When I lived in Chicago I used to be a bartender. Every night I'd walk to work and on my way I'd stop into a local juice bar and buy a shot of wheat grass. I love the smell of fresh grass, so the taste was never off-putting to me, but I did it because it gave me such great boost of energy for my shifts. I never thought much about what else it was doing for my body, and sadly when I moved out of … [Read more...]
Merry Fluffy Christmas Applecheeks Cloth Diaper Giveaway #FluffyXmas
Welcome to the 5th annual Merry Fluffy Christmas Giveaway Event!! (I can't believe I've been a part of this amazing even for 4 years now!) Skip to the bottom to enter giveaway! This year my amazing sponsor is Applecheeks Cloth Diapers. If you follow me on Instagram you know that 95% (maybe more) of my cloth diaper stash is made up of Applecheeks. We started using them when Baby D was about … [Read more...]
Holiday Gift Ideas For Mom
This morning I had the pleasure of working with Channel 8 News on a fun back to school segment featuring some great holiday gift ideas for mom! Thank you so much for watching this morning and stopping by my blog for more information about the products I featured on TV. While you are here please be sure to head over to my About Emily to learn more about me, my family, and my … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon Race Recap
It's been 7 days since I ran my first half marathon and I've been mulling over how to write my race recap since I crossed that finish line. I could write out each mile like I did in my Goldilocks 10k race recap, but I feel like this race was so much more than a traditional race recap. Running a half marathon is something I never ever EVER thought I'd do. I've hated running my whole life, and … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Veteran’s Day 5k Race Recap
If you looked at my race schedule (before today) you won't see the Las Vegas Veteran's Day 5k run scheduled. I've been sick for the past 2 weeks (which has totally put a damper on my half marathon training), and I hadn't planned to do another race until my first half marathon Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas. However, my 5 year old son has been BEGGING me to let him run a race with me, so when I … [Read more...]