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{mm} peanut butter n’ banana oat cookies, why I love yoga + how to love your size no matter what

dessert & bread, marvelous mondays, weight loss, body image

It’s Monday & I’ve got loads of good stuff to share–an easy peasy yum cookie recipe that uses PB2 powder (per your request!–& is less than 100 calories per cookie), why I love yoga, how to love your size no matter what, as well as some of my fave finds from across the www from this past week.

First.

Rebecca, a reader & the talented lady behind the blog , invited me over to her space to guest post today.

Not only is Rebecca pretty amazing because she is passionate about yoga, fitness, good eats (she’s veg-heavy & gluten-free), she wows me with her work ethic & commitment to sharing with her readers.

She began her blog less than a year ago, & since then has been blogging 5 days a week.

In addition, she’s finishing up her senior year of high school–that’s right, she was 5 years...

easy breakfast crepes, 5 foodie finds, & 3 months

breakfast, fitness fridays, simple cooking, gluten-free

They’re so easy to make & contain no gluten, dairy, or oil. You can fill them up with lots of fresh fruit, drizzle a bit of maple syrup, & you’re good to go. I’m going to share the recipe with you today, but first,

It was sad, but not unexpected.

It was a little ironic, since the day before, I posted an update on our debt snowball progress & admitted because of “unexpected” expenses we aren’t as far along as we’d like to be. And, wouldn’t ya know the next day our computer dies. I guess lesson to to be learned is that “unexpected” expenses are to be expected.

According to the very geeky guy from the Geek Squad at Best Buy, the computer had lived a long life & it was time to say sayonara. We did some number crunching & looking around & ended up buying a laptop for $650 at Costco....

debt snowball update + getting real with a budget

debt-free, frugal life, family

It’s been awhile since I gave an update on how our debt snowball is going.

But first, can I show you some pictures of my latest crush?

Tyndale is almost 3 months.

(My how he’s grown.)

If you’re wondering what I do all day, the answer is: Yes, I gaze into those blue, blue eyes. Yes, I hold Tyndale every second I can get & kiss his fat checks. Yes, I adore this little man.

I’ve had four babies before, but this has to be the funnest I’ve ever had with a baby. If he’s slept for too long, I get kinda sad & want him to wake up just so I can smile & coo & cuddle with him. He is the sweetest, most chill baby I’ve had. We all love him. So much.

We’re about half way through our good-riddance-debt process. It all began about October 2012 when Joseph got his first real paycheck, from his