Making Lemonade out of Lemons: Broken Foot Workout Schedule

So you may or may not know but a little over 2 weeks ago I broke my big toe. I slipped down the stairs and caught my self at the bottom of the stairs with my big toe curled under my foot and landed about 80% body weight and felt a SNAP. The tendon snapped a piece of bone off on my big toe and it's all kinds of messed up now. For the next 6+ weeks I'm in a boot that goes up to right below my knee and there is a chance of surgery needed because the bone doesn't seem to want to go back into place. 

For the past 2 + weeks I haven't done any workouts and I gotta say I miss them. I've struggled to find something I can do without straining my foot and was really happy when I came across Cassey Ho's Blogilates youtube channel! There is a chunk of her workouts I CAN'T do but there are SO many that I can! Since I can't really follow one set calendar because of the modifications I need to make I decided to make my own and share it with you! 

*Note: If you see her up on her toes in a plank I will be modifying by being on my knees. 

My goal is 20 minutes a day, 5 x a week. I don't want to risk hurting my foot further, so I will be really watching form.

Here are the workouts I will be doing:

Upper Body:

 Upper #1; Blogilates: Toned & Defined Arms Workout! No weights needed! - 8 mins

Upper #2: Blogilates: Toned Arms + Flat Abs | Apartment Friendly Workout - 13 mins

 Upper #3: Blogilates: Ultimate Back Workout | 5 Moves to Your Fittest Upper Body - 9 mins

Upper #4: Blogilates: Sexy Toned Arms Workout | 5 Moves to Your Fittest Arms - 9 mins

Upper #5: Blogilates: Complete Arms Workout (At Home No Equipment Exercise Routine for your Arms) - 12 mins

Upper #6: Blogilates: Arm Fat Blaster | POP Pilates for Beginners - 15 mins

Upper #7: Blogilates: Weightless Arm Workout | POP Pilates - 9 mins

Upper #8: Blogilates: Quick Burn Standing Back Workout! No equipment, at home, back toning exercises! - 6 mins

Abs:

Abs #1: Blogilates: Total Ab Workout | 5 Moves to Your Fittest Core - 8 mins

Abs #2: Blogilates: Goodbye Muffintop Workout (At Home No Equipment Exercise Routine for your Obliques) - 15 mins

Abs #3: Blogilates: Core Crusher | HOT BODY EXPRESS DVD - Best Ab Workout! - 11 mins

Abs #4: Blogilates: 28 DAY AB CHALLENGE #AdoreTheCore - 12 mins

Abs #5: Blogilates: Lower Abs Song Challenge | POP Pilates - 6 mins

 Abs #6: Blogilates: 8 min Abs & Obliques Workout! Swimsuit Slimdown Series - 8 mins

Lower Body: 

Lower #1: Blogilates: Lift Your Booty Workout | 5 Moves to Your Fittest Butt - 8 mins

Lower #2: Blogilates: Butt Workout for a Nice Shaped Booty! (At Home Glute Exercise Routine for Women) - 12 mins

Lower #3: Blogilates: Butt Lifting & Thigh Sculpting Workout | POP Pilates for Beginners - 17 mins

Lower #4: Blogilates: Quick Burn SADDLEBAGS Slimdown! Best Outer Thigh Workout! - 10 mins

Lower #5: Blogilates: BRUTAL BOOTY! At-Home Pilates Butt Workout! - 10 mins

Stretch/Flexibility:

Stretch #1: Blogilates: Total Body Stretch (At Home Exercise Routine to Improve Flexibility) - 12 mins

Here is my Schedule for the next 4 weeks:

Week #1:

Mon: Upper #6 & Abs #5

Tues: Lower #1 & Abs #4

Wed: Upper #2 & Lower #4

Thurs: Upper #8 & Abs #2

Fri: Lower #2 & Stretch #1

Sat: Rest

Sun: Rest

Week #2:

Mon: Upper #4 & Lower #3

Tues: Abs #2 & Lower #2

Wed: Upper #1 & Abs #4

Thurs: Lower #5 & Upper #3

Fri: Abs #6 & Upper #2

Sat: Rest

Sun: Rest

Week #3:

Mon: Upper #8 & Lower #3

Tues: Abs #2 & Upper #2

Wed: Abs #4 & Lower #1

Thurs: Upper #6 & Abs #5

Fri: Lower #5 & Upper #3

Sat: Rest

Sun: Rest

Week #4:

Mon: Lower #3 & Upper #2

Tues: Upper #7 & Abs #4

Wed: Lower #1 & Abs #4

Thurs: Abs #6 & Upper #2

Fri: Lower #2 & Stretch #1

Sat: Rest

Sun: Rest

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Recipe: Beef and Veggie Soup - Whole30 Approved Instant Pot Edition

I think my ultimate recipe combo is when it's under 20 minutes to make + simple ingredients + delicious + easy! This recipe is all of that for me and I wanted to share it with you! I began my Whole30 journey yesterday and needed something really simple to make for dinner the first night. It was chilly/rainy outside and I really wanted comfort type food. This hit the spot! If you want to learn more about Whole30 is and why I'm doing it you can go here: Why I'm doing the Whole30 and What it is  

Want to give this recipe it a try?

Ingredients:

1 lb organic grass fed ground beef

2 russet potatoes chopped

1 cup sliced carrots

1 cup sliced celery

1 small onion diced

1 tbsp crushed garlic

16 oz can of crushed tomatoes (blended first for a creamy soup)

5 cups bone broth

Himalayan salt and pepper to your taste

2 tsp dried parsley

Avocado (optional) on top the soup before serving

Directions: (makes 4 servings)

Total Time: took about 15 mins!

Turn Instant Pot on saute mode. Once hot add a little avocado oil (or olive oil) and add ground beef, onions and garlic. Stir frequently tell the beef is cooked all the way. Then add rest of the veggies and stir frequently for 5 mins. Turn the instant pot off and add everything but the avocado in to the pot. Give it a good stir then seal the lid and make sure the pressure valve is closed. Hit Manual, 8 mins and let the IP do it's thing! After it's done you can release the pressure valve right away and serve! I added half a small avocado to my bowl and it was SO delicious. 

This was my first dinner on day 1 of Whole30 and it really hit the spot after craving things I couldn't have all day. My husband loved it too and I know this recipe will be made again during these next 30 days!

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Whole30 Time - Beginning May 15th

I've been bouncing back and forth on the idea of doing another round of Whole30 for awhile now. I completed one back in 2015 and felt amazing and it really helped set the tone for a new healthy lifestyle I was on a mission to maintain.

So I've made the decision to do it again starting this coming Monday, May 15th. I'm putting it out there to keep myself accountable and to see if anyone wants to join me!

Instead of writing a really long blog post on WHY I am doing this an WHAT Whole30 is, I'm going to give you a few short simple bullet points...

Why I'm committing to the Whole30:

- Kick Sugar Cravings

- Help reduce symptoms of PCOS

- Accountability 

- More Energy

- Better Sleep

- Overall Health

What IS the Whole30:

There is the short answer for you! But there is a WEALTH of knowledge that goes in to greater detail at Whole30.com if you want to check it out!

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DIY All Natural Tick and Bug Spray Recipe (For People and Dogs)

Ohhh it's that time of year! Bug bugs bugs! We spend a lot of time outside and ticks are around so I wanted to find a more natural approach to keeping them off us! 

What about I love this recipe is that it's safe for your dogs too! I spray this on both my dogs 1x a week to help keep ticks off them as they are tromping around our ranch.

Super simple, all natural and smells amazing. 

Here is the recipe if you want to make it yourself.

Tick and Bug Spray (Safe for People and Dogs)

2 oz Witch Hazel

3 Drops Citronella EO

3 Drops Lemongrass EO

2 Drops of Lavender EO

(1) 2oz glass spray bottle

*Add all the ingredients in the spray bottle and give it a shake. BOOM it's ready to go!

I spray it on the back of the kids necks and on their arms and legs before we got outside to see the animals or play outside each day. They haven't had a single bug bite this spring!

That's one of my pups I was telling you about right after one of her earlier morning adventure through the oak grove. So loves to get dirty! 

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DIY All Natural Garden Bug Spray Recipe

Are you growing a garden this year? We are! And man do we hae some bugs flying around here.

So I tried out a few different types of all natural bug spray recipes and loved that the one that worked best was the SIMPLEST recipe. #winwin

What you need:

Empty Spray bottle

Water

Peppermint Essential Oil (High Quality)

For a 8oz spray bottle:

- pour 8 oz of water into spray bottle

- add 8 drops of peppermint EO

*Shake and spray!

Apply spray to every plant in the garden, *I would try to make sure you've sprayed the stems and undersides of leaves as well. Spray after every rainfall.

This will help keep bugs and mice away from your hard work!

I hope you find this recipe helpful!

*Bonus Tip: You can also use this EXACT same recipe as a coolant spray for a hot day! I keep a small spray bottle of this in my baseball mom bag for game days. I spray down the back of my son's neck to help keep him cool. He loves it!

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