Saturday Morning Super Smoothie

Yes! Another smoothie recipe!

This one is packed with goodness.

2 Bananas

2 Kiwis

2 Peaches

A handful of frozen Strawberries

A handful of frozen Blueberries

A handful of Spinach

A few spoonfuls of Natural Greek Yogurt

Pour in some Organic Honey

Pour in some milled Flaxseeds

A sprinkle of Cinnamon

A handful of Wholegrain Almonds

Sometimes the almonds don't blend all the way, I enjoy the occasional surprise crunch!

Enjoy your weekend! x

Happy Birthday to my Husband

Today is my husband's birthday. 

In my head I imagined a cute 3-photo combination of me and the boys each holding a sign and then it would read "Happy Birthday Daddy."

Maybe my boys are too little? Or have ants in their pants and clogged ears? Who knows. I tried.

Love you Shaun!

Summer Dinner Ideas: Salmon Salad

Years ago, a friend of mine had introduced me to the "raw food diet". It is exactly what it's called. You just eat raw fruits, vegetables and nuts. 

I didn't follow it exactly but I did have salads everyday for lunch and I snacked on fruits all the time. I noticed a drastic difference in my appearance and in my energy levels. I should say that at the time I was also running and swimming almost daily. I felt so good!

I honestly don't remember why I stopped? I do remember noticing that when I ate one can of processed food a week (it was a Wednesday at work) the weight started to pack back on. One can! Anyhow,

We are trying to eat more healthy here at the Larson residence. I am trying to remember how to make those delicious salads I used to eat.

Here is a yummy combination for a Salmon salad:

Iceberg lettuce

Romaine lettuce

Packaged crunchy salad (with purple tipped lettuces)

Baby spinach leaves

Avocado

Cucumber

Peas

Tomatoes

Fresh Dill (I freeze mine and then snip it into my salads)

Baked smoked salmon (I season it with salt and pepper before baking)

Drizzle with Olive oil and some herb salt. 

This combination is also good with tuna and try to resist the mayo. It's good without it.

Not only is eating salads beneficial to our overall health, but it's also nice to not cook over the stove on a hot day and I have noticed less dishes in the sink! Perfect!

Enjoy! x

Toy Bags for the Boys Room

It may be time to get some new fabrics. My pile is shrinking! And I'm getting bored.

I'm not ungrateful, just bored. I've had them for a very long time and some I have used for several projects already. The lovely Swedish fabric is new and I will make aprons out of that one (just need to find a good pattern) but I want more!

It's more fun getting dressed when you have something new to wear. It's more fun listening to music when you found a new cool band. It's more fun to whip something up in the kitchen when you have a new recipe. Sewing is the same. New fabrics makes it more fun! Anyhow,

So this post is about using what you have. Which is what a lot of us have to do. We make do. So this project isn't the best looking or matching but it is serving its purpose.

I have been wanting to tidy the boys room better and to give them more space to play. They had one box full of the big battery stuff and another box with all kinds of smaller things.

I made four bags and was able to get rid of one box which made a lot more space! Yay!

I had this plain blue fabric someone gave me ages ago and it was just enough to make the four bags. Two big and two small. I also used scrap canvas fabric to make labels.

I zigzagged the canvas labels first, then the top tunnel for the string and then zigzagged the edges.

For the string I used some leftover jersey from the first dress I made a few months ago. With jersey, it curls when you cut it but with my luck, the pretty floral print folded in and the backside is what you see! Oh well.  When I find a fabric marker or boyish stamps (dinosaurs, cars, etc) I'll label them.

Overall, I am satisfied that I am using what I have and not wasting and very pleased for the extra space the boys now I have! 

Thanks for stopping by! x