An Incline Run, New Carpet and Bestowed “Back to School” Box Review

Happy, happy Friday everyone!!!

I started off my morning with a fun run on the treadmill.  I actually really loved it!!

I decided to change it up a bit and focus more on incline instead of speed.

I started off “running” at 3 mph and a 3% incline.  I stayed there for about two minutes to warm up and then kept increasing either the speed or the incline every minute until I reached 7 mph and 7% incline.

That combo just about killed me!  It was tough.  I stayed there for 2 minutes and then recovered for a minute.

I then decided to keep it slow (between 4 and 5 mph), but kept increasing the incline every minute.  When I got to a 10% and then 12% incline I was dying.  It was great.

I finished my run with one minute at 9 mph and one minute at 10 mph (0% incline) and called it good.

I only ended up running 2 miles total, but I felt great!  I was pouring sweat and definitely felt like I gave it my all.  Loved it.

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I also wanted to tell you guys that we officially finished part of our basement this week.  Woo hoo!  We finished 3 (badly needed) bedrooms and a wide hallway thing.

We got carpet installed this week and I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!  I had no idea that carpet could make me so happy.  It’s so cozy down there and the kids have loved being down there which makes the house SO MUCH quieter. 😉

I’m also in the process of reorganizing and de-junking as we’ve been moving things into the basement and it makes me so happy.  Here are a couple before and after pics…

It’s amazing what a little carpet can do. 😉

I also wanted to tell you guys about a WONDERFUL box I received from Bestowed recently.  I received a box from Bestowed a couple months ago and told you guys all about it.  I really love the company and all of the healthy products they promote.

Bestowed is a monthly healthy food subscription box company that ships out healthy food and lifestyle products to subscribers each month.  Each item is hand-picked by Celebrity Nutritionist and founder of the company, Heather Bauer too.

I really love this idea because so often I see products in the store I would like to try, but don’t know if I’ll like them or not.  I’m happy to say that I really, really loved EVERYTHING in the Bestowed “Back to School” box they sent me!

It was jam-packed full of a bunch of kid-friendly (and adult-friendly!) products that are perfect for lunch boxes, after school snacks or just day-to-day living.

It also included a very helpful pamphlet that explained why each product was chosen, ideas on how to enjoy each one and where to buy them.

Here are the things that were in my box…

• La Tortilla Factory White Whole Wheat Soft Wrap Minis
• Funky Monkey Fruit Snacks
• Happy Family Happy Squeeze Greek Yogurt
• Nonni’s THINaddictives Cranberry Almond Thins
• Pacific Natural Foods Hazelnut Chocolate Dairy-Free Milk
• Pearls Black Pitted Olives To Go
• Popcorn, Indiana FIT Popcorn
• Somersault Snack Co. Cinnamon Crunch Somersaults

I was so excited to see the La Tortilla Factory Mini tortillas!  I used to buy La Tortilla Factory tortillas all the time, but I’ve never seen these small ones.  I love them SO much!

I’ve really been enjoying them as Breakfast Burritos or Sandwich Wraps.  They taste good (better than I remember!), have only 50 calories and pack 6 grams of fiber and 4 grams of protein in each one!

These Funky Monkey snacks were really cool.  They’re freeze-dried bananas, pineapple, apples and papaya.  There weren’t too many in the package (the entire package is on the plate), but my boys really loved them!

The Squeezable Greek Yogurt was the biggest hit at my house.  My two youngest boys loved it so much and my 5 year old said, “You definitely need to buy more of these mom!”  I even tried a little bit and it was very good!!

My boys weren’t huge fans of the Nonni’s THINaddictives, but I tried a small bite and thought they were wonderful!  I don’t think my boys liked the nuts or cranberries in there…it made them suspicious. 😉

I really loved the Hazelnut Chocolate Milk and loved the portable packaging too.  My 3 year old, who is a huge fan of chocolate milk, loved it but my 5 year old wasn’t a fan. 🙁

Both of my boys LOVED the little containers of olives too!  I really loved the single serving idea.  All of my kids love olives, but I hate to open a whole can when they only want to eat a few of them.

I was a HUGE fan of the Popcorn, Indiana Popcorn!  It tastes really good and only has 40 calories per cup.  There was a lot of popcorn in that bag too!  I only poured about 1/3 of the bag on the plate.

The little Somersault Cinnamon snacks were great too.  They reminded me of little crunchy granola bars.  All of my kids loved them too.

I really enjoyed everything in my box.  It was so fun to be introduced to so many yummy, healthy snacks.  I will definitely be buying the tortillas, yogurt and popcorn again!

If you would like to try a Bestowed box or would like to learn more, click here to visit their website.

Bestowed is also offering my readers a wonderful discount code!  Just enter the code, HELLOTEN101 at check out to receive $10 off your first box!  Awesome.  Oh, and that code is only valid for a couple more weeks, so act fast!  #GetBestowed

I hope you guys all have a wonderful weekend!! xoxo

I was sent the complimentary box for review and an affiliate link, but the opinions and text are entirely my own.

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