I remember waiting last year and telling myself I would definitely get a debit card prior to this year's sale, well the time has come and yet again I did not apply for a debit card in time. So I am one of the many awaiting the 22nd!

While waiting I have put together some of my most desired pieces when looking through the online Sneak Peak! I will most likely attempt to get to an actual Nordstrom Store and try on many of these items before deciding what to actually purchase, however for the time being I can't help but browse the MANY pages of sale items!! I hope you enjoy...

My Picks -Round 1

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So basically I can't wait for Fall. I say it every year and it never tends to disappoint. This sale has me wishing for pumpkin spiced everything and crisp cool days full of pumpkin picking and trick or treating with my boys!

What are your favorites?!? I'd love to hear from all of you!

Stay tuned for more of my picks later this week!

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I know I'm a little later than usual posting this and for that I apologize.

Let's jump right on in, shall we?!

Personally, I am obsessed with parfait's and recently I've been eating them almost daily!

I decided that instead of buying granola every week I would go ahead and try to make my own and see how it compared... Bottom line, I will never buy granola again and will exclusively make my own batch about once a month!

I decided I would go ahead and share my recipe with you all.

I have taken bits and pieces from recipes all over the internet and Pinterest because there are many recipes that have SO MANY ingredients, I wanted to simplify it as much as possible!

Ingredients:

- 1 Cup Slivered Almonds, Separated Into Two Bowls

- 3 Cups Quick Oats

- 1/2 tsp Salt

- 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar

- 1/3 Cup Honey

- 3 Tbspn Coconut Oil

- 1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract

-1 1/2 Tbspn Whole Chia Seeds

- 1 1/2 Tbspn Ground Flax Seed

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees

Step 2: Using a food processor, take one bowl of your slivered almonds and process them until they are the consistency of bread crumbs, set aside. Take the other bowl and process them a little more coarsely

Step 3: In a large bowl combine the Almonds, Oats, Chia Seeds, Flax Seed, Brown Sugar, and Salt

Step 4: In a smaller bowl, combine the Honey, Coconut Oil and Vanilla Extract. Microwave for 30 Seconds or until the mixture is pretty thin

Step 5: Pour this mixture over your oats and mix until evenly coated

Step 6: Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the oat mixture evenly onto it

Step 7: Bake the granola in the preheated oven for 7 minutes

Step 8: Remove the granola, break it up and stir it around, then put back in the oven for an additional 7-9 minutes {I always cook it an extra 9 to make it nice and crunchy!}

Step 9: Once baked to your liking, take it out and let the granola cool entirely before breaking it up and putting it in an airtight container or mason jar for storage!

And there you have it folks! Perfectly cooked granola you can make at home super easy!

This granola not only makes a great topping for your parfait's or sprinkled in salads in place of croutons, or just eating it straight out of the jar it also makes a great gift!

... Who wouldn't love receiving a jar of homemade granola?! I know I would!

Well I hope you all enjoyed this recipe and make sure to let me know if you try it out yourself, I'd love to see everyone's results!

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So next Monday is National Ice Cream today so between today and next Monday Sworkit and I are sharing with you a workout that will make your muscles scream for ice cream!

We are so lucky to have such an incredible local ice cream joint that's been around longer than I've been alive! If you ever find yourself in the St. Louis area I would highly suggest you check out Ted Drewe's Frozen Custard. You won't regret it, in fact you may end up loving it so much that you get a little mad at me for recommending it because you're just passing through and can't have it whenever you want.

First things first, let's break down this workout...

Intense, am I right?!

I figured what better way to reward yourself for doing this advanced workout than with some ice cream afterwards?! I don't know about you but a big cup of ice cream always sounds great after a tough workout, plus since you just worked out feeling guilty shouldn't be an issue ;)

So, what are you waiting for?!?
Go DOWNLOAD THE APP and add this CUSTOM WORKOUT to your feed!!

Tune in next Monday and I'll share some pictures of me and the boys enjoying our ice cream at Ted Drewe's this past week. Let's just say we have two new ice cream lovers in the family!

As always please be sure to tag me and Sworkit (IG, FB, TW) in all social media posts regarding these Summer Series workouts, also using the hashtags #summerworkoutseries #nogymnoexcuse

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and your week is fantastic!

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