The Active Family

I’m deviating a touch from my normal posts. I’m jumping on the bandwagon of current social economics, and I am joining the throngs of bloggers that say…I’m scared!
I’ve mentioned in the past how I make it a point to check the news online everyday. I’ve also gotten into the habit of scanning the paper on [...]

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How cool is this? I just moseyed over to Helium.com where I had written an article forever ago. I looked up my article, and found it was ranked number 3 out of 223 other articles!
I had written about the birth story of my youngest son, and submitted it as part of an offer for Sunshine [...]

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Sorry for the harsh title, but I’m tired of hearing people complain about their bodies, all while scarfing down a Big Mac with Fries.
Take control of your life, and your body already! Choose the side salad over the fries, and cut your portions back. Get off the couch and go for a walk instead of [...]

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There is nothing more that I love to do than take a Saturday morning by myself, grab a cup of tea from Starbucks, and hit the local yard sales. I haven’t had many opportunities this spring, but when I did go, I got some crazy deals.
For instance, I last went to a multi-street yard sale, [...]

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Let me begin by saying I make a decent amount of money online. Obviously it’s nothing we could live off, but it gets me extra vacation money, spending money with the kids, and pays for my once a month pedicure. I did have a laptop that my husband fixed up for me, but my [...]

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I’m a drinker.
There, I said it. Sometimes my drinks include alcohol, most of the times they don’t. Since I am moving towards a clean living/eating lifestyle, I limit my alcohol consumption. Plus, you can always count on my to lug a bottle of water around, drinking it whether it is hot, cold, or room temperature.
I’m [...]

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My mother is the bookkeeper/office manager for a large construction company on the East Coast. This is really the first job she’s had since receiving her degree 10 years ago that focuses on the bookkeeping aspect. She runs payroll, invoices, budgets…to be honest it is all way over my head.
I’m not very good with numbers. [...]

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Today was, and is, my meal planning day. I don’t really plan each day out down the line, but rather, I figure out a general plan for the week and gather the ingredients that I’ll need.
On vacations like these where I don’t have access to my own kitchen, I like to try to overlap as [...]

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This looks yummy! I get a LOT of recipes via email, but these are some of my favorites. There are a lot of vegetarian options, and the recipes are also geared towards diabetics, so they work well with our household situation. Enjoy!
Teriyaki Tofu and Broccoli

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This summer our big family trip will be to Ellsworth, Maine for one week in July. I’m really excited because we are going back to the same lake that my parent’s took my sister and I every summer of my childhood. While the cabins we used to stay at are gone, my parent’s actually found [...]

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