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Resolve to take better care of yourself

What's your New Year's resolution? Whether it's eating less, exercising more, sleeping better, or simply taking better care of yourself, AT&T and Fitbit have you covered. By now you hopefully know that AT&T stores offer a huge variety of wearable technologies for consumers interested in health and fitness, but I bet you're wondering how an activity tracker can handle your entire resolution list and more.

The answer is that activity trackers have come a long way, baby. With an entire system dedicated to helping you figure out how much you are consuming, how much energy you're burning, and a way to track weight, sleep, and more, the Fitbit system works with the AT&T technology you're already carrying with you to help you stay within your fitness goals and make 2015 the year you take better care of you.

AT&T helps you get fit with the Jawbone UP24 activity tracker

Earlier this month we attended an event hosted by AT&T at David Barton Gym in Bellevue, WA. Along with Seattle area tech, parenting and lifestyle bloggers and reporters, we got to test the newest wearable technology from Jawbone during a workout with one of the gym’s fitness trainers.

As excited as we were for the event, I must admit we spent a crazy amount of time right here in the entrance to the gym with its gorgeous wood detailing.

Deuter Fox 30 kid’s pack fosters a love of the outdoors from tot to teen

My daughter likes nothing more than to match hubby and me. While this is completely adorable, it makes shopping very difficult as I have found that it’s almost impossible to find matching items for us that we both really like. In her size we find cartoon characters and excess amounts of pink, and adult sizes don’t go small enough to fit her.

Thank goodness there are companies like Deuter that specialize in both adult and kid’s gear that is the real deal. No frills, no cartoons. But, that doesn’t mean they scrimp on features, in fact quite the opposite.

We got to review the Deuter Fox 30 backpack for our little explorer this month and she was beyond thrilled. She had been eyeing it at REI for quite a while and talking of all the reasons she needed it, so it wasn’t surprising that she was jumping up and down excited when she realized she got to try one out.

While our next serious camping trip is still a few weeks away, we’ve already gotten a ton of use out of this amazing bag. From weekend trips to days out, the Deuter Fox 30 has been a lifesaver carrying the kids gear, their toys, or just the large amount of stuff we seem to require for all-day excursion.

Whenever we can, we let my daughter pack her own stuff in the bag and then she can help carry any gear we have, any souvenirs {AKA rocks, sticks and other treasures} she picks up, and can access her stuff whenever she wants. We also went out and got her a Camelbak hydration pack that can fit right into the Deuter Fox 30 so she can drink through the straw secured at her shoulder all along the trail instead of having to stop for each sip.

5 Tips for Road Trips with Toddlers

For most of us, the holidays involve some sort of travel, whether it’s just a few towns away or it’s a multi-day excursion. While some people dread time in the car with the kids, especially around the holidays, we actually look forward to road trips. In fact, road trips are one of our favorite ways … Read more

Phil&Teds Traveller Lightweight Portable Crib

Get Out and PLAY Event: Day 24 Heading out this summer? Have you looked into a travel crib for your little one? I will admit that at one point I resisted getting a travel crib because I thought we could “make do” without it. But then as our travels increased, our family grew, and lack … Read more

Safety Shield Mattress and Pillow Protectors {Review & Giveway}

Mattresses are a big investment, so it makes sense to spend a little money protecting them in order to extend their life. If you know even a little bit about what your mattress goes through in its lifetime or how an unprotected mattress can harbor allergens, dust mites, and fluids, you will be racing to … Read more

Whiten your Teeth in 15 days with Whitening Lightning

I resolve to… take some time for me It’s that time of year again, when the whole year is full of promise and everyone is thinking of accomplishing great things. Should I run that 5k? Should I learn German? Maybe, but something I can start today is taking a little bit of time for myself. … Read more

Natura World Sleep Envelope – Natural, Organic, and Green!

Cozy At Home: Day 34 Sometimes it can feel overwhelming trying to figure out what chemicals and toxins surround us on a daily basis. While there may be quite a few environments you cannot control, your bed shouldn’t be one of them. Your bed should be a place where you can breathe and sleep easy, … Read more

Halo SleepSack – October is SIDS Awareness Month

Cozy At Home Event – Day 16 There are very few worries that rate as high on new parents’ minds than Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Because the cause of SIDS is still so relatively unknown and it seems like there is all sorts of conflicting advice about it, the amount of time I’ve spent … Read more