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Diary of a Semi-Health Nut

ramblings + recipes of a semi-healthy nut

Hi! I’m Amanda.

I’m a writer, chocolate chip cookie baker, blog designer, power walker, Instagram fiend, peanut butter toast lover and copious coffee drinker living in Nebraska with my husband and three cats. (also a fan of a good run-on sentence)

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Happy (Late) Birthday Daddio!

May 16, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! {First of all: Did you enter my Fitmixer Giveaway??  It closes today, so head on over and come back for the rest of this post!!} Since it was the Daddio’s birthday the night I got back from Blend, we didn’t celebrate it until that Saturday. It was a little challenging getting together since…

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All Studied Up and Smart and All

May 12, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Well I did it.  Participated in the graduation ceremony for my associate’s degree. Did I want to go?  Heck no! Daddio and I If you know me at all, the last thing I want to do is be around people I don’t know and walk on a stage in front of thousands of…

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It’s My Birthday and I’ll Run if I Want To

April 9, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

**Happy Easter!!** It was super weird being out of town on my birthday, not with my family. But it did fall on Easter weekend so of course we have to split up time equally with both families (me and the BF). First card is from my youngest sister Rachel.  It says “Happy Birthday and Easter!” …

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It’s all about Preparation + Country Love

March 19, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! As I mentioned in my post yesterday, I hung out with the BF and his dad at their family farm this weekend.  It was a much needed escape from everyday life and stress. The farm is in the middle of Nebraska somewhere.  (I’m not the one driving…I don’t pay attention.) The house isn’t…

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Happy Birthday Sister + Granola Teaser

March 18, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! How has your weekend been going?  I am at the BF’s farm typing this post as we speak, looking out over cornfields.  Weird right? I wanted to take a little time, while the boys are out playing on their new toy, to say   Happy B-day  to my lovely sister Courtney on the…

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Merry Christmas to all and to all a good week! {2011}

December 27, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello AGAIN Friends! This is, infact, the third post I am doing on the Christmas festivities.  This one will be a sort-of photo dump.  (That sounds weird.) This one will have many holiday pictures from Christmas day.  (That’s better.) All my life there has been the Christmas schedule/tradition.  It has worked out pretty well.  Christmas…

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Happy Christmas Eve To ME! {NEW CAMERA!}

December 27, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas weekend! How crazy was it that Christmas Eve and Christmas was on the weekend?  Okay I know it happens every few years right, but I don’t recall the last time it came around.  At least I get this week off from school! 🙂 I have…

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Cake Pops {How to keep them on the stick}

December 13, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Hope you all had a great weekend!  Mine was spent relaxing, making cake pops and hangin with family.  Who could ask for anything more?? I am giving thumbs up because I finally got them to stay on the stick!!! Saturday my friend Malalalalory came over to teach me how to make cake pops. …

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It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas

December 6, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello everyone!  And Happy December!  I hope you all had a lovely weekend!  It snowed here!! Something about snow makes me feel the need to do Christmas shopping…which I actually had to do for the gift exchange shindig at the farm this weekend.  Of course I left my camera at home..so I have zero pictures. …

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Thanksgiving 2011 Baking and Family Time

November 28, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello friends! I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend!  I don’t know about you..but I reeealllyyyy didn’t want to get up this morning.  I worked at 6am at my coffee catering job so I set three different alarms to make sure I’d make it to work on time. I had a long and busy…

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grilled s'mores banana boats before and after

Banana Funfetti protein Cookies

banana funfetti protein cookies via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

{WIAW #42} Mexican Tacos and Dessert Fail

Chewy Almond Funfetti Cookies + 7 Happy Things

chewy almond funfetti cookies via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com perfect for customizing for any holiday including the 4th of july! #yum #recipe #cookies #dessert

{WIAW #66} Moving Day + Archive Eats

[IMM Link-Up #9] Chocolate Covered Strawberries

chocolate covered strawberries with sprinkles with sprinkles

GF Pumpkin Spice Browned Butter Protein Bites

gf pumpkin spice browned butter protein bites via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

Raspberry Homemade Fruit Roll Ups with Frozen Fruit

easy DIY homemade fruit roll ups. great as a snack, a semi-healthy treat, or for fueling for a run. via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

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