Category Archives: health

Habits for a Healthy Home

Habits for a Healthy Home

Ok…I admit that a lot of things we do for health do not have much validity and there is mixed data/opinion/research/hype. However, I still am currently falling victim to a lot of them! HA! I’ll try anything to stay healthy.

A teacher recently told me about the Grape Juice trick (I read about it HERE because it was the first thing that popped up on Google). I have no idea if it works, but we’ve added it to our diet lately instead of orange juice in the morning.

Vitamins-2

Other things we all take: Vitamin D, Probiotics, Daily Multi-Vitamins, and Fish Oil. I am the only one who will eat the raw local honey plain, but I hide it in things for the others (smoothies, oatmeal, etc.).

berries

And the fruit! I spend a small fortune on berries every week. But my kids LOVE strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. These fruits are supposed to be full of good things, so I keep paying for them. I hope they offset the payment of a doctor bill. (I always add spinach in smoothies as well.)

yogurt

Yogurt. If I spend a small fortune on berries, then I spend a large fortune on yogurt. I keep it stocked in the kids’ snack bin in the fridge. They are allowed to eat it at every meal and in-between.

AND we still use paper towels at home in our bathrooms instead of cloth hand towels. The kids know that the routine when we arrive home is 1) shoes off, 2) coats off, and 3) WASH HANDS before they do anything else.

So far this season has been great for us. Of course, as soon as I hit “publish” on this post, I’ll probably have jinxed us and we’ll be down-and-out for weeks. {Sigh}

What do YOU do at home to prevent sickness?

National Nutrition Month

National Nutrition Month

It’s no secret that I LOVE working out at Game On Fitness. And part of what I really love about Amy’s studio is her philosophy of total wellness. Not just focusing on exercise. I’m so happy she has a nutritionist on staff. I have completed a nutrition consultation with Megan and it was just what I

Game On Fitness

Game On Fitness

Game On Fitness If you are local and looking for a great workout, you need to try Game On Fitness in downtown Sharonville. I started taking Amy’s classes almost 2 years ago while she was at another facility. When I enrolled at the front desk the week before classes started the woman behind the counter

Cascadian Farms is a New Family Favorite

Cascadian Farms is a New Family Favorite

If you looked in my pantry or basement right now you’d see lots of Cascadian Farm boxes…cereal and granola bars. Lately I’ve been on a search for a mom-and-kid-approved granola bar that won’t melt in the car nor will break my budget. Often I’m told that organic stuff is WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. And often I

Green B.E.A.N. Delivery Update

Green B.E.A.N. Delivery Update

Someone recently asked if we are still using the Green B.E.A.N. Delivery service. Yep! It still works for us. I love having the bin show up weekly full of great produce. And I can still “suspend” a week (skip) on my account if needed (going out of town, etc.). And after all of this time,

Dinners on the Go

Dinners on the Go

Do you suffer from Dinner-on-the-Go?!? Thanks to Stella’s soccer schedule, there are 1-2 nights a week when we are at the soccer field for dinner.  Stella usually eats in the car on the way there… But I make the other two wait until we arrive at the field.  Eating dinner keeps them occupied for at

What Does Your Garden Grow?

What Does Your Garden Grow?

Back in 2005, we had a garden.  A very large garden.  When we moved into that house in Birmingham in 2003, it had a playset in the backyard that was rotting and falling apart.  So we had it hauled away and then rented a tiller.  We loved that garden and still think it produced the

Finding the Motivation to Exercise…HELP!

Finding the Motivation to Exercise…HELP!

Does this sound familiar?   You do really great with exercising and eating right for days or weeks or even months.   But then something happens…   A vacation   An illness   A change in routine…   Just something.   That totally throws you off of your routine?   I’m there.  Total lack of

Green B.E.A.N. Delivery Update

Green B.E.A.N. Delivery Update

For those that have asked…yes!  We are still using the Green B.E.A.N. delivery service each week.  The picture above is what was in our bin this week.  I am still very happy with the service and the options available to us.  I really like the flexibility of being able to skip a week here and

The Naked Face Project

The Naked Face Project

  As I mentioned previously, I’ve been following Molly and Caitlin with their Naked Face Project for the last 60 days.  The last day is tomorrow.  And although they’ve asked people to join in for one day…I am looking forward to a Saturday night out with friends and getting able to put on some nice(r)

Today Don’t Read Me, Read Amber

Today Don’t Read Me, Read Amber

The picture above is of me in the summer of 2001. I was about 25-30 lbs. heavier than I am today. The next sentence is NOT to get comments like “you look great now!”, etc. When I look in the mirror…I still see that body above with about another 5-10 lbs. added on to it.