Teaching Children

My sister has a t-shirt that says "Motherhood is not for wimps!" I so agree, parenting is hard. And it can be really hard to teach our children to do things for themselves. There are some any times I think about how much more quickly I could get a particular task accomplished if I just did it myself, and then it would get done the way I wanted it done as well. But, I have found that as I teach Abby how to do things it not only gives her more confidence and independence, in the long run it makes things easier for me because that's one more thing she can help out with and one less thing I have to do myself. It's a great deal!

#positiveparenting #teachyourchildren #abbysthebest #motherhoodisnotforwimps #sogratefultobeamommy #bestjobever

I Am Mature

This little cutie has been very involved in my fitness journey. If I don't start out my day with my workout she tells me I need to do my exercise. If I rest a second too long while doing it, she lets me know it's time to start again. She loves drinking Shakeology along with me. Whenever anything Beachbody comes it's like Christmas, she loves opening the packages. Whenever I get a new program she likes to look at all the different cases and inserts and everything. She likes to do the workouts beside me, and later in the day I often catch her doing the exercises on her own.

When I got Cize she took it from me to check it all out. Then said "That is a sill exercise." I asked her if she was going to do it with me. "No, I don't to silly exercises. I am mature." Well, I thought surely she would end up doing it with me. She did 21 Day Fix with me almost every day. And she LOVES dancing. I thought it would be the perfect workout for her. But, even though she has done a few minutes of it a couple times, she's stuck pretty much true to her word. I guess she's just too mature for Cize!

#Abbyisms #Abbysthebest #ilovecize #theendofexercise #itsdifferentthough #toomature

Sweet Angel Princess

Love this girl so much! Yesterday as I was making breakfast:

Yesterday - "Mom, you look beautiful" (I so did not, by the way)
Oh, sweet princess, thanks for being awesome!

 I didn't. I had just finished my workout - so my hair was up and greasy, I was probably still red-faced and sweaty, and I just wasn't looking great. But she said I was, and just having her tell me that made me feel more beautiful!

Today - "You're great Mom"

‪#‎abbysthebest‬ ‪#‎everyoneshouldhaveanabby‬ ‪#‎mommyslittlechearleader‬‪#‎thankheavenforlittlegirls‬

Effort Isn't Enough

Since the first week or two of special time we've had more variety in our activities. Yesterday Abby wanted to do nails again. She's in the pretty independent stage and likes to try to do things herself. She tried and tried to get the nail polish open. But she was twisting the wrong direction. No matter how hard she worked at it there was never going to be anyway she was going to get the top off.How many things in life are the same way? We put in so much effort to accomplish a goal, but if what we are doing doesn't actually have the potential to help us reach our goal, it doesn't matter how hard we work, we still won't see the desired results. Fitness, building a family, increasing spirituality, etc.#lessonsfromspecialtime #specialtimerocks#abbysthebest #enrolledintheschoolofmotherhood

Four-Year-Old Promotes Shakeology

Abby is the cutest girl in the world, I'm pretty sure. She loves books. I'll often find her not just looking at books but telling the story - sometimes to Mikey, and sometimes just to herself. She also loves everything Beachbody. A week or so ago I found her on the couch going through the pamphlet about the benefits of Shakeology that came with my first order - she was going through page by page and talking about it, like a commercial. It was SO CUTE. I asked her to do it again so I could get a video. She was a little camera shy, but still adorable.
‪#‎abbysthebest‬ ‪#‎cutestgirliknow‬ ‪#‎shakeology‬ ‪#‎tryityoulllikeit‬‪#‎beachbodycoach‬

Feeling Changes Already

I've been drinking Shakeology for 2 days now. Yesterday I noticed that I didn't get hungry and I didn't have cravings. Usually I chew several pieces of gum every day while doing 21 Day Fix to help with hunger and cravings. No gum chewing yesterday or today. I've been eating not because I'm hungry, just because it's time to eat. I have to remind myself to eat now and feel super full after eating any amount. Additionally, today I felt like I recovered after my workout (that was super hard for me and I hated - see previous post wink emoticon ) faster than I normally would. So far loving the affects of Shakeology. Abby likes to get a little each time too - it's so healthy so why not.