First of all, let me thank Petit Elefant for allowing me to be a guest blogger this week. I have had a ball! I appreciate all your ideas, feedback, questions, and dialogue about my favorite two topics: fitness and family. Keep it comin! I have always been a morning person. I remember as a kid, waking up while it was still dark outside and sneaking out to our black and white television with no knobs (I had to turn the…
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My favorite 8 year-old came home from school today and stated: Mom, we need something banana-ish today. Consider it done, lovely girl. Banana Muffins {Recipe from Set for Life} 1 cup whole wheat flour ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup bran cereal (All-Bran, Fiber One, etc.) 1 tablespoon baking powder 2 tablespoons sugar or honey 1 egg 2 tablespoons oil 1/3 cup skim milk 2 large or 3 medium bananas Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix all ingredients until combined. Spray…
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The winner of the Dillon Rogers $125 Gift Card Giveaway is….. Heidi who said… so cute! Congratulations Heidi, that’s quite a spending spree. Have fun! {email giveaways@petitelefant.com to claim your prize}
It really doesn’t take a lot to put together a foxy outfit. All the women I took photos of in NYC were wearing outfits I can replicate for way less, any day of the week. Just to give you an idea of how to put together a sassy outfit on the cheap, I’ve put together some collages for you. Let me know what you think. NYC CHIC GRAD SCHOOL CASUAL BOLD & BEAUTIFUL OFFICE CASUAL GIRLFRIEND CASUAL var gaJsHost =…
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Last month was National Cholesterol Education & Whole Grains month! Get Your Cholesterol Checked High blood cholesterol affects over 65 million Americans. You can have high cholesterol and not even know it. Celebrate National Cholesterol Education Month by getting your blood cholesterol checked and taking steps to lower it with healthier food and lifestyle choices. Did You Know.? That bowl of oatmeal you had for breakfast this morning counts as a whole grain and has been scientifically proven to reduce…
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Did you catch my sweet friend Nie Nie on Oprah today? She made me proud to be a mother, and hardly cried a bit. Me on the other hand, well. I needed a few tissues to get through the show. And P.S. didn’t she look beautiful? Super foxy. {image via Oprah}
So, I just kicked some serious booty in my favorite kickboxing class. Somebody got figuratively beat up by yours truly and it felt awesome! Afterward, I was chatting it up with the gals on my way out of class, laughing¸ basking in the natural high that comes from all those squats, jabs, and uppercuts. I was a sweaty mess (who knew there are sweat glands in kneecaps?). I passed by a full length mirror in the locker room and stopped…
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In case you haven’t noticed the pink everything, everywhere, it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Not that you should only pay attention in October, but it’s like an annual reminder to encourage those who are battling, those who have battled, and those who must do all they can to avoid the battle, and anyone working to make the battle easier or just plain eliminated forever. Surely you fall into one or more of those categories. How many people do you know…
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In love
I was raised on plain yogurt and was the only kid on the planet eating it in the 1980s. I still crave it, until now. Im breaking up with you, plain yogurt enter my new exotic love: Greek Yogurt. Creamier. Richer. More filling. If it could speak it would have an accent. I love men, I mean yogurts, with accents. I couldnt help but notice Greek Yogurt in stores the past several months and have been reading…
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