First up – check out my guest post on Jen @ Taste Life’s blog! It’s all about my first venture into intuitive eating. Also, please forgive the “Not Found” post going through readers. I accidentally published my list of ideas and not a real post. Oops!

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I’m glad I don’t view life in black & white when it comes to making decisions. Otherwise, I may have never come across my current breakfast obsession to go with my second obsession of coconut & raisins in oats. The other morning as I went to pull my nut butter for my oats out of the cabinet I faced the following dilemma:

White Chocolate Wonderful or Dark Chocolate Dreams??? You know the dire situation of this predicament, my friends. And who’s to say you can’t have both? I say, you can.

I also say its delicious! And you should. You really, really should. Although, WCW will still earn the “save the best for last” title.

That right there makes my mornings. Although not quite as heavenly as some of these would make my mornings. I’m still waiting on you to come over, Jess!

You know what else I love that doesn’t have to be black & white? Blogging. As I was writing my post for yesterday I felt stifled trying to organize it all into one post. So, I broke it into two. Same amount of blogging time – less stress – more my style. To keep blogging pressure-free, I will continue with the schedule that worked well for me last week by pre-writing posts only during nap-time. Whether I get one or two, I can stay true to my writing style and true to myself with remembering why I blog. Certainly not black & white, but definitely a win-win.

Question of the Day – How long does it take you to write a blog post? For me, an hour + for a longer one because I think too much! A short, more concise one…30 minutes on average.

It worked! My new workout time! Going to the gym in the morning worked fabulously. It set the tone for the day and somehow made me even more productive. I worked out, took care of my children, did laundry, showered/dressed, & prepared lunch all by noon! Then, in the afternoon during nap time I had time to do some blogging and reorganize my clothes in the closet.

So long maternity clothes! Hello, spring wear! Now I don’t have to dig through our huge storage tub to find something to wear all the time. I still have some sweaters out for easy access, but it feels so nice to look at a closet full of cheery, warm-weather clothes. Extra motivation as well. Those stacks of jeans on the mid-shelf? All my “happy place” jeans I hope to be in by my birthday. 😉 Yep. I love morning workouts. They make my day SO much better!

And now, time for this week’s FFF Features! Don’t think I forgot about them now!

Featured Move: Don’t Ignore This Back Move!

I didn’t have the chance to shoot a video myself, but didn’t want to leave out a favorite move. I did pullovers this past week at the gym as a back exercise. I love them and think they are too often overlooked and not included in training. Give them a shot!

Featured Moment: Owning My Blog

I don’t mess around when I say how much better it feels after sharing the blogging thoughts I had running through my mind. And making blogging work for me. The blog is a living, breathing entity so how my blogging runs will always change – but I know now where to keep the focus. On having fun!

Featured Meal: Mexican Black Bean Casserole

🙁 <--- That is my sad face for no longer having more of this dish left. It was that good.

Featured Quote:

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." – Thomas Edison

Featured Cuteness: Kiddie Clothing

They will look so adorable in their new clothes. I love kid clothes!

Featured Reading: Dorry @ Living With Healthy Hunger – Indecision Vision

I don’t quite know what struck me most about this post, but I love the idea of going with your gut and being decisive in life. It really does bring great reward to go after things with decisiveness.

Katie @ Health For the Whole Self – Conquering the Urge to Diet

Just as the title states, Katie discusses three things we should all consider when we feel the need to “diet” and “restrict” to look better or feel better about ourselves. As always she does a great job distinguishing between a healthy approach to our bodies and the thin line of slipping into negative behaviors.

Question of the Day – Do you switch out your clothes each season or keep them all up in your closet/drawers year round?