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One of the blogs I follow is having a giveaway sponsored by Conair. This is for a Conair curling iron. If you would like a chance to win one, please see the link below for her post on the giveaway and how to enter. There are 7 days left to enter so hurry and get your entries in for your chance to win. Good luck!


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HLNB Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge - Day 29

October 30th Day 29:   Yesterday we went on a hike and we hiked for a little over 1 mile.  We also did some work in the yard and took our dog for a walk in the neighborhood.

    In the morning I ate a bowl of oatmeal cereal with coconut milk and drank a glass of orange juice.  For lunch we warmed up the left over Pei Wei food from the day before and I drank a glass of water with my lunch.  At dinner we ate some pizza with tomatoes, onions, and black olives.  I ate two slices and drank some water with dinner.  For a snack I ate some of my Halloween candy a couple of bite size candy bars.

  

     See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving and how I'm eating.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

Jennifer Lopez on Healthy Eating as a Triathlete and a Mom - SELF Magazine

    Here is an interesting video with Jennifer Lopez and Lucy Danziger Editor of Self Magazine (from 2008) discussing healthy eating habits.  Although it's from 2008, it's an interesting video and fun to watch J-Lo in a comfortable setting talking so candidly about healthy foods.  These are some of the behind the scenes moments we don't get to read about when Self has someone on the cover of their magazine.  Lucky for us they had the cameras rolling for this interesting segment.

Tip of the Week - How to Brighten Tired Eyes

    This week's tip is a video from Self.com with a one minute makeover "How to Brighten Tired Eyes".   These are easy to follow tips.  Hope you will enjoy this one minute makeover.

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HLNB Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge - Day 28

October 29th Day 28:   Yesterday I walked my dog around the neighborhood. I also did some leg exercises in the evening. I also walked around during the day doing errands.

For breakfast I ate a bowl of grits with agave nectar and drank a glass of orange juice. At lunch I ate some food from Pei Wei, we shared some honey seared chicken and some chicken lettuce wraps and some crab wontons.  I drank some water with my lunch. For dinner we ate a sandwich and drank some water.  For snacks I ate some graham crackers with chocolate almond milk.

                                                        Pictures courtesy of Pinterest.

    See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving and how I'm eating.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

HLNB Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge - Day 27

October 28th Day 27:   Yesterday I hung on the pull up bar once for 30 seconds.  I still can't seem to raise up on the bar.  I also did my arm exercises as follows:

Biceps Curls with 3 lbs 12 reps 5 sets
Triceps Press 3 lbs 12 reps 5 sets
Pectoral Flys 3 lbs 12 reps 5 sets

                                                                 Bicep curls

                                                              Tricep curls

                                                                              Pectoral Fly

                                                              All pictures courtesy of Pinterest.



    For breakfast I ate a bowl of grits with agave nectar and drank a glass of orange juice.  In the morning I had a snack of one serving of Triscuits (Cracked Pepper flavor) spread with some Laughing Cow cheese (one wedge) Mozzarella flavor and I put some homemade salsa on top.  I drank a glass of V-8 raspberry juice with my snack.  Later I had a peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwich with a glass of chocolate almond milk for lunch. At dinner I had my guacarito again, I had one avocado left and it was starting to get too ripe so I wanted to eat it before it went bad. I drank another glass of V-8 raspberry juice.  I ate some roasted peanuts for a snack in the evening.

    See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving and how I'm eating.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

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Fashion Friday - Wedding Gowns

    Today I thought I'd write about wedding gowns.  I was looking at some famous gowns and thought it is neat to see how the styles have changed through the years.  We've probably seen all of these pictures before but it's fun to take a look at them again from time to time.  Even if some of the marriages didn't last, these gowns have made their mark in history and in fashion.  Hope you will enjoy today's look at some famous wedding dresses!

                                                  Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy's Wedding Gown

                                            
                                                      Audrey Hepburn's Wedding Gown

                                                     Princess Grace AKA Grace Kelly's Wedding Gown
                                                 

                                                Priscilla Beaulieu Presley's Wedding Gown

                                              Wedding Gown of Diana Princess of Wales

               

                                                    Wedding Gown of Celine Dion

                                               Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's Wedding Gown

                                                           Courtney Cox Arquette's Wedding Gown

                      Wedding Gown for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge formerly known as Kate Middleton

                                                  All pictures courtesy of Pinterest.

  
If you would like to join the Fashion Friday blog hop click on the picture below to see Kori's post on "Blonde Episodes" for details and to read her Fashion Friday post as well. You can also check out some of the other posts in the blog hop for fun. Happy Fashion Friday!

HLNB Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge - Day 26

October 27th Day 26:   Yesterday I hung on the pull up bar for 30 seconds once.  I also did some leg exercises and squats while watching "Grey's Anatomy".

    For breakfast I ate some grits with agave nectar and drank a glass of orange juice.  At lunch I ate a cheese sandwich with onions and tomatoes.  Then at dinner I made some fried potato slices with onions with homemade salsa.  For snacks I ate some chips and salsa.

                                                   Pictures courtesy of Pinterest.

    See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving and how I'm eating.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

    Here is another free cookbook from Amazon.com.  This is a great one if you ever have cookie swaps at your job.  It has some great recipes, I saw one for peanut butter cups and one for peppermint bark.  I downloaded the Kindle for PC for the other free Gooseberry Patch cookbooks (it was free and easy to download) and I now have my library of free cookbooks to use when I'd like.  You only have to download the Kindle for PC once, then you can download other free books as they become available.  In the links below you can download the cookbook and the Kindle for PC.   Of course if you own a Kindle, you can also download these free books from Amazon.com.  I think you'll enjoy this one if you love cookies and these recipes look like they would be easy to make.  Enjoy!

Free Gooseberry Patch Cookie Swap Cookbook Kindle Edition

Free sample: Get a free Kindle download of the Gooseberry Patch Cookie Swap Cookbook.

How to get it: Download the Gooseberry Patch Cookie Swap Cookbook Kindle Edition for free on Amazon.com. If you don't have a Kindle, you can click this link to download free Kindle Reading Apps.

* Download your free Kindle Edition of the Gooseberry Patch Cookie Swap Cookbook now!

Temptation Thursday - Tropical Getaway

    With the cold season now upon us I miss the warm weather so much.  I feel like summer just flew by too fast this year.  So today I'm tempted by the idea of a tropical getaway.  It would be so relaxing and it would give me one more chance to keep wearing shorts and not coats, gloves or sweaters.  Here are some pictures that make me long for my tropical getaway. 

 

                                                               All pictures courtesy of Pinterest.


    If you'd like to write a post about your temptation today, join the blog hop at "Blonde Episodes" by clicking the picture below.  You can read Kori's post for details on how to join. Hope to see you on the blog hop! Have a Tempting Thursday!

HLNB Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge - Day 25

October 26th Day 25:   Yesterday I hung on the pull up bar for 30 seconds twice and since it snowed I was outside getting snow off our trees and bushes and shoveling our sidewalks and the driveway.  My arms got a very good workout.  They are actually a bit sore today.

                                                        Picture courtesy of Pinterest


    For breakfast I ate some grits with agave nectar and drank some orange juice.  At lunch I ate some Thai green onion soup with rice noodles and drank some concord grape V-8 juice.  For dinner we ate some scrambled eggs with homemade salsa and drank some concord grape V-8 juice.  For snacks during the day I ate some pumpkin seeds, roasted peanuts and three strawberry oreo cookies with chocolate almond milk.




    See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving and how I'm eating.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

Pumpkin Recipes For Skin Care - No Tricks, Just Treats!

    With Halloween coming I thought I'd post a few recipes for skin care that include pumpkin.  They are also homemade so they are less costly and they don't have preservatives or other harsh chemicals.  Pumpkins are also rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Zinc which are all good for your skin.  They also smell so good and you will smell good too when you are done. You might also want to eat some delicious pumpkin pie!

Simple Pumpkin Mask
Use 2 teaspoons of pumpkin puree, add a few ounces of almond oil and spread it on your face.  Keep it on until it dries (about 10 minutes) then rinse with warm water.  

Pumpkin Mask for Dry Skin
2 teaspoons Pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon of Honey
1/4 teaspoon of Whipping Cream

Mix the ingredients and apply to your face.  Avoid the eye area.  Let dry (about 10 minutes).  Then rinse with tepid water. 

Pumpkin Mask for Oily Skin
 2 teaspoons Pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon of Honey
1/4 teaspoon of Cranberry Juice


Mix the ingredients and apply to your face.  Avoid the eye area.  Let dry (about 10 minutes).  Then rinse with warm water.

Pumpkin Body Scrub
1/2 cup of Pumpkin puree
1/2 cup of Brown Sugar
1/4 teaspoon of Cinnamon

Mix the ingredients in a bowl. Take with you to the shower and use a washcloth or shower gloves and start smoothing onto your body in circular motions avoiding your face.  Once done you can rinse off with warm water and your body will feel silky smooth.

    If you have a favorite pumpkin skin care recipe that you'd like to include, please post a comment for the rest of us to try out.
                                                       All pictures courtesy of Pinterest.

HLNB Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge - Day 24

October 25th Day 24:   Yesterday I hung on the pull up bar for 30 seconds twice and worked on my weight training routine during "Dancing With The Stars The Results Show" as follows:

Biceps Curls with 3 lbs 12 reps 5 sets
Triceps Press 3 lbs 12 reps 5 sets
Pectoral Flys 3 lbs 12 reps 5 sets



                                                                                  Rob and Cheryl looked great!

                David and Kym danced to Greese as Danny and Sandy.

  
                                                                                                  

                                                           Chaz and Lacey danced to Phantom of the Opera and looked great!

    For breakfast I ate a bowl of oatmeal with a glass of orange juice.  At lunch I ate another guacarito (I have some avocados that are starting to ripen) and drank a glass of orange juice mixed with cranberry juice.  For dinner we had grilled barbecue chicken again.  For snacks today I had some of the guacamole from lunch with some chips and I drank a glass of chocolate almond milk with 3 berry burst ice cream oreo cookies. 

 

    
                                                              All Pictures courtesy of Pinterest


    See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving and how I'm eating.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

Saffron Spice

Source: herbsspices.about.com via HealthyLivingNB on Pinterest

    I've had a few recipes I wanted to try that had the spice Saffron in the ingredients.  However, when I go to buy Saffron in the store, it is very expensive.  I decided to research this spice and I found this interesting video from the Veria channel about a 4 day festival in Italy that is dedicated to Saffron.  I found the video very interesting and if one day I could travel to Italy, I'd love to go to this festival.  In the video they say that Saffron is more expensive than gold, and they aren't kidding.  I've heard it is a great spice in recipes and maybe one day I will break down and buy some and give the recipes a try.  In my research, I've found that there may be some good health benefits associated with using Saffron.  It is rich in vitamin A, Folic Acid, Riboflavin, Niacin and Vitamin C.  Saffron may also contain anti-cancer properties as well.  If you want to read more about Saffron you can read about it on Wikipedia, and in these good articles, Saffron nutrition facts (from the nutrition and you) and The golden spice saffron has golden health benefits too.  You can view the Veria video below which has great views of Italy and the festival.  There are also some good tips for using Saffron in this video as well.  The video is fun and informative.  I hope you will enjoy learning more about Saffron. 

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HLNB Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge - Day 23

October 24rd Day 23:   Yesterday we walked around the neighborhood and I swept leaves off our back porch and sidewalks.  I was feeling under the weather so I didn't ride my stationary bike last night.  But I still watched "Dancing With The Stars".  I agree the judges especially Len have been pretty harsh on Hope.  I think she's doing a good job and I thought she looked good last night.  I don't think it was her worst dance. 

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Maks or the Judges, who do you think was right? Do you think Hope will make it through with the low judges scores?  If you missed the show, catch this clip and decide for yourself.



For breakfast I ate a bowl of oatmeal and drank a glass of orange juice.  At lunch I had a cheese sandwich with tomatoes, lettuce and onions and I drank a glass of orange juice with cranberry juice.  For dinner we had some grilled chicken with barbecue sauce and I drank some cranberry raspberry juice.

    See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving and how I'm eating.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

HLNB Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge - Day 22

October 23rd Day 22:   Yesterday we walked with our dog around the neighborhood.  We also saw some interesting birds outside, there was a large bird that looked kind of like an eagle but we weren't sure.  Some of the small birds were trying to get the bird to leave their tree but the large bird was going to stay as long as he wanted to stay.

                                                                      Eagles!
                  

    At breakfast I ate a bowl of the oatmeal cereal with coconut milk and drank a glass of orange juice.  For lunch we had some fried chicken with some french fries.  For dinner I ate another guacarito with a glass of Concord Grape V-Juice.  For snacks I ate some chips with salsa and some pumpkin seeds.  I also ate one piece of bruschetta. I drank water through the day as well.  I ate the bruschetta while I watched some of the new show Pan Am last night.

                                                    All pictures courtesy of Pinterest

    See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving and how I'm eating.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

Beauty Au Natural: $25 Alex & Von e-Gift Card Giveaway and Suki & 100% Pure reviews

    One of the blogs I follow "Beauty Au Natural" is hosting a $25 e-Gift Card Giveaway that will end in 5 days. If you would like to enter, please go to her website and complete the form. You can also read her post about the company and their products. Heather writes great reviews on natural products and I think you will enjoy her article. Check it out and enter for a chance to win. Good luck!

Click below to see her post and to enter the contest:

Beauty Au Natural: $25 Alex & Von e-Gift Card Giveaway and Suki & 100% Pure reviews

For Our Twitter Followers and Fans

    We have a new way to follow HLNB on Twitter, introducing #Healthylivingnaturalbeauty.  If you use twitter check out #Healthylivingnaturalbeauty.  If you have any fitness, beauty or health tips you'd like to share, then join in our discussions, we'd love to hear what you are tweeting about and we'll be checking out your tweets too!


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Bonus Tip of the Week - The White Jeans Trend

    This week I'm attaching a video about the white jeans trend.  This is from Self Magazine's Senior Fashion Market Editor aka "The Denim Doctor" Lindsay Huggins.  She discusses how we can wear white jeans this season.


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Tip of the Week - Dance Your Way Slim!

    Here is another video from Self Magazine featuring Edyta Sliwinska (from Dancing With The Stars).  She is showing us some exercise moves that are actual dance steps from some of the dances we've seen on Dancing With The Stars like the Paso Doble, the Cha Cha and the Jive.  If you have ever wondered how the stars on the show do some of these dances, you can get a small glimpse and get the bonus of toning up and maybe shedding some pounds along the way. Edyta shows the moves in an easy to understand style.  If you have any interest in dancing as a way to exercise, this is a video you will enjoy.  And if you also watch Dancing With The Stars you can watch for these moves in some of the dances each week.  It can help us see if our favorite stars are making their marks!

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HLNB Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge - Day 21

October 22st Day 21:    Yesterday I worked around the yard and walked outside.  I also did some arm exercises as I watched the movie "Working Girl" with Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Joan Cusack.

     In the morning I ate a piece of toast with butter, cinnamon and ginger with a glass of chocolate coconut milk.  Then I drank a glass of orange juice.  For lunch we ate at Chipotle Grill and I had the black bean tacos with pico, corn and medium salsa.  I drank a glass of juice with lunch. For dinner we just snacked and I ate some hand spun very cherry ice cream.  I also ate some roasted peanuts and some chips with salsa. I drank some cranberry raspberry juice as well.

     

                                                                  All pictures courtesy of Pinterest

    See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving and how I'm eating.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.

HLNB Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge - Day 20

October 21st Day 20:    Yesterday I worked around the house and yard.  I did some more leg exercises while I watched the movie "Maid in Manhattan" with Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes. 


                                                            The walk in the park.

                                                                         How romantic.
                 

                                This scene must have ended up on the cutting room floor, I don't remember this one.

                                                
                                                      All pictures courtesy of Pinterest

    In the morning I ate a bowl of oatmeal with strawberries and drank a glass of orange juice.  I also drank a glass of cinnamon apple tea with some agave nectar in it as it was a bit cooler in the house and it helped me warm up inside. It also tasted good!  For lunch I ate what I call a guacarito for lunch.  I make myself some guacamole with my pico and put it in a tortilla with some cheese and hot sauce.  It tasted great! I also drank some concord grape V-8 juice with my meal.  At dinner we still had some of our ground round beef left over so I made us some homemade tacos again with our pico de gallo and homemade salsa.  We went off course a little bit and drank some soft drinks with dinner, I had a cream soda and my husband had a ginger ale.  For snacks during the day I ate some roasted peanuts.
 
     See my contact information on the tabs above if you want to send me an email with any questions or suggestions.  With my "Healthy Eating/Keep Moving Challenge" I'm logging my daily activities of how I keep moving and how I'm eating.  I'm not offering any medical advice or making any guarantees.  This is meant for fun and if you want to follow along I hope it will be fun for you too.