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Before I got pregnant, I had trouble with that little area of my tummy (the lower abs) that never quite bounced back from my last three babies…in most of my jeans, and pants you could tell (not so flattering). I was excited when I recently had the opportunity to try out some new pants from Lisette L. The Canada-based company’s founders – Lisette Limoges and her hubby Neil Small – say the secret to the flattering fit of their pants is the body-shaping fabric and the pull-on design with no zippers or buttons. Fans like The Today Show’s Kathie Lee Gifford swear by the contouring and slimming effect of the trademarked “Flaterie Fit.” They slim the lower abdomen, contour the hips and shape the behind without the feeling of being bound in tight. Lisette L pants hold you close but they let you breathe, with comfort and mobility in incredibly soft stretchy fabric. The secret, their special rayon, nylon and spandex stretch fabric and uniquely constructed waistband. I really like the fit…They were comfortable, yet held in that emberassing tummy problem … that’s an a+ in my book!! I’m usually more of a traditional dresser, not much of a risk taker, but i went ahead with the aqua pants…some of you may be laughing, but that was a big risk for me…lol…I loved them! The color is super cute, and looks great with a white top! I can’t wait till i can wear them again (in the spring hopefully) This picture was taken right before i couldn’t fit them anymore…While this shirt is not a typical shirt i would wear with the pants (they deserve better…lol) I threw it on to show you guys my great new pants…it’s so hard for me to find pants that fit me in all the good areas – i.e. butt, thighs, tummy…without bagging somewhere. I love that these conform, but are comfortable, i can not talk enough how comfortable they are! So if you have that little problem area (like me) that you want a little support to hide, while still being comfortable, I suggest Lisette L!
They have a look book on their website, so you can find the perfect style and color for you! Just click on the essentials tab on their site
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Having all boys, I’ve seen my share of video game play, our game collection has just about caught up with our DVD collection! One console that’s been on their list…the XBOX One. Now that it comes with Halo 5, you can bet I’ll hear even more talk about it. Anything to do with guns & missions they are all over. Are you excited about the new console? Enter to win below!
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With the holidays approaching quickly I decided to get into the kitchen and do a little pre-holiday baking..you know hone up on my skills and pull out recipes I haven’t done in a while. My boys were super excited when I pulled out my chocolate cake recipe and were even more excited when they saw that they get their own individual mason jars!
The boys love when I make individual servings of desserts, they feel special, like I made it just for them. You can individualize each one to the person’s taste…in this case with the toppings.
I personally LOVE mason jars! They are so versatile. You can create so many things in them..use them personal servings, drinks, for many crafts, and storage solutions. I just love the newest edition to the Ball family…the Purple Heritage Collection. They are so pretty and perfect for a Halloween craft! I decided to use one to make a Shrunken Severed Head In A Jar. Start by finding an image you want to use and use a service like canva.com to put your image into a 3×5 or 4×6 template (if you choose 4×6, shrink your image down a little bit like I did below).
Once you pick out what image you are going to use and have it the size you need, print it onto your photo paper/printer paper (you’ll want 2 of them). After you print them, cut them out and laminate. I got my laminator at hobby lobby for 19.99 and my laminating sheets from lakeshore learning (hobby lobby has sheets, but the ones from lakeshore are thicker).
To create the Liquid preservatives mix 1 drop of red, 1 drop green, 1 drop yellow food coloring and fill jar with water. Place your heads in the jar and fill with more water (as needed). Put on lid and enjoy your shrunken severed head in a jar!
Lets get back to the Mason Jar Chocolate Cake…
You will need:
2c Flour
2c Sugar
1c Sweetened Cocoa Powder ( I use Ghirardelli)
2tsp Baking Powder
1 1/2tsp Baking Soda
1tsp Salt
1c Milk
1/2c Vegetable Oil
2 Eggs
2tsp Vanilla
1c Water
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350º F.
Prepare your cake pan by spraying with baking spray or greasing and flouring
Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt to a small bowl. Whisk through to combine.
Combine milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla into large bowl and mix together until combined. Reduce speed and slowly add dry ingredients. Mix on medium speed until well combined. Add water to the cake batter. Beat on high speed for about 1 minute to add air to the batter.
Distribute cake batter evenly in the pan.
Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Once cooled take a round cookie cutter and cut out pieces of cake and layer them into your Ball mason jars.
Top with your choice of icing. You can check out my recipe for Buttercream Icing.
To add a bit of flavor, my boys love when I do this…instead of water add in Dr. Pepper or Root Beer. My favorite is Cherry Dr. Pepper!
WORLDS BEST MASON JAR CHOCOLATE CAKE
2015-10-15 19:12:06
Serves 8
A delicious and moist chocolate cake in individual Ball mason jars.
2c Flour
2c Sugar
1c Sweetened Cocoa Powder ( I use Garadelli)
2tsp Baking Powder
1 1/2tsp Baking Soda
1tsp Salt
1c Milk
1/2c Vegetable Oil
2 Eggs
2tsp Vanilla
1c Water
Preheat oven to 350º F.
Prepare your cake pan by spraying with baking spray or greasing and flouring
Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt to a small bowl. Whisk through to combine.
Combine milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla into large bowl and mix together until combined. Reduce speed and slowly add dry ingredients. Mix on medium speed until well combined. Add water to the cake batter. Beat on high speed for about 1 minute to add air to the batter.
Distribute cake batter evenly in the pan.
Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Once cooled take a round cookie cutter and cut out pieces of cake and layer them into your Ball mason jars.
Top with your choice of icing & toppings
To add a bit of flavor, my boys love when I do this…instead of water add in Dr. Pepper or Root Beer. My favorite is Cherry Dr. Pepper!
By Becky Fry
Adapted from Mother’s Recipe
Adapted from Mother’s Recipe
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What’s your favorite thing to make with Ball Mason Jars?
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If the form of relaxation you want to engage in is “idle” – in other words, if there is no real benefit that comes with it at all, other than the fact that it’s relaxing and entertaining – then it’s usually a good idea to make a point of “earning” it, rather than just indulging and whenever you might feel like.
From time to time we all want to do things that are relaxing, but that otherwise serve no greater purpose and don’t do any further good. But in order for balance to be maintained, those moments of relaxation should be weighed up against moments of substantial productivity.
You don’t necessarily need to keep a spreadsheet to track all of this; your own intuition will usually guide you well enough.
In any event, though, if you want to binge watch an entire series of a TV programme, let that be your “reward” for completing a big project at work, or tidying the house, or doing something else that you can feel pleased with and proud of.
It’s worth pointing out that most of us usually don’t feel very pleased with ourselves if we spend a lot of time engaging in idle relaxation (for an entire weekend, for example) if we haven’t done something to first justify that.
Wherever possible, choose relaxing pastimes that do good for you in some other way, as well
Unlike totally idle forms of relaxation, there are forms of relaxation that we often feel pretty good about, even if we haven’t really done a lot to “earn” them in any clear sense.
For example, while you will probably feel pretty displeased with yourself if you’ve spent the entire weekend watching TV, you’d properly feel a lot better with yourself if you had spent the weekend on some hobby project that you found relaxing and interesting, instead.
Or, for that matter, you would probably feel better about yourself if you’d just spent a weekend reading books, instead of watching TV.
The reason why some of these activities would make you feel better than others, would be because they did some good for you in some other way, as well. A book generally gives you a deeper story or insight to chew on and incorporate into your own life. And working on a hobby helps to develop your skills in a particular area, while simultaneously creating something.
Wherever possible, it’s generally a better idea to choose relaxing pastimes that do some good for you in some way other than just feeling good in the moment.
Make agreements with yourself about the chores and errands you’re going to do, and the rewards that you will give yourself for doing them
It’s difficult, if not impossible, to actually maintain balance between work and relaxation in your own life, if you are the constantly just obeying your gut feelings and impulses on the one hand, or are trying to dominate in tyrannise yourself into doing things that you feel absolutely don’t want to do, on the other hand.
The better path, usually, is to have a conversation with yourself, and to make agreements with yourself about the chores and errands you’re going to deal with, and the rewards you will give yourself for doing them.
In other words, if there was some big project to take care of around the house that was filling you with dread, it would generally be a better idea to motivate yourself to do it by holding up the reward of some relaxing pastime afterwards, than to simply try and “muscle through” with sheer grit.
Of course, the rewards have to be properly balanced so as to match the actions that are being rewarded. But, you’ll likely have a much better balance between productivity and relaxation, not to mention feeling better in general, if you take this approach to getting things done.

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