Healthy Soups for This Fall
Soup is the ultimate food for cold weather. In fact, many soups are cream- or cheese-based and are a bit high in fat and calories. However, it is possible to make warm soups that fill you up but don’t contain a lot of fat, calories, or carbs. Consider some of these yummy healthy soups for the fall season. Tomato Soup With Grilled Cheese Croutons The first fall soup on this list is tomato soup. I know it sounds boring but instead of making full-size grilled cheese sandwiches, you can make little grilled-cheese croutons. That sounds like an idea that can travel to other dishes! For your soup, you can use…
5 Ways to Be Kind to Your Partner
18 years. My husband and I just celebrated 18 years of marriage almost 2 weeks ago. We have always tried to be kind to each other so this post holds some importance for me. Whether it’s a new relationship or you’ve been married or dating for years now, being kind to each other is vital if you want to maintain a healthy relationship. If you think your partner deserves some extra love but you don’t know how to show it, here are some simple ways you can be a better partner and show some more kindness. 1. Be a Kind Listener This is particularly true if you’ve always been more…
A Product Service Review: Fabletics
This review contains only my own opinions. I am an affiliate so I may receive compensation if you purchase products through the link at no additional cost to you. I was not compensated for this post. As a regular walker and occasional yogi, I wear a lot of leggings! Lots of leggings! My son says I don’t exercise enough for these outfits! 😊 I started wearing them almost exclusively when my kidney started failing sometime in 2014. I didn’t have a lot of energy, so leggings were easy to wear. When I had the dialysis catheter implanted into my abdomen in September 2015, the leggings were a blessing! Even now,…
My Favorite Horror (Scary) Movies
During Blogtober, I have seen several posts other bloggers have written about their favorite Halloween movies. While reading those posts, I realized that I hadn’t seen many of those movies – but I have seen quite a few horror movies. Usually at some other time of year! So, I don’t have a lot of Halloween movies to draw from — I think I missed out on something along the way. Here they are! Alien/Aliens Some horror movies become known for their special effects. Others find a following because of its odd and shocking scenes of blood and gore. Alien could have done it all in one simple line. “In space,…
How to Start Using Essential Oils
You’ve decided that you would like to get healthier, get rid of the toxic chemicals in your home or maybe you are just curious about using natural remedies for common ailments. If you can relate to any of these scenarios, essential oils might be just what you need. Your First Hurdle Confusion can quickly set in once you realize just how many different kinds of oils are available. To add fuel to the fire, there are also many different brands (and they are not all equal in quality), various ways to use them, etc. You get the idea. Every novice essential oil user has experienced this type of confusion and…
Check Out Some Fall Breakfast Options
Fall provides so many options for superfood breakfast options! I created a post on Life: The Reboot last fall looking at some of the delicious options. This post covered fall breakfast bowls, green juices, and smoothies. I even included a photo of my not pretty version of one of the recipes in the comments! For Blogtober Day 22, I decided to share that post. Hopefully, you can find some tasty breakfast options that you might want to try! Fall Breakfast Options Enjoy! Blogtober Day 22 I can’t believe how fast this month has gone. Just over one week of posts to go! Halloween Roundup Other Ways to Celebrate: Other Alternatives to…
Make a Fall Bucket List
You may have a life bucket list that applies to activities you do year-round, but what about a seasonal one? This can be a great way to clarify what you want to do or get done during this time of year, and even find some new activities that you haven’t done before. Benefits of Making a Bucket List To start with, let’s discuss some of the general benefits of having a bucket list. This includes just regular life bucket lists, and specific ones, like time-sensitive bucket lists (things to do before a certain age), or seasonal bucket lists. There are a lot of ways you can benefit by having this…
Last-Minute Halloween Party Foods
Did you put off your Halloween Party Planning? Is life getting in the way? Time is getting short! This post might help you quickly plan a party food menu for your little ghosts and goblins! These ideas can make your Halloween Spooktacular. There is also a roundup of my Halloween posts! Quick and Easy Party Food Ideas Spooky Spiders Spread peanut butter or processed cheese spread onto round butter crackers. Place four chow mien noodles or small pretzel sticks on each side of the cracker making eight spider legs. Stack a cracker on top to make a sandwich. Dip raisins into peanut butter or cheese spread and place on top…
7 Tips for Safe Exercising
Exercise and other forms of physical fitness can be positively life-changing in a number of ways. Your heart, lungs, and other organs benefit, as do important physiological processes. Your mind becomes sharper, you lower your risk of contracting diabetes, cancer and heart disease, and you improve your self-esteem. However, any time you workout or exercise, there is a chance you could become injured. When I was on the dance team in high school, I pulled a hamstring, which has never quite gotten back to normal! I wasn’t always very diligent about warming up and caring for my body before and after a workout. I know much more now. The following…
Suggestions for Halloween Dinner
If you have decided to spend Halloween at home, you might want to plan a fun and special dinner for the family. You can have a delicious and filling dinner that also has a Halloween theme. Here are some different ideas to consider. Dinner Salad with Pumpkin Carrot Slices There is a technique for cutting a carrot into small pumpkin-shaped slices, which is perfect for topping your dinner salad. You want to take the carrot and wash it as you normally would and shave it if you prefer. You will then cut into the top of the carrot on two sides of where the stem will be, moving down the…
