The Dating Divas - Another great blog

Great blog for great ideas for planning dates!!

Find them at:  http://www.thedatingdivas.com/

Or on Facebook at:  https://www.facebook.com/thedatingdivas?fref=ts
They have 32,345 followers -  amazing!

Here is a little bit about them from their blog:

We began this lil’ venture of dating our spouses, just like anyone else…..waaay back before we said, “I Do”! Back when dates were the most important element of our life and held a high status over all else. {WINK} Being at the top of our lists, the focus on dating helped us fall MADLY in love with the men we now call our DEAR husbands. Since those dating years some of us have had children, finished school, started careers, and quite simply have embarked on what we know now as, “The Married Life”. We all know that marriage can become TOO comfortable {a.k.a. routine} and dating your amazing spouse – the way you did when first falling in love… is the sure-fire way to keep that SPARK in marriage! We are sharing with you the SECRETS to our success! We hope that you will find ideas that keep your marriage healthy, happy, and full of love!

In a nutshell, each Monday the Divas will offer an awesome date already completely planned for your upcoming weekend! {Aw geez… you’re totally welcome!} Throughout the rest of the week we’ll also post quick & easy ideas to serve your spouse, unforgettable family outings and activities with the kids, intimate moment ideas to spice things up in that room, and fun “romance” crafts to boot! There is definitely something for every couple! {Don’t forget to check out our archives for dates you may have missed!}

Our Mission Statement:

We are wives, mothers, sisters, and friends who strive to enrich marriages everywhere. We want to celebrate the gift of marriage while inspiring others to do the same. It is our goal to provide creative, inexpensive, and innovative dating ideas that will bring joy, fun, and excitement back into the relationship. We encourage all married men and women to take a conscious and proactive approach to investing in their spouse. By putting our spouses first, we are taken back to the simple magic of being head over heels in love again. We desire to help make lasting marriages, which in return will create everlasting families.

 

 

So check them out for some great ideas! 

Here's another great blog site - Six Sisters Stuff

 

 

 

I have been finding some great blogs to follow and love to share them with Taste Magazine followers.

 

You can find Six Sisters' Stuff at:

 

http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/

 

On Facebook at:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Six-Sisters-Stuff/148323315240164?fref=ts

They have 98,999 followers !!  Wow!!

 



Her is an overview of their blog taken from their site:

Six Girls . . . no boys. Seriously, what are the odds of that happening?

In February 2011, we started our blog SixSistersStuff.com. After years of living close to one another, we were being pulled in many different directions- one sister moved to the West coast, another sister followed her husband to medical school, one moved away to college, and another sister had just lost a baby. We needed each other now more than ever and we used our blog as a way to stay in touch.

Before we started blogging, we were constantly calling each other for recipe ideas, craft projects, and ways to keep our children entertained during those long winter days. The blog was the perfect way for us to share those ideas with each other and we were having so much fun doing it. We are all busy, whether it's with our kids, jobs, school, husbands, community involvement, or something else eating up our time, so all the recipes and projects you will find on this blog are quick and easy! Our recipes are family favorites that use ingredients that can commonly be found in your pantry and our crafts and home decor projects can be made with little or no money. We don't claim to be amazing chefs- we just know the importance of feeding your family a home-cooked meal and sitting down to eat it together. Our mom and dad taught us so many great values and we are thankful that they instilled the importance of family time in our lives. Even the busiest of people can make the food and project ideas we share, which will give you even more time to spend with your family and loved ones.

We told our friends and family about our little blog and slowly found more and more people were visiting it each day. We started doing research and discovered that we could turn this blog into something more . . . something bigger than we ever could have dreamed. Within one year of starting our blog, we went from hundreds of hits per day to HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of hits per day.

This blog has now turned into a family business, providing part-time work for each of the sisters.

Want to learn more about how we grew our blog? Check our our eBook:
Six Sisters' Success: 10 Ways to Grow Your Blog

The Girl Who Ate Everything - Awesome Blog Find

Just came upon a cool blog and wantd to share.
You can find The Girl Who Ate Everything at:  http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/


Here is a little bit about her taken from her website:

Hi, I'm Christy Denney and I am a foodaholic. 

I have always loved food but didn't really start cooking and baking until I got married and realized I needed to feed this huge man! The Man Who Ate Everything gets the benefits of the dishes that turn out and stomaches the ones that don't. I usually like to follow a recipe the first time and then make changes as I feel after that.

The one question people ALWAYS ask how I am not 500 lbs and the answer is...hmm...I don't know. I do like running and am slowly, ever slowly learning moderation. But I really, really love to eat.

 

I started working for Tablespoon and General Mills in October of 2010 doing freelance writing and recipe development. I couldn't ask for a better company to work for.

They always surprise me with big red boxes filled with all kinds of goodies from their newest fun products to try to cupcake adorned jewelry for my new baby girl. I am blessed.

She has great recipes, giveaways and more.  Check her out. 

FIT The Woodlands - You need to check them out!

FIT The Woodlands
27240 Glen Loch Drive
The Woodlands, TX  77380
http://www.fitwoodlands.com
https://www.facebook.com/fithumanperformance?fref=ts

F.I.T. provides clients with specific individualized functional assessments and ongoing optimal performance training helping clients achieve their highest level of human performance. F.I.T. is goal setting for cardiorespiratory conditioning, flexibility training, and musculoskeletal resistance/strength training.

Our goal at F.I.T. is helping you achieve and maintain your optimal functional human ...

performance level.

The mindset at F.I.T. Human Performance is catering to clients and designing programs that address functional capacity as part of a complete fitness plan developed especially for each individual client. Our training programs incorporate each individuals environment and specific goals, and address any muscle imbalances and movement deficiencies needed to improve in order to achieve for optimal function and to decrease the risk of injuries.

Here is their lastest blog entry.  Check them out!


October 7, 2012

Lift to Lose (Cardio vs. Weights, part VI)

If you want to get leaner, step away from the treadmill. I have been preaching this for the past six weeks but if you still aren’t certain, the latest studies and smartest trainers agree with me. It’s time to hit the weights!

Many gym goers, and even some health and fitness professionals, still believe that strength training is only for people who want to gain weight in the form of shirt-stretching muscles, and that long-duration exercise like running and cycling is the fastest way to lose fat. Wicked smart trainers (like Me) believe otherwise.

Real life experience and the latest fitness research suggest that low to moderate aerobic exercise, while beneficial (Read Muscles & Metabolism, August ##, 12), is not the fastest route to leanness and overall health that many people believe it is. The real key to fat loss is weight/strength training, real sweat and real effort.

The results may have little to do with what the scale tells you. Your weight may go down, stay the same, or even go up a bit. Your shape, however, will change dramatically. Do you want to hit a number on the scale, or do you want to be leaner, more athletic, and able to fit into your clothes better? Nobody asks for a 'mushy' body!

The numerous studies have demonstrated conclusively that weight and strength training, in conjunction with good nutrition, burns fat much more effectively than dieting alone and dieting in conjunction with aerobic exercise.

By itself, body weight is a poor measure of fitness. If you gain muscle and lose fat, you’ll be fitter, but the scale might tell you you’re heavier. Lose muscle and gain fat, and you’ll be fatter, but the scale might read lighter?

True fitness is about performance. (get it FIT Human Performance!) Regarless of your weight, it’s generally more effective to set goals based on what you can do rather than what you weigh. You may settle into an “ideal” weight that’s a few pounds more, or less, than you originally expected. If you look and feel great, who cares?

In good health,

Bob

‘There’s 1440 minutes in a day. Use 30 of them to workout.’

All About October!

Here is a list of traditional and non-traditional holidays for October 2012 from holidayinsights.com

 

 

Month:

• Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
• American Pharmacist Month
• Apple Jack Month
• Awareness Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Clergy Appreciation Month
• Computer Learning Month
• Cookie Month
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Eat Country Ham Month
• International Drum Month
• Lupus Awareness Month
• National Diabetes Month
• National Pizza Month
• National Vegetarian Month
• National Popcorn Popping Month
• Sarcastic Month
• Seafood Month

Weekly Celebrations:

• Week 1 Get Organized Week
• Week 1 Customer Service Week
• Week 2 Fire Prevention Week
• Week 2 Pet Peeve Week
• Week 3 Pastoral Care Week

Each Day Year 2012: 1 World Vegetarian Day 2 National Custodial Worker Day 2 Name Your Car Day 3 Techies Day 3 Virus Appreciation Day 4 National Golf Day 4 National Frappe Day 5 Do Something Nice Day 5 World Teacher's Day 6 Come and Take it Day 6 International Frugal Fun Day - first Saturday of the month 6 Mad Hatter Day 6 Physician Assistant Day 7 Bald and Free Day 7 Oktoberfest in Germany ends, date varies 7 World Smile Day 8 American Touch Tag Day 8 Columbus Day - second Monday of month 9 Curious Events Day 9 Fire Prevention Day 9 Leif Erikson Day 9 Moldy Cheese Day 10 Emergency Nurses Day- date varies 10 National Angel Food Cake Day 11 It's My Party Day 11 Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day 12 Cookbook Launch Day 12 Old Farmer's Day 12 Moment of Frustration Day 12 World Egg Day - second Friday of the month 13 International Skeptics Day 14 Be Bald and Free Day 14 National Dessert Day - take an extra helping, or two 15 White Cane Safety Day 16 Bosses Day 16 Dictionary Day 17 Wear Something Gaudy Day 18 No Beard Day 19 Evaluate Your Life Day 20 Brandied Fruit Day 20 International Newspaper Carrier Day -date varies each year 20 Sweetest Day Third Saturday of month 21 Babbling Day 21 Count Your Buttons Day 21 National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day find a recipe, too. 22 National Nut Day 23 National Mole Day 23 Tv Talk Show Host Day 24 National Bologna Day 24 United Nations Day 25 Punk for a Day Day 25 World Pasta Day 26 Frankenstein Friday - last Friday in October 26 National Mincemeat Day 27 Make a Difference Day- fourth Saturday of the month, an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors. 27 National Tell a Story Day - in Scotland and the U.K. 27 Navy Day 28 Mother-In-Law Day - fourth Sunday in October 28 Plush Animal Lover's Day 29 Hermit Day 29 National Frankenstein Day 30 National Candy Corn Day 30 Mischief Night 31 Carve a Pumpkin Day - no surprise here 31 Halloween 31 Increase Your Psychic Powers Day