Weekly Reads and Fun Finds {5/2}

I’ll tell ya…there was some good lookin’ food around the internet this week! Below are a few of my favorite highlights, along with some other weekly reads and fun finds. Hopefully you’ll find something fun, too.

Yummm…FOOD!

68 Crockpot Meals

Sesame Almond Butter Zucchini Noodle Bowls via Iowa Girl Eats (this reminds me, I need to use my spiralizer again!

35 Recipes for Cinco de Mayo via Iowa Girl Eats

Tres Leches Cake Donuts – via How Sweet Eats… Oh. My. God.

Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Stuffed Peppers via Peas & Crayons

The Best Light Dinners for After a Late Workout

Relish Tomatoes With Caprese Mac and Cheese

BE HEALTHY & FIT

How to Burn Tons More Calories at the Gym

10 Do-Anywhere Exercises to Burn 200 Calories in Under 3 Minutes

13 HIIT and Tabata Workouts via FitFluential

The Ultimate Inner-Thigh Workout

FOR THE MOMS (AND DADS!)

Even Though You Really Love Your Children, It’s Still OK To . . .

Parenting Hacks That Save Time, Money, and Sanity

12 Things I’ve Learned in My First Year of Parenting (<- I wrote this post last August but recently stumbled upon it again and thought it was worth sharing because so much of it still holds true for us)

What Parenting Really Looks Like (hilarious photos!)

FAVORITE BLOG READS

Totally Truthful Thursday (on a Monday) via The Lunchbox Diaries (Colleen always knows how to keep it real!)

Longer Lasting & Silkier Curl Trick via Maskcara (ß love Cara’s blog!)

5 Places to Find News and Stories to Share via Katy Widrick

FAVORITE HOME LOOKS

I’m loving the look of this painted black basement ceiling…Jay and I really wanted to put 9ft ceilings in the basement of our new home but we just couldn’t justify the price. So now we’re thinking of other options we might have instead of adding a drop ceiling – in order to keep as much of the height as possible.

If we were sitting on a ton of extra cash (which, we totally are not), I would absolutely LOVE to have a patio like this at our new home. I mean, how gorgeous is that??

How about you guys? Any fun finds…awesome recipes, workouts, articles, or anything else from this week?

Comments

Ashley @ A Lady Goes West says

May 2, 2015 at 8:54 am

I must say that patios are a GREAT investment because of the enjoyment you can get out of them, if you're still considering. While my hubby recently left downtown San Francisco for more space outside the city, we weren't yet able to get a spot with a big backyard/patio but hope to one day. It may be cold too often in your area, but in the Bay Area, you can totally sit outside all day and night for many months of the year! We have friends who did a big re-do of their outside space and it's nearly paid for itself in smiles already from all of their other friends. hahha Perfect for entertaining. Happy Saturday, Court! :)

Ash Diamond says

May 2, 2015 at 9:37 am

My parents redid their patio three years ago and I so wish that they'd done it years earlier! We LOVE their fire pit!!

Liv @ Healthy Liv says

May 2, 2015 at 10:07 am

Mmmm, that caprese mac and cheese looks so good! I've been craving mac and cheese like crazy this week and will have to make it soon!

Carrie (This Fit Chick) says

May 2, 2015 at 11:55 am

Woohoo! Love finding some new reads for the morning!

Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday says

May 2, 2015 at 12:12 pm

Those stuffed peppers look amazing!! Love all the links :)

jenn @ Peas and Crayons says

May 2, 2015 at 1:47 pm

We're about to start house hunting and I'm going out of my mind over it! Gahhh I don't want to leave my baby house behind [we built ours and I'm SO ATTACHED!] but I'm excited to move! That patio would be amazing if it were like, oh I don't know... free! =) A girl can dream! Thanks for featuring me schnookums! Happy Saturday!!!!

Angela @ HonestlyAngela says

May 2, 2015 at 3:43 pm

Ohh I love that patio! Have to admit I am not a fan of the black ceilings at all - they remind me of a parade!

April V says

May 3, 2015 at 9:32 am

Thanks for passing along some great reads!! Loved going through them with my morning coffee :)