Health | The Sweet Life of Reagan, Emmy, & Max

August ’13 happenings…

I am going to be trying to do some major ‘catch up’. I don’t know how I let myself get so behind. Actually I do know- it’s called three kids, business, homeschool, and life! ha

Reagan’s art pieces from TC! Her teacher Ms. Margarat Migas is seriously the best at bringing amazing talent out of children.

Writing spelling words, letters, and shapes in shaving cream-

Our spelling curriculum “All About Spelling”. It is a very thorough program. I really like it- it just takes some extra time to complete the lessons. We just do AAS every now and then. I hope to maybe incorporate it more over the summer to help keep her on track.

My Healthy food-

TJ’s Cinnamon almonds, kiwi, blueberry yogurt with blueberries and flax seed….

And a banana/kale shake (not as bad as you might think!)…

Stamping out spelling words-

Emmy making a snake. Reagan doing her Sonlight LA copy work. Sonlight’s program believes in hearing, seeing, and modeling good literature in order to teach. Every week has a copy work section where she simply has to copy what she reads.

Dixie hanging out during home school and then helping clean up a mac n cheese fiasco.

Mommy/Emmy Thursday Zoo Trip-

Our first stop to Earthfare “The healthy supermarket” was a surprise when we walked up on the bakery! I wasn’t expecting such yummy treats to be in there! ha

Emmy always peeks in Reagan’s last class while we wait to pick her up. She cannot wait until she can go to TC.

A boy obsessed with plungers (unused, of course! ewww)-

Sunday Dinner goodness-

Journaling my calorie intake and burn-

How about the day I decided I was going to drink a whole gallon of water… Fail.

Hanging out of the sunroof of my car on a warm summer afternoon….

Thursday morning nap in the car-

Emmy/Mommy Thursday Zoo Trip-

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Happy 3-0 to me!

Turning 30 passed quickly leaving me feeling an array of mixed emotions. Beside feeling old, one of the best things that came out of it was evaluating my health and self care. I realized that it was time for me to be a healthier person. After living in a whirlwind and having babies back-to-back-to-back, I wanted to take back my body! ha So here I am commemorating my #30.

I decided to get started with an app/running program called Couch to 5k. It’s an 8 week program that helps you go from an inactive lifestyle to being able to complete running 3 miles. I began shortly after that to use the My Fitness Pal app to start tracking my calorie intake. This alone helped me learn better portion control when eating and how to make better eating choices.

Dixie became my running partner.

I began to start buy less processed foods and more fruits and veggies!

I registered my mom and myself to run the Disney Princess half marathon in Feb. 2014. Surely a trip to Disney World would motivate me to do this!! And why not? What fun!

As I began to build up my mileage, Dixie started getting tired by the 3rd mile. Luckily, by then, I was able to start running with my mom and Aunt Mona.

With an running routine and calorie counting in place, I started to see results. That is when I started to feel really motivated!

After I finished my C25K program, I started a Sub 60 10K training program (which I am still doing). I also joined a local gym and began working with a trainer.