Last year, on the last day of school before Christmas break, I was volunteering in Quinn's classroom. Quinn was so excited for this day. It was pajama day, the kids were doing a book exchange, there were crafts, treats and even a magic show. This day had been so hyped up and to my little preschooler it was going to be nothing short of epic. We are at school a total of 5 minutes and I know something is wrong. Quinn is clinging too me, sitting in my lap. This isn't like Quinn-- he is usually ...
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Getting Healthy, Losing Weight & Tea Time
I'm sharing how tea has helped me make healthier choices as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias® I became a tea drinker when I started trying to lose weight and I am sharing how it has helped me. At the start of this summer I found myself drinking a lot of soda. It was all diet, but it was becoming a bad habit. I grew up on milk and water. Eventually I became a casual soda drinker and before I knew it I was drinking 4-5 a day! Whenever we ate something that tasted good with ...
Fashion and Week 2 Weigh In
I adopted a little bit of a different attitude this week. I tried really hard to focus on eating well. I didn't have any sweets, candy, junk food, etc. I tried to limit my simple carbs and fill up on vegetables and light soups. I did not count calories. This made me nervous. I struggle with determining what the "right" amount of calories is. As a breastfeeding mom I felt that if I made good choices, I could let my body lead the way. As far as exercise goes I did Just Dance 4 three times this ...
End of Summer Hurrah and Start of School
I know most people think having a baby in the spring is awesome. I have done it twice now and it really kills our summer. It is harder to get going and as a nursing mom, they are so demanding in the beginning. When the kids want to go to the zoo or the park, I have a brand new baby that will roast in his car seat, cannot wear sunscreen and needs to stay out of the sun. This means one of three things inevitably happen: 1) we go nowhere, 2) we go somewhere and Hudson gets lugged along and I spend ...
Meal Plan and Calendar Printable
It seems that a meal plan and calendar go hand and hand. How else are you going to make sure there is dinner on a busy soccer night? This meal plan and calendar printable will create the order and family meal time you have been looking for. Kitchen Command Center Necessity: Meal Plan and Calendar Printable With the start of the school year and all the crazy running around and chaos that ensues I'm trying to get some sense of order in my house. One way I am doing this is by hanging a meal plan ...