EmpowerMoms

This was my first book by this author, Sarah Ladd and my first book in this series.

“A Lady at Willowgrove Hall” is book 3 of “Whispers on the Moors” and follows the story of Cecily who lives in England during the early 1800s.

It was a good book about love and forgiveness and sin. Virtue and purity were very important in those days, as well as appearances. I don’t know if I would have gotten more out of the story if I had read the other two books in the series or not. It was a nice book but not something I personally would read again.

About the book: 

About the author: 

Award-winning author Sarah E. Ladd examines how to escape the clutches of a tainted past in the final installment of her Whispers on the Moor series. A Regency-era novel, A Lady at Willowgrove Hall cleverly shows that even though our pasts may be shameful or painful, God can take the darkest personal histories and turn them into the brightest futures.

Celebrate with Sarah by entering her Kindle HDX giveaway!
One grand prize winner will receive:

• A Kindle Fire HDX
• A Lady at Willowgrove Hall by Sarah E. Ladd

Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on November 2nd. Winner will be announced November 3rd here.

I’m a blog book reviewer for LitFuse Publicity so I was given this book complimentary in exchange for an honest review on my blog and social media-all opinions are my own.

I love to plan ahead with my exercise programs and my current walking challenge will be ending next Thursday, so this is my upcoming program I will be doing next.

I will be starting this program on Tuesday November 4th (so my rest days will be on Sundays) and ending on Monday December 29th. I received this program complimentary last year for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

For years, the best way to burn calories was through traditional interval training, a repetitive cycle of peaks and rests that turn the body on and off until exhaustion.

The problem is that these intervals are a shock to the system, making it impossible to maintain the intensity needed to see dramatic results.

Michelle’s peak progressive intervals are smarter than that because their unique blend of cardio and strength moves are sequenced to trick your body into performing at a higher level. Without realizing it, each stage will take you a little further, push you a little harder and help you reach a higher level than you could with a traditional workout.

PROGRAM Intro & Fit Test
Set the bar for success to set your goals and track your success!
Running time: 49 minutes.

PURE Cardio
With Pure Cardio you’ll increase endurance, get your body moving and torch calories!
Running time: 54 minutes.

CARDIO Interval Burn
Cardio Interval Burn uses the power of peak intervals to blast fat and help you shed those unwanted pounds and inches!
Running time: 65 minutes.

CARDIO Strength 1
Cardio Strength 1 & 2 feature the perfect storm of cardio and strength training to help you develop long, lean muscles and incinerate calories both during and hours after your workout!
Running time: 60 minutes.

CARDIO Strength 2
Cardio Strength 2 blends more of the cardio and strength moves needed to develop long, lean muscles and incinerate calories during, and even hours after your workout!
Running time: 60 minutes.

DYNAMIC Flexibility
Stretch, reset and rejuvenate! The perfect workout to get you stronger, fitter and sexier than ever!
Running time: 40 minutes.
 
PURE Strength 1
Pure Strength 1 & 2 feature all the moves you need to sculpt, tone and tighten your body into Peak condition.
Running time: 55 minutes.

PURE Strength 2
Pure Strength 2 features more killer moves to sculpt, tone and tighten your body into Peak condition! Running time: 55 minutes.

ANYTIME Anywhere Workout
Never miss a workout! It’s perfect for travel, vacation or when you’re just short on time.
Running time: 40 minutes.

CORE Dynamics
The Core Dynamics DVD has proven exercises to get hot, sexy abs quicker than ever!
Running time: 20 minutes.

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WORKOUT SCHEDULE: 
Week 1
Day 1- Program fit test
Day 2- Pure Cardio
Day 3- Pure Strength 1
Day 4-Dynamic Flexibility & Core Dynamics
Day 5-Cardio Strength 1
Day 6-Rest
Day 7-Cardio Interval Burn & Anywhere/Anytime workout

Week 2
Day 1- Pure Strength 1
Day 2- Pure Cardio
Day 3- Cardio Strength 1
Day 4- Dynamic Flexibility & Core Dynamics
Day 5-Cardio Strength 1
Day 6-Rest
Day 7- Cardio Interval Burn & Anywhere/Anytime workout

Week 3
Day 1- Pure Strength 1
Day 2- Pure Cardio
Day 3- Cardio Strength 1
Day 4- Dynamic Flexibility & Core Dynamics
Day 5- Cardio Strength 2
Day 6- Rest
Day 7- Cardio Interval Burn & Anywhere/Anytime workout

Week 4
Day 1- Pure Strength 2
Day 2- Pure Cardio
Day 3- Cardio Strength 2
Day 4- Dynamic Flexibility & Core Dynamics
Day 5- Cardio Strength 2
Day 6- Rest
Day 7- Cardio Interval Burn & Anywhere/Anytime workout

Week 5
Day 1- Pure Strength 2
Day 2- Pure Cardio & Core Dynamics
Day 3- Cardio Strength 2
Day 4- Pure Strength 2
Day 5- Cardio Strength 1
Day 6- Rest or Dynamic Flexibility
Day 7- Cardio Interval Burn & Anywhere/Anytime workout

Week 6
Day 1- Pure Strength 2
Day 2- Pure Cardio & Core Dynamics
Day 3- Cardio Strength 2
Day 4- Pure Strength 1 & Dynamic Flexibility
Day 5- Cardio Strength 1
Day 6- Rest or Dynamic Flexibility
Day 7- Cardio Interval Burn & Anywhere/Anytime workout

Week 7
Day 1- Pure Strength 2
Day 2- Pure Cardio & Core Dynamics
Day 3- Cardio Strength 2 & Anytime/Anywhere workout
Day 4- Pure Strength 1 & Dynamic Flexibility
Day 5- Cardio Strength 1
Day 6- Rest or Dynamic Flexibility
Day 7- Cardio Interval Burn

Week 8
Day 1- Cardio Strength 2
Day 2- Pure Cardio & Core Dynamics
Day 3- Cardio Interval & Anytime/Anywhere workout
Day 4- Pure Strength 2 & Dynamic Flexibility
Day 5- Cardio Strength 1
Day 6- Rest or Dynamic Flexibility
Day 7- Fit Test
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Michelle Dozois has been in the fitness industry for almost 20 years! She has other fitness DVDs, along with this progam I’m starting. You can visit her website here:
http://www.michelledozois.com/

I will be posting weekly recaps during this program and can’t wait to share my results and thoughts with all of you!

My friend is coming over tonight so I will be going thru it again in more detail, but I wanted to post some pictures and the contents of my box.

Trays and dishes to hold charms. (one of my dishes came broken-sad) 

3 Living Lockets-
1 large black locket with crystals for a necklace (LK1018),
1 medium rose gold link locket for watch style bracelet (LK3021), and
1 large twist silver base (LK4002)  with 1 large twist silver face with Pave crystals (BZ4004)

Other items all organized into little boxes! 

Got several charms (including holiday LE), dangles, earrings, plates, tags, and a couple chains to coordinate with the living lockets above. 

and I even got my own designer charm!! CUTE!!

This pair of earrings was on my wish list so I was so excited I got them in my kit!

Vintage Rose Crystal Stud Collection (ER3016) SO PRETTY!! 

These are the Holiday Limited Edition charms for this year.

I love the gingerbread girl and snowglobe the best. 

If you’re interested in purchasing anything in the Origami Jewelry Fall or Holiday catalog, visit my facebook event here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/360760297415452/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

or website link here to order:
http://www.rdevaughn4.origamiowl.com/parties/RachelDeVaughn501464/collections.ashx

Just ended week 3 of my October fitness challenges.

First, I’m following my 30 day Leslie Sansone Walking challenge (found here: http://66.147.244.197/~empowfu5/2014/10/30daywalkoff-free-october-walking-challenge.html )

and the Peak313 5-week exercise/spiritual challenge (found here: http://peak313.com/featured/3rd-annual-living-and-active-week-1-tied-together/ )

10/12 – 10/18 workouts for the week:

Sunday
(30) mins Leslie Sansone Firm with handweights,
(20) mins/1 miles Leslie Sansone

My week started off well. I logged all my food up until Thursday when I went to a work lunch. At my lunch I had bread and a dessert and then felt awful the rest of the day and most of Friday. 🙁  Because I’m mostly sugar/dairy/gluten free, my body doesn’t like it very much when I go back to eating those things.

I didn’t weigh myself this week so I’m not sure how on target I am with my Jillian Michaels dietbet challenge I’m doing. I’ve been trying to stay around 1400 calories.

On Saturday I “disconnected” from social media and spent the day with my youngest running errands, took him to a free lego activity, did lots of chores, fall decorating, some reading, and moving boxes up and down the stairs-including this “new to us” grill we got! It was a good day!!

How did your week or weekend go?

“Keepers of the Covenant” is book 2 of The Restoration Chronicles by Lynn Austin. I have not read book 1 but after reading this novel, I will definitely be reading it. 

This novel follows several people but they are all intertwined together so it’s not confusing. I love that its based from the teachings and stories from the Old Testament. I love biblical novels and all the history I relearn from reading books like this.

This book was very well written and had a great story line that kept my interest the entire time. This is not a read in one night kind of book-its almost 475 pages long-but I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it to others.  

About the book: 

About the Author: 

Lynn Austin is back with the next book in The Restoration Chronicles series, Keepers of the Covenant. Austin weaves together the struggles and stories of both Jews and Gentiles, creating a tapestry of faith and doubt, love and loss. Here, the Old Testament comes to life, demonstrating the everlasting hope displayed in God’s unwavering love for His people.

Lynn is celebrating with a Kindle HDX giveaway and a live author chat webcast on October 21st.

One winner will receive:

• A Kindle HDX
• Keepers of the Covenant by Lynn Austin

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on October 21st. Winner will be announced at the Keepers of the Covenant LIVE webcast event on October 21st. Connect with Lynn for a fascinating evening centered around God’s unwavering love for His people. She’ll be hosting a Biblical fiction book club discussion, giving away prizes, answering your questions, offering an exclusive peek at the next book in The Restoration Chronicles, and much more!

Don’t miss a moment of the fun; RSVP today by signing up for a reminder. Tell your friends via FACEBOOK or TWITTER and increase your chances of winning. Hope to see you on the 21st!

I’m a blog book reviewer for LitFuse Publicity so I was given this book complimentary in exchange for an honest review on my blog and social media-all opinions are my own.