Health, Wellness, and Life!

Any yoga fans out there?!? Well I have thought yoga is a good thing but I haven't really given it a fair try. The best I did was last time I was pregnant I wanted something active to do that I knew wasn't strenuous. So a friend of mine, who was also pregnant, we went to yoga once a week. We were pretty far along in our pregnancies and so our sense of balance wasn't great! It was pretty comical at times when we were trying to balance! We figured out we should put our mats next to a post in the room so we could use that to help us balance! So recently my mom and I decided to give it a real shot. My sister is a huge fan of yoga and I went to a class with her a couple of times but not enough to really know the benefits. Still doing some research but so far I have really enjoyed it!  Being a mom I don't always feel like I have time during the day to workout, or I don't want to have to feel like I am bothering someone to watch my son while I workout. I loved runni...

Financial health? What is that?? Well mostly it comes in the form of peace. Finances are something that can cause a lot of stress. For those of us who get anxious about thing super easily (I am one of those people) money can cause a lot of stress. I have never liked the idea of credit cards because knowing myself I would forget to pay it off and then that would give me way too much stress. So I never got one. But I did take out student loans. So here is really exciting news!! We have almost paid off my student loans!! We have been working on paying them off for almost a year now. I took out the loans my last year of college to make it easier on my parents who were trying to pay for college for 3 different kids. So I took them out and figured I would get a good job after I graduated and I would be able to pay them off. Well shortly before I graduated I became pregnant and knew that I wouldn't be able to work full time and afford child care. So once our son was born then I was able...

So I planned on blogging all last week due to my new goals. But like always there are bumps in the road to try and stop those goals from happening. It was a good week but with different challenges that I wasn't expecting. So we have a 20 month old and he is hard to keep up with by himself but this week we had 5 kids ages 7, 5, 3, and 1 plus mine. So I had a responsibility that I wasn't used to and that was getting 2 kids ready for school with hair, food, backpacks, and on time for the bus. I am not a morning person so mornings are hard for me anyways. So getting up early to get kids on the bus was new. These kids are hilarious though! The oldest would decide at 4:45 am that he was ready to get dressed for the day. That would wake up the other one who wasn't ready to wake up for the day. I had to convince the oldest to lay back down until 6! So funny! This was a hair style my mom did on me when I was little and I tried to recreate it! I think I did pretty good. Its ...

Okay everyone who had a fitbit or any other kind of activity watch you have either participated in one or know someone who has. I have entered into a couple different ones. But I tried a step challenge with my husband and it ended very quickly since it might have caused martial problems.... We are both way too competitive. But I decided I want to try and hit my step goal everyday. Of course the day I decided that I had a massive headache that I couldn't get rid of yesterday so I didn't hit my step goal but today is a new day!!! Yesterday we went over to a friends house that we will be house sitting for in a few months to get familiar with things and learn the routine. We will be doing this once a week until the time we stay there. It was really fun. My son enjoyed having a new place to explore! There was also a cat and my son has never been around a cat so it was new for him! This is our lunch time selfie!!  After that we went home for nap time and got to relax for...

It seems like every time you set a new goal and have a plan to accomplish them, everything seems to make sure those goals are not met.... Having a toddler is one of those obstacles.... I set a goal to be more active this pregnancy. But I didn't really plan exactly how I was going to do that. I had a rough idea of I wanted to run during this pregnancy to keep up with my cardio. I wanted to keep up with weight lifting, but there was just not a specific plan. So I decided that needed to change this week. After my run yesterday I just felt like I had so much energy all day. Which during pregnancy is saying something. Thats the hardest part is not feeling like you have energy. So I decided I liked having energy and wanted to keep that up. My mom and I are planning on starting training for the half marathon but haven't set the schedule yet. This morning we couldn't go running due to a couple of things. First thunderstorms were supposed to hit this morning. It ended up just ...

So this whole blogging thing is new to me. I get side tracked really easy and now with being 14.5 weeks pregnant I get baby brain as well! I am going to keep trying to blog more. I am not currently training for a race but my mom has a half marathon coming up in April, so I am going to be her training partner. I was so excited to find out I was pregnant, but I got some nausea along with it. That was the hardest part to try and get up and workout. I tried to get up and go but with it being cold outside and not feeling good I didn't push myself too hard. I wish that I could but that is something that I need to continue to work on. So today was the first day I got back out and ran. It was a gorgeous day first of all which helps me to want to get out and run. I wasn't really planning on running. I had my 1 year old in the stroller and I haven't trained with him before. I was planning on just walking and being outside and enjoying it. But as we got started I felt good and dec...

Last month was not an easy month to endure. There were many good things that happen, but when life hits those negative things can seem to over shadow them. With 3 deaths in a matter of weeks of people who are close to me can be more than I can manage. But I have made the decision that its so much more important to look for the good. Many people do one thing they are thankful for everyday of November and I have done that as well in the past. This year I have been reminded over and over again that I need to consciously find the good. So this month I am going to do just that! For me wellness comes from my mental state. Everything starts with a thought. If I let the negative thoughts live in the front of my mind they start to take over. They over power the good things that bring me joy everyday. I don't want to live in that way. Depression is a real battle! People face it in many different degrees. I know I experience it, but I am recognizing what helps me battle the depression whe...