A busy mamas life

March Bucket List

2014-02-27T12:47:00.001-08:00

I can not believe that it is almost March! The months seem to just be flying by! In an effort to keep myself accountable I am linking up with Emily and Erika to complete a March bucket list!

This month I hope to:

* Have one family day. Where we take the kids to an all day activity.

* Go on one date night.

* Host five Norwex shows. I have high hopes for March and April!

* Organize the utility room. We have our village wide rummage sale in May and I am no where near being able to get ready for it!

* Run! The treadmill has been accumulating dust these past few months! Shorts and swimsuits are hopefully not too far off and I want to look better than ever! I want to log 5 miles per week. I am not a runner so I think this is an achievable goal!

What are you hoping to accomplish in March?

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2014-02-26T08:16:00.001-08:00

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Are you kidding me?

2014-02-25T13:01:00.000-08:00

As a Girl Scout leader I absolutely can not stand it when Girl Scouts end up in the news! As a volunteer we have much more to worry about than what is circulating! Now this has come up! As a parent regardless if you are trying to teach your daughter about business practices, why on earth would you think this is ok? This is wrong on so many levels! It is stories like this giving scouts (of all kinds) a bad name. Why is participation both for children and adult volunteers down? Hmm...one can only wonder!

What are your thoughts? She has helped her troop tremendously...so does that make it ok? Is it ok because she was taught how to run a successful business? Would you allow your daughter to sell at such a location or one similar?

Independence

2014-02-12T11:31:00.002-08:00

I came across this article on Facebook over the weekend.

After reading through it I noticed how many differing opinions there were. I must say that the author of the article is much like myself. Although I'm not going to stand five feet away while my child is five feet in the air trying to go down the fire pole at the local park, I'm also not one to hoover over my children when they are playing. I feel that there needs to be a good delicate balance between the two. You can not be the helicopter hoovercraft nor the negligent parent.

I have raised very well behaved independent children and feel that part of the reason they are independent is because I allow them to be. I have taught them that it is ok to not succeed at something the first time. They have the will and the desire to keep trying. For example, my son shoots trap and his first year was not the best for him however he never gave up. He kept going, kept trying and held his positive attitude all while trying to improve. Bill did not hoover over him yet he still guided him. He was not the negligent dad in the corner by any means but he was not the one whos child became angry at his dad because dad was practically trying to shoot for him. Now, he is the one helping and encouraging the first year shooters...however he does not hoover.

As parents, we need to encourage our children to never give up the fight and will power to succeed. If that means they need to use the steps instead of the climbing wall at the park then that is what that means. They will keep trying and be even more proud of themselves when they can finally accomplish it!

Completely amazed

2014-01-30T06:56:00.000-08:00

I knew that the reason I signed up to be a Norwex consultant was because they had amazing products and a great philosophy behind the company, but the more I use these products the more I am amazed!
How can you not be when you have these kinds of results?

I had tried everything on this door...Soft Scrub, Comet, Goo Gone and other like cleaners with absolutely no luck!

I used Lime Away, CLR and Comet on the outer ring and could not get it shiny clean!

This floor was the death of me! I tried every product I could think of. I even tried different combinations of products! Finally my mom, who cleans homes professionally, tried cleaning it because she thought she would be able to get it clean. She still had no luck! She actually ended up telling Bill we just needed to replace the floor! Now, I'm glad we had put it off because it looks awesome!

This cookie sheet was about to be thrown away. I'm actually embarrassed that I had something so disgusting looking in the kitchen...and I use it! I took TWO minutes of my time and rubbed in a circular motion on the right side of the sheet. Look at the difference! This was only after two minutes! Imagine what it would look like after five!

All of the above items (and more) were cleaned with Cleaning paste and an enviro cloth! Can you believe it? This stuff is really just magic in a jar! It is made with three simple ingredients and safe for the health of you and your family!

The Cleaning Paste can be found at my website. If you plan to place an order please put it under my business launch party and you will be entered to win free products! I will be giving away numerous products! All orders will ship directly to your homes and they ship right away! No waiting on the party to close!

I just want to say Thank you to those readers who have supported my business so far! I could not be where I am with out you!

Random Wednesday

2014-01-22T12:31:00.001-08:00

I'm in a middle of the week slump...and I'm not really sure why because this week is so packed with a lot of exciting things. Maybe this cold weather is to blame?

Monday night we got back into Girl Scout meetings. Some of the girls were still on a holiday break I think! As the girls get older it is starting to feel more like a babysitting hour/social hour than a scout meeting. Has anyone else had this experience?

We worked out last night. Hard. Maybe not so hard, but I got hit in the face hard! We had five different stations and we worked at each station for one minute with one minute of rest in between. It wasn't really rest because we had to high tail it over to the next station! They were: box jumps, push ups, ball toss sit ups (we had a 10 pounder), rowing machine and 10 lb kettle bell presses. Bill was my partner. We were doing the ball toss sit ups and I took it right to the face which resulted in me being knocked to my back. I don't even know why or how I didn't catch that ball! Crazy! Don't worry, though, we finished all of the rounds! Bill said to me this morning that we will be purchasing a rowing machine soon. He is hooked. So am I.

Tonight I will enter my first ever Norwex order. I am so excited! I was also invited to do a vendor fair with a great group of ladies. I think that this business is off to a great start! I am contemplating having a launch party, but the only day that I really have time for one would be this coming Sunday. As in 4 days from now. Is that a good idea? I'm not sure!

Tomorrow I will become an aunt for the 12th time and my children will have their 12th cousin! My sister is going in at 6 am to be induced with her fourth child who just happens to be her first son! I couldn't be more excited! The kids are already counting down until when they can see "baby Michael".

Friday is a night of absolutely no plans. I hope to keep it that way!

Saturday I will be going to shadow a Norwex party. In the afternoon all four kids have their hair cuts. I wonder if the girls will be keeping the short hair or not? I sure hope so!

Thanks for listening to my ramblings! I hope everyone is in the middle of a great week!

Weekend recap

2014-01-19T10:18:00.003-08:00

Did you notice that in the winter although it may seem like you are not as busy you still are? That's the case with our family at least! We may not be running to and from sports with the kids followed by a bunch of birthday parties but we still find things to keep the cabin fever away! We started the weekend out by surprising the kids with Monster Jam! They didn't know what we were doing until we arrived. They were so excited! Here are a few of Camden's favorites!

The kids had a blast and already asked if we can go again next year!

Saturday was full of errands followed by date night! Have you been to Target lately? I just shopped for 90% of my niece and nephews birthdays for this year! They have a great clearance going on for toys, baby gear and clothes. I found awesome toys for 70% off! It is going to be a great gift giving year! If you haven't checked it out in the past two weeks be sure to head over there!

We then went to dinner with friends where we consumed way too much! We followed the good food up with going to the comedy club! We saw Zach Martina and Nathan Timmel. They were great!

It's a good thing we added another workout class for this morning! I didn't think working out on a Sunday morning would ever feel so good! It was great and I even finally succeeded in doing a few box jumps. This

was very intimidating! I'm not sure exactly why either! If you watched the Biggest Loser this week and saw Jennifer trying to accomplish this....well, that was me! I was the same way and felt her pain!

Here's to hoping I can accomplish my list of to dos around the house today! I also have to get my Norwex business going! I have a party booked for each week of February already! I didn't think it would take off like it has but it's a great thing! I couldn't be more excited! If you have any questions about Norwex please don't hesitate to contact me!

I hope you have a productive enjoyable weekend!

Where are you now...where do you want to be?

2014-01-17T07:04:00.001-08:00

This is how far I have come...but it is not where I want to be forever. Although I have made some drastic changes to my physical appearance and fitness capabilities, I know that there is more in store for me. In the beginning I had that drive to succeed and to do it rather quickly. When I was not working out with my trainer I was doing my own work outs or on the treadmill. I am ashamed to say it, but that treadmill probably has dust accumulating. I need to find that drive that I had! What are your goals? Where do you want to be? How will you get there?

I DID IT!

2014-01-16T07:22:00.002-08:00

I am officially a Norwex Independent Sales Consultant! I'd love to answer any questions that you may have! Please visit my website. You will be amazed at the performance of these products!

Another goal to work on!

2014-01-15T08:35:00.000-08:00

How can this

cause so much pain?!

Last night I worked out with the trainer. She had us do 10 resistance band assisted pull ups, 15 leg raises and 60 jumps with the jump rope. We had to do as many rounds as we could in fifteen minutes. Oh my goodness do my legs hurt! I was able to do 6 rounds. I also realized that I need to work on upper body strength because even though the pull ups were assisted with a resistance band I still could not complete one set of 10. I ended up having to do (what I call) body raises on her rings. Make that one more thing to work on and one more goal to my list!

What are your fitness goals and weaknesses? I'd love to hear them!

I'm still here and with exciting news!

2014-01-14T07:52:00.001-08:00

Wow! It has been quite a while! The past few months have been absolutely crazy over here! We celebrated the holidays and had a blast! The kids have gone from outdoor soccer this fall, straight to indoor soccer this winter. They are loving every minute of it! And because life just wasn't busy enough for me....I decided to sign up to sell Norwex!

Yes, as of tomorrow I will be an Independent Norwex consultant! I couldn't be happier! I was first introduced to Norwex this fall when by chance I stumbled upon a site that "told me" that an enviro cloth would leave my laminate streak free. Yes, I had to google how to make that happen! I had used every cleaner and rag/brush/sponge/mop know and there was absolutely nothing that worked! We had laminate over five years and I was continuously trying new things. I ended up purchasing the cloth and much to my amazement it left my floor streak free! At that point I did check out the other items on their website because I was amazed at the enviro cloths performance but being the frugal girl I am I decided they were too pricy for my budget. A few months later I was invited to an in home party. The party overlapped soccer schedules so I was only at the demonstration the last five minutes..and ended up just buying more cloths and the mattress spray (the only product I heard about). I had booked a party but wanted to wait until after the holidays to host. Well....I just hosted the party last week and I am absolutely hooked! These products clean like no other! I loved to hear and learn about them but I was far more impressed seeing them in action! We cleaned my house effortlessly! We cleaned things that I have tried numerous products on without batting an eye! Stains that were years old and things I thought would stay in the house forever were suddenly gone! Amazed doesn't even begin to explain it!

I can not wait to share this journey with you! If you have any questions please feel free to ask! I am in the process of getting my website set up but until then just leave me a comment! Also, if you use Norwex and have a success story or a favorite product I would love to hear about it!

Update

2013-07-30T18:05:00.001-07:00

We've had a pretty crazy summer here!

We've been parade watching

Trampoline jumping

Bow shooting

Vacationing

Sandbox making and playing

And having a whole lot of fun!

Wordless Wednesday

2012-12-05T08:13:00.000-08:00

Wordless Wednesday

2012-11-16T18:41:00.000-08:00

Hey, don't judge! It's better late than never, right?

It has been a crazy busy week here trying to get the boys ready for hunting.

If you are hunting this week/weekend...good luck and be safe!

The mass amount of tears was caused by the fact that this mean mommy would not let him wear his snow boots to story time at the library. It was 50 degrees today! Soon enough sweet child of mine, soon enough!

Wonderful Wednesday

2012-10-31T06:07:00.000-07:00

Our weekend started out with pumpkin carving....

......and continued with my hobo, rockstars and turkey trick or treating!

Trick or treat was followed by a thank you note to the girls from the neighbors grandson who's birthday they went to last weekend. He is all about the girls! So much so that he called grandma and asked her to come pick him up so he could trick or treat in our town. This was under one condition...she ask me if he could come along with us! It's quite adorable actually!

Sunday night we had the most incredible view of the halo around the moon. I had never seen anything like it!

Lastly, I'm quite lonely over here! I know you're there reading everyday so won't you please follow me? Thanks!

Bullying

2012-10-30T06:08:00.001-07:00

I did this activity with my second grade girl scouts. This statement is exactly correct...by the looks on their innocent little faces I could tell that at that moment in time they understood that you can never take back what you say. There will always be scars left behind and everyone needs to always remember to think before we speak. I can only hope that they remember this activity in their everyday lives.

All too often peoples feelings are being hurt. In a society that already has so much hate and anger why is it that people feel the constant need to always add to it?

Weekend recap

2012-10-22T11:36:00.000-07:00

What a nice busy fall weekend we had. Finally we had some gorgeous weather to go along with wonderful plans. We started the weekend out with soccer games. Shocker right? Both girls scored their first (ever!) goal and they also won their first game! After not winning at all last season this was a nice change! The whole team was so excited. I couldn't be more proud of them for not giving up!

I wish I was able to get some pictures of Grant as he had a great game also! Next time!

Saturday night we went to our state parks candle lit nature hike/haunted hike. After waiting almost an hour for the haunted hike I wasn't so sure it was a good idea. Camden's only 3 so I was unsure how he would do. Here is him waiting in line with daddy.

All of the kids did pretty well during the haunted hike. Camden got scared at one point when a gorilla came in his face and the other three were fine until the man with a chain saw chased their feet! At the end we gave a donation and they all were under the assumption it was over. As we were walking down the path back to the parking lot Abby was confronted by a "monster" that scared her. Instead of crying she threw her hands in the air and yelled "I thought it was over". It was hilarious. She was very mad!

Sunday was our day for the pumpkin farm. There's a neat llama farm nearby so we headed there for the afternoon. We spent 2 1/2 hours going through a corn maze, train ride, scavenger hunt, bounce house, watching pig races and most of all...picking out just the right pumpkins!

However, one little boy would have been completely fine sitting on the wagon watching the John Deere Tractor ALL. DAY. LONG!

I hope you had a fun family weekend also!