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    • 5 Spooky Exercises To Add To Your Workout This Halloween
      5 Spooky Exercises To Add To Your Workout This Halloween
    • Halloween Scavenger Hunt For Stroller Runs
      Halloween Scavenger Hunt For Stroller Runs
    • Straighten Up Your Posture With These 5 Exercises
      Straighten Up Your Posture With These 5 Exercises
  • Food
    • Spooky Stuffed Pepper “Pumpkins” Recipe
      Spooky Stuffed Pepper “Pumpkins” Recipe
    • Simple Pumpkin & Kale Soup Recipe
      Simple Pumpkin & Kale Soup Recipe
    • Over 10 Nutritious & Filling Fall Snacks
      Over 10 Nutritious & Filling Fall Snacks
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    • Host Your Own Backyard Olympics for Toddlers
      Host Your Own Backyard Olympics for Toddlers
    • Cute & Simple Insect Find Sensory Bin
      Cute & Simple Insect Find Sensory Bin
    • 7 Easy Toddler Games to Play With Plastic Easter Eggs
      7 Easy Toddler Games to Play With Plastic Easter Eggs
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    • 7 Simple Ways to Maintain Healthy Eating Habits for New Moms
      7 Simple Ways to Maintain Healthy Eating Habits for New Moms
    • Toddler Turkey Activity PLUS Giveaway
      Toddler Turkey Activity PLUS Giveaway
    • Simple Mother’s Day Pasta Salad Recipe & Giveaway
      Simple Mother’s Day Pasta Salad Recipe & Giveaway
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      The Liebster Blog Award
10 Milestones for Second-Time Moms
Fun, Mommy Thoughts

10 Milestones for Second-Time Moms

It has been such a thrill to discover all the similarities and differences between my two children. At four months, Sweet P is way more…

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Simple Printable Workout Calendar for Active Moms
Fitness

Simple Printable Workout Calendar for Active Moms

We are halfway through February, so, unfortunately, many busy moms have already dropped their fitness resolutions for the year. There are many reasons why us…

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Crab & Grapefruit Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing Recipe (non-dairy)
Food

Crab & Grapefruit Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

It’s month two of my food of the month recipe series of introducing new recipes for in-season vegetables and fruits to my family. Since Valentine’s Day happens…

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Heart-Shaped Vegetable Stamp Activity for Toddlers
Fun, Toddler activities

Simple Heart-Shaped Vegetable Stamp Activity for Toddlers

I feel bad. It’s almost Valentine’s Day and up until today we haven’t worked on a single craft. In fact, since Sweet P was…

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The Timer Workout: An Easy Way for Busy Moms to Workout
Fitness

The Timer Workout: An Easy Way for Busy Moms to Workout

It’s difficult to find the time to workout as a mom. The number one excuse people have for not working out is lack of…

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3 Ingredient Strawberry Pancake Recipe
Food

3-Ingredient Strawberry Pancakes Recipe

If you’re a pinterest fan, you may have come across these crazy 2-ingredient pancakes, made with just eggs and a banana. They kept popping…

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Valentine's day family matching game for toddlers
Fun, Toddler activities

Valentine’s Day Family-Matching Game for Toddlers

It’s February, and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Valentine’s Day is not my favorite holiday, but like Halloween, it’s a great excuse…

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6 Reasons Snow Days with Toddlers are the best!
Fun, Mommy Thoughts

6 Reasons Snow Days with Toddlers Are the Best

This past weekend the Northeast was hit with a massive blizzard. It was the first snowfall of the season and, hopefully, the biggest. The snow started…

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The Reason Second Children are so Resilient
Fun, Mommy Thoughts

The Reason Second Children Are So Resilient

The transition from one to two kids is tough.  I sat on the couch cradling my only-a-few-weeks-old infant girl with tears streaming down my face….

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Sauteed Cabbage and leeks recipe
Food

Sautéed Cabbage and Leeks Recipe

When I taught Kindergarten our school participated in a wonderful healthy eating program. Each week a nutrition teacher would come to our classroom, sing songs, read…

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8 Things to do to Stay Active with your Kids this winter
Fitness

8 Things to Do with Your Kids to Stay Active This Winter

  8 Things to Do with Your Kids to Stay Active This Winter Related articles 12 Toddler Winter Activities to Try When It’s Just…

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5 Surprisingly Useful Baby Items for Baby Number 2
Fun, Mommy Thoughts

5 Suprisingly Useful Baby Items for Baby Number Two

Baby stuff. You can’t leave without it; you can’t… fit it all in your house. Why do babies come with SO much stuff? Before…

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How to Ease Back into Exercise After Baby
Fitness

How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Baby

You just went through the toughest, most challenging workout of your life. Childbirth. You’re sore, you’re both mentally and physically exhausted and your stomach…

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Dairy-Free Creamy Carrot Soup Recipe
Food

Dairy-Free Creamy Carrot Soup Recipe

I hope you took advantage of the crazy mild weather while it lasted because today is COLD. I always crave warm, creamy, comfort food during…

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100 Ways To Get Your Baby to Sleep
Fun, Funny

100 Ways to Get Your Baby to Sleep

Some babies are advanced sleepers. These advanced sleepers fall asleep during tummy time. They fall asleep while eating. They drift off sleep without a peep when…

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Hi, I'm Tricia! I'm a wife, mom of two, former teacher, writer and an ACE Certified Personal Trainer. I'm passionate about helping busy moms struggling to find the time to stay active & fit achieve balance through a mix of simple, but effective strength training & cardio workouts and simple, but tasty nutritious recipes.

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