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    $50 OFF Your First SmoothieBox Delivery!

    This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.       Celebrate your health with $50 off your first delivery of SmoothieBox! Are you a smoothie lover like I am? Smoothie Box is service offering home delivery of prepackaged smoothies.  They ship as often as you choose and are easy to store stacked in your freezer.  Where the minimum order is 4 boxes (5 smoothie bags per box), you can select which flavors you receive.  My personal favorites are the Cacao and the Green smoothies. This year my goal is to eat healthier I turned 53 years old this year!  For a majority of my life, I have been…

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    Staying Organized When Hosting Thanksgiving

    This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.   The holidays are stressful enough when you consider the social side of family and friends gathering, but throw in being the host and that’s a completely different scenario. Whether hosting or a guest, here are some tips on how to stay organized during the days and weeks leading up to Thanksgiving day. First let me start by saying, it has taken me YEARS to get this organized. There were many Thanksgivings where I felt like I had epic failures.  I’ve botched gravy, burnt dinner rolls, and I even forgot a whole side dish in the extra refrigerator located in the…

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    Dear Me: Age 49, A Letter to my Midlife Self

    This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. September 22, 2019 Dear Me,   So today you turn age 49 and start your 50th year of existence.  I remember when you thought this age was “old”!  This letter covers some questions for you to consider today and throughout your year as you ponder the changes to your midlife self. Now that you’re a “mid-lifer”, do you feel old now? I bet some days you do, given all the hormone imbalances your body is adjusting to.  They have brought on weight gain, joint pain, sleepless nights (cue exhaustion), anxiety, foggy brain, dry skin, minor hot flashes, and the ability to…

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    Hey There! I’m Stacie…

    Thanks for taking the time to visit! I am the wife to Kevin (second marriage) and mom to 3 wonderful young men and a lab named Gracie.  Who would I be not to mention I’m a daughter to two loving and supportive parents?  As a foodie who loves to cook for my family and friends, I’m a mid life work in progress.  Trying my best to create (mostly) healthy habits to live by.  Real Estate is my profession but my spare time is spent travelling wherever I can as often as life allows.  I am proud to be a born and raised San Francisco Bay Area gal. My focus is…