Strawberry Hot Cocoa Smoothie {recipe}

Dylan {my 10 year old son} created this one! A few days ago, he found a recipe online, showed it to me saying that he wanted to make it.  Today he threw the ingredients together {off the top of his head, not knowing exact measurements}. He made a happy mistake of using a packet of hot cocoa mix instead of cocoa powder. And it was de-lish!

Strawberry Hot Cocoa Smoothie

{Makes 4 small servings}

2 frozen bananas

1-1/2 cup frozen strawberries

1 cup fat free milk

1 packet hot cocoa powder

A few shakes of cinnamon to taste

Blend and serve.

Week #1 {2015}

It's January 3rd which completes week #1 of 2015. Yeah, it doesn't make sense to me but the internet says it's true so I'm going with it.

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Thursday - We started off the New Year eating healthy . . . Just kidding, we ate Swedish Pancakes. Man are they good.

Dylan walked within dad's reach and got caught in the tickle machine. You should have heard his belly laugh.

The Christmas tree came down, even though Dylan BEGGED to keep it up longer. It's amazing how bare clean & fresh everything looks!

I walked outside {about 8 pm} and thought, "Hey, it's not that cold!" I checked the weather and it was 38°. Wwhhhhaaaattt? {I guess I've been out of California way too long!}

Friday - This is the coveted spot in the house to watch tv lately.

Making Peanut Butter Blossoms.

Saturday- Watching big brother at taekwondo.

I never would have thought I would EVER see gas prices this low.

Dylan made dinner all by himself tonight. It was Fancy Chicken Salad Sandwiches. I was very proud of him and it tasted great!

The kids had so much fun with a box.

The giggles were infectious.

My Favorite {free} Workouts

New Years Resolutions . . . most of the time they are health and fitness related, right? I would love to say that I kicked off 2015 with a great fitness resolution, but I didn't. I'm still recovering from being sick for now, 3 weeks {which has felt like 3 years}. Thanks to bronchitis, I have hurt my chest wall and can't lift anything heavy, breath deeply, etc.  So exercise it out for me right now.

When I CAN get back to exercising, there's walking/jogging, borrowing DVD's from the library, or any workout DVDs you have at home, and searching YouTube videos, BUT did you know that Hulu.com offers a pretty big selection of workout videos and clips???  For free???  No Hulu Plus subscription required!

Here's my go-to list for my favorites:
Sexy Legs (Jessica Smith - 10 min)
Abs (Cindy Whitmarsh - 10 min)
Pilates Abs (10 min)
Bootylicious Buns (Stephanie Vitorino - 10 min)
Bootylicious Buns 2 (Stephanie Vitorino - 11 min)
AM Yoga (Meaghan Townsend - 10 min)
Mari Winsor Flat Abs Pilates (10 min)
10 Minute Buns and Thighs (10 min - obviously!)
Better Body Blast (23 min)
Total Body in 10 (11 min)
Mind-Body Bootcamp (10 min)
5 Day Fit Pilates (16 min)

I mix and match them based on how much time I have and what I feel like doing.   Now because these are free, there are commercials . . . yes, even on the 10 minute ones. Sometimes they let you view an extended commercial before watching the video, which is great, otherwise I just try to continue the exercise, hold a plank pose, or just take a breather through the commercial break.

There are also fitness channels on Hulu that you can check out.  My favorite is:
January Jumpstart

So now there's no excuses, right?  Well, except being sick.  That's a pretty good one.  {smile}