When you are a mom, your schedule is ALWAYS BUSY. And, sometimes its hard to stay on track with your health and wellness goals when you feel like you are always on the go especially if you have kids in tow.
Here are some of my tricks and thought I’d share:
1. Bring food! Things lower in sugar so your kids don’t get this crazy amount of energy and nowhere to run it off.
2. Bring small trinkets for them to play with.
3. Engage with them and get your head out of your phone 🤭 I’m guilty here too but I notice SOMETIMES when my kids are acting out they just want some attention.
4. Play games like I spy or tell me a secret. Sometimes we play I spy for a good hour and most of that time is guessing for things that aren’t even in the room. 😂
5. Let them dress themselves and don't freak out about it. If they want to stroll up as Spiderman, let them go for it (as long as they are decent) let them express themselves.
Have any other tips? Hit reply and let me know!
How to make progress in your journey
As women, we have a tendency to get caught in the comparison trap, the illusion of perfect lives lived out in little squares and Pinterest worthy meals every day.
But these are just illusions, not someones “real life”. Although, it’s hard to stop comparing yourself to where someone is or where you want to go, it’s important to realize, that every journey is different.
Here are a few tips:
1. Own your own journey! This isn’t about where someone else is at. This is about where you are at. My family didn’t join me the first go around and I didn’t expect them to either.
2. It took Toby years of watching me do these “at home workouts” before he even considered joining in. If you think he would have joined in a “stepper” workout the first time he saw me working out he would have said-“Nahhhh-I’ll watch” 🤣
3. You don’t need anybody’s approval. Not your husbands. Not your mothers. Not your children’s. You ONLY need your approval. Stop looking for it! You don’t need it!
4. Consistency over time builds believers. Not only in yourself but in others too. You want your family to join you one day - then stop STOPPING! Own your journey and continue to believe in yourself that you are worth the time, effort and energy you spend on yourself. Because one day the tables will be turned and your children will remember what “working on them” looks like. Never feel guilty for leading the way!
