#MCM - Tye Sheridan

It's the first Monday of February! My #MCM this month is going to be Tye Sheridan. I don't know if this counts as a Man Crush has he just turned 18, but he's an adorable kid.

I first saw him in Mud with Matthew McConaughey when he played Ellis, one of the two boys that hangs out with McConaughey's character. I started following him on Instagram and saw he was going to be coming up in a few other movies as well. I saw Joe which I really liked, he stars alongside Nicolas Cage, and a few episodes of Last Man Standing with Tim Allen and plays the boyfriend to Kaitlyn Dever's character Eve. He also stars in the movie which has not yet been released with Dever called Grass Stains. I love his accent and the innocent characters he plays! He's originally from Texas according to IMDB.

Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan in Joe

Tye Sheridan in Joe

Tye Sheridan in Joe

Tye Sheridan in Mud

Tye Sheridan in Mud

Tye Sheridan 2014

Fitness Friday - Healthy Snacking Systems

A few weeks back I found a bunch of neat tupperware at our base's MCX that were on sale. I love tupperware and kitchen gadget type things that make organizing or doing things easier. These came in a bunch of different colors and all varieties! The brand is called Sistema and it's their To Go line I'm specifically jazzed about. What I really love about them is that they snap and lock shut, sealing in anything you may have that's liquid. I'm always throwing snacks into my bag for work and I'm so afraid one day something will pop open and make a giant mess. I don't have to worry about that with these.

In addition to the ones I found at MCX I also found the exact same brand (and even more than just the To Go line) at our local Marshall's! They are priced very well in my opinion for what they do. I'm always looking for easy and convenient ways to try and bring healthy snacks and lunches to work and these help a lot. I'll show you the ones that I have and link you to their website. You can then check out Amazon on your own if you'd like.


This is the Breakfast To Go system. It has a large pot, with a smaller nesting pot that sits on top. On the bottom of the nested pot is a collapsible spoon so you don't even have to worry about bringing your own utensils. I do what they show here with granola in the bottom and yogurt in the top. When I'm ready I dump the yogurt into the granola and mix. It's probably good for keeping oatmeal too, maybe? I have the blue one.



This one is the 2L Triple Split. It is quite deep and comes with a small "yogurt pot" with a screw on cap. It's larger than it appears. I have put lemon curd in the pot and stick it in the large compartment with a bunch of mini orange-cranberry muffins. In the other two spots I've put grapes and cubes of cheese cut similar in size to the grapes, and then maybe two hard boiled eggs in the second small compartment. Even then I still have room! I have this in hot pink.


This is the salad system. It's pretty much self explanatory. What I like most that is different from other salad to go systems I've had is that there is a separate tray to put extras that you don't want getting soggy. I like to add chicken, cheese, and croutons. There is a small pot in the middle for your dressing. I believe I have this in blue.


Last but not least is the Lunch Cube. These come in two sizes, a 1L and a 2L. I have the smaller one (it's the only one available when I purchased the first set). There are three compartments. The sandwich compartment has it's own lid to keep your sandwich separate from the other compartments. The only difference between the two sizes is that the larger one is deeper, deep enough to probably stack two sandwiches inside the sandwich compartment. I have a green one.

Go to their website! They have soooooo many types and they are all freezer, microwave, and dishwasher safe and have snap-locking lids. http://sistemaplastics.com/

Fitness Friday - Fun Ways to Get in a Workout While Watching Your Favorite Shows!

Have you ever known you should be working out but you are way too interested in the show you're watching? I feel like that all the time. I've found a fun way to incorporate workouts to your TV schedule! I think these would be fun to do with friends over too but you can just as easily do them alone.


About 2 years ago I ran across this awesome Tumblr page (http://fuckyeahmovieworkouts.tumblr.com) that has a ton of TV shows (ones that are still airing and those that have retired!) and some movies with a workout for each one! I'll show you a few examples below. What are some popular TV shows? How about New Girl and an older one like Friends...

New Girl workout!
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Friends workout!!
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Of course if you're watching more than one episode (I know you binge watch Netflix, don't lie) every workout will be a little bit different. I'll post some movie examples below too!

Iron Man movie workout!
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Toy Story workout!
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Check out the website for yourself! They have an index page with everything sorted alphabetically so browsing is pretty easy. http://fuckyeahmovieworkouts.tumblr.com Try Pinterest as well I'm sure there are lots of things worth pinning on there too. Let me know if you try one! 

Sunday Fun Day - Norman Reedus Came to Town!

So I realize it's almost a whole week late but I've been crazy busy. I got a little promotion at work so I was sent away to another location for official training and I have spent almost more time in my car driving to and from my training location than I did actually working. It was miserable. I got to carpool with some of the awesome ladies who were also training and that lived near my area but still... I'm glad to be home in my own branch :)

So last weekend someone started a Facebook post about Norman Reedus being in my town. My town is tiny. Most people don't know where it is and when you tell them the name half the time they don't believe you. It's near the southwest edge of the Mojave desert. Nothing big ever happens out here, so when you hear Norman Reedus is in town you can bet everyone is out looking for him.

In case you're unaware, Norman Reedus is currently most know for playing Daryl Dixon on AMC's The Walking Dead, he's the badass zombie hunter that rides a motorcycle and uses a crossbow. Others may know him from Boondock Saints. In either case, the girls love him.


As soon as I heard he was at one of our local bars (with pictures someone posted as proof!) I squealed and danced all over the house and called my friend from work. We planned to go look for him. We had some leads but they were all from about an hour or two prior. There were many stories of why he was here, where he was staying, and so on. One story was that he was visiting his sister whose husband is stationed out here in the military. I'm not sure whether that was true or not but what was really the case was he was doing an independent (french foreign?) film called "Sky" I believe. He was here for the weekend and eventually people were able to figure out where he was staying and which trailer park he was filming at. Like I said, it's a small town and we are a pretty chatty community. Word gets around fast.

Anyway my friend and I (leaving my husband at home) took off in search for him. We checked the bar (twice), the bowling alley, a few places on base, the pool hall, and so on. We never found him, but it was such a fun little adventure. Nothing this exciting ever seems to happen. If you look back a few days on Reedus' Instagram he posted a few pictures, so did his fellow actress he was filming with. Hopefully they return to shoot some more stuff!

Fitness Friday - Workout At Home with No Equipment!

As you may know, gym memberships can be pricey. And sometimes with the cheaper, smaller gyms there aren't enough pieces of equipment for the number of people in the gym and you have to wait around for what you want to use.

Here's some good news! You don't need to go to the gym! You can workout at home with little or no equipment. Don't waste money on a gym membership unless you plan on doing some serious weight lifting or something. I'll show you a workout you can do at home that I found online that basically only require the floor and a chair, a mat is optional if you want a little extra cushion but not necessary.

For this workout I'd suggest doing as many as you can of each exercise until you begin to feel fatigued. Repeat this circuit 3 times resting for a minute or two between each circuit. The only exercise I have a problem with here is #7 - Triceps dip on chair. Dips can end up hurting more than helping if you aren't doing them properly. Most people tend to dip lower than their natural range of motion which can cause problems to your shoulders. I'd suggest standing in front of a mirror and extend your arms down and back as far as you can comfortably. Look at the angle formed in your armpit, you shouldn't extend back any further than that when you are doing dips. It will probably feel like you aren't "dipping" very low but you don't need to go far to really workout those triceps!


I liked this workout because it looks simple and everyone can do it! It also provides you with examples of how many reps and sets you could do! Not to mention the title is motivating at least for us girlies. You should never strive to look like those models in magazine and tv because we all know how photoshopped those women are (I could do an entire post on magazine cover photoshop fails, how could you crop out an entire arm, really?). Guys! You can totally do this workout too! It's not just for women. It's building body strength using the weight of your own body! If you can't do the recommended reps for an exercise don't sweat it. Work up to that goal and reward yourself with a little prize (a new pair of shades, those shoes you've been wanting, etc) and then see if you can increase the number of reps beyond what they recommend!

With workouts like these you are building some initial strength but then it's more of an endurance workout. It won't make you bulk up, but it will help make you lean. Higher reps, lower weight, it will still strengthen your muscles but they will be lean and mean! If you want to bulk up, lower reps, higher weight is what you need, and for that you'll eventually need more equipment. 

Hopefully you can try this workout every morning, or anytime during the day when you have 10-20 minutes of free time. You can have a bit of protein afterward, whether it's a chocolate protein shake or your favorite high protein snack, just be sure you have it as soon as you finish your workout. The ideal time to have your protein is within the first 30 minutes post-workout, however it can still be useful up to  2 hours post-workout. And always be sure to drink plenty of water. Lots of water helps with weight loss. There are some nifty infusion water bottles you can buy to flavor your water and help boost your metabolism, but that will be another post. Let me know if you try these workouts and how you feel about them!



Wiggle Butt Wednesday - Our First Agility Course

Australian Shepherds are a very active breed. Some say the most active. And we have two (who are still puppies might I add). They should be more well-behaved than they are, we are still working on the "no jumping" and "no eating the humans' hair" but I ran across an agility starter set at Marshal's last weekend and after doing some prior research into agility kits online this one for $19.99 was a real steal. Others, which I admit are much better quality, can be very pricey. We wanted to practice over the weekend but we got rain and since we live in the desert our yards are all dirt. I think you can figure out what rain + dirt equals with pets. So I finally broke it out today and set it up and started training the puppies one at a time. But first we played Frisbee

Dixie makes cute grunting noises while trying to flip it in the dirt




Happy squinty puppy!





I worked with Dixie first because she seems to catch on a lot quicker than her brother, Diesel. With my treat bag on my hip and a clicker in my hand I started showing her through the three obstacles then just focused on one. We have a tunnel, a hoop to jump through, and the weaving poles. We started with the tunnel today.



Dixie picked it up pretty quick. I was able to get her to go through the tunnel a few times without a treat and a few times she went even though I didn't queue her. But she was very focused and kept looking to me for instructions. Nothing seemed to really distract her. Luckily both dogs had no fear of the tunnel, it was windy and kept trying to blow away but they weren't afraid of it.

Diesel took a little more time to get him to go through the tunnel. He preferred to jump on top of it and watch it spring back up. He just wanted the treats!






Sunday Fun Day - The Dentist!

No scary circus this weekend. Which is a good thing I guess. This Sunday Fun Day post actually happened on Friday! I had to go out to Temecula for a dental cleaning (ughhhhh) so I spent a little time out there. My parents took me to a few stores to shop and after my cleaning to The Habit, a burger restaurant. I got a few things for the house, picked up some supplies for my Valentine's Day journals I plan on making (Visit my Etsy Shop: Journals By K).





Here's the things I picked up while I was out. You see, in the desert we are extremely limited on what we have to choose from for shopping. The closest thing is a Walmart and even that is 30 minutes away. Anything else is at least an hour with no traffic.


My mom bought me a new purple sparkly top for work. I found the "love you more" sign, sports bra, and doggy outdoor agility kit at Marshal's, also the butter dish. The paper came from Hobby Lobby, I was lucky they were having a 50% off all scrapbooking supplies sale going on!

Fitness Friday - My Equipment

I had a few questions after last week's Fitness Friday post so I thought I'd go over some of the things I have at home to help me track and maintain a good fitness level!

First off I'll explain the scale I use. I cannot find the exact same one I own as I bought it a few years ago, but I have found one similar on Amazon.
My Body Composition Scale
American Weigh Bioweigh-ir Bmi Fitness Scale With Remote Display 330 X 0.2 Pound
Mine does not come with the remote display pictured here but this is exactly what it looks like. There are 9 programmable users (we just use two for myself and Hubby) and it comes with a disc with software for your computer so you can actually connect the scale via USB cable and upload your data. It doesn't do anything amazing with it, it just graphs each category separately, but if you're a visual person I suppose it's helpful. It will read your weight (obviously), body fat percentage, muscle percentage, body water, and bone density. It comes with a pamphlet that shows what is "normal" for your age, gender, and size too because when you program it you actually input your age, gender, and frame (average or athletic). I think I only paid around $20 for mine, but it's very basic.

I also have a Fitbit that my husband bought me last year for either Valentine's Day or my birthday, they are so close together I don't remember. Anyway I got the basic bracelet one that tracks activity and sleep. They run you between $90-$100 depending on where you buy. They come with two interchangeable bands (plus you can now buy many more colors online as well) in small and large. I like the sleep tracking bit because you can see if you toss and turn or sleep soundly. I need to get mine out and charge it. You can set goals on program it comes with as well as the free app and when you double tap your band it has tiny LED indicators that show how close you are to your goal for the day. It also will vibrate when you reach your goal and you can set an alarm with the app so you can wake up without the alarm waking the person in bed with you, it vibrates on your wrist until you tap it a few times.
Fitbit Flex on Amazon


Finally we have pretty much an entire home gym at the house. It's cost a little bit of money but most of it we made in payments or bought as gifts for holidays or birthdays. Christmas 2013 Hubby bought me the complete Zumba DVD program with the weighted shakers to dance with. We also have a Total Gym with the Ab Workout accessories and the weight bar +weights. We just recently bought a weight rack for them because they were all over the floor. We have some of the gimmicky things too like the Ab Carver (actually is a lot harder than it looks, I'm too weak to do one rep properly but even the one rep kills my abs!) and the Perfect Pushup. We have a few yoga mats, resistance bands, and Hubby just bought himself a used TRX Force system (TRX designed to be used on tanks and tracks out in the field or on deployments, specifically for military use) and we also have a punching bag and gloves. I can't forget the treadmill we have sitting out in the garage gathering dirt because we never used it. He bought it way before he met me, never even used it then. I'll post some pictures and links below!
Zumba Fitness DVD set
Total Gym
Basic TRX System
TRX Force: Tactical





Even though we have our own home gym and really have no need to go to a gym, being military we have access to our base gyms for free and I prefer going there if I'm with a friend. Our gyms offer just about anything you can think of including a rock climbing wall and a high-altitude simulating chamber. I went with my friend today to get our workout on. Will be continuing to go but I also plan on doing my Zumba DVDs as well. I did one the other day with the cat, but the cat wasn't much motivation... Let me know some of your favorite fitness gadgets in the comments below! I'm always interested in hearing about what everyone else uses!

The Wiggle Butts' Story

When the husband and I decided on getting a dog we had only decided on one. We knew we wanted a boy red merle and to name him Dixon. being fans of The Walking Dead (and Daryl, duh) I thought of the name Dixon after the two brothers, Merle and Daryl Dixon. And since we were set on getting a merle Aussie it fit perfectly.

After our first visit with the puppies and picking out Dixon I received a call from the breeder that all the males in that litter (there were 2 litters, one with merles and one with tri-colored) had to be put down due to the fact that their spines were not actually neurally connected to their hips. They'd never be able to walk and would always be in pain. We weren't going to be able to bring home Dixon.

Baby Dixon (4 weeks)
Instead, we took his sister, also a red merle. Merles have a history of having medical problems and if a merle and a merle are bred the offspring will almost always be both deaf and blind. It runs in the genes of those types.
Dixie (6 weeks)
Sad and disappointed we went back for another visit to ultimately decide if we would take the girl. She was absolutely adorable and spunky and hoppy like a bunny. We couldn't have a Dixon, so we named her Dixie instead.
Dixie (6 weeks)
The day we were supposed to meet the breeder and pick up Dixie we got a call asking if we were interested in taking a second puppy. A black-tri from the other litter had a family lined up to take him home but they changed their mind at the last minute. It was a boy, and Hubby still wanted a boy. So we took him, and named him Diesel.
Dixie & Diesel's First Ride Home (8 weeks)
We were happy that they were brother and sister and would be able to keep each other company but it has been chaos trying to potty train and teach two extremely hyperactive puppies. They can be buttheads but we still love them anyway. Dixie loves to play frisbee and Diesel just like to sit at our feet. He is the definition of "velcro dog." Dixie is a quick learner and listens most of the time. Diesel does his own thing and won't listen to a thing we say. It's a work in progress. They are almost 8 months old now.
Dixie (~10 weeks)

Diesel (~11 weeks)



Dixie (7 months)

Diesel (7 months)

Dixie & Diesel chasing their friend around their critter sitter's yard

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