Do you live in leggings? I do. I wear them ALL day EVERY day. There are lots of ways I measure up good leggings in my quest to find all of the best leggings. Here's my checklist: How do they hold up as I wear them? Am I always tugging at them? Do they pass the bend over test? (This is a must!) Price Wash (How do they stand up after being washed?) Here is a list of some of my favorite leggings right now, so you can run (and jump, and sit down to watch Netflix) in ...
Chocolate Black Bean Cupcakes With Vanilla Avocado Frosting
Look at these cupcakes. Pretty yummy-looking…right? And sure to be a hit on the kid friendly dessert recipes list with that green colored frosting, too. I bet you wouldn't guess that these are skinny cupcakes. Let me back up. Every morning, I sit down at my desk and work. While I work, I watch the basic morning lineup. I love me some Hoda and Kathie Lee. Let’s face it…these women have my job. I want to get up have my hair and make up done, and drink wine with my friends. And. Get. ...
10 Benefits Of Lemon Detox Water
I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions. Maybe it’s a commitment thing, maybe it’s because I’m so darn busy I never have a moment to sit down and figure out what the heck I would do…it's probably the commitment thing. That said, I’m the first one to make little changes that are easy to implement. I typically find these little ideas in the morning on Flipboard. (Do you Flipboard? I love it!) That’s where I saw the headline about lemon detox water. I would link to that article as a reference if I ...
One Pot Pasta Recipe
Coming in to the end of summer, I am getting slammed every day. By the time dinner rolls around, I’ve typically worked all day, made 2-3 trips to school and spent NO time thinking about dinner. I'm still loving quick and easy summer recipes, and I've found the perfect summer pasta recipe. I don’t know how the idea of One Pot Pasta dishes got by me, but I’ll admit, I’ve never tried it. As the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons would say, “Best. Dinner. Ever.” (…and my kids agreed.) I am ...
How To Use Snapchat
I’ve been cheating. I’ll give you a moment to let that sink in…Now I’ll explain. I’ve been cheating on Instagram with Snapchat. Let’s face it, things with IG have gotten WAY too serious. There’s the pressure of when to post, what to post, what to hashtag, where to put the hashtags, and now the algorithm. ENOUGH! Enter Snapchat…hello, new friend…you’re fun, and kinda pretty. BUT, I have no idea what to do with you. I’ve been playing with you for a couple weeks now. How To Use Snapchat When ...
Campfire Pizza
We are a pizza family. I mean, when you live in Chicago…you pretty much gotta be, right? It’s easy, it’s tasty AND everyone will eat it. SO yay. Now that it’s summertime I don’t always want to turn on the oven to cook it. That’s why this campfire pizza recipe is so perfect. Campfire Pizza Here’s what you need: Italian Rolls Pizza Sauce Mozzarella Cheese Your family's favorite toppings! Tin Foil Slice the rolls in half. Separate and place sauce, cheese and your favorite ...