tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12375033882140672024-01-24T01:44:42.727-06:00Stoic TiaStoic Tia is a lifestyle blog focused on sharing useful DIY projects, healthy recipes, and parenting points from a work at home mom’s point of view. I like watching Green Acres, drinking vodka, and hanging with my 2 sons and hot husband. I work fulltime running our shop: www.stoicdesign.etsy.com, and in any free time I love reading the cheesiest romance novels I can find. I’m home all day with a baby who can’t talk, so any adult interaction is probably gonna make my life. Let’s be friends?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18341147286073068261noreply@blogger.comBlogger378125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237503388214067.post-89612987479420298812015-03-04T13:47:00.000-06:002015-03-04T13:47:12.280-06:00Do I Know You?<br />
Well this is awkward.<br />
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I haven't posted on this site in 1.5 years. Not months. YEARS.<br />
I'd basically given up. Not on life in a "if you're reading this it's too late" way, but just on this blog. Calm down.<br />
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But I just peeked my head into see how this little space was doing. I had to push through some cobwebs and reset my password, but I made it! Here I am!<br />
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But sadly not to stay:(<br />
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Just wanted to drop a line to let any wayward visitors to this here lost ark know that I have a new website recently launched for my business AND...There's a blog!<br />
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It'll be more of the same that used to periodically go here, but now it's there.<br />
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You can check it out if you're bored, which you probably are because you are here, still reading this.<br />
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So here it it, hope to see you there sometime!<br />
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http://www.tribeandtrade.com/blog<br />
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Oh, and you can totally still follow me on Instagram and Twitter, @tribeandtrade on both.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18341147286073068261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237503388214067.post-85383956504262752982013-10-31T13:24:00.000-05:002013-10-31T13:24:06.217-05:00Happy Halloween from these nerds!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hope everyone is having a fun and spooky Halloween!</div>
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It's pissing rain here and everyone is freaking out that TRICK OR TREATING COULD BE CANCELLED!! The horror!</div>
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Lucky for us, we already trick or treated a couple of weeks ago, and what...a treat it was.</div>
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I'm dying over Brooks as Wicket? Are you dying?? Dead and buried.</div>
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I found my Leia costume at Target last year after Halloween, and got it for $5. FIVE DOLLARS. Unbelievable that some poor smuck paid the full $30 price. It even came with a gross wig, but I opted to throw that away and use my real hair instead. Sock buns=Leia hair.</div>
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Richard's Han Solo costume was mostly from the Goodwill. I sewed the red stripes on his pants, and he spray painted a dollar store gun.</div>
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For Lincoln's adorable Luke Skywalker, we just needed the robe thingy and boots. The 'robe' is a plain white adult sweatshirt, cut and wrapped with a belt. The boots were another Goodwill find. (Don't tell lincoln, but they are totally girl boots. I just cut the flowers off the sides and scuffed them up a bit to make them look manly.)</div>
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And that little Ewok. </div>
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The bear costume was another clearance find at Target last year. Add a cut up tshirt and voila! Wicket!</div>
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Hope your Halloween is as out of this world as ours!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18341147286073068261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237503388214067.post-50859840320153738372013-08-14T13:22:00.000-05:002013-08-14T13:22:28.989-05:00Frysiko Eyelash Serum Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Back in April I was sent a tube of <a href="http://fysikolashes.com/" target="_blank">Fysiko Eyelash Serum</a> to review. I was pumped to try it, because who doesn't want thicker, fuller, longer lashes that need less mascara to look awesome</div>
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And then, once I began actually reading about the product, I was even more excited to learn that the serum could be used to help grow your eyebrows. I'm sure most people think that sounds awful, because who wants more browage to tweeze. But I have been living with what can only be described as '<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=chola&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=KMgLUrSTF4a6yQG1mYBw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1153&bih=577" target="_blank">chola</a>' brows for far to long, and it was time to make a change. It all started back in the late 90's, early 2000's when super thin eyebrows were all the rage. Or maybe I just thought they were? </div>
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The point is they got plucked constantly until now, years later, they were at a point of no return. I have tried unsuccessfully to grow my eyebrows out into a <a href="http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/29100000/Nylon-Magazine-Scans-HQ-lily-collins-29167828-2028-2560.jpg" target="_blank">Lily Collins</a>/<a href="http://www.designscene.net/wp-content/gallery/022013/cara-delevingne-reserved-spring-summer-2013-22.jpg" target="_blank">Cara Delevingne</a> situation. It was <b>not</b> happening.</div>
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Enter <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fysiko-Eyelash-Growth-Serum/172258062868263" target="_blank">Fysiko Serum</a>, and 16 weeks later I can happily say my brows are on their way to becoming the stuff recovering cholas dream of. They seriously haven't been this thick since their first time meeting a pair of tweezers freshman year of high school.</div>
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I know they're a little scraggly, but we're in the growing out stage, so cut me some slack.</div>
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And notice the lashes! Definitely longer.</div>
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Can we please not even talk about how my under eye skin looks eerily like raw chicken skin?</div>
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But seriously, those lashes!! And being honest, I did not use this everyday for the 16 weeks. I can't even remember to take my birth control everyday unless I leave it right next to the bathroom sink.</div>
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Get more information on <a href="http://fysikolashes.com/" target="_blank">Fysiko and order your own tube on their website!</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18341147286073068261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237503388214067.post-46437317094158803102013-08-09T09:24:00.000-05:002013-08-09T09:24:34.048-05:00InstaFriday<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;">Life lately as told from </span><a href="http://instagram.com/stoictia" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">mine</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;"> and </span><a href="http://instagram.com/stoicart" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Richard's</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;"> Instagrams.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">1:Beautiful summer days 2:</span>So happy with our garden!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> 3:Can't believe this kid is 5 4:My husband is a strange bird 5:Me 6:I'm a Racine Belle 7:This one's a jerk 8:I have never seen a praying mantis in the real world. And then we met this guy in Target's parking lot 9:I totally only had kids to make them do work for me</span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18341147286073068261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237503388214067.post-51008182135134995452013-07-26T10:34:00.000-05:002013-07-26T10:34:17.942-05:00Not even close to homemade caprese style tomato soup<div style="text-align: center;">
I like to cook, I REALLY do.</div>
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I like to fix elaborate meals that take a lot of time and prep work, then come together to make the perfect dish.</div>
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I like to sit a plate with some new creation on it in front of Richard and hear him say "Tell about it." And then I like even more when I get to explain to him what I made, and he listens (or at least pretends to, which he's gotten really good at).</div>
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But sometimes, I just don't feel like it. Like after a day where Brooks has refused to take a nap and dumped every container of toys out three times. Or when I have to deal with a rude customer. or when I'm so behind on orders that instead of working I just lay in bed for a while and try to forget about it.</div>
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On days like that, I don't feel like making homemade tomato soup, so I get this amazing container from Target and pretend like I did.</div>
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And I really don't feel like making my own pesto or bread, so I pick up a little container of the green stuff and a whole wheat baguette while I'm there. </div>
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Then I spoon it into a bowl, and top it with several pesto croutons, not bothering to correct anyone when they refer to them as homemade.</div>
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Remember when I <a href="http://www.stoictia.com/2013/06/retro-style-sports-art-giveaway.html" target="_blank">mentioned how I'm redoing our living room</a>? Well I am having such a blast searching for awesome, unique art on the Internet. </div>
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Maybe my new favorite past time. </div>
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Probably more like an addiction.</div>
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The most recent piece I got was this bad ass <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/109213842/ferris-buellers-day-off-sunday-afternoon?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">Ferris Buehler's Day Off print</a>.</div>
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Seriously. Do you love it? Because I love it.</div>
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It's from the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Jimbeanus" target="_blank">Jimbeanus</a> shop on Etsy, which is just loaded with awesome recreations of famous movie scenes. Jim Ferguson, the artist, has mixed his passion for art and movies seamlessly. </div>
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Jim has so many fantastic scenes to choose from, each one done in his beautiful style.<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/108083974/a-life-aquatic-with-steve-zissou-5x11?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWwKb_t9FpbJkAa_6uhVcDjUg1Jn9-ADQZoxSj0rQRVbsvdgqNxZVq9_nxCF15JuY6aLnr8EXGdYZnv07wMKPGLb0ZARMqkeTovr6_8AxwqYKpZ_DpJ32hkaXXoJJHm_2BQwZQf_BCw/s640/LifeAquaticwithSteveZisou.jpg" title="A Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Movie Art by Jimbeanus // StoicTia.com" width="640" /></a></div>
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Make sure and stop by Jim's <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Jimbeanus" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> or his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Jimbeanus" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> to check out more of his original art!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that I work from home, I spend A LOT of time in our living room. Like a really gross amount of time. And I have come to realize that I HATE this room! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When we first redid this room after moving in, our taste were <i>drastically</i> different than they are now. So what we have are 3 walls painted a tan color, and the other a really<span style="color: #990000;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;">deep red</span>. And all of our furniture is <span style="color: #666666;">dark</span> <span style="color: #444444;"><b>dark</b></span> <b>dark</b>! And the saddest part? We make a living as artist, but have a total of 3 pieces of framed artwork in our entire living room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I have decided it is time to fix this depressing room into something bright and cheerful, a place that I enjoy spending my days and a space that inspires me to do my best work. Because all our current living room inspires is naps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So for my first project, after painting the room white, is to create a gallery wall of art that reflects on us as individuals, and as a family. I have been scouring Etsy (which is just bad news if you have anything else you're supposed to be doing in the next 10 hours) and have found so many great things!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We got our first piece in the mail yesterday, and while it is definitely a Richard thing, I love it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We got this awesome New York Rangers retro eye-chart from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/RetroLeague?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">Retro League</a>, <span style="line-height: 15.994318008422852px;">and I think it's going to make such a cool addition to our gallery wall! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 15.994318008422852px;">The Rangers are Richard's favorite hockey team, so I knew I wanted to include something to do with them or hockey. But when I started searching, everything was just too obvious, if you know what I mean. I didn't want a picture of a hockey player, or a huge Rangers logo, but something that was artistic on it's own.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 15.994318008422852px;"><span style="font-size: large;">They have so many retro style sports artworks to choose from! And they are the perfect gift for the men in your life. </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18341147286073068261noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237503388214067.post-71852248681118624592013-06-14T08:01:00.000-05:002013-06-14T08:03:22.871-05:005 Ways to Add More Vegetables to Your Meal Plan<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I am lucky to have a family that LOVES vegetables. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But if you are looking for ways to get some more veggies in your families tummies, here are a few easy switches! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Best thing about all of these is that they are '<i>whatever</i>' recipes. '<i>Whatever</i>' recipes are my favorite, because you just use <i>whatever</i> vegetables you have on hand! This is perfect for the summer months when you have a plethora of fresh produce in your garden or from the farmer's market. You can never have to much, just chop those veggies up and make these easy dishes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Lasagna is a dish that is just begging to be loaded with vegetables. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I like to go for a skillet lasagna, as layering fragile noodles is not my jam. I take the basics from <a href="http://www.annies-eats.com/2012/11/28/skillet-lasagna/" target="_blank">Annie's Eats Skillet Lasagna</a> and twist it a bit to make it vegaliscious. Just take out the pound of sausage and add 2 cups of diced vegetables, <i>whatever</i> you have on hand! Alternately, do 1/2 a pound of meat and 1 cup veggies. That'll trick 'em:)</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> If you wanna squeeze even more vegetables into a pan of lasagna, you really MUST try <a href="http://pinchofyum.com/veggie-alfredo-lasagna" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Pinch of Yum's 'Veggie Alfredo Lasagna.'</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span>She gets sneaky by making Alfredo sauce from cauliflower.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I made mine with zucchini, squash, tomatoes, and onion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Chili thats not loaded with veggies just feels blah to me. Meat and beans and tomatoes? That's it??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Not around here! I use <a href="http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/vegetarian-quinoa-chili/" target="_blank">this recipe from 2 Peas and their Pod</a> for the base, and then toss in <i>whatever</i> other veggies I have on hand. If your not ready to go meatless quite yet, just sub out half the meat in your normal recipe for an equal amount of chopped veggies. Peppers, zucchini, squash, celery, carrots, and eggplant all work well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I have never meet someone who didn't like pasta. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Pasta+marinara sauce+cheese is comfort food at it's finest. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But I have meet lots of people who don't like to have a huge ass, and that, unfortunately, is what eating pasta does to you. But swap those carb loaded noodles for spaghetti squash, and you can eat to your hearts content, guilt free. My favorite way to fix it is a spaghetti squash bake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Cut your spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, then bake, cut side down on a baking sheet for 40 minutes at 375. Meanwhile, dice up <i>whatever</i> veggies you have (I usually go for onions, lots of zucchini, squash {squash on squash on squash? I know, I'm crazy}, spinach, bell peppers). Saute your veggies with a little olive oil over medium heat until tender. In a large bowl, mix veggies, about half a jar of marinara sauce, and about a 1/4 cup parmesan cheese. Once the squash is done, let it cool for a few minutes, then use a fork to scrape the flesh (i.e. noodle) from the inside and add to the bowl. Mix it all up, put it in a greased baking dish, and top with shredded mozzarella cheese. Put under the broiler for 5-10 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and starting to brown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Chinese food is usually pretty heavy on the veggies, fairly easy to fix, and full of flavor. Fried rice is a great way to use up any vegetables you have that are about to go bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Start with 4 cups precooked rice (it works best to use cold rice, so make it early in the day, or refrigerate it before adding to your stir fry0. Heat a little olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 3 beaten eggs and cook until they are just starting to scramble, and set aside. Add a little more olive oil to the plan, and </span>sauté<span style="font-family: inherit;"> your veggies until tender. Try it with bell peppers, carrots, broccoli, green onions, or green beans. And don't forget to season with garlic and ginger! Once veggies are fork tender, add your cold rice and cook until its heated, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk 4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce with 2 teaspoons sugar. Pour sauce over veggies and rice, the add your cooked eggs. Stir fry for couple more minutes, then drizzle with a little sesame oil just before serving.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Because why not put a ton of sautéed vegetables in the middle of your grilled cheese?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">For this one, I pan fried some sliced red and green bell peppers, red onion, and zucchini in a little olive oil, salt and pepper. Then I used sliced Colby Jack cheese, and made a grilled cheese as usual, with a healthy heaping of vegetables added to the middle. It's not subtle, but it is delicious. Lincoln like his with just cheese and sliced zucchini, and I'm ok with that too.</span><br />
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This is week 6 of doing the <a href="http://revoltnowfitness.com/" target="_blank">Revolt Now! Fitness</a>. I'm actually up a couple of pounds, but am telling myself it's muscle:) To be perfectly honest, I haven't been following the meal plans very well (i.e. at all). But I have still been eating a healthy, whole, mostly plant based diet, so I'm not too worried about it. The biggest changes I have seen so far are:</div>
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A big reason for wanting to get in shape is so that I look good in a swimsuit. In January my sister is tying the know in Jamaica, and there will be plenty of beach time. There will be also plenty of pictures being taken, and I really want to be able to look back at these pictures and be happy with the way I look! I haven't been in a swimsuit since having Brooks, and probably only a handful of times since having Lincoln, 5 years ago! And then I opted for a retro style one piece to help conceal the parts that were loosey goosey from childbirth.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">What styles are you loving for swimsuit season?? I think I will stick to the standard 2 piece...show a little of the goods, but not TOO much.</span></div>
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I was a little disappointed when I weighed myself today, and took my measurements to track my <a href="http://revoltnowfitness.com/" target="_blank">Revolt Fitness</a> progress. It's week 5 now, and I'm up 2lbs, and didn't loose any inches in the last 2 weeks. Booo. But this week is all cardio, which I love. And hopefully it will jump start the next wave of melting off the excess!</div>
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And I'm sure the lack of pounds lost has nothing to do with Memorial Day and me drinking my weight in margaritas.</div>
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Or the nacho bar from Brooks's birthday the weekend before.</div>
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That's right, I said nacho bar. It was the best/worst decision of my life.</div>
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His party was Yo Gabba Gabba themed, and it was colorful and silly and so much fun!</div>
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For food we had the nacho bar, rainbow jello cups, cupcakes, and Dazzleberry lemonade.</div>
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I think nacho bars are going to be my go to party food from now on. It was so easy, and who doesn't love nachos??</div>
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1 big bag of chips from <a href="http://www.moes.com/" target="_blank">Moes</a></div>
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5 bowls of queso from <a href="http://www.moes.com/" target="_blank">Moes</a> (totally worth the $25!)</div>
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4 cans of black beans</div>
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We didn't use meat, but I would figure you would need a couple of pounds of shredded chicken or ground beef.</div>
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We had about 30 people, and this was more than enough. I ended up having nachos for several days after, but honestly, has anyone ever complained about too many nachos?? I think not.</div>
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For the rainbow jello cups, I used <a href="http://momofukufor2.com/2010/06/rainbow-jello-recipe/" target="_blank">this recipe</a>, and while they took FOREVER, they looked cute and were a huge hit. The lemonade was just regular lemonade with grenadine mixed in until it was a pretty color. I also had maraschino cherries to go in it.</div>
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Brooks's smash cake was my favorite part! I knew I wanted to make a rainbow cake, but was so worried it was going to turn out brown when all the colors mixed, but it turned out awesome.</div>
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These pics are terrible, but I used a rectangle pan to bake the cake mix, then used a bowl to cut out 2 circles to stack. This was to avoid buying a smaller round cake pan. To make the rainbow, I just divided the prepared white cake mix into 4 bowls, and added food coloring until I got a really bright color. Then I just poured it into the pan, 1 color at a time. I tried to get it in the pan and into the oven quickly, so the colors didn't have time to mix and turn out looking like vomit!</div>
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Then I frosted it in white, so that the bright inside would be a shock when he smashed into it, and it was!! For the toppers I got the Yo Gabba Gabba bath toys of EBay, and he loved them.</div>
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'Party in My Tummy' Game, made by painting Brobee on a piece of foam board, then cutting a hole in his stomach, and taping a piece of cardboard to the back to make him stand up. We used plastic food from Lincoln's play kitchen for the kids to try to throw in his tummy. It's a Gabba thing...</div>
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And we 'Pinned the Eye on Muno' by putting a printout of Muno on a dry erase board and using magnets painted like Muno's eye for the kids to try to stick on.</div>
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Fun stuff.</div>
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Here's a few more of my favorite pictures from the party.</div>
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For free Yo Gabba Gabba printables you can check out <a href="http://www.nickjr.com/parties/more-nick-jr/yo-gabba-gabba-dance-party/" target="_blank">Nick Jr.</a> and check out my <a href="http://pinterest.com/StoicDesign/yo-gabba-gabba-party/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> board for all the details I obsessed over trying to prepare for this party :)</div>
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I planned to sit down and write about Brooks's first birthday party that we had this past weekend. </div>
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It was awesome, by the way.</div>
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But I haven't even gone through all the pictures yet and I'm just not feeling it.</div>
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I wanted to keep up with the "<a href="http://storyofmylifetheblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/blog-every-day-in-may-challenge.html" target="_blank">Blog Everyday in May" Challenge</a>, but obviously doing anything everyday is not for me.</div>
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I would like to update you all on how the <a href="http://revoltnowfitness.com/" target="_blank">Revolt Fitness</a> plan is doing great things for my body, but even typing about it makes my body cringe.</div>
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I did loose another 1" off my thighs though, so high five.</div>
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But I'm just out of it today. And yesterday. And the day before that.</div>
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Why you ask?</div>
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Because for the first time in a year and 9 months, my monthly visitor has returned.</div>
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Too much information? Sorry, it's LITERALLY all I can think about.</div>
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I don't know if it's because it's been so long and I just forgot how awful it was, or if it really is worse, but this is the worst period of my life! </div>
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Cramps times a million.</div>
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Headaches like whoa.</div>
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Tired beyond belief. </div>
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Wanting to punch everyone, including small children, in the face? Check.</div>
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Has anyone else experienced this after babies? I thought not having to deal with it for so long was a blessing. But THIS is not worth it!</div>
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But to leave you on a happier note (and with a better mental image than me curled up on the couch close to tears) heres a recent Photo Booth session of me and my 1 year old. Birthday pics to come soon!</div>
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Hope everyone had a terrific Mother's Day!! </div>
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Remember when I said I was going to <a href="http://www.stoictia.com/2013/05/250-words-of-me.html" target="_blank">blog everyday in May</a>?</div>
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I was clearly kidding.</div>
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I have been CRAZY busy the past couple of weeks!</div>
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The <a href="http://www.stoicdesign.etsy.com/" target="_blank">shop</a> has been super busy, and I have been working overtime getting ready for Brooks first birthday party.</div>
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I can't believe my baby boy will be 1 on Wednesday...where has the time gone?? </div>
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But I'm really looking forward to the party, and can't wait to share all the details of his Yo Gabba Gabba party. And while I've got big plans for all the snacks we will have, I am going to have to try REALLY hard to not eat everything in sight, since I'm still working hard to keep up with the <a href="http://revoltnowfitness.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Revolt Fitness</b></span></a> program.</div>
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Although I haven't lost any weight in the 2 weeks since I started, I can definitely see my body becoming more toned, which was my goal.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've lost 2.5" off my waist and 2" of my thighs. So that rocks!</span></div>
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And that was even with eating one of these:</div>
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Why would someone doing a fitness program decide that they should make caramel apples for her son's teachers on Teachers Appreciation Day? And why would said person make 2 extra (reasoning that should one turn out badly, she needed extras)? You can't just leave 2 extra caramel apples in the fridge. They MUST be eaten. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been slackin on this whole blog everyday in May challenge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b style="line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Day 7, Tuesday:</b><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">The thing(s) you're most afraid of.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: 14px;">While I'm sure 90% of women (and plenty of men) will say the same thing, my big fear is spiders. I really don't like bugs of any kind and will have a mini stroke if anything with 4+ legs gets on me. But spiders are on a whole nother level.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: 14px;">1. When I was in college I worked at a furniture retail store, and it was time to do a floor set, which means working late and rearranging the entire store. It was a bunch of girls and a couple of gay guys that worked there, so when we moved a piece of furniture to find a HUGE spider, we were all a little panicked. Well our manager, trying to act all "no big deal, let's get back to work", stomps on it. Little did we know that the thing was huge because it was pregnant with 1,500,678 baby spiders!! And when she stomped, they went everywhere. The whole group of us (all adults, mind you) were on top of something in 2.5 seconds, screaming and acting like the floor had turned to lava and if we touched it we would die instantly. Pretty sure we waited until not another baby spider could be seen before we dared to get down, and then the rest of the night was a bust because we were all to scared to move anything.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: 14px;">2. After that job I went to work at a place that made granite countertops. The building was out in the sticks, surrounded by trees and not much else. It was here that I first encountered the wolf spider. Do you know of it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: 14px;">If not, I don't want to terrify you or cause you to break your computer, so I won't post a picture.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: 14px;">But you can see one here:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 13.991477012634277px;">These spiders are huge. And hairy. And like all their little friends, sneaky as hell.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 13.991477012634277px;">There is nothing like typing happily away on your computer, only to look down and see a mini tarantula inches from your foot. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 13.991477012634277px;">You <b>WILL</b> pee your pants.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 13.991477012634277px;">I never got used to it (DUH!) and it was pretty high on my list of reasons to quit that job.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 13.991477012634277px;">What's your fear? Are you as terrified as the creepy crawlers as I am?</span></span></div>
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Do you do anything special for Cinco de Mayo? We started celebrating early here with quesadillas and mango margaritas last night!</div>
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<a href="http://www.goya.com/english/" target="_blank">GOYA</a> Foods sent me their Healthy, Tasty, Affordable Latin Cooking cookbook, a can of their low sodium black beans, and a bottle of their extra virgin olive oil, and told me to recreate their black bean quesadilla recipe with my own twist.</div>
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Their original recipe (which can be found <a href="http://www.goya.com/english/recipes/black-bean-quesadillas.html?recipeCatID=2" target="_blank">here</a>) was a quick and easy meal that called for Pico de Gallo and cilantro to be mixed with the beans, then fried between 2 tortillas with cheese.</div>
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But like a weirdo, I don't like the pico. So I had to make some changes.</div>
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So here is what I came up with:</div>
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1 small butternut squash, peeled and cubed into 1/4" pieces</div>
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1 tablespoon honey</div>
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1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar</div>
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1 can GOYA Low Sodium Black Beans, drained and rinsed and tossed with a teaspoon of Taco Seasoning</div>
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1 cup shredded Colby & Monterey Jack mix cheese</div>
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1/2 avocado</div>
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4 tortillas (I used homemade, but GOYA's 8" Flour Tortillas would be perfect)</div>
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1 tsp. GOYA Extra Virgin Olive Oil</div>
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1/2 red onion, thinly sliced</div>
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1 small GOYA Jalepeno Pepper, sliced</div>
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1/4 cup distilled white vinegar</div>
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1/4 cup water</div>
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1/4 cup sugar</div>
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt<br />
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<!--Click here to read more--><b>For the Sweet Sriracha Marinated Butternut Squash:</b></div>
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Whisk together sriracha, honey and apple cider vinegar in a small bowl. In a shallow baking dish, toss together the sriracha mixture with the butternut squash until coated. Cover and let marinate for 1-2 hours. </div>
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Preheat oven and bake, uncovered, until soft, around 45 minutes.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 26px;">Put jalepeno and onion into a </span></span><span style="color: #2c2c2c;"><span style="line-height: 25.99431800842285px;">small</span></span><span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 26px;"> bowl. Heat vinegar, water, sugar, and salt in a small pan over high heat, mixing until sugar is dissolved. Once boiling, pour over onions. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Cover and </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">let sit until onions are softened and liquid has cooled, about 25 minutes. </span></span></div>
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Day 3 of the challenge is <b>"things that make you uncomfortable."</b></div>
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This is easy.<br />
While there are lots of things that make me feel awkward or squeamish, the worst of all is when people cry to me.<br />
Tiny people aside, I HATE when people cry! I never know what to say or do, and always end up patting them awkwardly or saying something so cliched and unhelpful it's almost laughable. Think "there, there," or "it's ok." When it's obviously not, because they are <b>CRYING</b>. I've been around people who are so good at calming down crying adults. They give hugs and share wise words. </div>
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As soon as anyone over the age of, say, 12, starts crying, I get a sudden and all consuming urge to run away.</div>
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Want to know what makes it even worse? Ugly crying.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18341147286073068261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237503388214067.post-43227290162938680382013-05-02T11:48:00.000-05:002013-05-02T15:44:00.295-05:00Mexican Lasagna (Blog Everyday In May - Day 2)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Day 2 of the <i><a href="http://storyofmylifetheblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/blog-every-day-in-may-challenge.html" target="_blank">Blog Everyday In May</a></i> challenge is<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="line-height: 18px;">:</b><span style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><b>Educate us on something you know a lot about or are good at.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 13.991477012634277px;">I would call it <b>Mexican Lasagna</b>, or a <b>Tortilla Stack</b>, but whatever you call it, it's awesome.</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">2 cups organic corn (1 can)</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">10 oz red enchilada sauce</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">1 (4 oz) can organic diced green chilies</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">1 can organic refried beans</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">Preheat oven to 375. In a large skillet, combine black beans, corn, enchilada sauce, </span><span style="line-height: 21px;">cream of mushroom, </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">and green chilies and heat over medium high heat. Heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently, then remove from heat and set aside. At the same time, heat up your refried beans in a small saucepan with a couple of teaspoons of vegetable stock or water. (This makes them easier to spread)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray or coat with olive oil. In a 9x13 glass baking dish, spray with cooking spray. Place 2-3 tortillas in the dish, </span></span>overlapping<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> or tearing them apart and piecing them together to cover the </span></span>entire<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> bottom. Use the back of a spoon to spread half the refried beans over the tortillas. Pour half of the black bean and corn mixture over the beans, trying to smooth it into an even layer. Sprinkle on half a cup of cheese, then layer another 2-3 tortillas on top. Repeat with the rest of the refried beans, black bean and corn mix, and another half cup of cheese. Place 2-3 tortillas on top and sprinkle the rest of the shredded cheese over the top of those. Bake for 25 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes, then serve with whatever toppings you want!</span></span></div>
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I recently found the <a href="http://storyofmylifetheblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Story of My Life</a>, blog<br />
(do you know it? Do you read it? Do you love it??)<br />
and at the perfect time! She's doing a "<a href="http://storyofmylifetheblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/blog-every-day-in-may-challenge.html" target="_blank">Blog Everyday in May</a>" Challenge, and I just HAD to participate. Coming up with blog topics is hard, and any help I can get is much appreciated.<br />
So I am going to <i>try,</i> really <i>try,</i> to follow along.<br />
But let's just get through day 1 and see where it goes, shall we?<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I was born on </span></span><span style="line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">February</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> 20th, 1984, in San </span></span><span style="line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">Francisco</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">, CA. Our home in San Fran caught fire, and we moved back to Henderson, KY where my mom is from. I had scarlet fever as a child, and that, other than child birth, is the only time I've ever been in the hospital. My mom remarried when I was 5 and we moved to Evansville, IN. My stepdad happened to have a daughter the same age as me, and that blond haired little girl is still my best friend, despite the fact that our parents </span></span><span style="line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">divorced</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> 12 years ago. </span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I started working at age 14, at a local burger joint. From there I went to work for a pizza place, a telemarketer, a retirement home, an interior decorator, a card shop, a furniture store, a countertop business, doing marketing for a mall, and finally running my own business. Somewhere between the retirement home and the marketing job I got degrees in Advertising & Public Relations, as well as a degree in Art from the University of Southern Indiana. I have used literally 0% of that education. But my freshman year of college I met this hot young man that would be my future husband, and 10 years later we are still going strong, with the addition of 1 dog, 1 cat, and 2 little boys. We are kinda hoping there are more babies to come, but I guess we will </span></span><span style="line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">have</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> to see what </span></span><span style="line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">happens</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> in the next 10 years!</span></span></span><br />
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I am not a fan of working out. I don't enjoy physical fitness, the sweating, all the moving around. Boo.</div>
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But what I am a fan of is eating well, and clean eating is what helped me to not gain an insane amount of weight when I was pregnant, and to lose the weight that I did gain really quickly after having Brooks.</div>
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But now here I am almost a year later, and my body just doesn't look like MY body (I guess 2 kids will do that).</div>
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While my scale my say "You're good." My hips (and stomach and thighs and ass) don't lie. It's not all good. I have a serious case of mom stomach happening, and it's no good. It's a serious epidemic! While fully clothed I can easily trick people into thinking everything is under control under my clothes. But take them layers off, and it's a loosey goosey mess. Everything just needs to tighten, you know? </div>
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So while just the idea of a workout plan makes me want to crawl back in bed and hide under the covers, today I am starting <a href="https://www.facebook.com/revoltnowfit" target="_blank">Revolt</a>.</div>
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I'm not posting any before pictures, because I prefer to only have flattering photos of myself on the internet. And let's face it. A picture of me with a self described mom stomach, standing in a too small bikini, looking like a sad sack, is NOT flattering. But props to all those that can do it, you've got way more guts than me!</div>
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So here's me being a total pansy by sharing a fully dressed photo of myself. I tend to wear a lot of loose, long tops to keep things under wraps:)</div>
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Weight: 130lb</div>
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Body Fat: 26.51%</div>
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Waist: 33"</div>
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Hips: 38"</div>
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Thighs: 21"</div>
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Chest: 35"</div>
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We were suposed to start the first week with a detox, but due to some confusion, I didn't realize this until after I bought the groceries for the meal plan. So I had Spinach Quiche Bites and some grapefruit for breakfast. I haven't done the workout yet because I probably won't be able to move after, and I wanted to type this out before I fall into a workout induced coma.</div>
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I'm hoping to not really lose weight, but to just tighten up all the areas that have started to sag:)</div>
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So wish me luck on this 6 week journey to a fiter me! </div>
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I have a strange love for abandoned buildings. There were a few deserted homes and buildings around town that I would go explore when I was younger. No matter how old they were, it always seemed like you were walking into a different time. I'm especially intrigued when "stuff" is just left behind. What happened to cause these people who lived or worked there to just leave without taking all there crap?</div>
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Awhile back I got kinda obsessed at looking at websites showing the abandoned houses and buildings in Detroit. Check out <a href="http://www.100abandonedhouses.com/" target="_blank">100 Abandoned Houses</a> or <a href="http://www.forgottendetroit.com/" target="_blank">Forgotten Detroit</a> for hauntingly beautiful pictures of buildings that were just....left. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18341147286073068261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237503388214067.post-86970668526091160552013-04-22T10:31:00.000-05:002013-04-22T22:41:57.330-05:00Lazy Moms Guide to Cloth Diapering<div style="text-align: center;">In honor of Earth Day I wanted to share with you all my cloth diapering routine. I would call it semi, or part-time cloth diapering, as we still use disposables for overnight and if we are out of the house for very long. I have convinced myself that even though I'm too lazy to cloth diaper full-time, I'm still saving a <span style="font-size: x-small;">little bit</span> of the planet, and saving <span style="font-size: large;">a lot</span> of my money!<br />
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I really liked the look and benefits of the <a href="http://www.bumgenius.com/" target="_blank">bumGenius</a> line, but wasn't a fan of the price. As Richard can attest, I have a tendency to be ALL about something, only to be completely over it seconds later. So I knew I needed to start with something that wouldn't be so expensive that I would be feeling uber guilty if I gave up after a week.<br />
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I made one other purchase to complete my cloth diapering routine. I use <a href="http://www.kellyscloset.com/Bummis-Bio-Soft-Flushable-Liners_p_3424.html" target="_blank">Bummis Bio-Soft Flushable Liners</a>, which you can get for $8 for a roll of 100 liners. These super soft liners come on a perforated roll, so you just tear one off and lay it on top of your pre-fold when you change your baby. Brook's is on such a regular schedule that I don't even use one every time, just on the diapers that I know he will probably poop in. The liners let the pee go through, and capture the poo, so you can just lift it out and throw the liner in the toilet. No touching the mess, no spraying or soaking diapers. Other than that, I throw the wet pre-folds in a diaper pail with a mesh laundry bag, and when it's time to wash I throw everything, including the bag, into the wash. I use one cover for the entire day unless it gets dirty, and usually do a load of diapers every other night.<br />
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If I was going to cloth diaper full-time, or didn't want to have to wash diapers as often, I would probably order another full kit. This would give me 6 covers and 24 pre-folds, and still be less than $100.<br />
$50-$100 diapers to diaper your child from birth to potty training???? If your wanting to save money, the choice is obvious. These diapers have snaps instead of velcro, so they won't wear out. And they have plenty of size options, so they should fit the smallest to fattest of babes. Have you seen my chunk? And he's not even on the biggest setting yet.<br />
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I recently checked out the too cute <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062078445/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062078445&linkCode=as2&tag=stotia-20" target="_blank">Weelicious</a> cookbook from the library. It is full of fresh and easy recipes that the whole family will enjoy. </div>
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This is a big idea for me: 1 meal that EVERYONE will not only eat, but actually like. I made several recipes from the book, but our favorite was my modified version of her </div>
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<b>Cheesy Chicken Taquitos</b> </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://weelicious.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/cheesy-chicken-taquitos.jpg" target="_blank">click here for the original recipe</a>)</span></div>
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The only change I made to the taquitos was to use sliced portobello mushrooms instead of the chicken breast. So to make my <b>Cheesy Portobello Taquitos</b>, you need:</div>
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4 portobello mushroom caps, thinly sliced.</div>
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2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil</div>
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1/4 teaspoon garlic powder</div>
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt</div>
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1 teaspoon ground cumin</div>
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1 cup shredded Mexican cheese mix</div>
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12 corn tortillas</div>
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Preheat oven to 400 and line a baking sheet with foil.</div>
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Toss sliced mushrooms with seasonings and cheese in a large bowl.</div>
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Microwave 2 tortillas at a time between damp paper towels for about 20 seconds.</div>
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Lay a tortilla flat in front of you, and place about 2 tablespoons of the mushroom filling on the edge closest to you. </div>
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Roll the tortilla up and place seam side down on the baking sheet.</div>
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Spray taquitos lightly with cooking spray and bake for 25 minutes, or until they are crisp.</div>
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I served them with refried beans and an avocado sauce for dipping, and the whole meal was a hit with everyone!</div>
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To make the sauce I put the meat of 1 avocado, 2 tablespoons greek yogurt, 2 teaspoons lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 tsp crushed red pepper, and 1 tsp taco seasoning in the food processor and pulsed until smooth.</div>
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