Fall Dog Treats: Three Dog Bakery
If i\’m not making Jack dog treats, than i\’m buying them from Three Dog Bakery. The fall line of dog treats have arrived in stores and online and you definitely don\’t want to miss out on these goodies for your favorite pup! Jack tried out the Pup-kin Seeds, Pup-kin Spiced Latté and the Harvest Apple duo and let me tell you he is hooked!
Pup-kin Spiced Latté is Jacks absolute favorite (he\’s addicted to the marshmallows). These mini wafers contain pumpkin, vanilla, ginger and cinnamon – they\’ll easily become a favorite of your dogs.
The Harvest Apple Duo is a new treat from Three Dog Bakery and features mini apple flavor wafers paired with mini caramel flavor wafers. I give Jack these after his weekly bath and he goes crazy over them. Not to mention I think the neighbor dogs are completely addicted to these since they go crazy every time they see me outside with the boxes.
Pup-kin Seeds are tiny pumpkin wafers perfect for little dogs. Jack had no complaints when I gave him one last night.
Fall 2014 Bucket List
Fall is my favorite time of the year, and when it comes to dating there are so many activities you can do before the snow hits. Here’s my fall date bucket list. What’s on yours?
1. Visit a pumpkin patch
2. Pick Apples
3. Go to a football game
4. Carve pumpkins
5. Go to the cider mill
6. Go for a hayride
7. Chilly evening fire
8. Take a fall leaf tour
9. Get cozy and curl up for a movie
10. Get lost in a corn maze
11. Go mudding
Garden Salsa
Summer is winding down quickly. Soon the leaves will change colors and the farmers markets will be closed. Make the most of your last days of summer and utilize all the fresh produce your garden or farmers market has to offer. Here\’s my simple recipe for garden fresh salsa: chop tomatoes, peppers and red onions, mix together and allow for flavors to marry for at least two hours – enjoy!
5 Tips for Improving Self Esteem
As a girl I think we all have self-esteem or body image issues in some way, shape or form. Having a low self-esteem comes with dangers such as depression, substance abuse, anxiety and even the risk of eating disorders. While high self-esteem leads to improved relationships, job satisfaction and happiness. So how do we get to the point of having higher self-esteem? Like everything it takes practice and patience. Here are five steps for improving self-esteem.
1. Be conscious. Every time you look in the mirror, get dressed… etc, pay attention to the negative things you say about yourself. Sometimes habits becomes so ingrained that we do it without even noticing.
2. Replace the negative with the positive. Start noticing the things you do like about yourself and why. Then say them out loud to yourself while looking in the mirror.
3. Recognize your worth. You should never think you aren’t worth it because you are. Somewhere someone wants to know that you made it home safely. Love yourself and love will find you.
4. Be grateful. The more you focus on the things you do have in life, the less you notice what you don’t have.
5. Get it girl. Physical activity of any kind is incredibly beneficial, not only for your physical health, but for your mental health as well. Try a Zumba class or Pilates and discover yourself and all the amazing things your body can do.
Must Have: FlipBelt
I run and attend bootcamp classes quite often and the biggest problem is that my workout clothing has no pockets. I find myself stuffing my sports bra with my keys, phone and license -pretty annoying. So you can imagine why I jumped at the opportunity to try a FlipBelt. I honestly don\’t know how I have been functioning without one. It\’s amazing what a difference having a FlipBelt has made. I feel like I can focus on my workout instead of worrying about my keys getting stolen or me throwing my phone across the woods (yeaaah that\’s happened while running).
FlipBelt offers a variety of fantastic colors. Naturally I went with the pink one!
Why I love the FlipBelt:
• Choice of colors: The FlipBelt can add a little something extra to your outfit and with a great variety of colors one will definitely match your mood.
• Pockets!: There are four pockets perfect for storing your celly, license, money, keys…etc
• Hands free: As long as you flip it over you\’re giving extra security and don\’t have to worry about losing your possesions.
• Comfort: The FlipBelt is definitely comfortable, even during bootcamp classes I forget that I am wearing it.
Fashion meets Food 