A sleep sack might be the only thing to rein our daughter in at night. Because, when it comes to independent streaks in toddlers, our daughter takes the top prize. She has a motor that just won’t quit. She goes and goes until finally crashing at bedtime. Thank goodness she tires herself out and sleeps about 12 hours a night. Continue reading “Independent Streaks in Toddlers: The Only Thing Stopping Our Daughter is a Sleep Sack”
DIETING DOWN: HEALTHY STUFFED RED BELL PEPPERS
Dieting has officially sucked me in the health kick zone, so now I am super motivated to eat healthier and yes, cook if I have to. Case in point: I made stuffed red bell peppers today for the first time! Continue reading “DIETING DOWN: HEALTHY STUFFED RED BELL PEPPERS” →
Coffee + A.D.D. + 3-Day Baby Food Juice Diet = Rambling Blog Post Diagnosis
Coffee and A.D.D. equals a nice diagnosis of a rambling blog post, but coffee helps me to ramble less. Go figure. Obviously, today, the coffee isn’t working. Ha ha ha. Continue reading “Coffee + A.D.D. + 3-Day Baby Food Juice Diet = Rambling Blog Post Diagnosis” →
LOSING WEIGHT IS AN EXERCISE OF THE MIND, BODY & SPIRIT
Losing weight takes dedication and a lot of jiu jitsu scheduling techniques when it comes to parenting and chasing a toddler around! I’m nearing the end of my official second day of the 3-day juice fast, and I had a better weigh-in this morning. Tomorrow morning will be my 3rd and final weigh-in to gauge how much I’ve lost. Continue reading “LOSING WEIGHT IS AN EXERCISE OF THE MIND, BODY & SPIRIT” →
A Baby Food Diet Might Help Mama Shed Some Extra Pounds
I’m on day two of the juice fast, which is essentially a baby food diet. I even went and bought a bunch of those baby food squeeze pouches. Continue reading “A Baby Food Diet Might Help Mama Shed Some Extra Pounds” →
My 3-Day Juice Fast: Liquid Diet For Weight Loss
I decided to do a 3-day juice fast after I weighed myself this morning and the scale flashed 145 lbs. Just a week ago I was 143.8 and now I am up! Gosh, it’s not like I’m gorging on pizza every night. If you see my posts, I’m eating salads and exercising and everything. Continue reading “My 3-Day Juice Fast: Liquid Diet For Weight Loss” →
Moms Losing Weight: Begin Where You Are Right Now… Just Start!
The biggest challenge to losing weight is the lack of momentum one feels once we’ve fallen off the exercise wagon. If we stop making losing weight a routine, then it’s harder to regain momentum after time has lapsed. Continue reading “Moms Losing Weight: Begin Where You Are Right Now… Just Start!” →
Healthy Eating: Get Your Toddler To Enjoy Eating Healthier
Eating healthy is hard to do, not only trying to make your toddler do so but yourself, as well. Continue reading “Healthy Eating: Get Your Toddler To Enjoy Eating Healthier” →
EVERY MAMA NEEDS EXERCISE: WALK, RUN, BIKE, SWIM…JUST GET OUT & MOVE!
Exercise is so important for parents, especially if you’re a writer and constantly sitting on your fat ass at the computer. You need to get up and move! I’ve been slacking lately because my daughter is 21 months and at that age where she’s all over the place. I find myself dropping her off at the YMCA day care and joining other parents plopped in front of their computers or books just to get work done. Continue reading “EVERY MAMA NEEDS EXERCISE: WALK, RUN, BIKE, SWIM…JUST GET OUT & MOVE!” →
MOM + WRITER: HOW TO JUGGLE PARENTHOOD & FIND TIME TO WRITE
Being a writer isn’t easy. Being a mom is even harder. Doing both simultaneously is huge juggling act.
Amid all of this, I went to the West Coast Writer’s Conference this weekend. It was 3 days of non-stop workshops packed with valuable information. Continue reading “MOM + WRITER: HOW TO JUGGLE PARENTHOOD & FIND TIME TO WRITE” →