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Health: Continue losing weight with a goal to lose 35 pounds ~ I’m still losing! I’ve lost 10 pounds since the first of the year! I’m almost a third of the way to my goal already! Tone up–lift weights twice a week ~ Haven’t touched a weight 🙁 Drink my water and hit my macros everyday ~ Not every single day, but I’m not doing awful about it. Take my vitamins everyday ~ Every single day! Had to change up … Read more
Meal-In-A-Jar: Mexican Chicken & Rice This is one of those recipes that my family loves. The kids and I will eat it as a main dish, but Chris prefers it as a side dish. The girls and I serve up a big bowl and top it with a squirt of fresh lime, some cilantro, shredded cheese, sour cream and salsa. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it! The best part of this is that it’s a meal-in-a-jar and perfect … Read more
Trick To Grow The Best Garden Ever There is only one trick and it’s the simplest one: planning. Plan what, how, and where to plant. Plan how many of each plant. Plan for some plant loss. Plan for pests and disease. Plan weed control. What should I plant? First you have to know your zone. (Find that info here) Then, you can decide what will grow best and when you should start/plant it. Certain species of plants and veggies will … Read more
February- Seeds to Start Indoors I live in zone 5, so you’ll have to adjust the schedule accordingly. It’s approximately 12 weeks before our “last frost date” which is mid-May for my area. You can figure your last frost date by putting your zip code in here. February seeds to start 12 weeks before last frost date: celery celeriac onions parsley peas spinach leeks impatiens pansies butterfly weed (asclepias) delphinium dianthus (sweet william) digitalis (fox glove) eucalyptus verbena **This post … Read more
Setting Realistic Financial Goals Each person and family (and business!) has a different financial situation. I’ve certainly seen my share of financial ups and downs over the years. Thankfully, we’re in a good spot financially, and headed towards an even better spot because of our meticulous planning. However, last year was a bad year for us. A really, really bad year. We were so lucky to have savings to fall back on because without it we would have been in … Read more