Keep It Fun And Healthy

I've had a lot of time on my hands this past week. Have you watched the new Netflix series Tyding Up by Marie Kondo? It seems just about everyone has. I've seen so many posts on social media about everyone getting motivated to "tidy up". I've gone through all my drawers already and have filled up a bag stuffed full, ready to donate. It feels good to get things decluttered! I don't always have this much of time on my hand though; getting laid off kind of changes things.  I was trying to think of what I wanted my next post to be about and time savers in the kitchen just kept coming to mind. Last Christmas I got an Instant Pot and now it's all about how to cook things in less time at my house. Kyle and I are doing our annual Whole30 challenge to try and get back to the basics, and cook healthier meals more often. There is just something about the holidays that gets us off track. I think I made 4 batches of homemade egg nog, had a cocktail or margarita jus

Well hello old friend! Wow, I can't even believe it, its been over 5 years since I've made a blog post. A LOT has changed in 5 years but one thing has stayed the same... I still do some type of food challenge for myself in January. I guess old habits die hard. I'm currently doing Whole30 for the 4th time so fair warning you might see a lot of that on here. I have no idea what my intentions are for this post. I just know I've been thinking about you all quite a bit. When I started this blogging journey I started it to keep myself accountable by food blogging my food challenge journey. I just got burned out. It's a lot of work keeping up with a blog. I had these dreams that my blog would blow up and start getting all these views. Well, that never happened. I'm not consistent enough for that to happen and honestly that wasn't a true reality. Social media has changed so much as well. I used to not hold back on things I shared. Now before I even post anythi