Praising Pinterest

Utilizing Pinterest for inspiration is quite effective! I love Pinterest, my hubby can attest to this. He may despise Pinterest to some degree because of my overall obsession.
Pinterest has allowed me, as a dreamer to dream BIG. I love it for all things home, style, recipes, and health.

I often use Pinterest as a closet. How I wish i could simply click on a picture and have that outfit show up in my closet, that is not what i am meaning here. I search my style boards for inspiration for weekly outfits. I often can find that I have something similar to what I have pinned and can formulate an outfit that is perfect! This outfit had me searching all over town for some leather leggings and I found them after many hours for a whopping 7 dollars! I now am seeking a shirt like she is wearing..

I use Pinterest daily for workout inspiration, here is a current workout I am doing for the month of January:

This is only my cardio/treadmill portion of the workout, I incorporate strength training as well, usually with circuits of targeted area workouts, with a mix of  cardio heart rate pumping moves such as burpees, jumping jacks, speed skaters, jump rope, you get it. Pinterest allows me to utilize easily accessible workout regimens on a daily basis. so thank you Pinterest!

Another huge, HUGE reason I love Pinterest is for amazing recipes.
Just about anyone I talk to uses Pinterest for this reason! It's so fun and easy to find great new recipes. There is a plethera of ones to choose from. Here is a recipe I searched for and made this past weekend because I had a leftover hambone to use after Christmas dinner:

recipe courtesy of DamnDelicious, thank you!

So tell the men in your lives Pinterest really isn't that bad. We women may spend countless hours pinning away,but look what you get in return...

a stylish, fit mama with yummy recipes that you get to try all year long.

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New Year, New You

Hey Ya'll, it is now 2016 and I am giddy as all get out!

This year is going to be an amazing year. I want to filled with the spirit, the Holy spirit to be alive within me 24/7. I want to savor the moments and enjoy life to the fullest. I know it  is the time where we all list out our goals and big aspirations for the year to come. It can be a bit cliche but lets really just dream together. Let's become that person we want to this year, no excuses just do it!

Jesus is alive, he LOVES us and is coming back for us someday soon and that alone is enough inspiration to be the best you!

I want to be my healthiest yet.
This year is a year to celebrate, I will be graduating in less than 6 months from my Master's program and will become a real grown up girl with a grown up job with lots, LOTS of responsibility.

My husband and I are going to try for a babe for the third time in our lives, we have had two prior miscarriages and now we know some important health issues that I have to hopefully, God willing produce a healthy, happy pregnancy that will allow us to become parents of a healthy,happy babe!!

I want to really be in tune with my body, and have a healthy pregnancy, my goal for the year is to eat healthy, clean, good for you foods 90% of the time and allow myself a few treats here and there. I am thinking Jeni's ice cream trips and some smashburger rosemary and olive oil fries with the mushroom truffle burger to name just a few, my mouth is watering just thinking of these foods. But healthy first and foremost. Sweet potato fries (my friend MB has made me addicted), and some chicken, salmon, greens, etc. One thing I need to really work on is decreasing and cutting out dairy. It will be hard, I know this because I practically fill my palate with all things dairy. This will take lots of prayer.

Lots of BIG things for this year, we also have a family vacation planned for August and if you know me at all, you know how much I love to travel.

Let's bring it 2016!

Praying for us all to have an amazing, spirit filled year!!

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