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Breakfast in Bed for Mom

Breakfast in Bed for Mom

Alana Sugar

As kids, my sisters and I always served our mom breakfast in bed to celebrate Mother’s Day. She loved it! We made simple (but delicious) Scrambled Eggs with toast or biscuits, butter and jelly. As we got a bit older, we served French toast, something similar to this Vanilla French Toast with Fresh Berries or this Spiced French Toast.

Is breakfast for mom (in bed or out) on the agenda this year? Here are some fun ideas from smoothies to pancakes to eggs. Just remember: cleaning up the kitchen afterwards is a must!... Read More

2013 Weekly Challenge #17: Express Workout!

2013 Weekly Challenge #17:  Express Workout!

Think you don't have time to exercise? Guess again! In just 10 to 20 minutes, you can get an excellent full body workout. Its called the Express Workout, and you can do it wherever you are, whenever you want!

For a quick workout at home, on vacation, or even in the office, try this circuit (repetitions in parenthesis are for beginner, intermediate and advanced, respectively:

Pushups - box-style, on your knees or on your toes (20, 25, 30)
Dips (20,25,30)
Butt Bumps (20, 25, 30)
Wall Sit (60 seconds for all levels)
Flutter Kick Hold 10 kick, 10 hold (3 sets, 3 sets, 4 sets)

Repeat entire circuit 3 or 4 times.

Your challenge:  Do the Express Workout every (non-Bootcamp) day this week.  Your body will LOVE you for it!... Read More

2013 Weekly Challenge #13: Appreciate your body! (Positive Self-Talk)

2013 Weekly Challenge #13: Appreciate your body!  (Positive Self-Talk)

In earlier challenges, we focused on being grateful and positive instead of negative and complaining. The whole purpose of those challenges was to realize that what you say and think makes a difference in how you act and feel. Whatever you focus on is what you feed, and what you feed grows. If all you think about is what you don't have, your dissatisfaction grows; if most of what you say comes out as a complaint, you forget to see the positive.

This week's challenge builds on that idea.

How many times in a day do you engage in negative self-talk about your BODY? I know I do it ALL.THE.TIME. "I can't wear those, my thighs are too fat." "I hate my arms." "My back is killing me." "I'm just not strong enough." Honestly, I've probably said each of these things to myself, in my head, just in the last 3 hours... Read More

Finance and Accounting for Tweens and Teens

Finance and Accounting for Tweens and Teens

When I tell my friends that I teach younger students about Finance and Accounting, they think I’m crazy.  How can a twelve-year-old understand derivatives, valuation, or compounded interest? Over the past couple of years, I have worked with numerous tweens and teens to convey my passion for the subject. I really enjoy the look on their faces after we’ve demystified credit cards, financial statements, or an overview of the stock markets. I teach by building a context for finance and emphasizing foundational ideas.  But most importantly, I let the students’ curiosities guide and shape our lessons... Read More

Digital Happy Holidays Card 2012

Digital Happy Holidays Card 2012

Happy Holidays 2012

The Design Confidential

Sooooo I didn't send out Holiday Cards this year 'in real life' so for all of you who were hoping to get one from us, a big I'm sorry in advance! A digital card of my gorgeous boys, a week late, will have to do...

By the way did I mention how hard it is to get a decent picture of a baby, while they are awake, and not laying flat? ya...hard... I finally had to settle on a solo shot with my hand in it, oh well. Baby Bird you did a marvelous job despite being a bit of a bobble head and having your mommy try and snag a picture of you before you toppled over 18 times in a row! Mommy loves you baby... you are such a good sport for this kind of torture Penn! High Fives..... Read More