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Going to Barnes-N-Noble with Kamea… and Elmo… and Cookie Monster.
With the weather warming up in Arizona, we find ourselves indoors more than outdoors. As such, we try to find activities where we can hang out with air conditioning. Oftentimes this lands us in the...
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Quickie Crab Salad (plus a quickie soup recipe)
Quickie Crab Salad Quick delicious lunches are my kind of thing when my schedule is full or I’m just too tired to be extravagant. Here’s a lunch I tossed together for Kamea (my 3-year old) that...
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Omnivore Food Journal
Omnivore Food Journal… A snapshot like this into my day doesn’t tell the whole picture, because I try to eat with “a week in mind” (though you’ve seen that I’ve had many days started with Decaf...
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Meeting Other Moms: Lessons of Meetup.com
I’m not much of a social butterfly, though I pretend to be one sometimes (because deep down I wish I were more extroverted). But I’m a mom now, and, well, Kamea needs more human interaction than just...
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One of the Best Things I’ve Done – A Journal to (and for) Kamea, My Daughter
Kamea having fun outside of True Food Kitchen. A great memory for us. I started a practice at the end of 2013 that I’m so glad I started. It goes on the list of the best things I’ve done. I started a...
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Delicious Almond Butter Dip for Lunch – Kid Friendly
Quick Kid Friendly Lunch – Kamea was dying to get in the picture. I have a very special place in my heart for lunches that are quickly put together. If I don’t get breaks in my day, for myself, then...
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Meeting Other Moms: Lessons of Meetup.com
I’m not much of a social butterfly, though I pretend to be one sometimes (because deep down I wish I were more extroverted). But I’m a mom now, and, well, Kamea needs more human interaction than just...
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How to Tie Your Kid’s Karate Belt – 6 Steps in Pictures
Action shot – Kamea learning skills I recently shared with you that for 2015 I was slashing my schedule and obligations, including some of my daughter’s (many) extracurricular activities. However, one...
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Yummy Scramble for Lunch Using Leftover Vegetables
Egg Scramble – Good Brain Food Here’s a relatively quick lunch I threw together for Kamea. We eat a lot of eggs (pasture-raised only) in our house, because they give us important nutrients for our...
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My Latest Obsession – Organic Freeze Dried Blueberries. Light Crunchy Nutrition.
My latest love: crunchy, light, nutritious, and delicious. These little freeze-dried wild blueberries (organic) are my latest obsession. Here’s the backstory: We’ve been dabbling in the organic...
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My First Pinterest Inspired Art Project (EASY Kid Fun)
Painting our Pinterest inspired art project. More often than not I tune out the moms gushing about Pinterest inspiring their kiddos birthday parties, home decorations, or art projects. It’s just too...
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Kid-Friendly Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Herbs, and Banana
Eggs Herbs Banana. Who knew?! Eggs are a big part of our house. Big. Huge. Why? Ummm… TASTE! No, that’s not all… They offer quality nutrition for the brain and body – lecithin, saturated fat,...
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Enjoying a Cup of Bulletproof Coffee w My Daughter
Starting her morning right. #BulletproofCoffee I started enjoying coffee when I was 7 years old. I remember the first time fondly as it represented my entrance into maturity. ;) I was at my Nana’s...
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Easy Breezy 60-Second Blender Berry Ice Cream (No Sugar Added)
I made this ice cream in about 60-seconds. It’s the middle of the day and the conversation between Kamea and I just went something like this: Kamea: Mom, can I have something to eat? Me: Sure, what...
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Stop Neglecting Ourselves Now To Help Our Children (As Adults) in the Future.
Kamea and I having fun. I’m thinking about the strain we parents put on ourselves when we prioritize our children’s well-being so much that we neglect ourselves. We forsake our own health. That...
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Pomegranate Black Raspberry (Nutrient) Gummies – Healthy For All Ages
Pomegranate Black Raspberry Gummy Cubes. #Fun I’m fascinated with making gummies, using my own healthy ingredients, because they’re an excellent (and fun!) vehicle for getting extra nutrition in my...
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A Day Without My Kid – What To Do?
Mom’s Secret Zen Garden – a place for play, imagination, or meditation. Mom is taking Kamea for the night, which really means I get all day today, all night, and most of tomorrow to be child-free....
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Experiment in Non-Sedentary Living: Moving All Day vs. 1-Hour in the Gym
Hiking for more movement. In spite of going to the gym for an hour a day, most days, I feel like my life is missing more movement. But, how could that be? I go to the gym almost daily. Surely that’s...
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Got Kids? Popsicle Sticks For Hours of CHEAP Fun – Epic Fun House
Epic fun house from popsicle sticks and creativity. My husband gets credit for this post. Using popsicle sticks to create what has turned out to be an epic fun house was his idea. He wanted to teach...
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My Kid Eats Frozen Food, But Only When I Do This…
Some tasty frozen food that I doctored. My kids eats frozen food. You probably wouldn’t expect me to admit that, but here I am… admitting that. Frozen food? Ewww. But, yeah. Here’s the short of it....
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