How to Create a Morning Routine for Busy Moms School is in full swing and instead of feeling frazzled I am feeling fully in control and on top of things. I thrive on routine and the school year has given me the motivation to tighten up my morning routine even more. When I was growing up, our mornings were always crazy. We were always rushing out the door, generally a bit late and it was just hectic. I literally cannot handle that. I need organization and structure and so do my kids. I wrote a post last year about...
September 14, 2018
How to Create a Morning Routine for Busy Moms
How to Create a Morning Routine for Busy Moms School is in full swing and instead of feeling frazzled I am feeling fully in control and on top of things. I thrive on routine and the school year has given me the motivation to tighten up my morning routine even more. When I was growing up, our mornings were always crazy. We were always rushing out the door, generally a bit late and it was just hectic. I literally cannot handle that. I need organization and structure and so do my kids. I wrote a post last year about...
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August 24, 2018
How to Create an Evening Routine for Tired and Anxious Mamas
How to create an evening routine? Who needs one of those? Who has time for one of those when you are a mother? At the end of a long crazy day with kids, the last thing on my mind is anything but self-care. Typically I just want to get comfy, in my bed, and turn some kind of mindless garbage on the TV. That’s relaxing, right? That will help me process and deal with the stress of today, right? Well, no. Not really. When you throw your evening routine out the window you are doing several things that aren’t...
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August 9, 2018
Make Yourself a Promise- Tips for Sticking to Your Goals
One of the hardest parts about setting goals for yourself is keeping them! Isn’t it? I mean even simple goals. Why is sticking to your goals such a hard thing for us? We, as mothers and wives and caregivers always seem to be putting ourselves last. When we set a goal for our self it often seems okay to just push it to the back burner if something else gets in the way. But mama… how long are you going to keep back burnering yourself? You can’t do it forever! I am a practical person and a pretty normal...
July 31, 2018
How to create a back to school morning routine
Back to School Morning Routine With school either starting back for some of your kids or just officially starting for others, it’s important to establish a morning routine. A morning routine will allow your child to feel ready and prepared to learn each morning. More than just feeling prepared they will actually BE prepared. Wide awake, well fed and eager to learn. In addition, a morning routine will allow you to keep your sanity and start your own day on the right track. So how to decide what to include in your back to school morning routine? First, you...
June 20, 2018
Benefits of Buying Local Produce | Start Shopping at a Local Farmers Market or Produce Stand
Yall. If you are still shopping at the regular old grocery store for your produce you have got to stop! Find a local farmers market and go there. Like today! There are so many benefits of buying local produce and once you know them all you will kick yourself for not going sooner! Cost Savings Benefits of Buying From a Farmers Market Okay, so we all want to save a few bucks right? Not only does the farmers market have significantly cheaper foods but you can also afford to buy them in bulk. This means being more for less...
June 12, 2018
9 Meat-Free Easy and Quick Summer Meals
Meal Planning is a great way to save time, money and the headache of trying to figure out what to make for dinner every night. Meal planning in the summer can get a little tricky though. Its super hot and most nights my family doesn’t want a huge hot meal. If we aren’t grilling out we really don’t even eat that much meat in the summer. It just makes us feel even hotter. Tell me we aren’t the only family who does this in the summer? Another thing about making meals in the summer is that heating up the...
Celebrate the 4th of July with a few kinda healthy, super fun, kid-friendly, homemade snacks. If you have picky eaters one of the best ways to encourage healthy foods is by letting the kids help prepare the foods. These 4th of July snack foods are perfect for all aged children to help make! Red, White and Blue Smoothie What you need Blender ( I LOVE this one) Fun Straws Blueberries Strawberries Cranberries Milk (any kind, we use unsweetened almond milk) Directions There really is no wrong way to make this tasty 4th of July Smoothie. I really don’t...
Summer is coming. In our house, that means Popsicle season. My kids and I have a serious case of the sweet tooth. What kid doesn’t though? During the summer iced treats become more of a daily indulgence. This means I become a little more diligent about making sure I am providing healthy options. Homemade and Healthy Yes, there are healthy options out there but I find it really easy to make my own popsicles for the kids. I also love that I can control what ingredients I am giving my kids. By making your own popsicles you can...
Organized moms get more done. Organized moms are also a lot less stressed. It’s more than just having an organized silverware drawer that reduces the stress. It’s having a plan in place for each day. It’s knowing what you want to accomplish and creating a plan to make it happen. Removing all the scrambling that happens when you just “go with the flow” or “fly by the seat of your pants”. The first thing you need to decide is WHAT it is that you want to get out of your day. Maybe you want to be able to have...
