Ok so about this time every year I get on a health kick! Yes I am laughing with you! I wish I could adopt this lifestyle in it's entirety but I have not found the temperance that comes along with that! This year I have a great excuse I just had a baby three months ago. He is a breastfed baby so what I eat he eats all the more reason to be conscience of what I am taking in; right!?
Ok so I was able to chat with a few nurses today and these ladies were such a blessing to me! The one gave me all sorts of tips to adopt this healthy lifestyle. One that I can completely tackle to if I take the time to prep for the following week! "I can do this!" So I dive right in making my egg white omelets stuffed with veggies. I boiled them in the bag so I can grab one out of the freezer and put it in the microwave and be able to eat something with nutrition instead of a bowl of cereal or better yet nothing! That's what I have been doing the last few weeks and I cannot do that and try to feed Zane. I feel like I am going to pass out! The other thing I am going to try to do is make my own granola bars...these will be healthier, easy, and more cost effective than buying a few in a box. I have to wait on making these because I am missing a few key ingredients that I would like in them. I will post the recipe after if they are successful.
Also while I was meal planning these next two week I incorporated three salads for the main dish! This is alot for my family we are not completely a meat and potato family by any means but we like to have a hefty dinner! I am going to try to change that this summer and make our heavier meals in the afternoon. Anyways I just thought I would share with ya'll. I have about 15-20lbs I would like to lose to feel better about myself and have the energy I need to keep up with these kiddos this summer! If you have any tips on how to kick it into high gear on this healthy lifestyle thingy I would appreciate it! Anything that makes it more simplistic but not boring would be great!
God Bless~
Chelsie
Monday, April 30, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Investment....
You know so many things can take from the true investments that we ought to make! Debt is one of them that steals so much from us! My husband and I are working on being completely debt free! We are seeing small steps being accomplished and since then we are seeing bigger ones and it so encouraging! We will have a bigger debt paid off the end of this month and we are so excited about it! Then we will have even more money to throw at our bigger debts such as our vehicle payment! We paid off the van two months ago and what a weight lifted!!! So that is something new that has been going on. We are also planning a big family vacation to Walt Disney World in Flordia by the time Zane is old enough to remember...without accomplishment on paying off debt we would never even dream of it!
But what I really wanted to write about was the investment as a wife and mother! Oh the Joys and I say that with no sarcasm! Seriously what a joy it is to be a wife and mother when you have your life in order! I can't tell you the joy I have knowing I am able to make my family meals ever night, the laundry that is clean and put away everyday, the cloth diapers that I put on my sons tushie, the dresses I have sewn for my girls, knowing my husband is coming home to relaxation and not chaos, lighting a candle to give the fragrance of home and a welcoming for him, taking my children to the library, park, or on play dates! I seriously can't tell you how blessed I am in this moment as a wife and mother!
God has shown me the importance of investment in my family. Setting the tone for the day and making life not so complicated. I haven't gotten in to slowing down completely. That is difficult with all the priorities with the church and ministries we are involved in. With that said it is all for God's glory so if those ministries are things He wants me involved in; then they are worth the time they take to do them!
So as I sit here today trying to catch you up on the life of the Clems I tell you this....Invest in your husband, invest in your children, invest in your life that the Lord has blessed you another day with! I could tell you many ways I have invested in my family different than I did in the past but these few I will share with you.
Start your day with the Word of God and your husband if he is available.
Stay ahead of chaos by making sure the laundry is started in the morning.
Never leave dirty dishes for yourself in the morning: it's added stress to your day!
Take time for your children...listen to what they have to say its really important to them. (If you have a talker like I do then allow them the time to tell you whats going on thru their little mind)
Encourage your children to do their best in everything and praise them when they do a great job.
Read to your children. I just recently purchased a chapter book to read to Faith and Justice at night to get them excited about the adventure in stories.
Pick one day a week and tackle the time consuming things of the home but light the candle first and put on some quality christian music. Try not to spend more than two hours for your kiddos sake.
Put the kids to bed at a decent time so you can take quality time with your husband even if it is watching your favorite show together holding hands and eating popcorn :)
It's important to have a clean peaceful home but more importantly is the investment of time you take with your family! Be Blessed! Here are a few new pictures for you...this is what we have been up to!
But what I really wanted to write about was the investment as a wife and mother! Oh the Joys and I say that with no sarcasm! Seriously what a joy it is to be a wife and mother when you have your life in order! I can't tell you the joy I have knowing I am able to make my family meals ever night, the laundry that is clean and put away everyday, the cloth diapers that I put on my sons tushie, the dresses I have sewn for my girls, knowing my husband is coming home to relaxation and not chaos, lighting a candle to give the fragrance of home and a welcoming for him, taking my children to the library, park, or on play dates! I seriously can't tell you how blessed I am in this moment as a wife and mother!
God has shown me the importance of investment in my family. Setting the tone for the day and making life not so complicated. I haven't gotten in to slowing down completely. That is difficult with all the priorities with the church and ministries we are involved in. With that said it is all for God's glory so if those ministries are things He wants me involved in; then they are worth the time they take to do them!
So as I sit here today trying to catch you up on the life of the Clems I tell you this....Invest in your husband, invest in your children, invest in your life that the Lord has blessed you another day with! I could tell you many ways I have invested in my family different than I did in the past but these few I will share with you.
Start your day with the Word of God and your husband if he is available.
Stay ahead of chaos by making sure the laundry is started in the morning.
Never leave dirty dishes for yourself in the morning: it's added stress to your day!
Take time for your children...listen to what they have to say its really important to them. (If you have a talker like I do then allow them the time to tell you whats going on thru their little mind)
Encourage your children to do their best in everything and praise them when they do a great job.
Read to your children. I just recently purchased a chapter book to read to Faith and Justice at night to get them excited about the adventure in stories.
Pick one day a week and tackle the time consuming things of the home but light the candle first and put on some quality christian music. Try not to spend more than two hours for your kiddos sake.
Put the kids to bed at a decent time so you can take quality time with your husband even if it is watching your favorite show together holding hands and eating popcorn :)
It's important to have a clean peaceful home but more importantly is the investment of time you take with your family! Be Blessed! Here are a few new pictures for you...this is what we have been up to!
There skirts made by mommy!
Drying Zane's diapers
Justice can peddle by herself this spring!
Picnic in the park just Mommy and the kids!
It was beautiful and smelled wonderful with the trees in bloom!
Feeding the squirrel.
Playing at Curious George!
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