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Couponing with No Clicking: Groupon Coupons

May 11, 2016 By Autumn Rose Reo Leave a Comment

Want to save money on everyday purchases to your favorite retailers, but aren’t interested in become a coupon cutter? MamaChallenge has teamed up with Groupon Coupon to show you how one click can save you cash with no planning at all. [SPONSORED POST]

I love to save money – who doesn’t? But carrying around a binder of coupons isn’t ever gonna happen.

Believe me I tried…you’re back starts to hurt and it really doesn’t pay to save when you hauling it around for a free bowl of queso.

However, I am the queen of a good deal that’s doesn’t just save me money, but is convenient to use and always there for me.

Groupon has been on the screen for several years as the daily go-to for exclusive special offers from local companies for services for everything from car detailing to eyebrowing waxing. I love my Groupon deals, but sometimes I’m not just looking to get a great deal on a haircut, but I’m looking for an amazing deal on new accessories for the living room at Home Decorators or a new dress from JCPenney.

For that, you also have Groupon…Groupon Coupons that is.

Groupon Coupons allows you to search by retailer or category through a long list of deals. For instance, today Groupon is offering 64,669 free coupons at 9,951 stores. If that’s not enough proof that there’s not more than a few opportunities to save some bucks, but when I hit up Carter’s for some kids clothes, there are 23 coupons available for me to use.

Imagine if I had to keep up with those? If that was the case, I wouldn’t have them handy, let them expire, and mostly it would be a pain to save anything. But when you make Groupon Coupons your first stop before heading over to your favorite retailer, you’ll see how easy it is to save money on the places you’d already be shopping at!

Seems a little bit like a no-brainer for me. Just another reason to use Groupon.

And make sure to hit up the travel deals too – that make a much needed vacay within reach and in budget – even when you don’t have time to plan.

What’s the best deal you ever found with Groupon?

Go Outside and Play: New Outdoor Interactive Digital Gaming System Gets Families Active

May 10, 2016 By Autumn Rose Reo 15 Comments

Is the fight with your kids over device time, not going outside or getting any exercise driving you crazy? The Springfree Trampoline featuring tgoma is your family’s best new friend. Autumn Reo of MamaChallenge.com has partnered with Springfree Trampoline to launch this innovative technology at Day of Play, May 14 and you can win a Springfree Trampoline featuring tgoma.

When I was growing up there were only two questions:

“When can I go outside and play?

“When do I need to be back?”

Unfortunately we know that’s not the case anymore for our children. Not only is safety an issue, but the kids would rather move their fingers on a device to watch other kids do something on YouTube or an imaginary game world than to actually move their own legs.

It’s a fight we have every day. EVERY DAY.

“Can I get on a device?” the kids ask.

Then I look up my head from my own device and say no (at least some of the time.)

It’s the biggest moment of “Do as I say, not as I do.” Especially when technology is what rules the world we live in and even the curriculum they work with daily.

But, what I really want them to say is “Can I go outside?” “Can I go ride my bike?”

Studies show kids are spending 60 hours per week consuming media and less than 60 minutes playing outside.

However, Springfree Trampoline featuring tgoma is giving parents hope with a new outdoor interactive digital gaming system that encourages kids (and families) to go outside and be active! Partnered with Springfree Trampoline’s patented safety design, tgoma incorporates specialized sensor technology that responds to the user’s own tablet when the jumper is activity.

Bottom line, the tgoma transforms the trampoline into a game so they kids want to move, learn and have fun with specialty games you download from iTunes and Google Play just for your tgoma.

My kids have had a weekend to explore tgoma and they are in love – not just with the fun of their Springfree Trampoline, but how much fun the games are to play.

Our kids have played more outside in the last two days than they have in the last two months,” my husband said this weekend.

That’s testimony for us enough to know that this technology works and it’s going to change how our family spends our time inside and out!

I’m excited to be able to invite you to a special event called Day of Play to give your family try the Springfree Trampoline with tgoma experience for yourselves! AND even better – one lucky family who attend this free special event will win a Springfree Trampoline with tgoma!

Isn’t that worth your time to enjoy some playtime with your family?

And of course, there’s the benefit of learning how we can make technology something the family can use in a positive way to get us all moving into a more healthy future!

Please RSVP to be enter to win and you must be present at the event as well!

Baking Up Family Memories: Gluten-Free Breakfast Bars

May 8, 2016 By Autumn Rose Reo 19 Comments

Sometimes in life, it’s not about what you’re making, but about the time you spent making it together. We’re excited to be Baking Up Family Memories to make Gluten-Free Breakfast Bars with Big G Cereal’s Honey Nut Cheerios, Walmart and a little help from Que Rica Vida (quericavida.com.)

Food has always been the conversation of my life. Actually, it’s my love language.

Growing up, sitting at the table eating dinner, my family would talk about what we we’re going to make for dinner tomorrow.

For fun, we’d thumb through magazines and cookbooks looking for new recipes ideas like it was a graphic novel. And the television is always turned on to something food-related whether it’s traveling to a new country to try new cuisines or tips for making beloved dishes better from our favorite chefs.

So it was no doubt, my kids would follow in my footsteps of food.

They have their own aprons, pans, and for fun, they like to create their own cooking shows.

And I love spending time with them cooking, learning and sharing tips and moments that I hope they’ll remember years with their kids, well after I’m gone.

However, with my 7-year old getting more mature and his little sister wanting so much to be a big girl, it was time to let them try their hand in the kitchen – without mom. Well, mom was there, but I wanted to let them read the instructions, measure the ingredients and feel good about themselves for creating a recipe they had made together.

So even though the control-obsessed mama who didn’t want to deal with the aftermath, I let them go with a recipe we found on quericavida.com, a bilingual resource of thousands of recipes for every occasion featuring a world of flavor to delight the whole family. Since we are now a gluten-free family (due to my hubby and children’s allergies), finding a recipe that’s easy enough for my kids to make AND GF, is like hitting the lottery. Featuring one of our favorite cereals, Honey Nut Cheerios (hooray for being GF) and just four base ingredients to make No-Bake Honey-Nut Cereal Bars, I even had the kids add a few things to make it really seem like they were “cookin’.”

Of course, they selected peanut butter chocolate chips:)

Before they started, I did have them read the recipe to me and pull all the items they would need to make their “Gluden Free Breakfast Bars” (that was the 4-year old’s name for their dish.)

From there on, it was up to them. I now was just the observer and by request, also the camera man. They had decided they also wanted to make a “Cooking Show.”

Oh, no! But that’s half the fun, right?!?

Actually watching them behind the lens gave me a chance to really watch them together. It was adorable how he took on showing his sister how to do things like spray the pan with cooking spray and he watching her study his actions, so she knew what to do and how to do it.

#ProudMamaMoment.

Of course, we did have to enlist dad for just a moment to help microwave our mixture (on cue as you’ll see.) Other than that, they made their first dish without mom and almost no fights!

While they may have learned a recipe, mom learned that not everything has to be perfect, clean and Pinterest perfect. Sometimes the best dishes are those that are baked up with family memories (and a little bit of Honey Cheerios.)

Gluten-Free Breakfast Bars

Author: Autumn of @mamachallenge.com
Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 3
Total Time: 78
Yield: 16 1x

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Ingredients

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4 cups Honey Nut Cheerios™ cereal
1 cup chopped nuts
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup peanut butter chips

Instructions

Line bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with foil or parchment paper. Spray foil with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cereal, mixed nuts, and peanut butter chips; set aside.
In large microwavable bowl, microwave brown sugar, honey and butter uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until mixture is boiling. Microwave an additional 1 minute allowing mixture to boil and thicken slightly.
Pour over cereal mixture in bowl; stir until evenly coated. Using buttered back of spoon, press mixture very firmly in pan. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm enough to cut.
For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature up to 1 week.

Notes

You can add ingredients to this dish like cranberries, raisins and more for the perfect cereal bar – good for breakfast or snack all day long!

Nutrition

Serving Size: 16
Calories: 347
Sugar: 11
Sodium: 41
Fat: 27
Saturated Fat: 4
Unsaturated Fat: 21
Trans Fat: 0
Carbohydrates: 23
Protein: 10
Cholesterol: 2

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Best Recipes Using Applesauce

May 6, 2016 By Autumn Rose Reo 2 Comments

Applesauce is like magic; it’s great to eat by itself, but cooking with it, is even better! Here’s some of the Best Recipes Using Applesauce for everything from healthy snacks to hotcakes.

For the first three years of my daughter’s life, if she consumed anything healthy, it was in a squeezable green pouch.

She thought it was candy so she thought she was getting away with something. I knew it was Gogo squeeZ and completely natural applesauce, so there was no need to tell her differently (at least at the time.)

Now I can at least get a few more fruits and veggies down her, but using applesauce has become one of my favorite ingredients to cook with. As a natural sweetener, it’s ideal to use in baking and adding a little more health value to a dish.

Have a big jar of applesauce you need to do something with or just looking to make a healthier breakfast or snack, applesauce is your answer.

Healthy Cookie Dough Bites

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Ingredients

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3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup oats
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup Gogo squeeZ
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Directions
Line a pan with wax paper.
Whisk together flour and oats in a medium bowl and set aside
Beat together all of the wet ingredients until combined.
Stir in flour mixture until combined.
Then add chocolate chips.
Scoop two tablespoons of dough; roll dough into a ball with hands. Repeat.
Refrigerate until firm.

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Healthy 2 Ingredient Fruit Leather Rolls

May 6, 2016 By Autumn Rose Reo 1 Comment

Tired of buying snacks that you know are full of extra ingredients your family doesn’t need? Then try these Healthy 2 Ingredient Fruit Leather rolls using only applesauce, cinnamon and just a little bit of wait time.

Between afterschool snack, after homework snack, before dinner snack, and whatever in between snack, are you kids always eating a snack? Mine too.

However, reading the ingredient list doesn’t always make me happy or neither does looking at my grocery receipt.

So we took matters in to our own hands to figure out what snacks my kids loved could be made a little bit easier and a little bit healthier.

This recipes was featured on Fox Good Day in Dallas.

After many recipes, modifications and more mess ups, I found out one of my kids favorite snacks, fruit leather, was nothing but two ingredients and a lot of time in the oven. But when they were done, I could actually package them up so they could package them up to be easy pack and go with a little wax paper.

All you need to make is a little time at the house so you can make sure to be around after 8-10 hours in the oven.

I know – crazy right? If you have food dehydrator you can make this recipe there or the good ole fashioned way, in the oven.

Healthy 2 Ingredient Fruit Leather Rolls

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Ingredients

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24 ounces organic applesauce
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Set the oven to 150-170 degrees (mine only went to 170F.)
Lay a silicone baking mat or parchment paper onto a cookie sheet.
Measure 1 cup of applesauce and mix with cinnamon in a bowl, set aside.
Pour the rest of the applesauce onto the set pan and spread thinly across pan. (Use a rubber spatula to help spread.)
Next, use your cinnamon mixture, thinly layer lines of cinnamon applesauce onto the pan. (Looks a little like a tiger design now.)
Next tap the pan gently on the counter to make everything is even.
Play tray in oven and cook for 8-9 hours or until the applesauce is dried completely and the color has lost any sheen to it.)
Remove from oven and let cool.
Using a knife to cut into strips and roll up.
Store fruit leathers in an airtight container.

JCPenney Says MOM is #SoWorthIt For Mother’s Day

May 4, 2016 By Autumn Rose Reo Leave a Comment

Ever used Pinterest for an idea and then when you clicked on the how-to link, wished there was someone to help? MamaChallenge recently partnered with JCPenney to bring their Pinterest boards to life with live demonstrations just in time for Mother’s Day as part of their #SoWorthIt campaign!

I’ve always wanted to be Oprah.

Who doesn’t, right?

Last weekend I had the chance to “play Oprah” as the emcee of JCPenny’s #SoWorthit Mother’s Day live demonstration event at Stonebriar Centre in Frisco. As part of a nationwide, 10 location campaign, bloggers like me, Dallas Single Mom and several others, played the part of hostess with the mostest, April 23, 24, 30 and May 1 for some very Pinteresting fun!

(Photo of display in Ad Age.)

After two days on stage, I has the opportunity to gift all the merchandise (check out the Pinboard display below) to those who stopped by the stage to enjoy our presentation, which included a deserving mom that we pulled from the audience to get a makeover. Team members from the Sephora Inside JCPenney, applied a smoky eye and beautiful red lip look while giving tips to the audience how they could do it at home or come get a 15 mini-makeover from the store anytime for free.

I literally said the words, “You get a car…and you get a car…and you get a car,” while I was on stage.

Of course, this was just in the “heat of the moment” and reminded the audience while it wasn’t a car, we were giving away great items perfect for Mother’s Day including shoes, necklaces, and a Chi flatiron. That flatiron actually prompted many audience members to “show what they were working with” with an impromptu dance off.

I only wish I had gotten that picture!

However, I did snap a few of the dresses I found at JCPenney and wore on stage. The first one here is from R&K Sleeveless Chiffon Maxi Dress. I normally wouldn’t wear something bright and floral, but I’m so glad I decided to go for it. I felt great all day long and it was definitely a show stopper. Don’t you think? (and under $50.)

Today’s the day! Come join me at @stonebriarcentre for a Pinteresting event designed to give you great ideas, great how-to’s and great giveaways from @jcpenney! See you today until 6 pm! #soworthit #jcpenney #ad #pinterest #mothersday #friscotx #dallas #dallasblogger #dfwstyle #dallasstyle #mamachallenge

A photo posted by Autumn Reo | Mamachallenge.com (@autumnreo) on Apr 30, 2016 at 9:53am PDT

The next day was one of those dresses that is perfect for any occasion with this Tiana B. Sleeveless Colorblock Fit and Flare. With just a hint of pink, it was a homerun that I’m sure I’ll be wearing often – especially since it was $39.99 without coupons or special sale!

While I was on stage sharing tips with the audience, I was learning along with them! For instance, I had never tried a lip stain (this one is Sephora’s own cream lip stain), but after 8 hours, two iced coffees, and some pretzel bites, it really stayed on. My lips were moist too, so this is a must-have if you have problems keeping your lip color on for more than an hour!

During the weekend we also gave away free samples, $10 off when you sign up for JCPenney Rewards, and even more coupons. It was lots of fun to play girlfriend all weekend giving out advice and learning from each other! However, JCPenney is making it easy to continue the inspiration and ideas on their Pinterest at pinterest.com/JCPenney anytime!

Thank you to JCPenney for such a fun experience and for my Mother’s Day gift to reward other moms for all the work they do all the time – because we’re all #SoWorthIt.

Real Deal Mexican Nachos with Homemade Tortilla Chips

April 30, 2016 By Autumn Rose Reo 228 Comments

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo everyday with this simple, but classic recipe for Real Deal Mexican Nachos with Homemade Tortilla Chips. When you have quality ingredients you don’t need all the extras!

[Thanks to The Women Bloggers, LLC, led by Kendal King Group for this fun #SoapboxInfluence project to share the best way to enjoy your #CocinaLatinaBeans.]

One of the first times I went to Mexico, I ordered chips.

What came out wasn’t the normal chips and queso I was accustomed to at home in Texas (home of TexMex cuisine.)

My chips were delivered to the table standing up in a plate of beans sprinkled with some white crumbly cheese.

While it took a moment to take it in, I quickly figured out, after that first bite, that this little shack in a tree (like really, the place was upstairs and proposed around a tree), had the secret to how to enjoy your chips – it was in a mess of really good refried beans.

From then on, I ordered the “nachos” (actually I think we just asked for frijoles) everywhere we went. There was something about the hard crunch of the chip, the smooth, rich taste of the beans, and the sharp twang of the cheese that was “muy bueno.”

Years later, I still remember the plate of “nachos” and how good they were paired with a cold drink. For me, that is what Mexican food is really supposed to taste like – not because it’s covered in cheese or a complex combination of sauces. Just simple, good ingredients, that when paired together, are the ideal marriage of flavors.

With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner (and hopefully a vacation southbound as well), it was time to relive that memory of Mexico. And it took all of 20 minutes to do it – from start to finish thanks to a “shortcut” from BUSH’S COCINA LATINA^®. With seven flavors available at Walmart, the line gives legendary flavor to your favorite Latin American and Southwestern dishes.

By using the Bush’s Cocina Latina beans, I didn’t have to worry about slaving over a batch of beans. I opened the can and it was done. So really the only thing I had to do to recreate our “Real Deal Mexican Nachos” was chips.

The Chips:

But we aren’t talking about a bag of chips. Don’t get me wrong, those are good when you need to dip a little salsa. But the first time you make your own corn tortilla chips, you’ll wonder what have you been doing wrong your whole life. Besides, how could it be bad? It’s corn tortillas fried in grease. And that’s it. It doesn’t even warrant a recipe.

Corn tortillas (You’re going to get 4-5 chips per tortilla, so use what you need depending on quantity needed)

Use a pizza cutter to make it easy to slice your tortilla into chips

Fry in hot grease until nice and brown

Move to a plate with a paper towel to absorb the grease.

Sprinkle with seasoning salt and serve.

The Cheese:

The cheese is the last in the trifecta of the Real Deal Mexican Nachos with Homemade Tortilla Chips. There are actually a lot of Mexican cheese that get no love. There’s nothing like them in taste, texture, and even their level of meltability (I made that up.) But cojita (pronounced KOHITA) is a hard, but moist cheese that when cut, crumbles like feta and has a salty, sharp, pungent taste. And a little goes a long way.

To serve, all you need to do is layer!

Warm up your Bush’s Cocina Latina (I used the Bush’s Cocina Latina Frijoles Charros Machachados with Serrano peppers and bacon), stick your homemade tortilla chips point-side down, and sprinkle the cojita. Ole!

While that’s enough for a fiesta as far as I’m concerned, Bush’s really wants you to celebrate in grand fashion…

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The Real Moms’ Guide to Surviving the Grocery Store

April 25, 2016 By Autumn Rose Reo 17 Comments

Grocery Store +Family Dinners = #mamachallenge. The Real Moms’ Guide to Surviving the Grocery Store gives you a REAL strategy on how to get it done with the help of your smartphone. Thanks to Albertsons, there’s no need for notebooks, forms, or planning with the free just for U™ savings app. This is a sponsored post, but all comments here are all my own.

As a mom, and the planner of the family, I have good intentions of being organized.

I’ve shared the praises of meal planning.

I’ve demonstrated how to make a week’s worth of meals from one protein.

I’ve even found ways to make dinner more exciting for your kids by taking inspiration from their lunchbox.

But I’ll be honest: it doesn’t happen like that. And definitely not for our family.

With our crazy schedule, it seems like the start of marathon starts every day at 6 am and it’s a race all day until I a) hit the wall or b) fall asleep while snuggling my kids in their bed.

So when I go to the grocery store it normally is in a mad dash to grab just what I need and I’m definitely not saving any money with coupons (since they are sitting at home, but never get used.)

However, when Albertsons just debuted their new just for U™ app to Dallas-Fort Worth, things changed.

Now, as I’m running in any Albertsons store at a moment’s notice, the just for U™ app allows me to easily discover and use digital coupons and then when I get to the line, type in my phone number, and all my digital coupons and offers (savings of up to 20% off) are automatically taken off my total. No ads, no flyers, no clipping, no notebooks and no planning to save money. Johnny on the spot.

And on the weeks when I do have a little more time, I can also use the app to create my grocery list for when I have time to do “a big shopping” trip to restock everything!

Best of all, the more you use it, the better it gets! Since offers on the just for U™ app are based on the users’ purchase history and then organized in a digestible way, what you’ll see on your app are the things you buy and the offers that apply to you.

And that’s why it’s called just for U™ app!

To use the just for U™ app

Download the app for your iOS or the Android phone.
Tap “Sign Up Now” on the welcome screen.
Fill out the registration form and hit submit.
Select a nearby store you want to view offers for.
Add offers to your just for U account.
Use the list in store for an easy reminder.
Enter your phone number at checkout to redeem the offers.

For more information on the just for U™ app, visit justforu.com/app.

Thanks to Albertsons for partnering with mamachallenge.com for this #mamachallenge solved.

PeachDish Now Delivers to Homewood Suites

April 22, 2016 By Autumn Rose Reo 26 Comments

Going on a vacation but would rather to make healthy meals from the comfort of your hotel room? PeachDish now delivers to Homewood Suites by Hilton so you have everything you need delivered straight to you for fresh farm meals straight from Atlanta.

This is a sponsored post for Homewood Suites by Hilton for which I received a free one-night stay and compensation. All opinions are my own.

We’re big fans of staycations.

With so much to do in Dallas-Fort Worth and few opportunities to get away, a staycation is ideal for us to spend time together just “hanging out” without the stress of traveling expenses and the time it takes to get anywhere. A few weekends ago we “jetted off” just 15 minutes away to Grapevine to get away at the Homewood Suites by Hilton.

Part of stay was just to stay put including no fuss with going out to eat. That’s why PeachDish, the meal kit service, was perfect for us. Recently launched in Dallas and Atlanta, Homewood Suites offers guests discounted access (around 20% off) to everything needed to make fresh, chef-designed, seasonal meals – delivered straight to the hotel!

As part of Homewood Suites’ Home Cooked Meals’ program, PeachDish takes all the work out of making a southern-inspired meal in your room (and also when you return home!)

Delivered in a refrigerated box, you receive pre-portioned ingredients all neatly packed for you to immediately make a four-star meal your family will love. And since you’re in Homewood Suites, everything you need to cook – from a knife, pots, bowls, and dishes – are already in your room.

Here’s How it Works:

Guests will make their PeachDish order by Sunday at midnight for delivery the following week.
Starting at the customized landing page, guests choose between a two-serving or four-serving option from at least four different dish options to select.
In addition to the discount, guests will be able to purchase the PeachDish Starter Kit (Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Kosher Sea Salt, and a Tellicherry Pepper mill) at a special rate.
Whatever date you selected, your box will be ready for you to pick up from the front desk!

Take a look at how your PeachDish is delivered as well as a tour from our Homewood Suites stay:

With fully equipped kitchens, separate living and sleeping areas available in studio, one- and two-bedroom sizes, Homewood Suites provides the essentials needed for any number of days you need to stay! With WiFi, complimentary daily full-hot breakfast, onsite social events and free Wi-Fi, Homewood Suites makes it easy for travels to unwind with outdoor grill area, fitness center, pool and sports court!

My first time at an extended stay hotel, I now can’t imagine staying anywhere else with the kids. Everything we needed to enjoy spending time together was at Homewood Suites. And everything we needed for a delicious fresh meal was ready to prepare with PeachDish.

Visit Homewood Suites at HomewoodSuites.com to book your next stay and visit PeachDish.com/HomewoodSuites to order your PeachDish!

Beyond Lasik: What Else Does Kleiman-Evangelista Do?

April 17, 2016 By Autumn Rose Reo Leave a Comment

Thinking about LASIK, but don’t know where to start? Autumn Reo of MamaChallenge is giving you a real look at LASIK and other services beyond Lasik at Kleiman|Evangelista with the Mom it Forward Blogger Network. #KEHELPEDMESEE

If you’ve followed my journey to perfect eyesight after 25 years in glasses, you’d think it’s been a long process.

Actually, from the moment I stepped in the door for a free consultation to my post-procedure appointment, it was only three weeks. Three weeks that has changed my life from something that affected me daily for almost three decades. While the time was short, the connection I have made with the team at Kleiman-Evangelista is strong.

But why wouldn’t it be?

Everyone I’ve come in contact with has been more than just friendly – they were integral in making a big difference in my life. I trusted them with one of my most valuable organs and they gave me the ability to see without glasses. That’s a pretty big promise and they over-delivered in giving me both what I wanted with a huge helping of support, guidance, and good customer service.

So when you have that connection with a company, you don’t necessarily want it to end. Just like a friend, you want it to extend past this one moment and in this case, other services.

I discovered that Kleiman-Evangelista offers more healthy vision. They have a Med Spa on property called Awakenings that offers everything from massages, to facials and peels, non-surgical body contouring and sculpting technologies and an extensive line of medical skin care products. And rather than going into a place you’ve never been to, Awakenings MedSpa gives you the professionalism and experience you expect from the KE Center.

A photo posted by Awakenings Med Spa (@awakeningsmedspa) on Apr 15, 2015 at 2:04pm PDT

I’m anxious to make an appointment. A few of the services that really have me interested include:

Dermaplaning

Starting to notice that unwanted hair around your chin, cheeks and neck that you want to get rid of? Of course, I don’t have any of that (at least that I want to show you in an up-close photo), but I’ll admit there may be a few places that could be “attended to.” An alternative to waxing and threading, dermaplanning uses a surgical scalpel to remove the top layers of dead skin cells and unwanted facial hair. It improves the appearance of facial wrinkles and acne scars and is effective treatment for skin issues and environmentally damaged skin.

Coolsculpting

Ready to freeze off fat? Me too. CoolSculpting uses controlled cooling (Cryolipolysis®) to gently and effectively freeze and eliminate unwanted fat cells. Ironically, the concept was discovered by Harvard University scientists who notices children developed dimples in their cheeks eating popsicles. “The idea that cold can selectively freeze and eliminate fat cells without damaging the surrounding tissue is the science behind CoolSculpting.” [Awakenings Med Spa.]

Did you know that you are born with a certain number of fat cells and depending on when you lose or gain weight, those cells increase or shrink? With Coolsculpting, the cells are completely rid from your body.

During the procedure, fat cells are frozen, crystallizing them, and causing them to die. Then the body expels them so then you’re left with a learner you.

Once I have this one, I hope to share the results with you exactly the way I did with my Lasik – up close and personal.

MicroNeedling

Looking to get rid of those beginning wrinkles and scars? Microneedling uses tiny needles to create microholes in the skin to stimulate the body’s natural process of rapid collagen and elastin production. The new thicker skin will resemble your younger self, one without the look the wrinkles and before sun damage. This service can be done in several areas of the body and with basically no downtime, you’ll have the look of fresh, subtle skin in almost no time.

Believe me, once you realize that there is a way to live a better life with the help of Kleiman-Evangelista, why wouldn’t you?

Check out their Facebook for new promotions offered for any of these services, as well as LASIK, or view the website for more information.

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Go Outside and Play: New Outdoor Interactive Digital Gaming System Gets Families Active

Studies show kids are spending 60 hours per week consuming media and less than 60 minutes playing outside.

Our kids have played more outside in the last two days than they have in the last two months,” my husband said this weekend.

Baking Up Family Memories: Gluten-Free Breakfast Bars

Sometimes in life, it’s not about what you’re making, but about the time you spent making it together. We’re excited to be Baking Up Family Memories to make Gluten-Free Breakfast Bars with Big G Cereal’s Honey Nut Cheerios, Walmart and a little help from Que Rica Vida (quericavida.com.)

Gluten-Free Breakfast Bars

Ingredients

Instructions

Notes

Nutrition

Best Recipes Using Applesauce

Applesauce is like magic; it’s great to eat by itself, but cooking with it, is even better! Here’s some of the Best Recipes Using Applesauce for everything from healthy snacks to hotcakes.

Healthy Cookie Dough Bites

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Healthy 2 Ingredient Fruit Leather Rolls

Tired of buying snacks that you know are full of extra ingredients your family doesn’t need? Then try these Healthy 2 Ingredient Fruit Leather rolls using only applesauce, cinnamon and just a little bit of wait time.

Healthy 2 Ingredient Fruit Leather Rolls

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