{Childrens Clothes} Little Frugalistas online thrift stores

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Smart moms buy used clothing for their childrens clothes at Little Frugalistas! Online thrift stores, such as Little Frugalistas is the smart way to save time and money! Used Clothing
I'm a mom of three girls, two of which are twins. When I was pregnant with the twins, my hubby was just graduating college and headed into another 4 year program. So from the beginning I have always shopped thrift stores for childrens clothes. My girls are all teenagers and we still shop at our favorite used clothing shops. How about you?
Thrift Store
Just recently I found out about Little Frugalistas which is an online thrift store for childrens clothes. I so wish this online thrift store was around when my girls were little. They carry sizes 0-3 months all the way to 7-8 for girls and boys. I was reading their guarantee and all the gently worn clothes have been "doubly and triply" inspected for no rips or tears, no missing buttons and not stains or defects. Since it is an online store you might be concerned with the cost of shipping. Guess what? They offer free shipping for orders over $40.
Stop over and check out Little Frugalistas which is a wonderful money saving resource for your family.
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Healthier Lifestyle Apps for Healthy Living

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Are you making 2013 your year of Healthy Living? Here are a few Healthier Lifestyle Apps that I have found helpful on my journey. Today is week 5 of the 52 Weeks of Inspiration and I'm featuring healthy apps.

Healthy Living Apps

Run Keeper is my current favorite app where I record or track my walking and running exercises that I do outdoors and indoors. It works great for track walking, elliptical and treadmill use. I love that it keeps track of my miles, calories, time,etc. The only downside for me is that it doesn't do so well with circuit training or my exercise classes. I manually add in that information. I also have it set to remind me to workout daily. I don't need it but I have it just in case I'm being lazy the app will tell me to go exercise. Here is a screen shot of my Elliptical use where it keep track of my best times, distance, etc. All my records are from the Fall. I need to get working harder on the Elliptical!

Healthier Lifestyle App
This Fall, teen Anna got me hooked on LifeKraze which is on the desktop and apps for the smartphones. It is my daily check in spot to make me accountable for exercising. It is also my go-to place for inspiration on my healthier lifestyle journey. Daily I go in to see what others are doing, give them points for their accomplishments and leave comments that inspire them or praise them for their efforts. I have learned a lot about exercise from all the other members and I daily feel inspired to do more and to keep on going. Here are 2 screen shots. One is my personal accomplishment page and the other are accomplishments of others.
I exercise almost daily and have now lost 65 pounds since April 2012. I do go through plateaus and decided to find something to help me track my calories in and calories burned. I don't get frustrated because exercising makes me fell great and I know that it is a life long process of change. 
Through careful research I discovered BodyMedia.  It is an arm band that tracks calories in and out which includes tracking exercise, sleep, food and more. I can use it as a healthier lifestyle app as well as a desktop journal. The below iPhone screen shot shows one of the first few days when I started using the app. I learned that I needed to burn 500 more calories daily than I ate to lose 1 lb a week and burn 1000 calories daily to lose 2 lbs a week. When you are burning way more than you are taking in your body isn't getting what it needs and you will plateau. So this screen shot truly pointed out what I was doing. 
The following week I ate more food (healthier food), exercised the same and finally started loosing weight again. I pushed passed the plateau! By the way, BodyMedia is what they use on The Biggest Loser. I didn't know that and started using it before this season began. I would love to see their results using the BodyMedia bands.
This shot is from their website, BodyMedia. Love this picture with the arm band, phone app and desk top view. 
Do you have a healthier lifestyle app which you enjoy using? Link it up below. I will be going through each healthy living post listed so I can get some new inspiration on my journey! I will share more in the future so check back. 
Check out Week 1, Week 2, Week 3 and Week 4 of the 52 Weeks of Inspiration!

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National Potato Lovers Month Monday Menu Plan & Linky

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February is National Potato Lovers month and are you in? This week's Monday Menu Planning is stuffed full of potato goodness. Share your recipes in the blog hop.
Menu Plan


Monday- Potato Pizza Crust for the Potato Crusted Margarita Pizza


Tuesday - World Nutella Day! Let's just eat Nutella all day. Nutella Peanut 
Butter Cookies. Ok well if you want more carbs, enjoy the Easiest Ever Potato Soup

Wednesday- Mocked Mashed Potato Bar is a family favorite and low carb friendly!


Thursday- Mashed Cauliflower (excellent low carb potato substitute) from last weeks featured menu by StoneGable

Friday- Healthy French Fry Potato

National Potato Lovers Month

Check back over the month because I have quite a few potato recipes to add to my blog for Potato Month


Weekend - Crustless Spinach Quiche

Are you looking for healthy apps? Check my post and if you have any healthy post, healthy recipes or healthy app reviews on your blog, stop over and share them with me!

LINK UP your menu plans, recipes and anything related to food. If you link up potato recipes I will pin them to my Potato Board on Pinterest.

I will pin some of the post on Pinterest as I have time! If you do pin my post, please leave a comment and I will be sure to get yours pinned. Thanks!

I've linked up at OrgJunkie's Menu Plan Monday link up and always check out 3 Boys and a Dog menus.

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World Nutella Day with 2 tasty recipes

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Today is World Nutella Day. Are you ready for tasty Nutella recipes to celebrate the day? Around here my teens could celebrate every day as World Nutella Day!

Here are two of our favorite Nutella recipes. The teens like to eat it straight from the jar. I'm a tad bit classier and prefer to dip in a graham cracker to bring out my mouth-watering, smooth and creamy Nutella. 

Nutella Peanut Butter Cookies
1 egg1 cup plus 2-3 Tbsp sugar3/4 c. Nutella1/4 c. Peanut Butter
Oven 350. Mix ingredients.  Spoon out onto cookie sheet.  Lightly smash down the cookies with fork tines, rotate 180 degrees and do it again.  Sprinkle lightly with sugar.   Bake 7-10 minutes (until they are not shiny) Let cool for 1 minute and then put on cooling rack. Makes 12.

My other favorite way to cook with Nutella is to make Nutella Amish Friendship Bread. You will also find my recipe in the Friendship Bread Kitchen Recipe Box.
Nutella Amish Friendship BreadServe this bread slightly warm for a luxurious chocolatey hazelnut treat.Ingredients1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter (click to get starter)
1 cup chocolate milk
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup oil
2 eggs
2 cups flour
2 small boxes chocolate instant pudding
1 cup Nutella hazelnut spread
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
2. In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed except the Nutella.
3. Grease two large loaf pans.
4. Dust the greased pans with granulated sugar.
5. Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans.
6. Drop 1/2 cup of Nutella on top of each pan and use a knife to swirl it into the batter.
7. Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.

Kitchen NotesThis recipe makes 2 loaves of bread or around 30 muffins. You could also turn it into a Bundt cake!ENJOY this tasty World Nutella day! If you like these Nutella recipes please give me a pin on Pinterest! Do you have any Nutella recipes on your blog? Feel free to leave the recipe in the comments or a link to your blog and I will stop over and celebrate World Nutella Day on your blog, too.  

Happy National Chop Sticks Day Asian Recipes

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National Chop Sticks Day gives me an excuse to share yummy recipes and photos of sushi with you today. I hope you don't mind a few Asian-type recipes that I've put together.


Asian Recipes
Thai Basil Fried Rice 
Coconut Rice 
Red Curry Pad Thai Noodles
Thai Green Curry Chicken

Chicken Teriyaki-ish
Asian-Style Edamame and Shitake Pilaf
National Chop Sticks Day
Asian Chicken Salad
Tangy Asian Chicken Sandwich with Coleslaw
Candy Sushi
I hope you click and enjoy these recipes. I would LOVE it if you gave me a pin on Pinterest, too! 
Sushi Pictures
Here are some of my favorite sushi pictures! Most always I eat sushi with my husband. I have made sushi a few times, including candy sushi, cupcake sushi and California rolls. I will post more sushi recipes soon. 

Healthier Lifestyle and the Genie Bra review

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There is a downside to this healthier lifestyle journey. It is difficult keeping up with clothes to fit my changing body. I recently found the Genie Bra and it gave my body a new lift in this journey!

The Genie Bra is an As Seen On TV product and can be purchased online. When I took the bra out of the box it looked just like my sports bra. I was disappointed because I didn't need another sports bra. I really needed a form fit that would hold tight to my every changing body and that I could wear outside the gym. My current sports bras don't do that and I don't wear them outside of the gym. On first look, I thought that this bra isn't going to fit like my wire bras but just like my unsupportive sports bra.

I'm here to admit that I judged the Genie Bra before trying it on. That was my first and last mistake with this bra. The Genie Bra gave me the lift and support like my old wire bras without the uncomfortable wire. The bra has a wide band and each cup is separated and fitted to give a lift. Better yet, the bra keeps its shape and has given me the fit and shape I need as my size decreases. This is very important to me and will save me money until I get to my new weight. At first the bra looked like a sports bra but it is no where near a sports bra.

I have a very busy daily routine and it feels great to rely on the Geni Bra to give me the a smooth, creaseless fit when I change out of my gym clothes and into my daily outfits. The bra also comes with pads which provide extra lift and coverage. I am not using them but in the future I might as I lose more weight. I'm totally satisfied and as I said in the beginning, the Genie Bra has given me a new lift in my healthier lifestyle journey!

This is my review of the Geni Bra but I do want you to check it out for yourself at the Genie Bra Website and on their Facebook page. I love the before and after pictures of the women trying on the bra. Yes, I'm a chicken or I would do before and after pictures of myself. For now, you'll have to check their site to actually see the difference. I have found the same result as these women. The Geni Bra is truly like wearing a regular under wire bra but it is so much more comfortable.

Ok this is crazy but I also tried the Slim and Tone Leggings for the same reason. I wanted something to give me a snug fit as my body is changing. These are wonderful for the midsection and legs. Since it is winter and I'm always freezing, I do wear these to bed for extra warmth under my pj's.

Want to know more about my healthier lifestyle journey? Check here for my healthier lifestyle journey and my 52 weeks of Inspiration-Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 and Week 5.


I wrote this review while participating in a Blog Tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Genie Bra and received products to facilitate my post and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.

How to Handle Your School's Football Obsession if You're Not Football-Obsessed

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Endure the mass hysteria known as football season with these mildly subversive tactics.

To complete this how-to, you will need:

Offbeat school colors
Compelling photos
"I Hate Football" group
Happy place

Step 1: Tweak the team colors

Forced to wear team colors to show your school spirit? Wear shades that are close, but a little bit off. You'll feel like less of a lemming without pissing off the football jocks.

Step 2: Ditch the pep rallies

Ditch the pep rallies however you can. If anyone asks where you were, whisper "stomach troubles" and they'll leave you alone.

No way to escape the pep rally? Stay seated when the team enters as your silent protest.

Step 3: Keep photos handy

Scan the internet for funny, weird, or shocking photos to keep on your phone. Anytime someone wants to talk football, use them to change the subject.

Step 4: Start a group

Vent with like-minded people in an "I Hate Football" group. Make plans together for game nights, when the rest of a town is at the stadium.

Step 5: Have a happy place

When all else fails, have a happy place to go to in your head when everyone around you is boring you to tears with their football obsession. And remember: sooner or later, you'll graduate!

TV star Ryan Seacrest played football for the Dunwoody High School Wildcats in Atlanta.

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