Whether your aim is to lose weight, build muscle or just generally get in better shape, working out with your partner can add a whole new dimension to your exercise regimen. Not only are many aspects of working out easier when your partner participates in the experience, but it’s also more fun exercising in tandem, and you can help each other with the most challenging moves to ensure that you both complete the full routine. While many people enjoy working out with friends, choosing to exercise alongside your partner means that you can integrate your home and gym routines and make fitness a satisfying part of your daily life as a couple.
Be Ready for Anything the Day Brings: The Best Smartphone Apps for Busy Mothers
Your mobile devices can be invaluable when you’re raising kids, not only can they help you remember all the things you have to do, it can also store information, give you alerts and keep you sane. These apps will help busy moms with kids of all ages manage their days, dress them right and be ready for anything that comes their way.
The Four Stages of a Career Setback
Over the course of your career, you’re bound to have a few startling setbacks. In my new book, A Leadership Kick in the Ass, I explain why setbacks and failures often provide valuable lessons that can actually enhance your career. Career butt-kicks share a four common stages, each of which is described below.
1. Comfortable oblivion: Prior to the setback, you are blind to your own behavior. Life is going swimmingly and you are blithely unaware of the impending insult. Oftentimes you are full of confidence. You can quickly marshal the facts that support the value you’re adding to the organization you serve. You view yourself as competent, aware, and deserving. [Read more…]
Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe With Skyr Icing
Treat your family to mouth-watering vanilla cupcakes that are higher in protein and lower in sugar! Made with skyr and flaxseed, these cupcakes are filled with wholesome ingredients, bursting with rich flavors, and are sure to become a staple in your household!
Vanilla Cupcakes with Skyr Icing Recipe
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter or coconut oil (see note)
- 1/3 cup turbinado sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup all purpose or all purpose gluten free flour mix (see note)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder (aluminum free)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt (only if using unsalted butter)
- ¼ cup flaxseed (ground)
- ¼ cup plain Skyr
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 5.3 ounce container your favorite Icelandic Provisions Skyr
- Berries (optional)
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin pan with paper liners.
- Place the butter and sugar into a medium sized mixing bowl and cream until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and beat until well combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flaxseed and mix until all ingredients are well combined.
- Stir in the plain skyr, milk and vanilla extract untul well combined.
- Spoon evenly into muffin liners, filling each cup about halfway. Bake for 18 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from pan and place on a wire rack to cool.
- Once cupcakes are completely cooled, decorate with your favorite Icelandic Provisions Skyr and top with berries, if desired.
Skyr is a nutritious dairy product from Iceland made with only the purest ingredients. Icelandic Provisions uses authentic Heirloom Skyr Cultures that have been treasured and preserved in Iceland for hundreds of years, which is where its distinct flavor comes from! Icelandic Provisions is the only authentic Icelandic skyr available in the U.S.
