We are having some major issues revolving around sleep, eating and our nearly 2 year old at our house causing major havoc on EVERYTHING. School isn’t getting done, housework is barely done, blogging is sparse or short. Basically, she doesn’t want to eat anything good. Except fruit. At 3 am. She isn’t sleeping well at […] Read more…
Airports, Streetcars & Beignets, Oh My! {Get Healthy & Fit}
Seriously, I almost forgot to weigh myself again. My week is going to be so incredibly busy, especially since I have TWO WEEKS of laundry to do. We are also getting back into school after being out of the swing of things for two weeks and adding history in. Since I was out of […] Read more…
Completely Forgot {Get Healthy & Fit}
I have to say that I didn’t do fabulous last week, but I did eat a ton of salads. I have been busy getting ready to go out of town and COMPLETELY forgot to check the scale this morning. I could do it now, but it would be completely worthless and probably show a […] Read more…
Ugh. {Get Healthy & Fit}
And that’s all I have to say about my healthier habit quest for this get healthy & fit Challenge. Well, not ALL I have to say I guess. The devil was ON ME all week. Not just this but super intense hormonal nonsense, too. I’m considering getting diet devotionals again–like First Place or something. You […] Read more…
It’s Time to Get Serious {Get Healthy & Fit}
I have a habit of on again / off again diet and exercise plans. Nothing fad, but I alternate having healthy habits and falling off of the wagon. Recently, I’ve been feeling like I need to get moving again. Add to that some prompting on Facebook, and I really felt compelled to get back on […] Read more…
My Exercise Testimonial + Gym Bag Packing List with Printable Tag
You may not know that this soft mama of two is a 1st Degree Black Belt who is also formerly certified as a personal trainer by ACE & NASM. I ditched the certifications while having some health issues — I couldn’t keep up with the continuing education. No, one was not good enough. Yes, […] Read more…
Five Tips For First Time Runners
For the second time in my life, I have decided to start running. Before I had kids, I never considered myself an athlete, though I had become one. In a former “life” I was a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, frequent participator in pilates, yoga, step, kickboxing, got 2 personal trainer certifications (ACE & […] Read more…
Resolutions 2012
So while we were driving down to Florida (on the day they slept all day), I thought about my goals for the year. Knowing that I always want to improve in more areas than humanly possible, I also broke them up so that I only have to focus on 3 things per month. That […] Read more…
Gym Packing List Printable {31 Days}
This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Happy Homemaker Reviews). I consolidated them to continue to simplify my life. – Jen (04.2012) *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Though it wasn’t originally my intent to offer up a ton of printables, I use them constantly and have been making them like mad. If they are useful for […] Read more…
#Mamavation Monday #17
It is with some regret that I’m going to withdraw, temporarily, from the Sistahood. After 4 months with a 6 lb loss total, I just feel that this is not the time for me to focus on this like I should. Between the (hopeful) sale of our house, current status of our business, trying to […] Read more…