bring joy

{MM} roasted cauliflower and lentil salad with lemon dill dressing

marvelous mondays, salad & soup, main dish

Here’s what’s in store for this week’s {MM}:

for a roasted cauliflower & lentil salad (it was a hit with all members of the household)
pics from our latest excursion to the beach
some fab links, including a round-up of from this past week (check out those watermelon lime pops!)
especially for readers to save 50% off + shipping for Father’s Day on all mens & boys aprons

We went to the beach!

The beach we like to frequent is a little south of Corpus Christi.

It’s located at San Pedro national park, and is one of our favorite places to spend time together as a family. We *really* miss the mountains of Washington & Utah states, but the beach helps make up for what Texas lacks in mountain climbing opportunities.

The beach isn’t usually covered in so much seaweed, but...

best friends + summer

personal

1) I finished a huge project I’ve been working on for awhile.

2) My friend Brittany came to visit me.

3) My kid’s finished the school year & are now home for the summer.

ebooks

I finished a few ebooks!

It was a big project.

I am glad to be done.

I hope you like them.

(You can check them out here, and through next Tuesday, so take advantage–this is the lowest price I will ever offer them.)

best friends

She & I met when we were both students at a mostly unknown, small liberal arts college nestled in the hills of Virginia.

She needed a roommate, & I needed a room. And that’s how our friendship started.

It’s been a few years since we’ve seen each other, but as soon as we saw each other we picked up where we left off.

Brittany is a historian.

(A historian of Mormon women’s...

16 crazy things that sabotage weight loss (+ a summer update)

fitness fridays, weight loss

I’m a little more than half way to my goal weight range.

(Remember, it’s a range I’m aiming for, not a specific number.)

I’ve lost 35 lbs. so far. (169.0 lbs. today!).

{Here for my full progress report.}

Despite this, my weight loss has slowed to a crawl this last month. I went from losing on average 2 lbs. a week to .5-1 lb. a week.

Is it because I’m nursing?

Is it because my body’s metabolism has slowed?

Is it because my body is “holding onto fat”?

I try to avoid over-simplifying complex & nuanced processes, but for the sake of this discussion, the answer is: .

It’s pretty much as simple as that.

How do I know this?

Because this is my fifth time around the weight loss block. It’s a predictable process, it’s a rather straightforward process. And when I’m not losing the weight I...