Have You Heard The News?

Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life has a new home!

It’s still the same good stuff you know and love, just in a new place. 😉

I’ve been working very hard these past few days with Julie, who has helped me make the big move. We’re still in the process of working out some kinks, but for the most part, things are going smoothly!

However, if you currently subscribe to STSL, you may have missed the last few posts because of the switch…not sure if this will eventually work itself out, but no worries! You may just need to re-subscribe. 🙂

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And after you do that, make sure you check to see whether or not you were one of my Favorite Exercises Giveaway winners! I’m still waiting to hear from two of you! 😯

Hope you’ve all been having a fantastic holiday weekend!

My Favorite Workouts Giveaway

When it comes to my exercise routine, it’s no secret that I like to switch things up. If I were to stick with the same routine, week after week, I’d be absolutely bored out of my mind. Wouldn’t you?

So between the cardio & the occasional BodyPump classes at the gym, I also have another tried and true resource which is very near and dear to my heart:

Exercise TV:-D

Over the past few months, I’ve tested out some fantastic workouts that have really kicked my boo-tay! 😯 Whether it’s intense cardio, hardcore strength training, or relaxing yoga, they’ve got everything I need.

So as I’ve come to test out quite a few of these workouts, it’s safe to say that I’ve developed a few favorites. And wouldn’t you know…it looks like Christmas came a little early for me!

A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by the nice folks at Exercise TV, wondering if I’d be interested in doing a review of a couple of their full workout videos. They saw how much I’ve been loving some of the On Demand programs, and thought I might enjoy reviewing the whole video…

I seriously think they read my mind; I’ve been dying to try the full Yoga Meltdown video from Jillian Michael’s!!!

As soon as I got home yesterday afternoon, I immediately popped Jillian into my DVD player to test out the new goods. I realized that the video I’ve been doing on Demand has been the Level 1, which focuses on quickly flowing yoga sequences to burn more calories. It’s given me a great workout every time so far, but I wanted more, so I stepped it up to Level 2.

Level 2 incorporates a lot more twists and balance poses, some of which I found pretty difficult. Hello, crazy crow pose?!? 😯

After trying both Levels 1 & 2, I think it’s safe to say I like them both equally, and will probably switch back and forth between the two. They both definitely rock!

Alright, so here’s the deal…

You guys know I love you all for being the fantastic readers that you are, right? 🙂 Well, ‘tis the season of giving…and because I love you all so much, I think it’s only fitting to share my favorites with all of you!!

It’s the My Favorite Workouts Giveaway!!!

Exercise TV has generously offered to giveaway one of each of my three favorite workouts:

Jillian Michael’s Yoga Meltdown

10 Pound Slimdown

Incredible Abs

Are you guys excited or what?!?!

HERE’S HOW TO ENTER…

You have four chances to enter this fantastic giveaway:

1. Leave a comment on this post telling me which DVD you’d most like to try and why.
2. Become a fan of Exercise TV on Facebook by clicking here and let me know that you did.
3. Become a fan of Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life on Facebook by clicking HERE (or leave a comment telling me you already are). 😉
4. Tweet about the giveaway on Twitter (leave a comment letting me know)

I will announce the three lucky winners tomorrow morning, Friday, December 24th.

Talk about a nice early Christmas present for yourself, right?? 😉

GOOD LUCK and thanks again to all of you for being such rock star readers!

Fun Demolition Discoveries

This morning while eating my breakfast, I couldn’t help but shake the feeling that someone had their eyes on me… 😉

I put together quite a delish bowl of oats today! Before leaving the house, I put together my base:

• 1/3 cup oats
• 1/3 cup skim milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 mashed banana
• raisins
• cinnamon & nutmeg

Once I got to school, however, I ended up stumbling across some of the leftovers from our faculty breakfast yesterday morning…SCORE!

So half a piece of some sort of cinnamon apple bread was promptly crumbled on top. Best stumbling EVER. 😉

 

 

 

Lunch was pretty much a repeat of what you guys saw on Monday, so I didn’t bother with any photos. But I did also have one of these…

Honey Graham Clif Z Bars totally rock my socks!! 😀

So last night, some serious kitchen demo was happenin’ up in this place. In the process of tearing things apart, check out the old school coupons we came across!

I don’t know why, but I am always so fascinated by things like this that were from back in the day. Can you imagine clipping a coupon for 10¢ nowadays?? 😯

Well, the coupons ended up being found behind this big ‘ol hunka remaining cabinets…

Which are officially “no longer” and we are now left with no cabinets…

 

…which also means no sink.

Which is why tonight’s dinner looked like this:

Yes, I finally had my first trip to Chipotle! No more Chipotle virgin here. 😉

I chose the Burrito Bowl (all the burrito fix-ins, minus the tortilla) which I ordered with their cilantro-lime rice, black beans, adobo-marinated and grilled chicken, fajita vegetables, lettuce, and salsa.

And as per hubby’s strong recommendations, I got us a side of chips + guacamole + mild salsa.

Now you guys probably already know that I am not a spicy kinda gal. Mild all the way, no extra heat, please! Well I’ll tell ya, I got a little nervous after the first bite into my burrito bowl…

YOWSAHS that chicken was spicy! 😯

I needed something to tame down the heat, so I grabbed some plain Chobani and dolloped it on there, sour cream-style. Problem solved…deliciousness accomplished. 🙂

I’m definitely now a fan of Chipotle, and lucky for me, I have a little less than half of this bowl left for lunch tomorrow! Saweeeeet. 😛

SPEAKING OF SWEET…

I have a pretty sweet GIVEAWAY coming up for you guys in the morning! Be sure to check back!!

Question for the Evening:

Have you ever discovered any interesting items from a much earlier time?

The Christmas Treats Clock Is Ticking…

Christmas is right around the corner!! I can’t even believe it!

Have you gotten all of your holiday baking done yet????

Well as you know, I’ve been on a pretty mean baking streak lately, so just in case you’re a “Last-Minute Mary” like I often tend to be, here are a few of my favorite cookies and baked treats (New AND Old!) that may come in handy…

I promise, they’re all winners!! 😀

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Oreo Truffles

Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies

Maple Pumpkin Gingerbread Cookies

Dark Chocolate Turtle Graham Bars

Lemon Curd Filled Butter Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Butterscotch Cheesecake Cookies

Blueberry Banana Bread

Granola Blondies

Aaaaand, just in case you’re all set on the baking front, how about some Christmas morning breakfast ideas?

Want to know what I’ll be eating on Christmas morning????

It’ll be the same recipes that I’ve been making ever since I received them in my 7th grade Home & Careers class. 😉

Overnight French Toast

and Egg Strata

Is it obvious I’m just a little bit excited for Christmas??

Or maybe I’m just as excited for the eating part of Christmas? 😉

Question for the Day:

Do you have any special meal traditions on Christmas Day?

In addition to my special breakfast seen above, my family always sits down to a nice lasagna dinner on Christmas, complete with Mom’s homemade sauce, meatballs, and bread. Mmmmmm. 😛

One Of Those Days…

Today was one of those days…

😉

To be honest, with being a teacher I pretty much expect this particular week to come with a few of those days.

Does that sound awful of me? I promise, I’m not that much of a scrooge!

Just remember back to when you were in elementary school at this time of year…

You were pretty excited excited for Christmas and vacation, right?

Now imagine that excitement…while me trying to teach you about the English colonies and cumulative frequency…

Yeah, probably not on the top of your priority list, right? 😉 Don’t worry, it isn’t for my students either.

Can you blame them though? I mean, really, Christmas is only 4 days away…of COURSE they’re excited!! So lucky for me, I always make sure to keep an extra bottle of vino on hand for this week, in case of emergency.

Today, we’ll just say I was rather happy that I remembered to stock up. 😉

So I’ve got my comfies and my cozy slippers on; I’ve got my glass of vino,

and I’m ready to watch one of my favorite holiday movies, Love Actually.

Which is “actually” exactly how I want to spend the rest of my evening. 🙂

Question for the Evening:

What is one of your favorite childhood memories from around the Holidays??