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junior belle pipes in with her favorite thing…

02 Monday Jan 2017

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Surprisingly, the oldest female belle-child did not have a huge Christmas list…maybe because her birthday is right after Thanksgiving! 

On the list, however, in capital letters, highlighted and asterisked was a pair of yoga pants. Little did we know that these would be one of her most favorite gifts!

It seems that these are the new “it” yoga pants to beat all yoga pants. They are tremendously flattering and are available in short, regular and long. 


They come in black from Shopbop


And grey from Splits59.

Get fit and be fab-belle-ous at same time!

a&a

books belles will be hibernating with this winter…

30 Friday Dec 2016

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Quality read + page turner = must read

The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson

From Amazon

Eerie, haunting and mysterious 

Idaho by Emily Ruskovich

From Amazon
Best read in the daylight.

Fever Dream by Samantha schweblin


From Amazon
Curl up with a good one or two, belles 

a&a

belles are packin’!!! 

29 Thursday Dec 2016

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With all the tracking over the river and through the woods to see family and friends over the holidays, we discovered the need for some packin’ organization help.  

This packing set is just what we’ve been needing to keep us organized. 

From Amazon.  Order several!

a&a

what’s ringin’ our belle…round 86

27 Tuesday Dec 2016

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A holiday punch to get you through the holidays.


Via Myrecipes

A breakfast casserole that only needs 3 ingredients. Perfect to soak up that punch! 


ViaOrganizing made fun.

Instead of wringing someone else’s neck, just ring your own with this choker


Via Shoplatitude

How to Not gain weight during the holidays


Via Careergirldaily. Pic credit Pinterest 

Tipping hints For the holidays 

Via Apartment therapy

For when it’s time to get steppin’. 


Via Stories

feedin’ a Christmas eve crowd, belles?

23 Friday Dec 2016

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We might have just saved your day!  Feedin’ a crowd on Christmas Eve calls for some slow-cooker magic.  Well…here you have it!  Healthy, check.  Filling, check.  Easy, check.  Belleicious?  You bet!!

Belleicious Lentil Soup

Place in crockpot:
2 cups butternut squash (peeled and cubed)
2 cups carrots (peeled and sliced)
1 cup potatoes (chopped), optional
1 cup celery (chopped)
1 cup lentils
1 cup yellow split peas (or just use more lentils)
1 onion (chopped)
5 cloves garlic (minced)
8-10 cups vegetable or chicken broth
2 teaspoons herbs de provence (or we like to sub in curry, cumin and coriander)
1 teaspoon salt (more to taste)

Set crockpot on High for 4 hours or on Low for 8 hours

Add at the end:

1/2 cup olive oil
2-3 cups kale (stems removed, chopped)
1 cup parsley (chopped)
a swish of sherry, red wine vinegar, or lemon juice to add a nice tangy bite

gather the goods…

do your peelin’, slicin’ and dicin’…

toss ’em in…

the end…

Belleicious!!

a&a

what’s ringin’ our belle…round 85

20 Tuesday Dec 2016

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Can they guess a belle’s age and where she lives ??? 

Via Buzzfeed

Take this quiz…blonde belle was 38 and living in Indiana…brunette belle was 21 and living in Arizona – we don’t know who those people are!!

Via Food 52

We can’t resist a grilled cheese, let alone fourteen!

Red wine, chocolate…red wine, hot chocolate?!?! Sign us up!!!


Who knew?? Not us!! Check out all the things your toothpaste can do

Netflix just made the world a better place 

You’re welcome!

a&a