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Sunday, January 2, 2011
Apple A Day Massage giveaway winner!
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Kick Start Your New Years: Exercise Day Two: Squats
Being a busy mother of four, I hardly have time to exercise. So, I try my hardest to incorporate it into little things I do every day! Throughout the month of January, we will be posting not only recipes, but exercises and tips on how to fit that exercise into our busy schedule! If you know me, I am all about what is easy and most practical for me. Each day in January, we will do a post on an exercise to do and a tip to work into your daily routine to burn an extra few calories here or there...These exercises will require nothing but you and maybe some basic household items
Day Two Exercise:
Squats
- Stand with feet hip distance apart with your toes, knees and hips in a straight line.
- Pull your belly button towards your spine and contract your abdominal muscles.
- Slowly lower your body, as though you are sitting in a chair.
- If you can, go down until your butt is in line with your knees (knees at 90 degree angles). If you can't go down that low, go as low as you can.
- Take a moment and look down make sure your knees are BEHIND your toes.
- Keeping the weight in your heels, slowly push your body back to starting position.
- At the top of the movement, do NOT lock your knees. Keep a slight bend in them.
- Repeat the movement 10 to 15 times, performing 1 to 3 sets. For each repetion, count to 3 on the way up and on the way down to ensure you're not going too fast.
- Rest 30 to 60 seconds in between sets.
- It sounds silly, but sucking in your stomach throughout the day can actually help tighten your abs and whittle your waist. No one even has to know you're doing it. Just suck in your stomach for five minutes of time throughout the day. This can really help if your exercise options are limited and many women have managed to lose whole dress sizes after just a few weeks. I do this while I am driving in the car or standing in line at the store. No one knows I'm doing it, but I know and I can feel it! In fact when I went in for my ultrasound with my FOURTH child, my sonographer made a comment on how great my ab muscles still are. Talk about a boost in self esteem, right when I needed it :) !
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Skoopz Donates 10% of January Online Sales to JDRF!
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Office Depot 100% back in rewards on select items!
Thanks My Springfield Mommy!
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Is your goal for 2011 to find a new job? You can do it!
Believe me, it is no fun going to a job that you HATE every morning. I did it for 10 years-not all of them bad but I had to leave. I looked for a while-it doesn't happen over night. I LOVE my job now! The people are great, the environment is fantastic and I have a lot more free time and less stress.
It is 2011-it is time for change! I will admit I was also very scared/nervous about finding a new job but let me tell you it is absolutely worth it! I can go on for a while about how great my new job is and how I understand how hard it is to change but let me tell you it is possible and YOU CAN DO IT!
Whenever I get together with different parts of my family someone always comments on how much happier I seem. When they ask about my job it is so great to be able to say I LOVE IT!
Submit your resume FREE-what have you got to loose?
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Disney.com Twice a Year Sale...HUGE SAVINGS!
This Minnie Kitchen is personally one of my favorites...and it's 50% off...only $49.99! If only we had more room...
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Kick Start Your New Years: Quick, Cheap and Easy Recipe Day Two: Slow Cooker Pork and Kraut
So, I am not the most experienced or talented cook. I am always looking for ways to cook on the cheap. I try to use what I have on hand...and I LOVE the crock pot. I thought, being a busy mom of four, I would share some of my favorite recipes that are quick, easy, and cheap! Each day of January I will provide a favorite recipe. Please let me know what you think. If there are any suggestions, please let us know! If this turns out to be a success, we will continue to do this past January. If not, you will have to wait until next January for some more fun! So, please leave us some feedback so we know what you think! If you want to email us to leave comments or suggest your favorite easy, cheap recipe...email us at mymkemommy@gmail.com! Enjoy!
Slow Cooker Pork and SauerKraut
Ingredients:
About 4 Pound Pork Loin Roast- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Cups Sauerkraut with Liquid (I use one big can of Frank's Sauerkraut)
- 1 chopped Granny Smith Apple
- 1 can of beer (I like using Miller Lite)
- Trim and cut up Pork Roast (I HATE fat, so I cut it down quite a bit, trimming off most of the fat, but have been told that gives it a lot of the flavor...I think cutting the fat off works just fine!)
- Season pork with caraway seeds, salt and pepper.
- Cut up apple and put it over the top
- Pour in Sauerkraut and beer
- Put in slow cooker on low for 6 to 8 hours (internal temperature of the roast should be at least 160 degrees F
- ENJOY!
My little ones like this which is huge! I was nervous they wouldn't like the sauerkraut. They don't really eat the sauerkraut, but they love the flavoring of the pork. I serve green beans on the side with some mashed potatoes...so yummy!
You can omit the apple if you don't think it will go over. My husband wasn't thrilled when he learned I cut up an apple to put in there, but he said it went well...he said he wouldn't have even known it was there had I not told him.
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Outpost Natural Foods Giveaway ENDS 1/3/11
Outpost is a Co-op-you can join for a Full Share which is $200 or pay $25 per year to build equity each year. If you choose the Full Share you will also receive a three pack of Now Designs dishtowels! One of the great things about being part of the Co-op is that there are many benefits-discounts, consultation opportunities, owner appreciation days and more!
Whenever I step into an Outpost I feel healthier-corny I know but I know that I will be able to find the freshest and healthiest options in every area of the store, they are also very organized and friendly! I love that Outpost supports local farmers, I know that the items are organically grown and local, which also means that they are arriving at the store fresher!
Outpost also supports Fair Trade products-Fair Trade means that the products that you are purchasing that are produced are being made or grown by farmers or producers that are getting paid fairly for their goods. This is important as many times goods that are made elsewhere are sold to use inexpensively or expensively and the people who produce them are paid pennies compared to what the consumer is charged.
You may want to stop by for lunch sometime or check out their events and see when their next sampling day is!
We have an exciting opportunity for you-we have 2 ten dollar gift cards that we are giving away! There will be 2 winners and the giveaway will end January 3rd, 2011.
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