I guess I'm a Bad mom

Bad Mom's.

If you don't know about this movie, find the trailer. The movie is a little raunchy at points, but it is so stellar on hitting the points that most of us mom's feel on a regular basis. That feeling of not measuring up to the seemingly perfect moms. Let me tell you friends..... it's all about perspective.

I've recently come across many posts on facebook discussing this topic. The mom posting is usually saying something along the lines of ".... those perfect moms, volunteering, perfect house, perfect kids, kids in every sport/music/activity, homeschooling, church volunteering, cookie baking..... etc, etc, etc... .and I just don't measure up/I'm not doing good enough/I suck"

We put so much pressure on ourselves as mom's. But seriously...... WHY?!?!?! What is important in motherhood? In our house it's raising good kids, that love Jesus, that are kind, self sufficient, driven, with a love of learning. Who cares if the dishes always needed done right?

Just in case you are feeling like you don't measure up, Let me tell you a little about my #momlife
Maybe you can relate.....

A homeschool day, me in PJ's.....

I love Jesus, but I cuss a little. My family is always fed, but sometimes it's PB & J for dinner. I put liquor in my coffee some mornings. Due to all of the meals I must feed the minions, my kitchen is always a revolving mess of dishes and crazy chaos. My dirty laundry pile is never ending. While I make my kids put their clothes away, personally my clean clothes usually stay in a basket in my room, until they become dirty and I move them to the dirty one. I have to remember how long it's been since I showered some days, if I have to think and can't remember, it must mean I need to shower. 🙈  Dry shampoo is my best friend. Some days, I wear pajamas all day. If I do get dressed, it's normally yoga pants or leggings. I have a note on my bathroom mirror "Brush your teeth" ... It's for me. I am a work from home mom. I homeschool my two kids, 5th grade & 2nd grade. We are a part of a CC Community (that is Classical Conversations). We meet one day a week, community day. I am almost always just almost late, running in late like a tornado. Some days we totally slay our school day at home, other days we do not. Some days my kids eat fruit, sliced veggies, granola bars, and a buffalo beef stick.... I call it "lunch".  I let my kids do crazy things like use the couch like a jungle gym. I miss things, because I simply don't remember them if they aren't on my iCal with about 5 reminders set. I hit my snooze button every morning at least 2 times, normally it's more like 5. I've given my kids cake for dinner, and ice cream for breakfast on more than one occasion.


Should I continue?

As you can see, I'm just a Mom/Wife trying to do my best. We don't all have our shiz together, some of us are barely hanging on. We are just crazy hot chaotic messes, doing our best.  Sometimes from the outside, it looks good..... Most of the time though, it looks crazy. Thank goodness for God's grace, right?  What's important is that my kids know they are loved, unconditionally.  They love Jesus. They are kind, giving, compassionate kids. They are really good kids. They love to help others. They love to learn. I must be doing an OK job.  So what if we are struggling. I guarantee those moms that look like they have it all together have their own issues going on behind closed doors. Everyone does.

My encouragement to you is to stay the course, do your best, pray lots...... and when all else fails, say "forget it" grab some wine/chocolate/both, leave it all a mess, and go snuggle your babies.  Time is fleeting. You only get 940 Saturday's in by the time your child is 18. 260 of those have passed already when they turn 5. (This is a great little read on that topic) I only have 356 more Saturday's with my 11 year old, and 521 with my 8 year old. That is not many! Why waste your precious time with them, worrying about measuring up to supermom down the road? I promise, to your kid.... you ARE supermom.  <----- THAT MATTERS.

Our family, in real life. Making memories, we slept in that barn behind us on our move across the country.

Fitness Friday Move of the week - Try it yourself!!

TRICEPS!!

They are SUCH a Sexy muscle to show off .... ESPECIALLY with summer and short sleeves and tank tops coming!!

What's a Tricep? 

Aside from Triceps, most exercises that work this muscle - also use many others in the shoulders, chest, back, and arms! So it's like a Super Whammy of a workout! ;)

So, I challenge you to do 3 sets of 10 every other day for the next week! If that is too much, or too little adjust for your fitness level! 

The move you will be doing? 

Tricep Dips  

Be sure that you follow these guidelines 

* Place hands on each side of your hips - facing forward

* Keep your legs bent like I show in the video for beginners - when that gets too easy, simply move your feet farther out, keeping them slightly bent, and keep your form - Need even harder? Simply fully extend your legs out in front! 

* Lower your body down

* Keep arms parallel with the ground

* Squeeze your triceps at the top

* Keep your core tight

* Bend at the elbows when dipping down

Here is me, showing you how I do mine! 

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Clean Eating Guru

WOW! Today is a great day!! Not ONLY is it my Birthday. . . . But The launch of a great project I've been working on!!! I am always asked about FOOD.

Food seems to be the most confusing thing to most people - if it is labeled "healthy" then most think it is. Using of words like "natural" "healthy" "reduced" among others leads people to believe the deception that they ARE in fact healthy!

So, I have been putting together this program JUST for you, All of my followers! Get signed up today.

www.cleaneatingguru.com

You will learn SO much about food, and what to eat/choose!! Be sure to share with your friends to get signed up as well.  Just to get you started on learning, here is a cute little Grocery Star Wars Video I found - 

Thank you friends for making the first steps to get on the path to Clean Eating!!

Shakeology is too expensive

One of the biggest objection's I hear about Shakeology is "it's to expensive"! Seriously, I think people expect to get it for Free. That is frustrating. However, I need to tell you about how you can't afford NOT to be drinking this.  I can't supply everyone with it for free, if I could I would. I made this video for you all yesterday - it really breaks down how you can't afford NOT to be drinking it!

Go watch it now - 

Motivation: The Desire To Do Things

Motivation.

Motivation is literally the desire to do things. I can honestly tell you, when I started with my journey in health & fitness, I did NOT have the desire to do it. I thought it would be nice if I did it, but I didn't REALLY want to put forth the effort. That is why I started and stopped SO many times before seeing results. (See my whole story HERE)

I had to come to the point of WANTING to do it For me. When I decided that I WAS worth it, and that I believed in myself - THAT is when I did it!!

Was it easy?? NO WAY! There were days that I can remember being almost in tears because I wanted oreo's or chocolate hostess cupcakes (yes, I ate that icky stuff)!! I am an emotional eater - of junk-food! Usually, something sugary. So breaking that habit was HARD, Shakeology helped with my cravings, and getting my "chocolate fix" in - but some days it was still hard. The important thing . . I didn't give up!

This complete process until now (the upper Right Corner photo) took 15 months. I still struggle with emotional or bored eating. However, I now know that I have control over what I eat, and I make wiser choices. One of the best things I did was deciding to take control of my health and fitness. The choices are all easier now, and yes - I still eat cake (in moderation, on occasion). 

If you are struggling with getting started on your health & Fitness Journey, or you are afraid of failing - Don't be. We learn from past experiences/mistakes. Knowing what didn't work last time, helps us to not repeat it again.