Last October, I almost lost my dad to a heart attack. Almost. He had a 1% chance to live and he survived. A second chance to live life to the fullest. Last week, a spot on my foot was diagnosed with melanoma. Thankfully, they caught it early, and it hadn’t gotten into my bloodstream yet. …
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I consider myself a health conscious newbie. I’m a student, and am constantly learning new ways to incorporate healthy living into my family’s day to day life. With that said, I also completely believe in a balanced lifestyle. The 80/20 rule, if you will. 80% of the time, I do my best to make sure …
Cinco De Mayo The Skinny Way
We’re back from wine country, and settled back into normal life. I’ll be sharing a recap of our entire trip soon! In the meantime, I’m excited to celebrate Cinco De Mayo! Since becoming a mom, I’ve learned that celebrating holidays like this is a great way to break up the week and add a little …
5 Reasons I’m Glad I Traded My Gym Membership For A Home Gym
UPDATE: The winner of the Power Block adjustable weights ($379 value) is Brynn Becker! Congratulations, Brynn! Check your inbox for an email from me on how to claim your prize! 🙂 Thank you to everybody who entered! If you purchase equipment from 2nd Wind, be sure to use the coupon code at the bottom of …
Kuiper Family Menu: January 4 – 10, 2016
Tomorrow is the day I’ve been waiting for! January 4th brings so much excitement to my world! I’m so pumped for the new year and all that’s to come! And I’m MOST excited to get back into a regular routine and get into a good groove again. This past week I didn’t meal plan and …
What If Our Daughters Heard This?
I always dreamed of having daughters. I thought about how fun it would be to dress them in adorable clothes, do their hair, and get manis and pedis together. I thought about all the girl talk we’d have and the shopping adventures we’d go on. It turns out my dreams came true. I was doubly blessed with …
Kuiper Family Menu: December 21 – 27, 2015
Hey guys, I hope your weekend was better than ours. We struggled. Kids were sick, we were sick, and it felt like we were hanging on minute by minute! It’s days like this when I long to live closer to family so we could wave the white flag and ask for a little help. We did get out …
The Sisterhood of Motherhood: Let’s Help Each Other Make Supper
Where I’m from, the temps today are in the low 60’s and just yesterday a beautiful little yellow leaf fell right next to my bright pink tennis shoe as I was buckling my little in his car seat. My pumpkin spice candle is crackling downstairs. Fall is in the air. This morning I dressed the …
CALIA By Carrie Underwood: Shorts & Tees!
I mentioned last month that I was participating in a five month long program with CALIA by Carrie Underwood. I have to tell you, this is hands down one of my very favorite partnerships to date. In fact, I actually told Jake last week, that if he is ever looking to surprise me with something, …
Guilt-Free Puppy Chow
About six months ago, my husband and I embarked on a journey together to pursue a healthy lifestyle. Prior to that, we’d been ordering take-out a few times a week, eating lots of carbs, and had dessert in some form almost every single night. Although we worked out on a regular basis, we weren’t really doing …