It’s so easy to make your own spice rubs at home.  This recipe is for a homemade rotisserie chicken spice rub and is free of any questionable ingredients that may be in the chickens you pick up from the store.  It has been one of our favorites for awhile now. If you follow along on Instagram you know that each night I try to share my dinner plate to help inspire you for meal planning, healthy eating, and having a balanced diet.  One popular question I get asked is to share the chicken rub recipe we use.  It’s so simple to make your own rubs or spice blends at home.  N ..read more

Happy Friday Friends!  Hope you had a great week or as good as it could be as most of us are still quarantined.  With most gyms being closed and access to ordering online workout equipment being difficult I thought I would share with you 10 FREE At Home Workouts you can do During Quarantine. 1. Les Mills ON DEMAND:  You can sign up for a two week free trial and get access to ALL the Les Mills workouts.  My favorite is BodyPump because I’m an instructor and it’s a great strength training workout.  But if you don’t have equipment, Combat, BodyFlow, GRIT, Attack, ar ..read more

There really is nothing that will actually prepare you for bringing a new baby home, but there are a few items that helped us along the way.  Earlier I posted about my thoughts and experience with The First Year with our Audrina.  Thanks for all who messaged or commented on how much you enjoyed reading it.  I still can’t believe I have a one year old.  Today I’m sharing my favorite picks for baby’s first year. There are so many items the internet tells you you need for a new baby.  I’m here to break it down into the items that were must haves starting from the be ..read more

I just can’t help but say it, I CANNOT believe this weekend we will have a one year old.  Everyone always said time goes by too fast with your baby.  And that the days are long but the months are short, and gosh they could not have been more right.  Today I wanted to share some of the things I learned, went through, and just all about my experience throughout the first year as a new mom and the first year with our Audrina. Writing this post for any new mom, mom to be, family, or woman thinking about starting one.  I never knew what to expect with a baby.  I always knew ..read more

Happy Wednesday!  Even though at these times it feels like there are only three days of the week; today, yesterday, and tomorrow.  I hope this post finds you and your families staying healthy and staying home.  When we were first told we were going to be out of school I knew I would need to create some type of a routine to stay sane.  Even though teachers are used to being off routine in the summer, this feels much different.  Having and nursing a 11 month old also definitely helps me with a schedule because I know she also needs one.  So for todays post it’s a What I Ate Wednesday with keepin ..read more

Need some meal and workout ideas? Here is my food and fitness week in review for the week of March 16th through 22nd, 2020.  Be sure to read previous Food and Fitness Week in Review’s here and tell me in the comments below your favorite meal or workout from the week! Hi friends.  So so much to catch up on I honestly don’t even know where to begin.  First and foremost I hope you and your families are staying safe, staying home, and staying healthy during this time. We have been off work for almost two weeks now and really trying to do our part of social distancing.  I have only gone to the stor ..read more

Wahoo it’s Friday!  And the last full week of work before my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving!  Do you have your Turkey Day menu set?  I’m excited to have family coming in to visit us and help with the cooking.  It’s going to be a team dinner production and I can’t wait!  But now it’s time for all things I’ve been loving lately including my Three Ingredient Salsa Chicken, a Facebook Beauty Event, and other Friday Favorites. Three Ingredient Salsa Chicken Recipe If you follow me on Instagram you may (or may not, thanks Instagram algorithm) have seen this post where I shared a super simple Three I ..read more

Oh friends it has been so long.  Life with a newborn and returning to work means I have had very little down time.  And when I do have it, I find myself trying to catch up on chores around the house rather than taking time for things I enjoy like writing to you all.  But things are starting to get easier, our little Audrina sleeps through the night (and praying that lasts) and is becoming more independent during play time.  However, I’m going to save more baby girl updates for another post. Today is all about food, since returning to work plus teaching group fitness classes two nights a week I ..read more

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias Every time I check social media, watch the news, or read a health article there is always a new trend when it comes to wellness.  We have started to over complicated wellness with fad diets, super foods, and intense workout classes when it really can be super simple to live a healthy lifestyle.  Today I’m sharing a few of my favorite simple ways to boost your wellness routine. Take a Vitamin Before, throughout, and after my pregnancy I took a prenatal vitamin and DHA supplem ..read more

Need some meal and workout ideas? Here is my food and fitness week in review for the week of June 24th through June 30th 2019.  Be sure to read previous Food and Fitness Week in Review’s here and tell me in the comments below your favorite meal or workout from the week! Happy Summer!  I not only have plenty to accomplish on my Summer Bucket list and a family vacation to the Outer Banks to look forward to.  But I also have plenty of meals I really want to cook this summer.  Gotta take advantage of the nice weather for the grill and smoker.  Lately though we’ve still been making easy meals durin ..read more