What a good year 2013 has been. I have been thinking a lot about my accomplishments last year. The biggest one being going back to school. Who knows when I'll be done, but I'm just so happy to finally be going back and doing more with my life.
I've become a little more frugal and tried my hand at making my own homemade jam and homemade laundry soap (that I love).
I've repurposed a lot of clothes and practiced making little ones for the kids.
2012 was focused on welcoming Hunter into our lives and adjusting to having two kids. It was a huge adjustment. I barely had any time to myself and I was constantly stressed out and I felt overwhelmed very easily. My main goal for 2013 was to create more time for myself and do things that made me happy. I still don't always get as much time alone as I would like, but I don't think anyone with young kids does. I have been able to spend a lot more time on things I enjoy and things that make me happy, like sewing, reading and spending time with my family. Overall I feel so much happier and not nearly as stressed out as I was before.
I also plan on continuing school. I need to make a decision on what I actually want to do and find out what classes I need to take.
My main goal for 2014 is to get into shape and eat healthier.
I got really sick Christmas evening and I could barely eat for a day. It didn't last long, but ever since I've been sick I've felt bloated and gross. Probably because I've been eating not so great. Ryan and I did the Paleo diet off and on throughout last year. The few weeks that we did really well and stuck with it I felt great. The rest of the time when we ate whatever we wanted and went out to eat all of the time I felt a huge difference. I would feel bloated, just like I do now, and I didn't have nearly as much energy. I have been getting really tired of feeling that way and I would really like to feel more energetic and get rid of the bloating.
Ryan and I both have decided that it would be really good for both of us to try the Paleo diet and clean eating again. We are lucky and have been able to order cases of natural chicken breasts and we get salmon from Ryan's friend, so we don't have to spend tons of money on expensive meats. The main thing I think we need to work on is meal planning and making sure we have healthy snack alternatives. I find that I do so well on the days that I work because I have to plan out the food that I bring. I do really well snacking on fruits veggies and smoothies throughout the day instead of chips and crackers. I've also started keeping a health journal that has my food and water intake written down, along with any workouts I've done.
Working out is something that I have never been good at. It is really hard for me to stick to a routine. I found this awesome website called Blogilates. Casey, the creator has made dozens of YouTube workout videos, monthly workout calendars and monthly meal plans. I prefer to create my own meal plans, but I love the workout calendars. I started the beginner workout calendar last month. I did really good for two weeks, until I got sick and I hadn't done any until this morning. My favorite thing about the videos are that most of them are under 10 minutes. On the calendars she usually has 2 or 3 paired up to do in 1 day. Since the videos are so short I can distract the kids with coloring or something and do as many as I can while the kids are occupied. If I don't finish all of them I can just wait a little longer and do more later when I have the time. Working in a daycare I can easily do one or two of them in the morning as well, while it's slow and I'm waiting for kids to arrive.
I am slowly developing a love for working out, and I definitely plan on continuing to make my body healthier.
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