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With summer hitting hard here in south Texas, and I do mean hard … it was 106 with heat index today, it’s hard to keep your body & mind refreshed. As a kid, the heat didn’t bother me so much, but it seems as I get older, the heat tends to bother me more and more. I grew up in Austin which isn’t hard from here so the temperatures tend to run almost the same, but I think with our humidity down here it feels much worse. So, needless to say, cooling down during the summers here isn’t an easy task, but is a must. Here are a few ways to keep yourself and your family refreshed this summer.
1. Take up yoga. Yoga is something the whole family can do and it will refresh your mind and your body to get you ready for your day. Try this sequence to feel refreshed: Cow, Cat, Extension, Elbow to Knee, Bind, Low Lunge Variation, Low Lunge/Side Psoas Stretch, Half Splits, Lizard Pose Variation, Twisted Monkey, Side Plank Variation, Downward Facing Dog … the whole sequence takes less than 10 minutes of your morning.
2. Stay inside and enjoy exploring new & different worlds through books. Pick a “book” day, create a whole day around it from breakfast, lunch and dinner to various craft projects, to go along with your reading.
3. Get some water, and no I don’t mean drinking water, I mean a pool, the ocean, even a sprinkler will feel so refreshing on a super hot day. I loved spending my day as a kid just running through the sprinkler or the slip in slide. I loved it even more when we were able to go to the lake or go tubing on the river. Water is a great way to keep your body refreshed, and the relaxation and fun will help to keep your mind feeling refreshed as well!
4. Grab a refreshing ice cold drink. I love the new Starbucks Refreshers™, in flavors like Strawberry Lemonade, Blueberry Acai, & Raspberry Pomegranate. They help me to stay refreshed and energized so I can keep up with the boys, no matter what they throw my way. My favorite is Strawberry Lemonade with lots of ice. Who doesn’t love ice cold lemonade to keep them refreshed during the summer.
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No matter what you do to keep your mind and body refreshed, starting your day with a Starbucks Refreshers™ is always a good idea. With a revitalizing blast of real fruit juices, B vitamins, and ginseng. Starbucks Refreshers™ has all the goodness you need to get the most out of today.
What’s your favorite way to stay refreshed during the summer?
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With me working most evening, this leaves dinner up to my husband for 5 days out of the week. While he is great at cooking I try to find easy things that he can come home from work and whip up without a lot to do. So you can imagine my excitement when I discovered Three Bridges — delicious pastas and sauces made with simple, wholesome ingredients. All their products are free from artificial colors, sweeteners, preservatives, antibiotics, and hormones. It’s so refreshing to look at the nutritional information and feel good about what you’re feeding your family. And with a huge line of products—everything from butternut squash ravioli to parmesan gnocchi—you can try something new every week!
Here’s why Three Bridges’ honest, delicious products are different:
>> EASY HOME-COOKED MEALS IN A PINCH
When you only have 20 minutes to get a meal on the table before rushing off to the next activity, it’s so tempting to heat up a frozen dinner and call it a day. What I like about Three Bridges is how it combines the convenience of a ready-to-do meals with the thoughtfulness of a home-cooked dinner. You can set the water to boil, throw the pasta in the pot, heat the sauce, and in 25 minutes you’ve got a gourmet dinner!
>> FOODS THAT FIT YOUR PREFERENCES
One thing I really like about Three Bridges is all the different kinds of pastas. They offer plenty of gluten-free products, and the website lists dozens of recipes categorized by common dietary preferences. It has sections for vegetarian-friendly meals, cheese-lover recipes, protein-packed dinners, and simple one-pot meals for when you’re in a time crunch.
>> FEELING GREAT ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE EATING
Pasta shouldn’t be a guilty pleasure! Three Bridges cuts out the bad stuff in other processed foods. You can prepare a meal with their Organic Portobello Mushroom Ravioli and have the peace of mind knowing you’re not putting any high fructose corn syrup, trans fat, or any artificial flavors into your body—just delicious simple pasta as it should be.
Home cooks can buy Three Bridges products in the refrigerated section, and can visit www.threebridges.com, which features cooking instructions and recipe inspiration for healthy and fun meals such as Grilled Chicken and Mozzarella Ravioli Ratatouille, Organic Linguini with Spring Greens and Lemon, and Organic Spinach and Cheese Tortellini in a Butternut Broth with Crispy Chickpeas and Shiitake Mushrooms.
What you do love about Three Bridges? Let us know in the comments!

This is the start to our 12 days of Easter Ideas! Over the next 12 days I will be sharing some very clever crafts and recipes to celebrate the Easter holiday!
Today’s recipe comes from SavingYouDinero.com. During the Easter holiday, I am sure that we have a ton of jelly beans in the house. Use them to make some yummy Jelly Bean Cookies to serve at Easter dinner!
Make sure you also check out the other recipe and craft ideas from my blogger friends!

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With the weather around here looking and feeling like fall, it has me craving fall foods like soup. Soup is one of my favorite go-to foods. It’s filling, healthy and it’s usually really easy to pull together any day of the week. This Smoked Sausage, Spinach & White Bean soup is filled with staple ingredients that I almost always have in my pantry and fridge. Beans and basic veggies like carrots, celery & onions are really essential ingredients to just about all of our soups so I try to keep them on hand.
Ingredients:
14 oz. smoked sausage
8 cups vegetable broth
3 cloves of garlic, minced
½ medium onion, diced
4 tbsp olive oil, divided
1 can cannellini beans, undrained
2 cups rotini pasta
2 cups spinach, roughly chopped
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp thyme
Directions:
In a skillet, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Chop smoked sausage into ½-1 inch slices. Cook over medium heat, 6-7 minutes, stirring frequently, until cooked through and beginning to crisp on all sides. Set aside. In a large soup pot, heat remaining 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onions and minced garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes, until onion is turning translucent. Pour in vegetable broth, and add cannellini beans. Bring to a boil. Add in pasta, sausage, and seasonings. Boil for 5-7 minutes, until pasta is just al dente. Add spinach and cook 1-2 minutes more. Serve hot.

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Having all boys, I’ve seen my share of video game play, our game collection has just about caught up with our DVD collection! One console that’s been on their list…the XBOX One. Now that it comes with Halo 5, you can bet I’ll hear even more talk about it. Anything to do with guns & missions they are all over. Are you excited about the new console? Enter to win below!
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All Mia wants is for her big brother, Spencer, to play with her. But he’s always too busy! So Mia paints, and dances, and explores, and keep busy all by herself. But with a little imagination and a lot of love, Mia might just be able to show Spencer that it’s a lot more fun to be busy together.
If you have a couple of kids, you can completely understand the frustration of trying to get them to play together. There are days where my kids want nothing to do with each other, other than to bug. And there is always one of them that is only being irritating because he wants to play with his brother(s).
One Busy Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters teaches siblings that they can have more fun together rather than apart. The illustrations in the book are absolutely adorable. And since it is larger print, and easy words, it is simple for even my younger readers to enjoy. My 8 year old (who you know if you’ve read my blog, has reading and speech delays) was able to read this book with no problem, and really enjoyed reading it so much he read it over and over to his little brother!
The author, Lola M. Schaefer, did a wonderful job telling a story that is simple to understand and fun for the boys. She also wrote One Special Day for those Big Brothers and Sisters who are waiting for a sibling to arrive or have a brand new sibling.
You can find these books at your favorite bookstore or online at Amazon. Amazon has One Busy Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters for just $12.74