tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7760860698804693652024-03-14T05:55:35.411-07:00Alexandra RoseAlexandraRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08785736404285859766noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776086069880469365.post-26690474741575247082012-03-12T05:00:00.000-07:002012-03-12T05:56:48.097-07:00Lisa Leonard Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I couldn't be more excited to bring you today's giveaway!</div>
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I've been a huge fan of Lisa Leonard and her designs for ever, and now I'm giving you the chance to get up close and personal and become as big of a fan as I am!</div>
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Let's start by meeting Lisa!</div>
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HI, I'm Lisa, mommy to my boys, David, 9, and Matty, 7, and wife to Steve. My team and I create handmade jewelry and gifts out of our San Luis Obispo workshop. Get to know me and see what's happening behind the scenes.<br />
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I love the look and feel of Lisa Leonard's jewelry...weather it's a necklace, bracelet, earrings or ring, there's just something a little extra special about it.<br />
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Here are a few of my favorite things at the moment:<br />
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You won't want to miss the home decor section either...so many hand stamped items you'll want for your house!<br />
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How perfect would these cake toppers be for a wedding?!<br />
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I seriously love it ALL! And, I think the thing I love most is that these pieces are totally customizable. It makes me happy to think about giving such heartfelt, special gifts to friends and family...something you'll both treasure forever!</div>
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Lisa Leonard is giving one of you the chance to win a $50 shop credit. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">fifty dollars, people!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Visit Lisa Leonard's <span style="color: #00bdbb;"><a href="http://www.lisaleonardonline.com/Jewelry-C30.aspx" target="_blank">shop</a> </span>and come back and tell me your favorite item</span></div>
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Don't forget...you can keep up with Lisa Leonard on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lisaleonarddesigns" target="_blank">facebook</a> and <a href="http://pinterest.com/lisaleonard/" target="_blank">pinterest</a> too!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Giveaway will be open until Saturday, March 17th at 11:59pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Winner will be announced Sunday, March 18th.</span></div>
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</div>AlexandraRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08785736404285859766noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776086069880469365.post-60882741327808237422012-03-09T14:44:00.000-08:002012-03-09T14:44:09.987-08:00Green Apple Wrap {a recipe}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anyway, the bottom line is that this thing is tasty, healthy and comes together in about 3.27 seconds flat.</div>
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{all are highly important things once the weather gets a little spring-ish}</div>
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2. they don't taste like they're low calorie {bonus}</div>
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Spread hummus over the entire wrap. Slice 1/2 of a green apple thinly and layer the discs on top of one another along one side of the wrap.</div>
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An old co-worker shared this recipe with me, but if anyone knows the original source, please let me know!</div>
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<br />AlexandraRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08785736404285859766noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776086069880469365.post-18119787333855869062012-03-05T15:38:00.000-08:002012-03-05T15:38:49.626-08:00twenty fiveLast week, I turned 25.<br />
I feel like a real grown up now...or, at least like my age actually reflects it :)<br />
I've wanted to be 25 {for whatever reason}for as long as I can remember...<br />
and now it's funny that I finally am!<br />
I just know that this 25th year is going to be an amazing one.<br />
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Hubby spoiled me and the last few days have been filled with food, friends, gifts and did I mention food?! These people know the way to my heart!<br />
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Here's a look at the birthday weekend festivities<br />
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I woke up with this picture right next to my face, and breakfast in bed. Not a bad start :)</div>
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My sweet, sweet boy picked these earrings out for me all by himself. He melts my heart.</div>
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We had yummy veggie lasagna for dinner!</div>
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We went to the library...</div>
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Some of my birthday flowers!</div>
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On Saturday, Isaiah got to build a wooden car at Home Depot...how cool is that?!</div>
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Then we headed down to the first outdoor market of the season!</div>
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I love all the fresh produce.</div>
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and these absolutely amazing, melt-in-your-mouth delicious donuts.</div>
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They're life changing...and I don't even really like donuts.</div>
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Throwing rocks in Na-Na and PopPop's creek.</div>
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We headed to Ashland for dinner, but felt the need to share this gigantic caramel apple first.</div>
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We shopped around at some of our favorite stores.</div>
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We ate at an Asian place, and I got a yummy eggplant and tofu dish!</div>
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I follow your blog<br /><br />Congratulations Ashley!</div>
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Email me at <a href="mailto:alex.heater@hotmail.com">alex.heater@hotmail.com</a> and I'll let you know how to claim your prize!</div>
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Don't forget to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RogueBaby97526?ref=pr_shop_more" target="_blank">shop</a> Rogue Baby Boutique for adorable, affordable baby items!</div>
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These are so easy and so {soooooooo} good!</div>
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Start out by making your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe</div>
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They are divine.</div>
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This is Ricki {and her precious daughter, Ella}</div>
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She and her husband own Rogue Baby Boutique</div>
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An adorable online shop featuring custom diaper wipes cases, crocheted hats, beautiful hair bows {and hair bow holders} headbands and more!</div>
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"Rogue Baby Boutique was an idea that started in April 2010 when our daughter was born. I received a super cute custom diaper wipes case from a friend and got so many compliments on it. I decided to give it a shot making them myself. Soon I was getting custom orders from friends, and an Etsy shop soon followed. Since then, we've branched out to custom hair bows and headbands, custom hair accessory holders, and adorable crocheted hats. My husband Kyle and I plan on adding some additional nursery decor to the shop in the coming year. Our dream is to one day open a shop here in Southern Oregon that would feature our signature items, nursery furniture, clothing and much more."</div>
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A few weeks ago I posted a cell phone picture of my veggie stir fry on my facebook page.</div>
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I got a few requests for the recipe.</div>
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{even though it's ridiculously easy}</div>
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Let's start with the quinoa.</div>
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I buy this gigantic bag from Costco...</div>
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SO easy, you don't have to think about it and it turns out perfect every time.</div>
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While the quinoa is cooking away - it takes about 20 minutes - chop up the veggies.</div>
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For this stir fry I used purple cabbage, zucchini, broccoli, snow peas, carrots, onions and bean sprouts.</div>
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I normally throw in mushrooms, but forgot to pick some up at the store. </div>
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You can totally customize this part and add {or leave out} whichever veggies you like!</div>
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Once they're all chopped, you're ready to fry!</div>
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I always used a wok, but discovered I really like this deep pan instead.</div>
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Either way, put in a small amount of olive oil {maybe a tablespoon or less}</div>
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I had mine right at 8, so medium high.</div>
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Add in the veggies, starting with the crunchiest first.</div>
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I cook them for a few seconds and then add in the carrots, broccoli, and so on until the softest veggie is in.</div>
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you're ready for the teriyaki.</div>
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We use a locally made teriyaki that is absolutely delish.</div>
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{random tidbit - the makers of this sauce own a Japanese restaurant that hubby and I both use to work at...it's where we met...aaaaawe :)}</div>
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Anyway, any teriyaki will do, so just find one that you like!</div>
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You've got dinner.</div>
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<br /></div>AlexandraRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08785736404285859766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776086069880469365.post-30010498955950094362012-02-23T16:19:00.000-08:002012-02-23T16:19:08.319-08:00Over the past week...Yes, MIA...AGAIN. Apparently it's pretty easy to disappear.<br />
So, here's what's been going on this past week or so...<br />
Some beautiful sunshine-y weather and lots of walks and trips to the park.<br />
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Lazy Lenny naps...<br />
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Double rainbows. {ok, make that one double rainbow...but still}<br />
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My first trip to a bar in our town. Yes, I ordered water. I know, I'm a wild one.<br />
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Isaiah learned how to draw spiders...super proud mommy moment :)<br />
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Playing with the coolest magnetic blocks. Every child needs these. Seriously.<br />
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It snowed. Which was random, but exciting.<br />
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I made Isaiah a dinosaur hoodie. It's cute, and it was fun to make!<br />
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We went to swim class...<br />
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And Lenny got shaved. Thankfully, dog hair grows back. Or so I'm told.<br />
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I've been taking a super B complex and would swear by it. SO.MUCH.MORE.ENERGY.<br />
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There was a beautiful sunset...<br />
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And I made rollo stuffed chocolate chip cookies. Whoa man, these babies are good.<br />
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I want this breakfast sandwich, and basically everything in <a href="http://www.cakeeventsblog.com/2012/02/brunch-picnic.html" target="_blank">this</a> picnic brunch. Like, stat.<br />
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Well, apparently the weekends are not my strong suit as far as healthy eating goes.</div>
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Started out with my morning chai.</div>
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We made Valentine's for Isaiah's friends,</div>
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We planned to walk to our local coffee shop for breakfast, but it was 20 degrees this morning - I'm definitely not that hard core - so we drove instead.</div>
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And a rice cake with peanut butter and jelly.</div>
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We had our usual Sunday night dinner with my parents, which always means lots of food and eating more than I need.</div>
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I had roasted veggies, mashed potatoes, a slice of bread and some salad.</div>
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Waaaaaay too much food today.</div>
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Today was lots of fun...I love the weekends.</div>
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I didn't do pilates, and I didn't have breakfast,</div>
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but I did start the day with a warm cup of chai :)</div>
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Isaiah's friend had a birthday party today {so fun!} and I had a slice of cheese pizza and some peanut butter filled pretzels - right up my alley - for lunch.</div>
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I'm sure I had at least double that amount of pretzels...they're soooo good!</div>
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I also finished off Isaiah's chocolate pudding and had a few gummy worms too :)</div>
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We came home and let Isaiah take his nap.</div>
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Hubby and I did some organizing and when Isaiah woke up we headed out for a walk!</div>
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We walked a little over 3 1/2 miles and stopped at an elementary school so Isaiah could play.</div>
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I whipped up a gigantic salad with a black bean burger on top and it totally hit the spot!</div>
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A lovely Saturday indeed.</div>
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Yesterday was kinda funky.</div>
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I had to do fasting blood work, so breakfast kinda went by the wayside.</div>
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I did start out the day with my 20 minute pilates video though.</div>
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After getting my blood drawn and running errands,</div>
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I came home and was basically starving.</div>
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And a few pistachios while I was making Isaiah's lunch.</div>
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Fruit salad for lunch: pineapple, green grapes, strawberries, blueberries and 1/2 a banana.</div>
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followed by a rolo and caramel kiss - which is essentially a rolo, but whatever.</div>
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For dinner I had two slices of vegetarian pizza with a side salad.</div>
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Confession: I did have a small handful of chocolate covered acai berries at my work staff meeting, and no, I did not take a picture. Whoops.</div>
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Not too bad, but lots of snacking.</div>
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Currently sipping on my morning cup of chai, and it is delish.</div>
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Alright, day 2 of my photo-food-journal-ing efforts.</div>
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Despite feeling like I ate pretty well yesterday, I actually gained 1/2 a pound. <span style="font-size: large;">Annoying.</span></div>
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Here's what I ate today:</div>
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I started out the day with a 20 minute pilates video and chai tea.</div>
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{good earth vanilla chai, two packets of truvia and a splash of 1% milk}</div>
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After showering and getting ready for the day I ate two pieces of Dave's Killer Bread...my absolute favorite!</div>
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For lunch I had a fruit salad made up of pineapple, strawberries, grapes and 1/2 a banana.</div>
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And for good measure, I polished off the rest of Isaiah's snack cup.</div>
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I really try hard not to say <strong>should</strong>, because I do have full confidence that everything has happened perfectly, and for a reason. But that doesn't necessarily make me forget about it.<br />
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I've actually been doing really well with everything, but today has been a little hard for some reason.<br />
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Maybe because 4 months is somewhat of a milestone. Maybe because this is when I really started to show with Isaiah. Maybe because I was soooo looking forward to feeling my little one inside of my belly. Maybe because this is the time I would have been able to find out the gender.<br />
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Whatever the reason, today has been just a little bit harder.<br />
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On a more positive note, I really do feel like this is going to be an amazing year. There are lots of new and exciting things to look forward to, and I can't wait to experience it all with my little family.<br />
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I've appreciated your kind words, prayers and continued support.<br />
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Tomorrow is a new day :)<br />
<br />AlexandraRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08785736404285859766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776086069880469365.post-81677100255235271252012-02-08T20:39:00.000-08:002012-02-08T20:39:30.885-08:00For The Health Of It {in photos}I love food.<br />
There, I said it.<br />
{In case anyone didn't already know this little tid bit about me}<br />
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So, I've run into a little issue. I've gained 8 pounds. EIGHT pounds, people. <br />
While I was going <a href="http://alexandraroseboutique.blogspot.com/2012/01/our-loss.html" target="_blank">through everything</a> I was also eating everything. Turns out, the holidays are a super convenient time to find junk food.<br />
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Anyway, I'm ready to get rid of it. <br />
In the past I've been able to cut back for a few days, be disciplined and then the weight comes right off. <br />
Well, not this time. I can't even get to the 'be disciplined' part because I'm too busy eating.<br />
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I've tried tracking my food and calories through my fitness pal, but it hasn't worked. So, I thought about doing an online program like weight watchers.<br />
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The thing both of these have in common? Measuring out/weighing/knowing how many calories are in EVERYTHING you eat.<br />
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Let's just be honest, I'm having a hard time putting down the peanut butter and pretzels....how am I supposed to track every single calorie?!<br />
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So, my compromise? Pictures. Yep. <br />
Instead of making a food log, or measuring everything out, I'm just going to take a quick cell phone picture of everything I eat. I don't take a picture of it, I don't eat it. Good enough in theory, right? I don't plan to go all crazy and deprive myself, just looking to get a little self control back. If I want a treat, I'm going to have one...just not 61984.<br />
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Until then, you can look forward to daily posts including all the food I've eaten. <br />
Exciting, I know. <br />
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Here's to kissing these 8 pounds{and maybe even a few more} goodbye!<br />
If any of you have fitness tips & tricks, healthy recipes or anything along those lines I'd love to hear from you! <a href="mailto:blog!alex.heater@hotmail.com">alex.heater@hotmail.com</a> It would be super fun to do some fitness features on the blog!<br />
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Let's get started with what I ate today:<br />
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Breakfast: Green Smoothie</div>
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Mid-Morning Snack: grapes and strawberries </div>
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Lunch: peanut butter lara bar and an apple</div>
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Afternoon Snack: carrot sticks and sugar snap peas with tatziki dip</div>
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Dinner: 1/2 a small spaghetti squash with veggie-packed sauce and salad</div>
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Confession: I did have about 5 pretzels and a little bit of peanut butter {ugh, why is that so good?!} in between lunch and my afternoon snack. Really, that's a vast improvement from yesterday. Hey, Rome wasn't built in a day!</div>
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Melt down the milk chocolate pieces. Hold on to the bottom 'loop' and dip the pretzels. Let some of the excess chocolate drip off and then lay it on a piece of wax paper.</div>
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Next, melt down your first color of melting chocolate.</div>
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Dip a fork in the melted chocolate and drizzle it over the pretzels.</div>
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Do the same thing with the second color until you can see both colors over the chocolate.</div>
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Once the chocolates have dried, pull each pretzel up and break off all of the random stiff pieces using your fingers.</div>
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You'll have a pretty little pile of chocolaty covered pretzels when you're done!</div>
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Since I had leftover of the pink and white, I decided to dip some more pretzels and sprinkle them with some little hearts.</div>
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For decorating the jar, I cut a doily and piece of scrapbook paper into a heart shape...</div>
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And scavenged up some fake pearls {from the $1 bin at JoAnn's} to embellish the jar.</div>
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I traced the inside of the mason lid to make a circle on some scrapbook paper.</div>
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Wrote a little love note and then screwed on the rim.</div>
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Fill the jar with pretzels and hot glue the doily and paper heart on. Tie the pearl strand in a knot, and you're done!</div>
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I made a few variations and I'm happy with the way they all turned out!</div>
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A cute way to spread some Valentines cheer.</div>
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{along with a good excuse for some chocolate covered pretzels}</div>
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Salt.Chocolate.MasonJars.</div>
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But if you follow me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Alexandra-Rose/157972420910649" target="_blank">facebook</a>, you already know that my new iphone took a swim...</div>
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Well, after 3 full days in a bag of rice, I think my phone may have come back from the dead.</div>
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Note to self: do NOT put your phone in your back pocket before going to the bathroom.</div>
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Ever have one of those days where dry shampoo saves your life?</div>
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I have one at least every week.</div>
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Baked donut holes...easy and soooo yummy!</div>
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Apparently, it was a good play date...didn't even make it home awake.</div>
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Avocado and tomato sandwich for dinner!</div>
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Shaving. We're starting him young.</div>
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A little electric guitar.</div>
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The most amazing magnetic blocks ever.</div>
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National wear read day!</div>
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An uh-may-zing sunrise. The picture doesn't even do it justice.</div>
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Feeding the duckies!</div>
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We attracted a pretty good crowd. What can I say, we know what the ducks like :)</div>
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My sweet boy.</div>
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Monkey bar master!</div>
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A gorgeous day at the park.</div>
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Shortly after we got home from our park adventure is when I decided to teach my phone how to swim.</div>
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Hoping hubby gets home soon so we can go figure out the final verdict as to if my phone is alive or not.</div>
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I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.agoodlifeblog.com/2012/02/our-week-by-iphone-week-64.html" target="_blank">a good life</a>.</div>
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I guess it comes with the {almost} 2 1/2 year old territory, but someone's ears have been having a hard time listening to mommy and daddy.</div>
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Lately, I've been having Isaiah stand in a corner with his hands behind his back for about a minute.</div>
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Well, we had dinner with some friends last week, when Isaiah arranged a toy to look like this:</div>
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And then proceeded to get my attention saying:</div>
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I laughed and felt bad at the same time - is that possible?</div>
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I love this fish bowl.</div>
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I was so excited find this recipe when I stumbled upon it on pinterest.</div>
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It seems like a bit of an odd assortment, but I'm a sucker for roasted veggies of any kind, so I thought I'd give it a try.</div>
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I'm soooo glad I did! I love the tradition of the tortillas, cheese and salsa, but absolutely love the lightness, freshness and flavor that the roasted veggies add.</div>
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Plus, you don't have to spend a bunch of time rolling them. Bonus.</div>
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Here's how it goes down:</div>
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Cut your veggies so they're all about the same size. Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper and cumin. Roast at 425 for about 35 minutes</div>
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They'll look like this when they come out....mmmmmmm.</div>
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Spread 1/2 the salsa onto the bottom of a baking pan.</div>
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Add a layer of tortillas, tearing them if needed, to fit into the nooks and crannies.</div>
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On top of the tortillas, add 1/2 of the roasted veggies.</div>
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And top it with another handful of spinach and some cheese!<br />
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Bake covered at 350 for about 20 minutes, remove foil and bake for another 10.</div>
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2 bell peppers, diced</div>
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1/2 head of cauliflower, cut into 1/2-inch chunks<br />
1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes </div>
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1 medium onion, diced</div>
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1 cup corn kernels</div>
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2 tablespoons olive oil</div>
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1 1/2 tsp ground cumin<br />
2 garlic cloves, minced<br />
salt and black pepper<br />
2 cups pico de gallo or salsa<br />
2 big handfulls of baby spinach leaves</div>
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10 flour tortillas</div>
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2 cups shredded cheese </div>
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bell peppers, cauliflower, sweet potato, onion, and corn kernels onto cookie sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle the cumin and minced garlic over top. Add a generous pinch or two of salt and black pepper. Then, use your hands to mix everything together. After everything is coated well, spread the vegetables evenly in the pan. Roast at 425 for 30-40 minutes until vegetables are tender and begin to brown in spots. Stir or shake the pan every 10 minutes for even roasting. <br />
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Spread half of the salsa into a 9X13 baking dish. Add a layer of tortilla (tearing if needed) to completely cover the salsa. Top with half of the vegetables, a handful of spinach, and 1/3 of the cheese. Make another layer of tortilla, salsa, vegetables, spinach, and cheese.<br />
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Bake for 20 minutes at 350. Remove the foil and bake another 10 minutes, until cheese is melted.<br />
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recipe <a href="http://www.perrysplate.com/2011/03/stacked-roasted-vegetable-enchiladas.html" target="_blank">via</a><br />
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Body painting.</div>
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Covered in paint. From head, to toe.</div>
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linking up with these ladies for wordless wednesday: <br />
<a href="http://www.andthen-shesnapped.com/2012/01/wordless-wednesday-but-with-words_24.html" target="_blank">and then, she snapped</a>, <a href="http://babybabylemon.com/index.php/2012/01/ww-evil-twin/" target="_blank">baby baby lemon</a>, <a href="http://thepapermama.com/2012/01/day-2-alt-summit-begins.html" target="_blank">the paper mama</a><br />
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Laundry soap is expensive. Like, whoa.</div>
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Especially if you try and buy an all natural eco-friendly brand.</div>
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I always talked myself into buying it.</div>
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You know, better for the environment, and better for our skin and it's not like we use 5 gallons a week or anything.</div>
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Still, if there's an easy way to make an all natural product for less, I'm all for it!</div>
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I researched lots of homemade laundry soap recipes (there are lots out there) and kind of picked the one I thought would work best - and be the easiest! </div>
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It really is easy. </div>
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Here goes!</div>
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For the entire recipe you'll need:</div>
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1 bar Fels-Naptha soap</div>
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1 cup of washing soda (it's different from baking soda)</div>
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1/2 cup of borax</div>
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5 gallon bucket & funnel (make things easier)</div>
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The first step is to grate the bar of fels-naptha soap into a pot.</div>
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(I was surprised that it was yellow...I guess I was expecting it to be white??)</div>
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It will look like grated cheese :)</div>
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Add about 4 cups of water to the pot and melt the soap over medium-low heat, stirring every few seconds.</div>
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Fill a 5 gallon bucket 1/2 full with warm water.</div>
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Once the soap is all melted, pour the liquid into the bucket.</div>
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Add warm tap water until the bucket is full.</div>
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Put the lid on and let it sit overnight to 'gel'.</div>
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When you open the bucket the next day, the mixture will be thick - notice the spoon is standing straight up!<br />
We added another 4 cups of warm tap water and attempted to stir some of the large clumps out...it actually helped.<br />
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Give it a good shake and you'll have your very own laundry soap!</div>
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Marinated portabella mushrooms. A-Mazing. </div>
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I've been in a bit of a susie-homemaker mode here lately, so I have lots of tutorials and fun recipes to share with you! Here's a fun one for your furry friend!</div>
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Quick & easy.</div>
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My two favorites when doing...well, anything!</div>
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These homemade doggy treats definitely fall into that category!</div>
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The real reason I wanted to make these treats is because I got a suuuuuper adorable alligator cookie cutter. I desperately wanted to make sugar cookies, but knew I'd end up consuming far too many...I have good foresight like that.</div>
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So I resorted to making doggy cookies instead, and I wasn't even tempted to taste the batter.</div>
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Okay, I did take a small taste - I'm a sucker for peanut butter...what can I say?!</div>
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Though I didn't tase the finished product, the batter was pretty good.</div>
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Your pooch will thank you for making them.</div>
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1 banana</div>
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1 cup peanut butter</div>
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1 cup milk</div>
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First, place banana (I gave mine a little pre-mash) and peanut butter into mixing bowl.</div>
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Bake at 375 for about 12 minutes!</div>
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Your 4 legged friend will enjoy :)</div>
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We also packaged some up for one of Lenny's friends...he likes to share :)</div>
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Recipe<a href="http://sweet-verbena.blogspot.com/2011/12/as-promised-dog-treat-recipe-for-dog.html" target="_blank"> via</a>.<br />
Plus, check out her blog for sewing projects, adorable crafts and lots of other inspiration!<br />
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These definitely got the Lenny stamp of approval.</div>
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