• Family,  Motherhood,  parenting

    25 Rules for Mothers of Daughters

    Believe in her. It is the moments that she does not believe in herself that she will need you to believe enough for both of you. Whether it is a spelling test in the first grade, a big game or recital, a first date, or the first day of collegeโ€ฆremind her of the independent and capable woman you have taught her to be.

  • Anxiety,  Family,  Motherhood,  parenting

    Does it Make Me a Bad Mommy if…

    Does it make me a bad mommy if I look forward to putting my kids to bed so I can have some quiet and not a constant array of random questions? Wine optional? Does it make me a bad mommy if I sit in the car for an extra 3 minutes after we get home and send the kids inside so I can finish listening to a song with words that arenโ€™t kid-appropriate, reminiscing of days that I could sleep past 7 am with no other humans to worry about? Does if make me a bad mommy if I tell them weโ€™re out of chocolate chips only to pull the…

  • Motherhood,  parenting

    Nothing More to Give

    It happens. It’s one of those days. When bedtimes hit and we just want to sink into the couch because we literally have nothing more to give. When one last toddler dictated command might just send us over the ledge. “Lord, just give me the patience” I whispered one too many times today. It starts with an awake-too-early morning. You know the one. When you anticipate the youngest sleeping in because she was up too late needing that last drink of water, but that last drink of water late last night had her up before the sun needing to “go potty right now”.ย  If she sees a wink of sunlight,…

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  • Cardio,  Workouts

    MARCH SPRING INTO FITNESS AB & SQUAT CHALLENGE!!!

    HELLO MARCH!!! I am so pumped to open up a group for my first FREE fitness challenge of the year!ย  And what better way to kick off a month that includes daylight savings, St. Patrick’s Day, and the first day of Spring than to do a little ab and leg/booty work! For the course of the month we will be working through a stronger core- better abs!- and stronger legs and glutes when we’re all said and done! In addition, I’ll be plugging in some family friendly and healthier recipes and sharing some fitness tips too! You can join our STRONGMOMTRIBE Facebook Group by clicking HERE to take part in…

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    February Love Yourself Challenge- 28 Ways to Love Yourself More

    In order to love, we must first love ourselves.  It’s true.  It’s so hard to pour from an empty cup. But how do we fill up our own cup?  How do we love ourselves when there are so many other things getting in the way of truly being able to make ourselves a priority? Well, that’s the thing.  We must MAKE ourselves a priority. It takes time.  It takes a conscious effort.  It takes action.  And it takes the ability to say, I am truly worth it. If you’re struggling to come up with ways to do that, to celebrate yourself, to embrace your worth and to fill your own…

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  • Dinner,  Lunch,  Recipes

    5 Minute Taco Soup

    โค๏ธ๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿฅ˜ EASY DINNER RECIPE!!! ๐Ÿฅ˜๐ŸŒฎโค๏ธ What do you do when youโ€™re not feeling so hot and itโ€™s  Taco Tuesday ? You turn your weekly taco night into soup! This took all of 5 minutes to throw together.  The combination of black beans, roasted chicken, and juicy tomato, ohhh it was good! I used leftover roasted chicken from our Sunday Meal Prep and tossed in a few things from the fridge and pantry.  Super easy!  Hereโ€™s the recipe! ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผโค๏ธ Ingredients: 1 c organic vegetable broth 1 can organic black beans, drained 1/2 can green chilis 1/4 yellow onion, chopped 1 c diced cherry tomatoes 1/2 c finely chopped carrots 2 small…

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    The Final Countdown- 8 Week Fitness Bootcamp 11/6-12/31

    It’s the final countdown… did you sing it like you remember it from the 80’s?!   Tell me if you’ve been here before.  That first week of a brand new year and ambition is high.  We set lofty goals.  We’re determined.  We want to lose X amount of pounds and inches.  We envision this rockstar summer body.  We are going to CRUSH it this year…. and then St. Patty’s day happens.  Then Easter candy.  Memorial Day, summer BBQ’s, Labor Day, Halloween Candy… and well, goals didn’t quite get met.  Progress was, well…  Think about this…  There are 9 weeks left in 2017… If you lose 3 pounds per week that’s 27…

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    We’ve Gone International- Coaching and Fitness Mentoring Now in The U.K.

    Ahhhhhh!!!! Stop the presses!!! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งโค๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งโค๏ธ We’re going international and going to the U.K. October 2017!!! What does this mean?!   โค๏ธ More opportunity to help people reach their goals! ๐Ÿ’™ Opportunity to work with some incredible people who want to begin building a coaching business from across the pond.  โค๏ธ The opportunity to see my business and our team expand internationally.   ๐Ÿ’™ The ability to do more, reach more, help more, and make more dreams come true!  I remember that day just like it was yesterday.  I had been on the fence for a while. Self doubt and anxiety always had (and sometimes still have) a way of creeping…

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  • Family,  Recipes,  Snacks

    Healthy Organic Smoothie for Kids- What is Daily Sunshine?

    As a mom and a pediatric nurse, want to hear something that freaks me out!?  Today, about one in five school-aged children (ages 6โ€“19) has obesity.  The obesity rates in children has TRIPLED since the 70’s.  And our children are developing more preventable diseases now than ever before.  Their activity levels have declined and their obesity rates have increased.  (Read the latest CDC data HERE) And a big majority of that is due to nutrition.  We’re failing our children, momma’s and dad’s.  And something has to change.   Let’s be honest, as a momma, feeding my kids healthy options isn’t always the easiest.  Some days we count veggie chips as…

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    3 Week Summer Sweat- June 19 – July 10

    Summer goals!  You’ve heard that phrase- summer bodies are made in the winter… what’s made in the summer?  Healthy habits are made in the summer- with a little bit of balance and moderation too.   For me, summer  used to be a free-for-all.  Cocktails.  BBQ’s.  Travel.  Wine.  Treats.  Snacks.  Ice cream… all summer long.  And come September I was feeling the bloat of a summer of throwing all caution to the wind and saying yes to everything.   We’ve all been there… work your butt off during the winter and spring months to gear up for swimsuit shopping only to blow all that hard work on that first big beach…

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