Friday ever

If you read yesterday’s post, you know that I was planning to watch Lionel Richie perform on Today, and I was eagerly awaiting his big announcement. I was hoping that he’d deliver some news about doing a US tour, and…. (Image credit) My wish came true! Lionel is going to tour, and I’m dying to know when (and if) he’s coming down to Charlotte. You’d better believe that I’ll be there dancing in the aisles (and on the ceiling, of course). It has been four years since I’ve seen him in...

16 comments Jun 04/13 Food, Healthy Eating

Is it cheaper to buy local?

If you’ve been reading here for awhile, you know that I’m a huge fan of buying local produce and that my family visits to the farmer’s market are some of my very favorite things in the world. Even if one certain family member does this the entire time… I am always amazed at the amount of food I can purchase there for practically nothing. I used to wonder how much money (if any) I was saving by buying my produce at the farmer’s market rather than a big chain supermarket and decided to tally it all up this...

18 comments Jun 03/13 Healthy Eating, Restaurants

Weekend recap (one with nature)

My weekend was pretty nature-filled. It consisted of lots of walks, a visit to the farmer’s market, and even a movie about nature. On Saturday morning, I had breakfast at The Original Pancake House (not to be confused with the International House of Pancakes) with my parents before we headed off to the largest outdoor farmer’s market in Charlotte. In preparation for tomorrow’s post (hint hint), I loaded up on fresh produce and even bought some natural soaps for the tub- not that I’ve taken any baths in the past 7...

2 comments Jun 01/13 Beverages, Dairy-free, Healthy Eating, Recipes

My new favorite smoothie

I wasn’t planning to do a post today, but because I love you, I just had to share my new favorite smoothie right away. It just didn’t seem fair to keep it to myself for another minute. You’ll notice that I utilized one of my very favorite things in this smoothie (because I’m pretty much addicted). What you’ll need: 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1/2 cup ZICO chocolate coconut water (regular coconut water would probably work too) 3-4 ice cubes 2 handfuls of spinach 1/2 tablespoon cacao...