Outdoor Camping & Swimming Outdoor Camping & Swimming http://outdoorcampingandswimming.com en-us Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:45:52 GMT Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:45:52 GMT <![CDATA[My Boys Love Swimming!]]>

In Arizona, most of the year is swimming weather. My three boys can hardly wait until the hot summer months when they can spend the days swimming. When most of us are melting from the heat, they are ready to play all day in the sun. Luckily, I at least do not have to leave my house to buy swimming items for them. I simply go online to my favorite summer goods store and shop to my hearts desire. I love saving my hard earned money just as much as my kids love swimming and shopping online for our summer needs is a great compromise.

I have told all of my friends and family members about the online store I have been shopping at, and after checking it out, most of them have started shopping there as well. At first, the low prices come as a huge surprise to everyone, but as the initial shock wears off, they go crazy buying everything they could not have afforded before. I am so glad that I have been able to share my shopping success secrets with people. I know that everyone could use to save money these days and the kids do not have to sacrifice swimming and other hobbies due to short funds. Everyone wins!
]]> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:45:52 GMT <![CDATA[Buying Camping Cookware From My Favorite Online Store]]>

Camping has been a past time in our family for ages and after all of this time, we have all become camping pros. When we go on our camping trips, we are meticulous about how we plan, pack and camp. We each have our certain jobs that we specialize in and mine is camping cookware and meals. One of the reasons that I love my part in our camping trips is where I buy all of my camping cookware. I always have a fantastic time shopping online at my favorite store. I always find the best cookware items and the prices never fail to impress me.

It is also helpful that ordering and receiving my order takes a very short amount of time. If we come p with a camping trip at late notice, I can usually find and purchase what I need before we leave for our trip. I have become a camping cookware expert and my meals are something to be marveled at. I can not wait to use my next awesome camping recipe and I am sure that my family feels the same!
]]> Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:39:11 GMT <![CDATA[Hope the Camping Cookware Arrives Today]]> camping cookwareYesterday afternoon I was getting everything ready for our camping trip this weekend and I realized that we really didn’t have enough camping cookware to get us through the weekend.   I knew that we needed some camping cookware, which is why I had ordered some online when I was online ordering other camping supplies.  The prices were great, and since we needed it, I figured why not get them while I could for a great price.    The only problem is, I ordered the camping cookware at the end of last week and I’m not sure it is going to make it before our departure in the morning.    The projected delivery date is today, but I also know that sometimes these things end up taking a little longer, so if they aren’t here today, we’ll have to go camping without them and make do with what we have.     Since this isn’t our big camping trip, and just a weekend trip, I’m sure we’ll manage, but it would sure be nice to have everything we need, so I won’t have to cook the bacon and then turn around and cook the eggs in the same pan.  I’ll cross my fingers that the camping cookware arrives today.

]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:27:51 GMT <![CDATA[Found Swimming Gear Online]]> swimmingThis morning I’ve been busy packing the swimming gear and the grill into the car and getting ready for a day at the lake.   The kids will probably be up any moment now, and the house will spring to life within seconds.   Even though I wanted to sleep late, I decided to get up before everyone else and start packing the car.   I knew if I didn’t pack the swimming gear ahead of time, as soon as everyone got up they’d want to open everything and have it in the back seat beside them on the way to the lake.   The last thing I need to do is look in the rear view mirror and see a bunch of inflatable swimming toys that had been inflated so I packed them and put the ice chest on top of them.    I was thrilled when I went online several weeks ago and found a bunch of swimming gear for a great price.  I hadn’t even been to the local stores but when I saw the prices I knew that no local stores could beat it.  I placed the order and it was delivered to the door.  I never had to leave the house.   I love that kind of shopping. 

]]> Sat, 05 Jun 2010 06:50:30 GMT <![CDATA[Time to Go Swimming]]> It did not take longer of than a blink of an eye to say, “Yes” to my friend after he called on Friday to see if I wanted to come over to his place for a pool party today. Swimming seems like exactly the kind of activity for what is supposed to be a 90-degree day in Los Angeles. The start of June has been awesome for swimming. I don’t know if it was just Memorial Day weekend but everyone is starting to spend afternoons either at the beach or in a pool. I have no qualms with that. As a kid, my mom used to call me “her little fish” because I never got enough of floating around in local pools, lakes and rivers. I grew up in a colder part of the country so swimming was a real treat because there was only maybe a month total of days where the weather was right for swimming.

Down here in Southern California, almost every day could potentially be one for the water especially now. I’ve already challenged my friend to see who can hold their breath longer underwater. Hopefully, all the recent jogging will help me win this competition today.
]]> Sat, 05 Jun 2010 06:47:29 GMT <![CDATA[Will You Go Swimming with Me?]]>
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One of my friends who is trying to lose weight called me yesterday to ask if I’d be willing to go swimming with her a few times a week.   I haven’t been swimming in years, but I love my friend and I’m more than happy to be there to support her in her weight loss efforts.   Besides, there was a point when I used to love to get in the water and I would swim around like a fish. 

I knew that if I was going to go swimming with her, that I’d need to go online and find myself a bathing suit, so as soon as I got off the phone with her that’s exactly what I did.   We made plans to start swimming next week, so the suit should be here by then.  If not, I think I’ll go anyway and swim in my clothes until it arrives.   Having lost more than 100 pounds myself, I know how important it is to have someone there who is willing to offer support and cheer you on when you need it.  I also know how overwhelming it can be in the beginning and I’m going to be there for her every step of the way.  That’s what friends are for.  

]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 06:25:52 GMT <![CDATA[Camping Cookware Was A Lifesaver This Spring!]]>
    Last weekend my family and I decided to take a quick camping trip while we all had some time off for Spring break. It had been beautiful the entire week prior, so the last thing on our minds was bad weather. We got to our camping spot, built our tents and unpacked our personal items. I had recently bought some camping cookware to help prepare food faster for my impatient children. I also purchased these canisters that keep our drinks warm or cold. Once the weather completely turned on us I was so very happy to have my new camping cookware. There was no way we could build a fire with it raining on us, so having my mini stove was a lifesaver! Also our coffee and juice was the perfect temperature without needing heat or ice. It rained on us for a full 24 hours. We finally decided to just pack up and return home. But with out the purchase of my camping cookware I would not have been able to feed anything amazing to my family. They would have been stuck with canned beans and cold hot dogs. Sounds delicious!
]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:10:22 GMT <![CDATA[Outdoor Camping Is So Relaxing]]>
  My husband and I are so in love with outdoor camping. We spent our honeymoon in another country just hiking and outdoor camping. We find it so relaxing to be outside and to smell the clean, crisp natural air. It gives you a high to think about how beautiful the world actually is, and how much bigger it is than us. We recently took an outdoor camping trip to Flagstaff, Arizona. We had no idea how beautiful it was there. We saw pictures online and decided to check it out. We bought some compact camping gear online that would not take up too much room on an airplane and off we went. We spent a week outdoor camping and loved every second. I just cannot explain the way it feels to be part of the earth and hear the wildlife living their own lives out in the world. I know camping is not for everyone and some people will only vacation in hotels but I do suggest that everyone experience outdoor camping at least once in their lifetime.
]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:07:39 GMT <![CDATA[Water Aerobics Had Given Me My Pre Baby Body Back This Summer!]]>
  Water Aerobics is my new found love! I have always had trouble finding a work out plan that I can really stick to. I know many people probably have this problem. I was never the one that loved working out. I so wish I was that person that loved the gym, but I get so bored. I need something that is fun and changes day by day. I live in Arizona and it can get super hot here. When it gets over 100 degrees I am definitely not working out in the gym. Why get even more uncomfortable and hot when it is already deadly hot outside? So I started looking for different ways to workout and I found water aerobics. It seemed to be the perfect work out plan for me. I love being in the water and I love that it changes everyday. We are always working on something new. I also just had a baby and I needed to get swimsuit ready as soon as possible. Water aerobics has done that for me so far. You feel the burn and you sweat but then you dunk yourself underwater and you are refreshed and ready for more. It is the best work out I could have ever imagined. I finally feel like finding water aerobics will keep me in shape and coming back day by day!
]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:06:31 GMT <![CDATA[Resort Camping Includes All The Amenities]]>
 My husband has had the love for camping since I met him. I am the complete opposite of my husband. I love to take vacations but I love to have a bed and a shower as well as the wonderful bathroom with a toilet. I know these are things that we really do not need and the whole camping experience is to be outdoors and experience living in the wild. So we found a compromise is resort camping. He loves resort camping because we still sleep in tents and we are still outside and have to cook our own food and build our own fires. But for me, resort camping includes all the amenities that I desire. I can use a real restroom and I can use a real shower. I do not feel so dirty while resort camping with my husband. So far this has worked wonders. We are still married after 10 years and we are still taking camping trips together at least twice a year. I am so very happy I did not have to sacrifice too much and they created resort camping for people who feel just like me.
]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:13:53 GMT <![CDATA[Getting Beat Up By Water Aerobics]]> water aerobics


One of my buddies said to me that water aerobics looked like they were a piece of cake, so I told him to try them out and see what he thought afterwards. The local gym where we live offers water aerobics three times a week and so I signed him up for the weekend water aerobics class. It was so funny to see how tough he looked when he first went into the water and how beat up he looked afterwards. The first thing he said, after the water aerobics class was over was that he would never think about going into a pool the same way ever again. I had to confess to him that I had signed him up for the advanced water aerobics class and he just started laughing so hard that it looked like he was getting a second workout. The most amazing thing was that after his advanced water aerobics experience, without telling me, he continued to sign himself up for the lower tier water aerobics classes and now admits he loves the way he feels when he gets out of the water. He has actually lost some weight too and says he feels more energized than before. He did a complete 180 on water aerobics and he is defiantly the better for it.
]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:41:19 GMT <![CDATA[Safe Swimming With My Family]]>
 Swimming has been a part of my kids life since they were born. I made it a point to get swimming lessons for all my children before we went near a pool. I wanted to make sure my children were safe swimming wherever they ended up going. We live in Arizona so almost everyone has a swimming pool. Most of my kids friends have one so I wanted to make sure they all knew how to swim so I did not have to worry every summer. So far the swimming lessons were the best thing I could have ever done for my family. The kids love the water and when we take family vacations and they have a pool I can send them out there worry free. I do not have a swimming pool in my own backyard so I ordered an above ground pool online for my family and they could not be happier. I think I might be one of the only families in Arizona that did not have a pool, so it was time. It is so nice to let my kids swim whenever they want and I can relax and get the household chores done.
]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:06:56 GMT <![CDATA[I Will be Using Water Aerobics Exercises to Get into Movie Star Shape This Summer!]]>

water aerobics, swimmingI have a really nice swimming pool that is in my backyard that I truly intend on making the full usage of over the next few months that will comprise the summer in sunny Arizona, where I reside. I started an aggressive weight loss regiment about ten months ago, and I was reading online the other day about some awesome water aerobics exercises that can really tone you up in a hurry. I have so far lost most of the excess flab that used to surround my midsection, but those last remaining teeny bits are really difficult to get rid of. However, I plan on attacking them this summer by harnessing the power of water aerobics exercises to really get my tummy toned, lean and in six pack shape; much like the heartthrob A-listers you see in your favorite movies. After enjoying the weight loss that I have been, I am very confident that by incorporating some water aerobics exercises into my regiment this summer I will finally reach my fitness goals and have that washboard tummy I so desire! 

]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:06:28 GMT <![CDATA[My Favorite Outdoor Camping Trip]]>

One of my favorite things to do is to go outdoor camping.  I have been outdoor camping more times than I can count and I have so many great memories from my different trips.  It is hard to narrow it down to what my one favorite trip is but there are a few that stand out in my memory.

For one particular outdoor camping trip, my buddy and I decided at the last second on a Wednesday night to head up north to the Forest Lakes area.  We packed some stuff up real quick and headed out.  When we arrived it was already dark and it was quite cold outside.  We did not even have a tent so we just set up our sleeping bags in the back of the truck bed.  When we woke up in the morning we were covered in a layer of snow!  We quickly jumped and and headed into the truck to blast the heater to try and warm up.  We were laughing so hard the entire time.

Outdoor camping is something the can be extremely enjoyable and create lasting memories.
]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:23:03 GMT <![CDATA[A wonderful break with resort camping]]>  

I enjoy outdoor camping with family and friends. We used to do a lot of outdoor camping when the kids were small. We would always go with other families to share the camp chores and child watching. One time my family and the others decided to go resort camping. You didn’t have to ask me twice, I said Yes, without any hesitation. Resort camping was heavenly and relaxing for everyone. There were trails for biking, hiking, and skateboarding for our kids. The pool was heated and the lake was not too far away for some fishing or swimming. Now, this is the kind of outdoor camping that I personally prefer. You have the best of both worlds. You are out in nature and at the same time can enjoy many amenities that give your family more choices. All of us enjoyed that trip and resort camping was on our list to do again. All of us still enjoy regular outdoor camping, but when you want that little extra comfort of more choices, you can’t go wrong with resort camping.

]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:22:52 GMT <![CDATA[I Finally Love To Go Swimming!]]>

After losing a ton of weight over the winter season, I was really ready for it to be summer. I had always wanted to look great and go swimming in a beautiful bathing suit, but I had never felt good enough about myself. Now with my new body and high confidence, I was finally ready to buy a great bathing suit and go swimming with all of my friends.

I found my swimming suit at a great online superstore and I knew right away that it would be perfect for me. It was a two piece but it was very classy and simple. I ordered it and I was not sure about how long it would take to receive it. After a few days went by, it arrived! I ran into my room and put it on, I was so happy. I really felt beautiful and confident.

When it came time to go swimming for the first time, I put on my new suit and walked confidently out to the pool. I stayed all day and I had a great time. I am so happy that I worked hard and got the body I always dreamed of, I truly earned my beautiful bathing suit.
]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:17:07 GMT <![CDATA[A New Swim Suit For Water Aerobics Class]]>

Last summer, I really wanted to get into shape. I had just had my first child and I had gained much more weight than I thought I would. I was so proud of myself for being persistent on losing weight and I treated myself to a water aerobics class to perpetuate the healthy direction I was going. I even bought myself a new swim suit for class. I was really beginning to feel good about myself again.

I really liked my class, and I attended every one. I was always the first student there, patiently waiting for the teacher to arrive. I did very well in my water aerobics class and I made a lot of friends. I can not believe that I lost so much weight after having the baby, I am so proud of all of my hard work.

I am even more healthy than before I had the baby. I feel great in my body and I still have the friends that I made in my water aerobics class. I can not wait until the next aerobics class starts!]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:08:58 GMT <![CDATA[New Cooler Bags For Going Resort Camping]]>

I have never been the type of person who likes to do things based around nature, and luckily neither is my husband. However, we decided that we did want to try camping. We had heard about resort camping and both agreed that it sounded like something that we would enjoy trying. We booked a camping getaway very quickly and began to prepare.

I found some great cooler bags at my favorite online superstore, they were going to be just perfect for keeping our champagne chilly! Also there would be enough room to chill food for all of our meals. I planned a fantastic breakfast to have on our resort camping adventure!

We really were not sure if we would like camping or not, but on our way home, we both agreed that it was a wonderful time. We have recommended resort camping to all of our friends, and the people who have listened to our advice have loved their experience as much as we did. I can not wait to go camping again and neither can my husband!
]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:16:14 GMT <![CDATA[Our Kids Had Their First Outdoor Camping In The Backyard]]>

Last summer, my kids were watching tv and they saw a show about outdoor camping. For the next week they begged their father and I to take them. Right when I thought I was going to lose my mind, my husband came up with a great idea. He told them that we could not take them to the forrest, but they could go outdoor camping on our backyard.

We knew that we had some planning to do, as the word got out more and more of their friends wanted to come. We decided to just go all out with this little adventure, so we started purchasing everything we would need for them to camp out safely. I knew that they would get scared in the night , so I suggested that we buy lights for when it got dark. We found some great outdoor camping lights at a fantastic online superstore. Because they were so inexpensive, we were able to buy several so that the kids could pair up and share them.

The kids had a great time outdoor camping and all of the parents felt comfortable. There were no problems what so ever and they already want to go camping outback again. The first time went so well, I think we will let them do it again!
]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:08:22 GMT <![CDATA[Camping Cookware For A Healthy Trip]]>

My family has always loved to go camping, in fact we go about two to three times every year. I was becoming a little concerned when I realized how poorly we were eating on these trips. I found it very ironic that we were vacationing in such a healthy way, and we were eating so terribly! I only noticed because we went on a joint camping trip with some friends and they pointed it out to me. I decided that from then on, I would be taking control over what we brought and the camping cookware that was used to prepare our meals.

I went online and found a beautiful camping cookware pan that was perfect. I ordered it right away, along with some other camping cookware, and by the weekend it had arrived. The timing was perfect because the following weekend was our next trip and it happened to be with the same friends as I mentioned before. This time I used my camping cookware and everyone was impressed. I made great meals that tasted good and were still very healthy. I never knew that I could like camping even more than I already did, but because of my new cookware, I do!
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