How about a little something called Friday Five. Where I string five random thoughts together about my life as of late and call it a post! 1. I found a new lake! I know, in Minnesota of all places. (It’s the land of 10,000 lakes in case you didn’t know.) I finally went out for…
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What I Ate in Minneapolis at #HLS13
I moved to the twin cities area three whole months ago! (Who else can’t believe it’s been that long?) This whole time I have yet to explore the Minneapolis food scene and I’m so excited I had the opportunity to try some new restaurants at the Healthy Living Summit this year! Check out my first…
WIAW #76 Farmer’s Market Fun + #HLS Excitement
I have SO MUCH to do to prepare for #HLS13 (Healthy Living Summit 2013), plus I already posted my thoughts on 9-11, but when preparing for a blogging conference, one can’t help but think about their blog!!Or am I the only one? [If you are attending your first blogging conference and are a bit nervous,…
Preparing for a Marvelous Weekend at #HLS13!
I’m not sure if I specifically told you all, but I’m attending the Healthy Living Summit 2013 this weekend! I found out as I was moving to the twin cities that it was taking place up here in Minneapolis…how convenient is that?? All I had to pay for was the ticket!Oh and I decided to…
M+M Butter Cookie Bars + Exciting News!
After last week’s Butter vs Margarine post (with lots of pros and cons on both butter and margarine), you probably know that I’m cool with having butter in moderation. Which is good, because these bars taste buttery and delicious. After having Becky’s s’mores cookie dough bars a few weeks ago, I could not get them…
Marvelous Week Off + Justin’s Winner
I’ve had a week off from house-wifish duties and I didn’t die of boredom OR flip out (too much) over having very little to do. This is a Marvelous accomplishment if you ask me! I had the opportunity to accompany Dave to Iowa for some trapshooting. Then we headed to my hometown in Nebraska for…
8 Tips on Moving and Settling into a New City– on Alex Tries it Out!
Hello Friends! First of all, head over to see who won the Color Me Rad giveaway for two free entries to the colorful fun-run! Thanks for all who participated!———-It’s been about seven weeks since we’ve moved to the twin cities! How crazy is that? So much has changed! Plans. Expectations. Lifestyle. Love. Having our own…
4 Things to Take on an Outdoor Run
I went for a run today…err a walk-run. Those have been VERY common lately with my back. I honestly didn’t even plan on running at all. One of those times that I definitely tricked myself into getting out the door. “It’s just a walk, Amanda.” I was also only going to walk 2 miles. Then…
{WIAW #72} Current Confessions
Hello Friends! I have a confession to make. Well, I have a lot of confessions I should probably make…like the fact that sometimes I make cookies solely to eat all the dough left in the bowl. That’s pretty normal though, right? I should also confess that in three days I had Starbucks three times. Once…
Fizzy Fruity Summer Drinks
Fizzy fruity summer drinks are super easy! All you have to do is freeze fruit into icecubes and once those are frozen…pop them into some fizzy water!
