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Anything & Everything Friday – November 25th

November 25, 2016 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday

Happy Friday! Do you have a Thanksgiving hangover?!? Maybe from turkey, but maybe from booze? We had a great Thanksgiving, but it is back to work today!

Today’s Anything & Everything Friday I have a list of some healthy snacks from the grocery store, vitamin-packed foods and some makeover comfort food recipes! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – November 18th

November 18, 2016 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday

Happy Friday! Which part of the pie are you?!?! I am fairly conscious while eating dinner, but once dessert is out all bets are off!

Turkey Day is officially less than one week away, so I thought I’d make this Anything & Everything Friday post completely Thanksgiving related! Alright, honestly it is mostly about food, but THANKSGIVING food! I also received our Thanksgiving-themed BarkBox, which is awesome.

Besides the BarkBox I have some gluten-free Thanksgiving recipes and a new way to use Thanksgiving turkey that I’ve never thought of! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – November 11th

November 11, 2016 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday

Happy Friday! For some reason this week felt like it flew by. We are leaving for a quick vacation to Louisiana tonight, so I am surprised the week went so fast. Sometimes a week will drag on due to anticipation!

Well today’s Anything & Everything Friday I am discussing our trip, but also StitchFix and foods to avoid before a workout! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – November 4th

November 4, 2016 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday

Happy Friday folks! I am ready for a very relaxing weekend. Donny scheduled to have his wisdom teeth out today, but they had to reschedule. We’d purposely planned nothing for the weekend in case he was in pain and now it is completely wide open!!! This rarely happens in our world…..

Time for Anything & Everything Friday, where I share five random topics with you (of my choosing). Today we are talking about my new hair color, healthy greens and the best burgers in Denver! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – October 28th

October 28, 2016 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday

Happy Friday! I am really ready for the week to be over. What about you?! The weather is suppose to be beautiful this weekend in Colorado and it is Halloween weekend! Are you dressing up? We have a catering job this weekend and then will hand out candy on Monday, but I don’t think we are going to dress up. Maybe we’ll dress the pups up! What are your Halloween plans?!

Today’s Anything & Everything Friday I have a video of my pull-up progress, plus I’m talking about soreness vs injury and have a 15-minute HIIT workout that is perfect for busy days! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – October 21st

October 21, 2016 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday

Happy Friday! My grandparents are in town this weekend from Illinois! They got to town on Tuesday and leave Monday. We are going to spend some time with them this weekend, but keep it pretty casual. Donny & I are going to have them over for dinner tomorrow to try out some recipe for the upcoming museum dinner! My parents and my sister & Cody will join us so it should be a good time. I get to test out my sticky toffee pudding recipe again and gives these guys instant diabetes! It is good, but rich!

What plans do you have this weekend? Anything fun?

Time for Anything & Everything Friday. Today I’m discussing our next girl’s trip, fall foods and Buff Bakes Nut Butters! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – October 14th

October 14, 2016 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday Mimosa

Happy Friday! I don’t have very many plans for this weekend so does anyone want to partake in a “juice cleanse”?!?!?

Donny is out of town and I have zero plans. That’s right, zero. I am actually looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Hopefully I’ll get some cooking, reading, exercising and meal prep in! Sounds like a pretty good weekend to me (minus the whole no-husband thing). Do you have any big plans?

Time for Anything & Everything Friday.  Today I have some awesome shrimp recipes plus I’m discussing different coffee drinks and exercising when you are sick! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – October 7

October 7, 2016 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday

#FACT

Happy Friday! Are you ready for the weekend?! Hopefully… it is here whether you like it or not! I definitely like it.

Today’s Anything & Everything Friday I am discussing food logs, staying fit year-round and homemade salad dressings. Let’s not waste time…..here goes! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – September 30th

September 30, 2016 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday

This hit home for me based on the amount of Mexican food I at last night. Nom nom nom. It is my favorite and I have a very hard time resisting chips & guacamole! My sister, Donny & I went to see Sully (I love Tom Hanks) and had dinner beforehand. Look at me going to a movie on a weeknight!

Happy Friday! October is here, can you believe it? Wild.

Time for Anything & Everything Friday, which is a weekly post where I discuss five random topics of my choosing. I try to keep them health-related, but that isn’t always the case. I am talking about my bootcamp goals, healthy breakfast foods and SQUATS! [Read more…]

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Anything & Everything Friday – September 23rd

September 23, 2016 by johnson_mel@hotmail.com

Friday Eating

Happy Friday! Today is the first Friday of FALL!!! I love the fall, especially in Colorado. We don’t always get very much fall, because it feels like it goes straight from summer to winter. I try to take it all in while we have it!

Time for Anything & Everything Friday, where I share five topics of my choice with you. Topics can vary from exercise and fitness, to clean eating tips and recipes, to something funny I found online. Laughing is really healthy for you! Today I have a guide for roasting vegetables, my new book club book and also a list of healthy dip recipes! [Read more…]

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