Create a Stress Free Environment

Can’t Find the Energy? Feel like you’re in a rut? Having problems sleeping?
Change your environment!
I have found that every few months, if I rearrange the furniture in the house, repaint a room, or add something decorative, I suddenly have the energy to clean, I sleep better at nights and I feel better about my home!
Changing [...]

Summer Supers!

Ready to power up your summertime? Ready to fuel your summer fun? Check out these super foods that are great for summer!

Lemons—add a slice to your water or make some fresh lemonade. Flavonoids found in citrus fruit have been found to help fight growth of cancerous cells and acts as an anti-inflammatory! [...]

You Are What You Eat?

Written by Ruthie Swedlund
“You are what you eat” it’s a phrase all of us have heard at some point in our lives, but what does it really mean and is its true? You would think that we, as “modern educated women” would understand this simple concept and how it relates to our health and that [...]

Count your blessings

One of my favorite songs goes . .
Are you ever burdened With a load of care,
Does the cross seem heavy You are called to bear.
Count your many blessings Every doubt will fly,
And you will be singing As the days go by.
What a beautiful message! I find myself singing this song whenever I feel life’s burdens [...]

Spring fitness tips

From Workout Essentials to Pantry Purges, Founder Lisa Druxman Advises on Shaping up for the Season
At the first signs of spring, many new moms will emerge from their winter hibernation ready to resume outdoor workouts and reverse recent indulgences in cold-weather comfort foods. But a foray into post-baby fitness following a seasonal hiatus does require [...]

Fitness tips for exhausted moms

We sat on the couch together, I was exhausted and he was too. At three AM my baby finally went to sleep. As I lay there wondering if he would wake coughing again. I pondered how I would make it through the week. Life in our house can come to a quick standstill when [...]

Step outside

The sun is peaking around the corner and for some of us it’s already here. You know what that means girls, get outside! Take your baby or your dogs for a walk. Get your hubby out there too. The beautiful sunlight and fresh air will benefit your health.
An hours exposure to the sunlight every day [...]

Home gym on a budget

Written by Ruthie Swedlund
Time is precious and when it comes to being a Mom and a Happy Housewife it’s even more precious. One of the many challenges of getting into the habit of a fitness lifestyle is finding the time to get those workouts in. Some women choose to go to the Gym, which offer [...]

Natural Aphrodisiac’s

Written by: Jessica Woodruff
Enhancing the passion in our lives. Sounds like a great sales pitch right? Well it should, because it works! Millions of dollars are spent each year on drugs that claim to give your sex drive that extra kick that you desire. What they don’t tell you in every advertisement, is that most [...]

Fitness & Love

By Ruthie Swedlund
He said I was beautiful and he meant it. He said he loved me no matter what size I was, and he meant it. He has loved me through fat and fit and it’s hard to put into words what that means to me. I am blessed to have such a wonderful man [...]

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