a day in the life: kara swanson. I recently had the chance to chat with the sweet + highly inspirational, kara swanson. she is the founder + certified health coach behind life well lived.…
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breakfast is the hardest meal. there are so many things you must accomplish from the moment you (finally) roll out of bed until you head out for the day. although, I’d love to cook…
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if there is one thing I learned this summer, it’s that: moscow mules should be made with alcoholic ginger beer! I’ve been making them “wrong” this whole time. let’s just say, these are the types…
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while I was on maternity leave, the baby + I settled into quite the morning routine. we’d take the dog for a walk. once we got home, it was breakfast + the today show.…
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IT’S SUMMERTIME! with it has come blue skies, fluffy white clouds + heat. all have been welcomed with open arms after a very dreary, rainy spring. we’ve been spending as much time outdoors as possible. from…
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when it comes to weeknight dinners, I can + will eat soup year-round. it’s not a food just reserved for the colder months. it’s too easy to throw together + make your own for…
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it was touch & go for a while there. I wasn’t quite sure if the husband + I’s 7th annual gingerbread house competition would even happen. we do it every year + it’s our…
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as I mentioned in part I (see here) .. it is important to have a “bag of tricks” – a few recipes you can throw together in mere minutes with the ingredients you already have…
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tis the season to have visitors unexpectedly knocking on your door. to have holiday party invitations on your fridge that you neglected to read the “bring your favorite appetizer” line until you’re running out…
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if you ask me the one food I have never + will never like, I’ll answer “tomatoes”. I’ve given them countless chances, mostly to my grandmother’s satisfaction. I just can’t. for that reason, I…
![sometimes you want what you can’t have .. 🤷🏻♀️ - says the pregnant lady looking longingly at a whiskey moscow mule bar 👀
may I recommend an adult beverage for you? maybe for an upcoming super bowl party 🏟 orrrrrr just because, tuesday! 😝 it’s the ideal summer-turned-winter-appropriate cocktail 🥃🍈 [see setup + recipe details on llbychels] #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #whiskeymoscowmule #moscowmule #cocktailrecipe #superbowl #party #cocktailbar #whiskey #jameson](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/08e62fbf050a3551c92904c9fb18d43f/5CBD78D9/t51.2885-15/e35/c126.0.532.532/49586022_387189281853595_8499498861357612166_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com "sometimes you want what you can’t have .. 🤷🏻♀️ - says the pregnant lady looking longingly at a whiskey moscow mule bar 👀
may I recommend an adult beverage for you? maybe for an upcoming super bowl party 🏟 orrrrrr just because, tuesday! 😝 it’s the ideal summer-turned-winter-appropriate cocktail 🥃🍈 [see setup + recipe details on llbychels] #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #whiskeymoscowmule #moscowmule #cocktailrecipe #superbowl #party #cocktailbar #whiskey #jameson")
![the husband + I are not ready to move our toddler out of his crib just yet. (there is something so terrifying about him wandering his room while we’re asleep 😬). but we did recently make some “big boy” upgrades - like swapping out the rocking chair for a reading nook 📚
it is now the coziest corner in our entire home and he stinkin’ LOVES it, which makes me so happy!!! 👆🏻🥰 [see details on llbychels] BONUS: the rocking chair was pushed across the hall to the new baby’s nursery! major victory, because #chairsareEXPENSIVE 🤷🏻♀️ http://liketk.it/2zkxv #liketkit @liketoknow.it #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #momlife #toddler #homedecor #pbkids #lovemypbk #readingnook #doodlepants #home #nursery #LTKhome #LTKkids #LTKbaby](http://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/1b6532765f4595bd39a5de511c03c551/5CC4CE05/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c108.0.864.864a/s640x640/50100476_1205817929593880_9093894984664537322_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com "the husband + I are not ready to move our toddler out of his crib just yet. (there is something so terrifying about him wandering his room while we’re asleep 😬). but we did recently make some “big boy” upgrades - like swapping out the rocking chair for a reading nook 📚
it is now the coziest corner in our entire home and he stinkin’ LOVES it, which makes me so happy!!! 👆🏻🥰 [see details on llbychels] BONUS: the rocking chair was pushed across the hall to the new baby’s nursery! major victory, because #chairsareEXPENSIVE 🤷🏻♀️ http://liketk.it/2zkxv #liketkit @liketoknow.it #ontheblog #midwestbloggers #iowablogger #momlife #toddler #homedecor #pbkids #lovemypbk #readingnook #doodlepants #home #nursery #LTKhome #LTKkids #LTKbaby")
