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Clean Eating Challenge Day 1

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Clean Eating Challenge – Sample Day

 

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Okay, so yesterday was my day to record all the clean food that I consumed and to take pictures, so I could share my healthy experiences with all of you.  Wow, it was a busy day.  I do not know how food bloggers do it.  Without further preamble, here was my clean day…

Breakfast:

For breakfast, I typically eat steel-cut oatmeal (with dried fruit on top), but for the challenge I decided to go with a more protein and veggie oriented breakfast. A few years ago I was briefly on the South Beach diet and I loved the Spinach Quiche Cups.  They are very easy to make and the leftovers keep well in the fridge, so you’ll have breakfast for the next couple of days.

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Clean Eating Week

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Clean Eating Week Intro

As I mentioned in Friday’s post, starting today I’m joining three other bloggers for a “Clean Eating Week.”  For those of you visiting The Latchkey Mom for the first time, let me introduce myself.  I’m Allie Smith – wife, mother, writer and blogger.  My go-to topics for my blog are usually motherhood, autism, reading, road trips and pop culture obsessions.  I rarely write about health, diet or exercise – yet I frequently think about all three.  Continue reading Clean Eating Week →

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I Dare Allie

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I Dare Allie

I recently read a really fun memoir, Lu Ann Cahn’s I Dare Me, that chronicles the year during which she did something new, for the first time, every day.  That’s 365 new things! She did big things:  the Polar Bear Plunge; she ate a scorpion (no way Jose!) and enrolled in graduate school.  She also did little things, such as:  learn to say the alphabet backwards, organize the pantry and bake a cake from scratch.  The latter group may not sound like much, but if you’ve never done these things, than they aren’t little.   Why did she do the whole experience?  To reboot and recharge her life – and it worked.  I think it’s just so cool.  The book doesn’t cover all 365 days, but her website does, with videos.  Check it out. I had fun exploring.

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Guest Posts, Personal

Legacy Guest Post

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Yesterday, my guest post at the Family Legacy Center went live on their website.  I’m re-posting the piece here, for those of you who don’t do Facebook – and to encourage interaction from my readers about what legacy means to you.  I was overwhelmed by all the positive support on Facebook yesterday!  Thank you.  I assume most people were reluctant to comment on the Family Legacy Center’s website – I hope you all feel comfortable to comment below.   I know the FLC would value your input.

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Legacy Guest Post

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You meet people in the strangest places.  Not in my wildest dreams (and I dream wild, believe me) would I have imagined that giving a eulogy would lead to a writing gig.  But, here I am!  I was contacted by the founder of the Family Legacy Center, who heard me deliver a eulogy and started following my blog.  After reading my posts for a while, she said that my blog could end up being a part of my legacy.  This got me to wondering about what determines our legacy.  My blog is all about my family and me, and will leave few questions about who I am, which might be good – or it might be bad.  It’s all in the interpretation.  My own experience has taught me that what you don’t know about a person can be just as important to legacy as what you do know.  Continue reading Legacy Guest Post →