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I am doing something new this month with Sponsors! Whats that? Well, if you purchase a LARGE Featured Skinny Spot, Skinny In Post Spot, 3 Months Worth of Skinny, or a Super Duper Skinny Spot you will get to have a recipe created just for you and posted on the blog the month you are being sponsored. You tell me what your favorite food is and I will skinny it on up and post it just for you along with your picture and some fun facts about YOU and yor blog.

Check out why this is such great exposure below.. 

Looking to increase your blog's traffic

or gain some new followers?

I'd be happy to help!

Why sponsor?

With your blog or shop featured on my sidebar, it gives exposure to the traffic that comes to my site every single day! This is a great opportunity to get your blogs name out there {I do the same thing - see below to check out where I purchased an ad this month}. I will also be hosting giveaways and of course having the option for your blog to have a featured blog post for each of my special sponsors to help promote your site even more! 

Stats

996+ GFC {as of 3/29/2013}

Every blog post goes through my Social Networking Sites
Including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Blog Lovin', and Google+
Has 740 Twitter followers alone
300 Facebook Likes
245 Pinterest Followers
700+ Followers on Google+, Instagram, FeedBruner, and BlogLovin'
TOGETHER over 2,981 Followers!

 500+ VISITS per day {thats 15,000 a month!}

Averages 100+ new followers each month
3-5 posts per week

These numbers are always increasing!

Interested?
Sign up via Passionfruit -OR-

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Testimonials:

Looking to sponsor? ABpetite is a great place to do just that. It has been my first place to sponsor and my experience with Ashlee has been awesome! I was looking to grow and expand my audience and she helped me get started doing that. Ashlee offers lots of blogging tips and advice! She also is constantly working for you and asking what you need from her. My experience has been great, and I'll definitely be sponsoring her again. My blog has started to grow after being exposed here at ABpetite. :)

Best,
Lyndi Griffith

The Journey...
lyndikay.blogspot.com
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Here are your lovely options:

Follow Friend Friday!!

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You guys have met Melissa @ A Mile In Her Boots right?? Go say hi!

Skinny Jello Popcorn {Who is that fly honey??}

Hola for a dolla! So KJ is obsessed with this new recipe. 

You can make it with the kiddos or you can make it for the kiddos for Easter! Either way they will love it :). Normally Jello Popcorn calls for lots of butter - NOT this recipe! Have you heard of Coconut Oil? Well that is what I have been using these days in place of butter. Coconut oil is a good substitute for butter because they have the same consistancy. If you warm it up it melts if it is at room temperature it is more of a solid. So when baking I challenge you to try coconut oil in place of the yucky butter. It truly works! Coconut oil has "good fat"and it really good for you.  Have any of ya'lls tried coconut oil? What do you think about it?

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Servings: 16

Serving Size: 1/2 cup

Calories: 68

Fat: 6.8 g

Carbs: 1.8 g

Fiber: .4 g

Protein: .25 g

Points +: 2

Old Points: 0

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Needed:
2 bags of Smart Kettle Popcorn
1 package sugar free jello {your favorite flavor} 2.1 grams
8 tablespoons coconut oil

Create:
Pop popcorn. Heat jello powder and coconut oil together until no powder like substance is seen. This should only take a few minutes. Pour popcorn in large bowl. Drizzle jello mixture over top of popcorn. Mix together evenly.

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Who is that fly honey??? Well hello! Its Coco In Magnolia of course!
Read on to learn lots of fun and entertaining stuff about this honey bee. {Honey bee?? Who knows where that came from but it just seemed right!}

1. Why did you start blogging? I started blogging because of my love for reading other peoples blogs. I thought, hey, I can do that too! Maybe I have something to offer. I won't know until I try! I like the entertainment aspect of blogging, reading other's personal stories, how they go about life and get things done, and the informative tips you can learn from blogging.

2.  Do you work? I am a full-time mama and wife. I love every aspect of being a mom and wife. I am one of those crazy mom's that love being around my munchkins. But, I have a teaching degree too that's sitting in the drawer.

3. What are your blogging hopes and dreams? My blogging goal is to just have fun with it! And hopefully provide some entertainment or tips for people, gain some blogging buddies along the way, and possibly make some sweet change while I'm at it.

4. Do you have any animals? I have a golden retriever named Jesse (whom teaches me about patience everyday) and a malti-poo named Shatzi (who is my cuddle buddy).

5. Who are your favorite daily read blogs? Of course Ms. Ashlee from Abpetite is at the top of that list! I have many fav's. Some would be: eat-yourself-skinny, yummymummykitchen, cotedtexas, thesunshinediary, storyofmylife, lifeoncountryside, dontquotetheraven, vignettedesign, agirlnamedgay, and livinginyellow.

6. What are your hobbies besides blogging? :) My hobby is golf. Good bonding time with the hubbs. And beer golf is the best.

7. Tell us some random facts about cha.. Random facts. hmmm...I am always reading books about life after death (currently Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander), Joel Osteen inspires me (currently reading I Declare), I've lived in two other countries China and Indonesia, I enjoy crude jokes, I think people that make fun of themselves to be endearing, and I try to make myself laugh everyday.

8. Where do you live? Why the best place on earth, TEXAS!

9. Do you have any kiddos? I have three. One bonus daughter whose 29, my knuckle-head boy whose 15, and my 'lil Peanut whose 13.

10. What are your biggest pet peeves? Gosh, let's see. People that don't pick up after themselves bug me. It sends the message that it's not worth them taking care of...I'll leave it for someone else to deal with. It's inconsiderate. As Bon Qui Qui would say, "Rude!"

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She is so adorable huh? She is one of those people you just have to love. She has such a great outlook on life I love it.

It's a 10 Sponsor Giveaway!

Hey gals you are in for a fun giveaway! Have any of you tried the It's a 10 hair products? Well me and my fellow friends here have and we are obsessed. They are fantastic! So if you haven't tried them you defiantly should enter to win the giveaway... and if you have tried them and love them you should enter to win the giveaway. Thats the only option really cause we promise you will love this stuff!

1 ABpetite // 2 A Mile in Her Boots // 3 Never the Same Spice Twice
4 Coco In Magnolia // 5 Heart Shaped Sweat

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks for entering and good luck!

Skinny Deviled Eggs

Hey Fantastic Friendly Foodie Females {ya sorry a bit much your right, read on}.

Ya'll know Andrea @ Glam Hungry Mom well seeming how Andrea is  moving millions of miles away I asked if I could help a sista out and guest post a recipe for her this week. 

Here is a fun little recipe to whip out for your guests on Easter this upcoming Sunday. 

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Servings: 12

Serving Size: 2 deviled eggs

Calories: 82

Fat: 5.3 g

Carbs: 1 g

Fiber: .1 g

Protein: 8 g

Points +: 2

Old Points: 2

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Meet me @ Glam Hungry Mom to catch this recipe and lots of other great stuff! BUT wait before you go you did enter to win the Birchbox Giveaway right?

Birchbox Giveaway!!

Logan Southern Sunflowers & Coffee Beans

Ashlee ABpetite

Nichole Pinkie for Pink

Ashley Wannabe Green

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good Luck 

DIY Cuter than Paper Straws

Hey DUDES!

I am sure everyone has seen those damn cute paper straws all over Pinterest! So adorable right?? Well has anyone seen the price on those babies? I am sorry but I just can not even bring myself to spending over $10 on straws. So This is what I came up with for a go to :).

Needed:
straws
ribbon {plastic or cloth}
clear scotch tape
paraffin wax {used for canning foods I used Gulf Wax}

Create:
With ribbon wrap your straw from top to bottom of the straw. When you get to the bottom of the ribbon use a very small piece of tape to hold it together. Heat wax in large pan and roll straw in wax. Wax will dry within seconds. You can use immediately.

This is a fun little project to do with the kiddos and they will be all the talk of your next par-tay!

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Be. Happy. If you aren't.. Let's fix it!

Be. Happy.

Those words are easier said than done at times aren't they?

A while back Dylan asked me a hard question.. I was having a bad day and he was trying to "cheer" me up. He said "Why are you the ONLY women on this planet for me?" It was such a hard question because I was not happy with myself that day. I kept saying I can answer the question the other way around, why you are the ONLY man on this planet  for me .. He wasn't having that he said no tell me why "YOU" are best for ME. This was a hard question for me.. Is it hard for you? Why YOU are the one person out of the billions that is perfect for one person. Anyways, I was cheered by the next day and rambled off like a million reasons to him as to why I was the one and only for him. But, you know those days when you are just down and don't even have a real reason why? {I mean besides PMS but, you can't ever admit to that during that time of the month}.

 

 

After I evaluated myself as to why I was just not happy I realized a few things that I was doing that just had to change:

I hadn't gotten all dolled up in days I had gotten "ready" but not put effort into it like the norm.

I hadn't worked out much at all {I am a feen, I need it to keep me sane}

I had been eating poorly, and drinking too much.

I wasn't organized, my house was cluttered and I never seemed to have time to get around to it.

I was nagging husband to do things way too often

So, I noted those things to myself and took action to get my happy self back! Wanna hear this awesome news? By the next couple days I checked every little thing off my list. I got dolled up, worked out like crazy, ate good, drank less hehe, stopped nagging {it gets you no where} and organized the crap out of my house and life. ALSO to top it all off I just started to smile way too much. Trust me it works! I dare you to try it! Smile until it hurts and you will trick yourself into being happy.

 

Moral of my story is everyone gets unhappy. I find myself to be a VERY happy person. The husband always tells me that one of his favorite qualities about me is how I only have one emotion and that is happy. {So trust me he has a hard time coping with it when I am not cause it is rare}.

This was super helpful cause now I know just what to do when I am down again.. Yes again because that wasn't my first time, and it most defiantly won't be my last but, at the very least I know how to cheer back up in no time.

1. Make a list of your emotions and what you have been up to lately.

2. Figure out how you are going to change them.

3. Smile.

4. Remind yourself of wonderful things you are blessed with in life.

5. If you are PMSing just admit it damn it! Haha

After doing these things you will most defiantly be looking just like the picture below! A little kid on Christmas!

 

What do you do when you are sad to cheer you up?

Peanut Butter Pancakes {Exciting News}

Hey foodie friends! Hope you all had a great weekend! We did :) we went to the St. Paddy's day parade -  we go every year. You might have saw the undates on Instagram it was lots of fun. Do you guys have any St. Paddy's day traditions? Another tradition we have that is not all that original is we eat corned beef and cabbage it was amazing, totally love that stuff.
Two pieces of exciting news! The winner was chosen for the Ad Spaces Big Timin' Ad Space Giveaway!! Go see who one :).
The NEXT piece of excitement is the new shop opening up here on ABpetite. Ragazza Bazaar has asked little old me to be there Cover Girl!! THIS week you will be seeing the grand opening to this new spin to the blog.. Fashion! Thought this would be a fantastic spin to ABpetite. Can't wait to show you my new items I chose to sport THIS month!

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Servings: 2

Serving Size: 1 pancake

Calories: 374

Fat: .4 g

Carbs: 50 g

Fiber: 1 g

Protein: 15 g

Points +: 7

Old Points: 7

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Needed:

Recipe adapted from PB Fingers

3/4 cup flour

1/4 cup wheat bran {optional}

2 tablespoons brown sugar blend

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 large egg whites

2 tablespoons natural peanut butter

3/4 cup fat free milk

Create:

Microwave peanut butter until melted. Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl. Heat skillet and spray with non cook cooking spray. Pour half the batter onto skillet. Cook until batter starts bubbling. Flip and do the same thing until both sides are browned.

Tip:

The best way to eat these is with peanut butter syrup. My favorite ratio for this is one to one. One tablespoon peanut butter, one tablespoon syrup. 

This adds 152 calories, 8 grams of fat, 3 carbs, 4 grams protein, 1 gram fiber, 3 WWP+.

 

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Balsamic Chicken PLUS Walk a Mile in Her Boots

Hey friends! I totally owed you guys a recipe soooooo here.it.is.

This is a super quick dinner idea with lots of flava.

The recipe is intended for the oven but this is also a great recipe for the BBQ! Spring here we come!

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Servings: 4

Serving Size: 1 chicken breast

Calories: 152

Fat: 6.9 g

Carbs: 3.5 g

Fiber: .25 g

Protein: 21 g

Points +: 4

Old Points: 4

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Needed:

4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts

1/4 cup balsamic dressing

1 lemon

thyme

1/4 cup feta cheese

1 large tomato

Create:

Marinate chicken for at least 2 hours in balsamic, thyme {as much as you like} diced tomato and lemon juice.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pour chicken and juices in baking dish and cook for 30 minutes. Sprinkle feta cheese on top. OR if you like your feta warmed and browned sprinkle feta on top of chicken when their is 10 minutes remaining. Serve with brown rice.

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NOW for the fun part!

Meet Melissa! She blogs over at A Mile In Her Boots my most fav thing about this girl is how inspiring and positive she always is. If you ever need a pick me up just read her blog! She is probably so happy all the time cause she is totally spoiled {kidding Melissa} what I am saying is she gets to travel all the time with her handsome husband. I know I live vicariously via Melissa! She is super healthy and posts all sorts of yum yum and work outs! Thanks to Melissa we can all be summer and vacation ready! Oh and I almost forgot she has great fashion sense so check out all the newest styles @ her cute blog!

I had a fun opportunity to interview Melissa and this is how it went:

Why did you start blogging?   When I started blogging, I had no idea
there was this whole world of blogs! I feel in love with reading
others and made me want to join in on the fun! I started blogging as a
way of sharing my travels with family and friends and then it just
grew into so much more!

What do you do as your day job?  Do you have a day job? Yes, I work at
a College as an Academic Advisor. I help college students with with
career decisions and mentor them along the way.

What is your blogging goal?   I always try to have a positive spin when
I write different posts. I try to inspire others to stay positive and
work on bettering themselves!! My main focuses are health, fitness,
fashion, and traveling!

Do you have any pets?  Yes, I have the cutest little pup Bella! She
is a yorkie and one of the biggest diva's you could ever meet but I
love her!

Who is your favorite blogger?  I have always LOVED The Small Things blog!

What do you do for a hobby?   When the weather is nice, I LOVE doing
all things outdoors! I love to bike, run, and hike! You can also
find me reading, doing hot yoga (you gotta try it!), and traveling!

What are some random facts about you?

Where do you live? I am from the buckeye state! O-H I-O!

How many kids do you have if you have kids?  none

What is your number one pet peeve?   I should say that I get easily grossed out and HATE all things germ related! But, my number one is when someone licks their fingers after eating chips (especially cheetos!) EEK! It grosses me out even thinking about it!