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5-Ingredient Baked Balsamic Peaches with Fresh Maple Whipped Cream
Today August 22nd is Eat a Peach Day! What does that mean? Eat a Peach Day is all about the glorious peach. Today we are supposed to eat peaches since it is right in the middle of the peach harvest season. I didn’t know that China produces half of the world’s peaches! I did know about Georgia, the Peach State — I used to live there. Everything peach and all. So to follow the suggestion of “Eat a Peach”, here is a quick and easy recipe for baked peaches. A little tangy and sweet but bursting with peach flavor. If you make this recipe, please share it with us in…
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Get Back on Track: Create Healthy Habits
Healthy habits are the cornerstone to a healthy life. They help you to create a routine in your life that allows you to find a balance between your responsibilities and reaching whatever goals you have. But if you have lost your way and need to get back on track, it is about finding that inspiration again. Create the Habit Without the Rules When you lose your inspiration for keeping up with healthy habits, it’s a lot harder to pick them up again if you start off with a long list of rules. You need to put all those rules and restrictions aside, and just focus on the habits themselves. For…
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Beyond The Sandwich – Try Different Lunch Foods
When you think about packed school lunches, PB&J or ham and cheese sandwiches come to mind. While sandwiches certainly make for a nice school lunch, they are not your only option. Mix it up by fixing something different for your kids this school year. Make It A Wrap A quick and easy alternative to a sandwich is a wrap. Grab some tortillas and fix your child’s favorite sandwich as a wrap. Wraps are also great for adding lots of lettuce and extra veggies. Hummus and cucumbers make a delicious vegetarian lunch option. When you’re done adding your toppings, roll it up like a burrito and if desired, cut it in…
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Healthier Eating and Travel: Hotels Can Make a Difference
If you are currently in planning mode for an upcoming vacation, you might be thinking about what hotel to choose. When you are also concerned about eating healthy at your travel destination, there are some things to look for in a hotel. These aspects and amenities can make all the difference in how easy it is to find or prepare healthy food choices during your trip. Nearby Food Options The first thing you should pay attention to when choosing a hotel is what type of restaurants are nearby. You might think you would be willing to drive anywhere for meals since it’s a personal or work trip, but that isn’t…
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Organizing Your Child’s Workspace (and Yours too!)
School’s in for a lot of the country! Let’s all start classes off on the right foot with some organization! One of the most important things for a student to have is their own devoted workspace; an environment where they can go and write or study without too many interruptions. This allows them to focus solely on their assigned tasks and not get distracted by the things around them. The study area should be different for each student according to their particular study habits (or lack of them) but here are a few points that are essential. Everything at Their Fingertips This could be the most important part of having…
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Getting Back on Track: Find Your Creative Spark
If you have been struggling with a creative block, it not only feels like you don’t have the inspiration to do something creative, but it can feel like your life has lost a big part of its spark. It’s important to get back on track with your creative endeavors in whatever way you can. That will help you find more fulfillment in your life. Why Creative Burnout Hits You So Hard For creative types, burnout can be especially difficult to deal with. Why is that? A big reason is that your creativity and artistic nature is often a considerable part of your identity. You feel close to it and like…
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Will This Ever End? Keeping Focused on the Future
Caregiver burnout is a real thing. It can cause you to age prematurely and could lead to depression, anxiety and if you’re married — marital problems. When you are in the thick of the sandwich generation between ages 35-54, it may feel like it will never end. Hold on and stay focused on the future. Real Talk: Kids grow up Your children are as young at any given time as they will ever be. That means you only have to survive toddlerhood and the teenage years for a short time. Hold on and stay focused on the future. Unless you decide to live a multi-generational lifestyle, your kids will surely…
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S’mores for National S’mores Day
August 10th is National S’Mores Day! When I think of s’mores, I think back to firepits or BBQ grills in the backyard — we didn’t camp all that much — when all of our family was around. We would make s’mores at the end of the day — good memories! It is said that the word s’mores are a contraction of the phrase “some more”. The origin is still unclear, but some reports suggest that the recipe was developed as early as 1925. The s’more word was officially found on the Merriam-Webster in 1974 and was said to be born during night camps, specifically made by some Girl Scouts way…
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Tips for Packing School Lunches
Summer is coming to an end and school is about to start. That of course means it’s time to get back into a school year routine. Part of that routine in many households is packing school lunches. Packed lunches are a great option when your child isn’t too fond of what the school has to offer or you want a little more control over what your child is eating. Of course, if your child has dietary restrictions or food allergies, packing lunches is a must. Frankly, packing a lunch allows you to include healthy foods your child will actually eat, and it doesn’t have to cost any more than what…
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6 Tips to Get Back on Track
Falling off track, whether with your health and fitness, goals, or creative endeavors, is completely normal and common. The problem is that it can be really hard to get back up and on track again. Here are some tips for getting back on track, no matter what you have fallen behind on. Start Right Now, No Matter What Getting back on track shouldn’t feel like a grand decision. It is the small steps you take that will get you back on track with whatever goals or habits you have fallen behind on. This means starting right now, making at least one choice today that gets you a little closer. Put…
