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I don’t post about myself too often so I thought it would be fun to talk about treating myself every once in a while! This will be my first summer home with the boys without a job tying me to the phone/desk for most of the day. I’m excited because it means a lot more mom and boy time but it also means I need to take the time to relax more as well!
We live in the desert where the temps rise to 115F regularly all summer so frozen treats are definitely a favorite. Dreyer’s Fruit Bars (now called Outshine fruit bars) have been a favorite of mine since I was a kid! I used to beg my parents to have one of their special dessert bars. If you look in my freezer now you’ll see plenty of them!
I love that the bars are still the same (they just have a new name) but there are some new fun and seasonal flavors as well! I love the seasonal Raspberry and Coconut Waters with Pineapple. Now, as an adult, I love that the bars are a healthy real fruit or fruit juice frozen snack that I can grab and eat out by the pool with little guilt. My boys love them too!
What does this have to do with mom time? Usually when sitting by the pool I’ve got all eyes on the boys (even as great swimmers) so when I get a chance to relax outside by myself you bet I’m going to grab it!
I’ve got my spot all ready.
Outshine bars, water, and my iPad? Sounds pretty good right about now and that bucket of ice will come in REALLY handy when it’s 115F!
Taking time out to relax, have a snack and catch up on my blog reader is going to be one of the highlights of my summer days. A relaxed mom makes for a better mom and I’m always striving to be a better mom! I love spending time with the boys (I’m usually sad for them to go back to school) but I’ve also come to realize we all do better with a snack and a little break.
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Giveaway!
We’d love for you to have some mom (or dad, grandma, aunt…) time this summer too so how about a giveaway for a $100 VISA gift card?! Aswer the question below for a chance to win!
“What is your favorite snack during your mom time?”
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223 Comments
tweet – https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/332897830438055938
jslbrown_03 at yahoo dot com
I love buffalo flavored pretzel chips!
I like chooclate as my mom time.
Does wine count as a snack? If not, then ice cream
I enjoy fresh fruit or veggies with hummus dip.
Tweet
https://twitter.com/clc408/status/332957526360473601
i love to relax with sun tea and honey with some watermelon!
I love summer
Mint chocolate chip ice cream! 🙂
my favorite is a cup of coffee and a pastry or piece of cheesecake/pie
the life-changing "one ingredient ice cream" (made with bananas!)
I would say a big cup of coffee! 🙂
chambanachik at gmail dot com
watermelon!!!
i tweeted about the giveaway
https://twitter.com/erincyoung/status/333265804659408896
I love some good ol' dark chocolate!
Tweeted ~ https://twitter.com/susanlanai/status/333267480212557824
Greek yogurt with honey and flax seeds.
My favorite snack is actually a french vanilla coffee.
whiskey and coke!
Heath bars – but these Outshine treats would be so much healthier. I will definitely try them.
https://twitter.com/tnshadylady/status/333590010144112642
2nd entry tweet – https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/333621729429696512
chobani with granola
CHOCOLATE!!
I love snacking on sour cream & onion chips dipped in cottage cheese 😀
Greek yogurt and trail mix
-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/333798857760710656
frozen yogurt with strawberries
tweeted https://twitter.com/mom22girlz/status/333825926364282880
my favorite snack would be ice cream but i try not to eat it too much because i want to not gain too much weight
i'd love to try strawberry
https://twitter.com/karinaroselee/status/334059684334034944
I like to have an iced coffee so I can wind back up while I supposed to be winding down.
and a tweet!: https://twitter.com/AnnaZed/status/334069407003312128
My favorite snack is popcorn
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/334097833441517569
I love choc ice cream
I love dark chocolate!
I tweeted https://twitter.com/FloydSara/status/334371652823576576
i love popcorn! but those coconut bars look really good!
Ice cream, the super expensive kind that I hide in the back of the freezer!
i spice things up by wearing colorblock shoes with my outfits
yes.4eva.r(atgmaildotcom)
https://twitter.com/vivaciousgold/status/334762372940062720
tweeted
Anything with chocolate! The darker the better 😉
My favorite snack is the Outshine coconut bars. Wish I could find the Coconut Waters with Pineapple in my store!
id like to try the coconut!
i want to try the coconut!
https://twitter.com/DesMoinesDealin/status/335473295048728576
Chocolate!
Okay, way more calories than Outshine bars, but I love frozen Snickers bars.