Healthy Green Smoothie & Juicing

I've heard a lot about juicing lately, and decided to give it a try. My sister bought a juicer a few months ago and has been juicing a lot and so she provided me with my first experience on juicing. 

For my first (and most favorite) juice, she did 1 green apple, 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 lemon, and a bunch of kale( not sure of exact measurement).

As you can see, it made this bright green healthy smoothie. I'll tell you right now this was sour...and I loved it. It almost tasted like those virgin margarita's I love so much. Just needed some salt on the rim. :)

Over the course of the week I was home we juiced beets, carrots, cucumbers, kale, lemons, mangoes, swiss chard, apples, basically anything we could get our hands on. Overall, this more sour one was my favorite. After having my first experience with juicing...here are my thoughts. I think it is pretty awesome, and I especially love the ability to use fruits and veggies that you may be less likely to eat or use in a dish before they expire. Love the health benefits too! With that being said, the biggest drawback I see is having to clean the juicer. I really can't picture myself wanting to pull out the mess for a cup of juice, ya know? Definitely something to think about and overall the experience was pretty positive. I see why it's become such a "thing" to do. :)

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10 Beautiful Nursery Inspirations-round-up

Since this pregnancy has allowed me a lot of downtime, I have enjoyed browsing through baby nurseries for ideas. Today I am sharing 10 beautiful nursery inspirations. I just love all the different design aspects to them!

Blendtec Giveaway ($450 value!)

Just a quick reminder that today is the last day to enter the giveaway for the blendtec blender! Click here to enter the rafflecopter! A winner will be chosen tomorrow. 

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Chicken Salad Croissants

Today I am sharing the recipe for one of my MOST favorite summertime foods, Chicken Salad Croissants.

Chicken Salad Croissants

3 C. Diced cooked chicken

1 1/2 C. diced celery

3 T. Lemon Juice

1 C. apples (diced)

1 C. Crushed pineapple or sliced grapes (whichever you prefer)

1 C. slivered Almonds

1 C. Lettuce

Croissants (I prefer small size)

SAUCE:

1 C. Miracle Whip

1 tsp. salt

3/4 tsp dry mustard

First off, cook chicken and dice all ingredients. Add lemon juice to diced apples to keep them from going brown. Put chicken, fruit, veggies, and almonds in bowl. Mix sauce separately then add to salad mixture. Serve on croissants and enjoy! (If you're not serving them all at once, just mix sauce in to the amount of salad as you go. It should keep for a couple days.)

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DIY Jute Bucket Makeover

Last summer my mom bought this plant and I suggested we make a fun DIY Jute Bucket Planter to hold it. We started out with an old bucket she had lying around. First off I used a beige spray paint and painted the bucket a solid color.

Next, I pulled out the jute and hot glue gun and started wrapping around the jute using the hot glue to tack it down. I used the same process for my Jute Glass Vase makeover. 

This process takes a little time...but starts looking so cute!

This top area was a little tricky so you just have to go slow and be patient around these textured areas.

DIY Painted Glassware tutorial

Hey ya'll, I'm guest posting over at I heart Naptime today sharing how I made these super cute DIY Painted Glassware! (sorry I accidentally posted this yesterday, but it actually went live today)

 These would go perfect with smoothie recipe I shared yesterday. Also, don't forget to go enter the giveaway for a Blendtec blender ($450 value!). Click here to enter the giveaway.

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Refreshing Berry Lemon Smoothie and Huge Giveaway($450 value)!

Nothing says summer like a refreshing smoothie! Today I'm joining a smoothie blog hop sharing the recipe to this refreshing berry lemon smoothie.

Refreshing Berry Lemon Smoothie

1/2 Cup Strawberries

1/2 Cup Blueberries

1/2 Cup Raspberries ( I used 1/4 C. raspberry freezer jam because that's what I had on hand and it worked great.)

1/2 Cup Strawberry Sherbet (or rainbow)

Juice from half lemon (fresh is best)

1 Cup Ice or as much as you like 

Rinse berries, blend and enjoy! I love the twist of lemon in this smoothie it gives it such a yummy flavor! 

Now how about a giveaway?

To help you with your smoothie creations, the I Heart Nap Time Creative Team has teamed up to give away a Blendtec blender, valued at $450, for one of YOU lucky readers! And to celebrate the awesome blender giveaway, we thought we'd give you a whole board full of Smoothie Recipes to choose from! Check out the variety of smoothie recipes below and then enter to win your very own Blendtec blender using the Rafflecopter widget at the bottom of the post!

Visit the links below for more smoothie recipes...

1. Your Home Based Mom: Mango Banana Smoothie

2. Kiki Comin: Toasted Coconut Pina Colada Smoothie

3. Bloom Designs: Chocolate Banana Nut Smoothie

4. Love Pomegranate House: Strawberry Sunrise Smoothie

5. Strawberry Mommycakes: Pineapple Mango Smoothie

6. Blooming Homestead: Berry Lemon Smoothie

7. The Girl Inspired: Blended Coffee Drink

8. The Chronicles of Home: Healthy Chocolate Milkshake

9. I Heart Nap Time: Healthy Raspberry Smoothie

10. The Cards We Drew: Banana Peach Strawberry Smoothie

11. Sweet Treats and More: Peanut Butter Smoothie

So many great recipes! Be sure to stop by the blogs above and check out all their fun recipe ideas!

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Pregnancy update & Announcement

 First off, a big thanks to everyone for their kind prayers, emails, and sweet thoughts! I really appreciate my blogging 'friends'! 

After being put on bed rest, I made some great progress on catching up with my photos and digital scrap booking:) Gotta have something to do to pass the time right? I am happy to say that I am no longer on bed rest, and have been up and about for the past several weeks. Although my activity is still super limited, it feels better than laying in bed! I still have to take it easy and feel tons of pressure but so far so good! I go in for checks every 2 weeks and that gets old, but I appreciate my doctors working with me to keep this baby. What a blessing modern medicine is! Also, if you've been following me on Facebook you know that we've found out what we are having.

4th of July Hairstyle

 So I recently pinned a cute 4th of July hairstyle and my sister decided to add her own spin on it with ribbon. Isn't it super cute? I just had to share!  Have a happy and safe day.

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Happy Independence Day!

Happy 4th of July!!

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A big thank you to all the men and women who fight to keep us safe. Thank you for the freedoms you protect. 

 

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Painted Metal Chairs (favorite projects)

Just wanted to share one of my favorite past summer projects for my new readers who may not have seen these. I love, love, love these chair makeovers. Super easy and super adorable! Check out the full post Painted Metal Chairs.

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