This is the Life portion. This is where I post information not related specifically to parenting. This can beauty, tips and tricks, or humorous posts.
Keto mistakes are inevitable even for somebody that researches for months before starting. I would like to think that I am pretty proficient in all things keto at this point. I have been eating a keto lifestyle for over a year now and lost 45 pounds. 6 months of that year has been in a maintenance phase of keto rather than actively trying to lose weight. I think one of the main questions to ask before starting is keto, is why? Why are you wanting to do keto as your way of eating? I have been having digestive issues ever...
Not a sponsored post I have an almost 4 year old, a senior dog, and will be getting a new puppy next weekend. Let's just say the idea of grocery shopping no longer feels like something that I look forward to. I used to look forward to grocery shopping as my time by myself. Now I have to race through the grocery store and thanks to my horrible short term memory, I forget lots of items. Nobody should be sweating by the time they are done grocery shopping from racing down the aisles. Nobody! When we get our new puppy,...
Bath time can sometimes be the bane of my existence. "Mom! I want bubbles!" "Mom! I want colors!" "Mom! I want a glass of wine while I play!" Wait, what? Sorry that is what I say to her... Almost every parent experiences the bum-city that can be bath time. The biggest part for us is the water that ends up everywhere. Some folks are lucky enough to have a bath where their kids can play on an inside ledge with their "science experiments," but for us, we don't have the proper layout. Which then results in Inga playing on the...
We have made the recent decision to get a puppy. I don't know about you but when it is even mentioned to me that maybe we should get an animal I am all over it. I absolutely adore animals and would love to surround myself with a menagerie of pets. One night my husband came into bed and mentioned that maybe we should get a puppy to have a playmate for our aging bulldog as well as a transition pet for our 3.5 yr old daughter. To be honest, he wanted to get a puppy for me because he knew...
I am sure that some of you have noticed that I am not posting as often as I was in the past. This was on purpose. For a while I felt that I was pushing out blog posts in order to be able to keep up with all of the other bloggers I was following. I needed to try and stay relevant. I needed to hustle more. As I was reading over and over again from all of my bloggers companions resolutions for the new year, I just kept seeing that they were to get their blog bigger and bigger,...
Trying to stay in a keto way of eating can be difficult if you don't have your set places to buy from. For most people Trader Joe's and Whole Foods work for that. But not all of us can be rich folks with gold toilets. Walmart can also be a place to find some gems. Being a mom and a home body, I don't always get the chance to drive the 35 minutes to the neared TJ's and Whole Foods. Maybe once every few months and when I do go, I tend to get some bulk items, or canned things I...
Ugh. That is what comes to my mind when I think about how long I have dealt with Keratosis Pilaris. If you have it, you know how annoying of a condition it is. No, it doesn't cause any pain and no, it does not cause any issues down the road. It is just annoying. I have had KP for as long as I remember. It is on my thigh and calves as well as my upper arms. I heard some people get it on their face? That would suck... What is Keratosis Pilaris? Keratosi Pilaris is a common skin condition...
The idea of trying to stay organized can really be a daunting task for some. As a new years resolution, getting organized can be great to help with even more resolutions in the year. You can get organized and keep a food diary for weight loss. Start a budget for groceries in a planner. You can start planning out your blog posts throughout the months. There really are endless ways to get organized for the new year. I have a self-prescribed horrible short term memory. It is so bad that sometimes I can't remember what channel I was watching...
Majority of readers have heard about Atkins so they know about low carb. Keto is a step up from low carb. It is more strict. It has more requirements. Low carb is basically just keeping your carbs low whereas a Keto diet has requirements for the protein, fat, and carbohydrates for the day. When on Keto, you are trying to keep your carbs below 20 grams a day. Some need to follow a ketogenic diet for their health and they have to be more strict than others. I do low carb based on net carbs versus total carbs. This is...
Amazon has some unique items to put it nicely. Sometimes bordering on weird. It is similar to that weird part of Youtube you somehow get to but didn't know how you got there. Sometimes the unique items from Amazon are just that. Unique. They don't really do anything or even do what they are said to do. I would like to be what you call, a seasoned Amazon purchaser. I have been a prime member for over 5 years and an Amazon member since 2005. I have been around the block with them. I thought since I have made so...
