Mischievous Monday

Mischievous Monday is just around the corner! Be sure to think about it and let me know your little ones (or an animals if it was better) MOST mischievous moment of the week!

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Most mischievous moment of the week

The Date Night Special

We went on a date! An actual, no kids, take our time, DATE!

Wow, we haven’t done this in quite a while! It was awesome! I had so much fun chatting and joking around without having to worry about saying the wrong thing.

Top 10 Laughs

Wow! It’s Saturday already?!?! Wasn’t yesterday Wednesday? Okay, so clearly I lost a lot of time this week! It has sure seemed like a busy one…even though we didn’t do anything!

Linking up with Melissa over at The Mommyhood Chronicles for my first Saturday full of laughs! Come join in on all the fun!

This week was FULL of laughs for me! I was able to post in detail about a few of them, which just made me laugh even more! I am excited because Daniel and I are going out to eat tonight! This will be the first time in quite a while that we have left the house without the kids..I’m a little nervous! (I will try and write about it later!) 
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Difference in “knowing” and “KNOWING”

When you live in the middle of nowhere, better known as the boonies, like we do, you know that you are surrounded by all sorts of wild life. I know that there are deer, bunnies, squirrels, raccoon, foxes, coyotes…and ugh spiders and snakes!

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Liebster Blog Award

Courtney, blogger from A Few Days in the Life of Courtsi Ann B nominated me for a Liebster Blog award.

The Liebster Blog Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. “Liebster” is German for “favorite”. This award is the “favorite blog award”.  This is really cool and I would like to thank Lindsay for the nomination.  I definitely have fewer than 200 followers, so I appreciate her taking the time to read my little blog.  Continue reading “Liebster Blog Award”

Garnier Nutrisse Hair Color

How many times have you gone to the store to get one or two things and end up spending half an hour standing in front of one section staring endlessly at the exact same thing? I mean really do we need to have twelve different types of the same product?!?
How do we decide which one to use? They all claim to be the best…but who knows right?

Fitness Apps

Just thought I would list a few of the fitness apps that I use or have used in the past and think are worth having:

I currently use the free version of all of these apps!


Couch 2 5k This is a great app for those of us who are a little (or a lot) out of shape and want to fix that slowly! It eases you into running using interval runs. The only down side I have found to this app is that it does not track your run. I use another app for that.

RunKeeper I use this app to track my indoor and outdoor runs/walks. It’s GPS tracker works really well, even out in the boonies where I live! It lets you set up goals and automatically tracks them using the workouts that you input. You can connect with friends and there is a website that is connected to the app. (Although I have yet to use the site…)

My Fitness Pal This app is awesome for helping you keep track of your food intake! I love that it has a bar code scanner feature as well as the ability to search for foods, it even has a lot of restaurants! You have to have internet access for it to work, or it seems that way. This app is connected to a website which connects you with other users to help keep you motivated. It also keeps up with your weight (if you input it) and how close you are to your weight loss goals.

Please comment and let me know if there are any apps that you like to use to assist you in your fitness goals. I am always looking for new or better things to help me get through the tough times! Thanks!