by Brooke Selb | Apr 5, 2018 | Mom Life, Pregnancy, William
Well here we are! Baby #2 is officially at 29 weeks and in the third trimester. At times I feel like this pregnancy has gone super slowly and others it feels really fast. What is that saying? The days are long but the years are short? I am definitely feeling that....
by Brooke Selb | Apr 2, 2018 | Easy Family Friendly Meals, Family, Freezer Meals, Health Time Management, Healthy Eating Mindset, Kid Friendly Meals, Make Ahead Meals, Meal Planning, Meal Prepping, Mom Life, Nutrition, Recipes, Simple Meal Plans
Confession: I have never owned a crockpot. Until about 3 weeks ago when we got an Instant Pot which is part pressure cooker and part crockpot. Truthfully, crockpots and Instant Pots scare me. As a person who is militant about expiration dates, the idea of leaving food...
by Brooke Selb | Mar 30, 2018 | 20 Minute Workouts, Cardio Workouts, Dumbbells, Exercise, Gym, Home Workouts, Lower Body / Leg Workouts, Strength Workouts, Total Body Workouts, Upper Body / Arm Workouts, Workouts, Workouts for Beginners
We survived! The first week back after a break always seems pretty long, but thankfully this week went by quickly due to dinner with friends, some teacher’s being out, and the random snowy morning we had on Tuesday. Denver has not seen much of any snow this...
by Brooke Selb | Mar 29, 2018 | Blogging
I will never forget the moment I finally decided to start writing this blog. Rob and I were sitting on our second couch in our apartment in Vietnam (after we broke the first one because we are tall Americans on small Vietnamese couches) and I was reading two of the...
by Brooke Selb | Mar 26, 2018 | Family, Health Coaching
I received a weekend pass to the the GFAFExpo in exchange for coverage of the event. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. I appreciate your support! During my first teaching job in Arizona (10 years ago, oh my), I thought it was both...
by Brooke Selb | Mar 23, 2018 | Cardio Workouts, Core / Ab Workouts, Dumbbells, Exercise, Gym, Home Workouts, Total Body Workouts, Workouts, Workouts for Beginners
It has been quite a week over here! We opted for a spring break staycation this year and it has been so much fun (and busy) to hang out with Zoey. I like taking her out of daycare for the time I have off and give her some out in the world experiences apart from must...
by Brooke Selb | Mar 22, 2018 | Family, Meal Planning, Mom Life, Nutrition
This post contains affiliate links. I appreciate your support! When you are looking at places to save money, one of the most common places to cut spending is the grocery bill. What can get frustrating about cutting spending here is the time it takes to really make an...
by Brooke Selb | Mar 19, 2018 | Family, Health Coaching
You do the research, you read the articles, you keep your ear to the ground on healthy habits (heck, you read this blog), so you have a pretty good idea of what you need to do to create a healthy body and mind and you do your best to put it into action. That is why it...
by Brooke Selb | Mar 16, 2018 | Dumbbells, Home Workouts, Lower Body / Leg Workouts, Strength Workouts, Total Body Workouts, Upper Body / Arm Workouts, Workouts, Workouts for Intermediate
Woohoo! It is almost spring break! Once work ends today, I get the whole week off. Since Zoey’s daycare gives teachers a discount in which we do not have to pay for care, or partially pay for care, if we are not in school, I get to spend the whole week with our...
by Brooke Selb | Mar 15, 2018 | Family, Family Activities, Mom Life, Movement Activities for Kids, Screen Free Activities
When I am fortunate enough to have a full day with Zoey, I typically try to get us both out of the house for a morning activity before we have to get home for lunch and a nap. While there are tons of activities to do around town with a toddler, I tend to lean towards...
by Brooke Selb | Mar 12, 2018 | Workouts
We are mixing things up on the blog today with a fun guest post from Orange Theory Fitness! If you feel like you are stuck in an exercise rut where you just cannot find the motivation to get up and get moving, then take a peek at these 5 alternative exercises to try....
by Brooke Selb | Mar 9, 2018 | 30 Minute Workouts, Cardio Workouts, Dumbbells, Plyometrics, Workouts
I am not sure when your spring break falls, but we are only one week away over here! While this has been one of my best years of teaching, spring break is always a much welcomed and needed rest after the general hecticness of third quarter. Thankfully, I get to spend...