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September 24, 2013 - 21 Comments

We closed on our new-ish house yesterday! It was terribly anti-climatic, a formality really. Mostly because we had been living there for a few weeks anyway. We already had the keys. We’ve already started on a few little projects, but …

Recipes

Healthy-ish Chicken Quesadillas with Chive Yogurt Dip

September 18, 2013 - 20 Comments

Something that bugs me is when people use the word “healthy” to describe anything that addresses a food allergy or restriction. For example, I’ve seen so many recipes for “healthy pizza with cauliflower crust” – I mean, it’s cauliflower! Soooo …

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In Celebration

September 17, 2013 - 32 Comments

Although I haven’t been feeling the best, last night we went out and celebrated the sale of our first home–officially. Whew and Par-tay! Selling a home is stressful even when it goes relatively smooth, but when things go wrong–you might …

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Julia’s Absence and What I’ve Learned From Weight-Loss Week 1

September 16, 2013 - 14 Comments

For those of you who don’t follow us on Facebook, you’ve probably been wondering why there’s an overdose of Chris posts lately, and not so much Julia. Jules has been sick and is taking a break from blogging. I’ll leave …

Recipes

Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken Thighs

September 13, 2013 - 10 Comments

So for anyone who follows me on the ol’ Pinterest, you may have noticed I have a board titled “Inspiration Recipes.” Honestly I don’t use Pinterest very much, but in looking for better ways to eat healthy, I’ve been finding …

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Red Quinoa Salad with Corn and Mint

September 11, 2013 - 6 Comments

A couple days after we moved into this house, we were sitting on the swing set outside and had a visit from one of our neighbors. Greta was especially excited about this visit, because it was a 9 year old …

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Astonishingly Good Grilled Green Bean Fries with Spicy Mayo Dip

September 9, 2013 - 8 Comments

Don’t you hate it when people say stuff like, “You don’t even feel like you’re dieting!” and then they share a dish that is clearly diet food? Like last week there was this guy on the internet who was all, …

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Making Joint Decorating Decisions

September 9, 2013 - 14 Comments

The very first piece of furniture Chris and I ever bought together was a large, off-white sectional. We walked into the store, saw it, sat on it and decided to buy it–it being the floor model because that’s all our …

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Chris: An Introspective Look Into Why I’m Overweight

September 6, 2013 - 95 Comments

“No matter what I do, I can’t lose weight.” I hear people say this all the time, using it as an excuse to not exercise and continue over eating. Really? No matter what you do? Have you tried exercising daily …

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Selling the House 2.0

September 5, 2013 - 29 Comments

Yesterday marks 5 weeks since we officially moved from our Utah home and thought we closed on it. Some of the details around the demise of that sale we don’t feel are appropriate to share here, but we knew it …

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