Happy New Year! More in 2015! I’m so excited to be ringing in 2015 with all of you! I’ve been your Recipe Blogger in 2014 and this year I’m taking on a bigger role with No Excuse Mom. 2015 is going to have more healthy recipes, different comfort foods with a healthy twice, and “How Tos” (such as hosting a healthy kids party, play dates and various events). For the month of January, we are launching a nation wide NEM Regional contest! Here’s how it works: Find out which reg

I have a new found respect for single moms that have full time careers AND have their children 100% of the time! I had to work late today and felt horrible picking up Maddox from school over an hour later than usual. :( It's not like I can call my "hubby" to grab him because I'm stuck in a budget meeting with our VP trying to submit numbers by EOD. I literally had to stop the meeting and tell everyone I had to leave to get my #minime. When I left the office, it was pitch bla

I'm super excited to announce that I am the new recipe blogger on the NO EXCUSE MOMs website! YAY! (www.noexcusemom.com) I will be blogging and vlogging on Quick, Easy and Healthy recipes! I'm also going to have a baby & toddler section for new Mommies! If you would like to have your recipe featured on the website, please contact me: www.facebook.com/MeeshieFive ~ Meeshie ;) #baby #family #eatclean #fitnessfanatics #fitnessmama #kids #mamameeshie #mom #noexcuses #noexcusemo

Sometimes you need to give yourself an ass-kicking and get motivated! Yes, I get LAZY and all I want to do is NOTHING but sit in front of the TV and watch my TiVo'd Vanderpumps and Real Housewives or Beverly Hills. BUUUUUUUUUT! I am 8 weeks out and DO NOT have time for that right now! ;p 8 weeks out from competition! #fitnessfanatics #fitnessmama #npc #npcbikini #bikinifitness#getswole #beastmodeon #noexcuses #eatclean #nofilter#motivateyourself #beastmodeon #bikinifitness

Shoulder Day! 9 weeks out! When working out with my trainer MikeyFit, we usually just train one muscle group because we are in "building mode" (as he would put it)! #fitnessfanatics #fitnessmama #npc #npcbikini#bikinifitness #getswole #beastmodeon #noexcuses#eatclean #eatmoreprotein #beastmodeon #bikinifitness #eatclean #shoulders #fitnessfanatics #fitnessmama #fitness #noexcuses #noexcusemom #motivate #npcbikini #npc

So I've been debating with myself whether or not to post this pic for obvious reasons. Many will say that I still look like I'm in shape in the two pics on the right. But everyone has their ideal size, weight, and fitness goals and if you've been following me, you know that I have a bikini competition coming up in less than 3 months. However, I think it's important to show my decline in health the past two weeks from unhealthy eating and drinking wine. It takes discipline and