A Good Problem

A couple of weeks ago, Erica commented that she's excited that we are having such warm weather but that she doesn't have any summer shirts that fit.

An excellent problem to have, but a problem nonetheless.

So, that very day on our lunch break, we headed to the mall. (I secretly love to dress people, so I was really excited).

We went to one of my favorite stores and I set her loose. (The best part was that each article of clothing I happened to be wearing that day was from that very store. Which, the clerks all noticed first thing. "Oh, you've been here before.")

Yep, I'm a little obsessed.

Erica looked around for awhile but quickly joined me over in the shoe section. We hung out there for a few minutes while I tried on shoes and she just watched. Thinking that she didn't like any of the clothes, I asked, "So, you didn't find anything you liked?"

When she said that she didn't really see much that would work for her, I shoved her into a dressing room, threw a bunch of clothes at her and told her that we were not leaving until she tried every item I brought to her.

And, the little darling actually listened.

It was so fun!!

AND, look how stinking cute she is!

I have that same sweater in 4 different colors and she asked if I really minded if she got the same one.

Nope, not at all.

After all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? 

We've already played "Who Wore It Best" a couple of times.

We're so proud of our Erica and all of the progress she has made.

Get Moving

I put together this little slideshow from an article I found online. (The link is on the second slide). I shared this with our health group (Discovering Wellness) a few weeks ago.

I definitely like to be reminded of extra benefits of exercise.

I tend to forget all these great things, especially at 5:15 am.

(Since I'm technologically challenged, I can't figure out how to get it on here as a slideshow, so I will post each slide individually. Sorry...I will try to figure it out when I have more time.)

Discovering Wellness

Our fearless trainer and a couple of other people have organized a health and wellness group.

We meet every other week and discuss the basics of being healthy.

And, um, well.

We are still pretty new but have already heard from a couple of really great guest speakers. This Thursday, Dr. Vaughn Johnson is speaking to us.

We heard Dr. Johnson's seminar last year, right as we started training with Mike and it was life changing. 

If you can get to Orem this Thursday, please come! It will be well worth any amount of effort to get here.

Unexpected Sweat

Slowly but surely, we are getting back into this blogging thing.

Why does life always seem to get in the way of blogging about life? 

Weird.

So, today, I got to hang out with this cute little girl. We went for a nice Sunday afternoon stroll - which turned out to be basically a climb up the face of a very tall mountain.

Only because I suck at directions.

(I promise, she was having a really good time. Right up until, and every second after this picture, she was laughing and jabbering away).

And, do you want to know the worst part? Neither My Fitness Pal nor my phone's health app correctly tracked the many, many miles (it was honestly only like 3) that I huffed and puffed today.

And, of course, I forgot to strap on my Fitbit this morning.

Basically, a whole lot of energy wasted because there is no record of it...

Just kidding, but I was a little bugged.

It was most definitely the perfect Utah day. Low 70's, hardly any wind, lots of sunshine.

Spring is my jam.

I am so grateful that I am strong and healthy enough to really get out and enjoy this beautiful time of year.

As we were sauntering along, I remembered a day about 18 months ago, right after this little angel was born. I was with her and her mom in Walmart and we were standing at the front of the store, just about to leave. Her mom was holding her, her diaper bag and her blanket. A complete stranger walked up to us, turned to me and said, 

"Oh, how old is your baby?"

Um...really? Granted, this kiddo's mom is super, duper skinny and probably won't ever look like she's ever had a baby, even if she has 20, but the nerve of this lady to just assume that I had just given birth was astounding...

...and completely embarrassing.

I mean, I wasn't even holding her...or any of her paraphernalia. Please don't just assume that I had recently given birth just because I was fat. Geez.

I quickly muttered, "She's 4 days old" and walked away.

There's really no moral to this story except, to quote Brian Regan: "Never guess at that never, ever, ever, ever..."

I thought everyone had gotten that memo by now.

I guess not.

Anyhoo, here's proof that she did, in fact, enjoy our little outing.

(Sorry that my thumb made it into this picture).

She's pretty awesome.

The Comeback

So, yeah, um...hi there.

Long time, no see.

We've been AWOL for a little long while but we're excited to be back.


I have found some delicious and healthy recipes lately that I want to share. I made this one last week and it is definitely going to be in the regular rotation.


I adapted this recipe from here.

Healthy Chicken Bake
1 lb chicken breast
4 medium red potatoes
1 small onion
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
3 medium zucchini

(zucchinis?)
2 garlic cloves
1 c + baby carrots
olive oil
2 T basil
1 T rosemary
salt and pepper to taste

Cut everything up in bite size pieces and put in a large baking dish. Add 3 or 4 tablespoons of olive oil the basil and rosemary. 

Stir it all around.

(Oops...forgot the carrots)

Put it in a 400 degree oven for 1 hour. Pull it out and stir it every 15 minutes.  The last 5 minutes, I broiled it on high to make it crispy and awesome.

<< Fantastic food truly makes my heart sing >>

It takes a little work to cut everything up and stir it every 15 minutes but it is so, so delicious!

And, by my calculations (on My Fitness Pal), each 1.5 cup serving is only about 182 calories. Not bad for a pretty tasty and filling meal.

It's also super good left over.

Enjoy!