Hobbies, Family, & Geekery from a Stay-at-Home Dad
So how about we talk about them there fixin’s we done did with this here house! Get ready for some before and after goodness, because I’m excited! I was debating doing a photo gallery vs just placing the pics throughout the post. Photo gallery lost …Read More….
Home OK, hold on, let me stop you right there! I know, who the heck is this guy, telling you he’s going to be updating and then disappears for months. TYPICAL, right?! LISTEN. It’s not my fault. Yeah, I know, I always say that, but …Read More….
This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com
The Winter Games are in full swing! I love the excitement in the air when the Winter or Summer Games are going on. Alas, every time they come around I always find it difficult to keep track. But not this year! I’m planning on keeping up and following all the fun. I think it’s a great tradition that most of the world still participates and competes. I mean, think about it. The first modern Games (Summer) date back to 1896 in Athens, Greece. They were inspired by the Ancient Games which were held in Olympia, Greece from 8th Century BC to 4th Century AD! Isn’t that nuts?! We’re participating and watching a tradition that basically dates back roughly 2800 years! How cool is that?!?
I know, I should give you a minute to collect yourselves from the astonishment. You go ahead and try and contain the excitement (not being sarcastic, you really should be excited, I know I am!), and I’ll let you know about a few products that were sent my way thanks to Babbleboxx. They’re all great and go hand in hand with The Winter Games. How so? Because The Games give athletes who have trained their entire lives for a chance to compete and represent their country. In order to be the best of the best, you need focus, and a healthy lifestyle… Among a dozen other things, but let’s just talk about those today, haha. No, these products won’t propel you from what you’re doing now to becoming a Winter Games athlete, but they’ll help you throughout the winter months in various ways, keeping you focused, snacking smarter, and being determined to hold off selling your home and moving to Florida because of the cold. Which, btw, we totally did and have zero regrets. Just sayin’!
Popchips Peanut Butter nutter puffs
I was excited about these since I first saw them. With the kid’s and their peanut allergy, we try to stay away from buying anything with peanuts. Buuuuuuuut thanks to the kid’s staying at the mother in-law’s for the weekend, we were able to crack open a bag and boy, oh boy. The pure peanut butter smell hit me and I could almost feel it coursing through my veins. This is quite possibly the perfect snack if you’re a peanut butter lover. Not only is it amazingly tasty, it’s a healthy snack! At only 130 calories and 5 grams of protein per serving, this has most of the other snacks out there beat. You can see my wife stealing some during the photo shoot like I wasn’t doing anything important. Can’t blame her though, it’s hard to not keep snacking on them! If you’re interested, you can find them at your local grocery store or even on Amazon. Nutterpuffs.com.
White Claw® Hard Seltzer
Very intrigued, we couldn’t wait to give this a try. We’re always looking for alcoholic beverages that aren’t so overpowering, and I think we found a winner. White Claw Hard Seltzer is dangerously good. It goes down very smooth for being 5% ABV, and on top of that it’s so crisp and refreshing. At only 100 calories, you can drink a few and not feel any guilt about laying around the house relaxing because it’s too cold to go out. They have 4 flavors – Natural Lime, Raspberry, Black Cherry, and Ruby Grapefruit. So far I’m a fan of the Black Cherry. I can’t wait to give the others a try to see how they stack up.
BEE & YOU Royal Jelly Raw Honey + Propolis Raw Honey Throat Spray
The natural sweetness of honey makes it my go-to sweetener around the house. Royal Jelly though has even more to it. The health benefits are substantial in comparison to regular honey and is well worth looking into. It’s known to boost your immune system, improve your endurance and physical performance, and increases energy. So if you are getting inspired by The Winter Games, some Royal Jelly Raw Honey would be a good way to ensure you’re staying healthy and active. I’m planning on sweetening up my oatmeal and tea with this from now on.
Propolis is a bee glue, basically, that honey bees produce. They use propolis to protect the hive against diseases with its antibacterial, antibiotic, and antiseptic properties. With so many health benefits, concentrating the power of paropolis raw honey into a throat spray is genius. Especially now with flu season looming outside your door the minute you walk out, it’s safe to keep this in your pocket to add another layer of protection. I was coming down with the funk from one of the kids and thought to give this a try. No lie, my throat started feeling better the next day! Coincidence?! I don’t know, but I’m willing to trust the bees.
If you’re interested in the honey or throat spray,
you can use Promo Code: SPC20 for 20% off at bee-and-you.com from Feb 1st -Feb 16th 2018
PodPocket – AirPod holder
Thanks to an early Valentine’s gift from my wife, I can happily say I’m an owner of AirPods! Which makes receiving a PodPocket case even more awesome! The first thing I noticed about the AirPods was the shiny and sleek charging case the ear buds are housed in. It looks like it’s going to get scratched fairly easy sitting in my pocket, so that’s where the PodPocket comes in. And wow, it’s a nice accessory. The high grade silicone feels great and the charging case fits very securely, and it even has a hole on the bottom for the charging port. The reinforced key ring is perfect for a bag or your belt loop if you want to wear it. The AirPod charging case is fairly small so with it hooked to you in some form will make it easier to keep track of. I unboxed the PodPocket case if you’re interested in checking out how it fits and works!
That be that. I hope you dug the products I showed you! The Winter Games are happening right now, are you watching?! Let me know!
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaappy New Year! Ok, it was more than a week ago, but it still counts! It’s been a while, I know. Yes, I said I was going to update regularly again, I’m aware. You can’t blame me though, life has been cray! We’ve been livin’ …Read More….
Now, don’t get me wrong with my negatives here. I like what Telltale does. They can take a franchise you like and give you a packaged story that’ll keep you intrigued and wanting more. It’s like a cross between a game and a really good …Read More….
I’m fairly new to all this Poké madness. I didn’t get into the series until Sun & Moon, which in case you didn’t know, came out only one year ago. So in the grand scope of things, I’m still a baby to everything Pokémon.
Still though, that doesn’t stop me from loving it all! And I’m even luckier in that I have two kids (my oldest being more into it than my youngest) that love to play it too. Seriously, there’s so many Pokémon toys and such around the house it’s insane.
This is a significantly awesome upgrade from their wedge 2DS’ to these super awesome 2DS XL’s. It’s something that I was on the fence on, but as soon as this Poké Ball Edition was announced, it was hard to pass up. Heck, I’m strongly attached to my New 3DS and this is making me want to get back into an XL.
The design is gorgeous. The matte feeling to it, the color that just pops out at you, everything feels so great in the hand and I’m sure it’s a dream to play on. And compared to the New 3DS XL and New 3DS, it’s not that big of a difference from either of them. Slightly smaller than the XL, slightly bigger than the regular sized. So it’s juuuuuust right if you’ve ever found yourself in between the sizes.
And the button! The button on the front clicks! And not just a whatever click, it’s a satisfying click and it’s a cool feature to having on it that makes it pretty unique. I absolutely adore the faceplates of my New 3DS and I’m happy with the size. But this Poké Ball Edition is good enough to be my primary handheld thanks to how great it looks and that silly little button.
So how do you feel about the Poké Ball Edition?! Or just the 2DS XL in general. Ever going to pick one up? Or do you think the 3DS line is dying a slow death? And Ultra Sun & Moon comes out TOMORROW! EXCITE!
Humpdate time! How goes it? What’s good in the hood? Oh! Me? I’m fine, thank you so much for asking! Matter of fact, yes, there ARE a few things on my mind. Aww, of course, I’d love to tell you about them. You’re so sweet. …Read More….
This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of Alexia Alright, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. It’s something I don’t go blabbering to just anyone, either. So I hope you walk away from this with your newly found cosmic wisdom …Read More….
So here’s a more recent recipe. Something that I had made a few times already and decided to take pics of because I thought to myself, “hey, self. This would make a good blog post whenever you decided to blog again.” And look! Here we are!
One thing you’ll notice besides the few fairly horrible pics because damn this kitchen (seriously, these are edited to hell and back, so huge thanks to Photoshop), is that it’s a Weight Watchers recipe. No, no, no, I’m not doing this for Weight Watchers or anything like that. We’re actually trying to get back on the healthy eating grind. We were going good for a few months and then we decided to go on a cruise when summer started oh, so long ago and… Oh yeah! Hey! We went on a cruise! That’s another post, though. Don’t get too excited to hear details just now. Anyhoo, the summer bustle along with various weekend getaways, it made it pretty hard to eat right. But with the kids back in school, we’re looking forward to a structured schedule where we won’t have to succumb to the evil forces of convenient fast food demons.
Thanks to my free subscription to Weight Watchers magazine, of which I have absolutely no idea where I got it from. Seems to be the story with a lot of magazines these days. Random free subscriptions make it really hard to actually pay to subscribe to one. But anyway, I was combing through it and saw this recipe. It looked and sounded crazy tasty and was simple enough to give it a try. We loved it so much, I made it the next week. That’s when I got the hair up my ass to take pics for this ol’ blog.
I had never made eggplant parmesan before. But making the sauce from scratch was a cinch and everything about it felt so rustic and simple. It’s amazing how something so tasty can only be 4 SmartPoints per serving. Definitely makes it easier to keep the healthy eating up!
Speaking of which, let’s get started.
So that be that. Looks good right?! I was so surprised by how much I liked it. And again, I can’t stress enough how easy it was and how few WW SmartPoints you get from a serving. If you’re trying to eat right and you’re looking for a meal that will fill you up and make you happy, then give this one a go.
