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Around the Blogosphere: 5 Great Posts to Read

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What to read some posts (or watch a video) that I thought were pretty great this past week?

Check these out:

Hands Free Mama wrote a post called Moment of Impact that impacted me. I’ve been talking to my husband about sharing more deeply here on The Sensible Mom about real life. How hard it is to be a mom sometimes. How hard it is to be a mom to 5 kids. Along with the joys, I struggle. I’m thinking about sharing a post maybe once a week that goes a bit deeper into our everyday lives.

This isn’t a new post, but I just read it this week and thought it was packed with helpful information. It’s titled,Β What Copywriters Know That the Rest of Us Don’t on Sarah Mae’s website, It’s the Idea.

This next one is a video and not a post, but I can totally relate to it and thought it was funny. It really captures what it’s like to be a blog/website designer sometimes. πŸ™‚ The website is about letting people know about free legal documents, so that they don’t get taken advantage of.

Whole New Mom wrote a post on how to make Amazing Homemade Glass Cleaner that it definitely worth trying.

Wellness Mama wrote a post about what A Typical Day looks like for her, and I just love reading these types of posts. Love reading how other moms go about their days.

 


Losing the Baby Fat Weight Loss Update

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I weighed myself this morning, and I’m down to 196.5 pounds. That means I’ve lost another 1.5 pounds since my last update!

Overall, I’m feeling good. My energy level is great, and I’m not feeling completely exhausted at times when I should have plenty of energy to make it through the day. Just a few months ago, I would regularly feel wiped out early in the day. At first, I thought it was just trying to keep up with 5 kids (3 of those kids being 5 yrs. old and under), but I think it also had something to do with my diet. Since we’ve switched to a more whole foods plant-based diet, I’m not experiencing the exhaustion on a near daily basis anymore.

The one big thing I’ve not been doing so much that I want to change is exercise. I’ve been skipping trips to the local zoos with Ruben and the kids in order to get some quiet time to work on projects. I’ve also not been getting on the treadmill like I’ve wanted.

I’m seriously going to work on exercising regularly. I must, especially since my work-at-home job requires so much time sitting in front of a computer.

Anyway, here’s what my progress looks like this week:

Beginning weight:Β 220 lbs.

Current Weight:Β 196.5 lbs.

Goal Weight:Β 170 lbs.

# of total pounds I want to lose in 2012:Β 50lbs.

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal:Β 26.5 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date:Β 23.5 lbs.

Next week, I’m going to share an updated picture of myself.

How is your weight loss progress coming along this week?


10 Goals for the Week

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10 Goals to Tackle This Week

I spent a good amount of time redesigning The Sensible Mom over the weekend, and I’m still not finished. You can probably see that. πŸ™‚ Odd looking facebook icon, anyone? I’m working on it.

But I did manage to make some progress on my goals.

Here’s how I did:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue working toward making family worship time a habit

2. Make homemade baby wipes with Breanna (We have all the ingredients ready for this, and I can’t wait to share the outcome with you guys!)

Personal Goals:

3. Juice at least 2 days this week – The grocery budget is a bit tight this week, so we won’t be doing a lot of juicing. I have noticed that since we started eating way less meat and dairy, our grocery budget has gone up.

4. Start readingΒ Sacred MarriageΒ by Gary Thomas (affiliate link).

5. Walk on the treadmill at least 2 days this week – While I feel like I spent more time up and moving last week, I never made it onto the treadmill.

Home Management Goals:

6. Unpack 3 boxes from the garage

7. Organize my desk area, which has become pretty cluttered.

Business Goals:

8. Start redesigning The Sensible Mom

9. Apply for a blog sponsorship

10. Create a sponsorship page for The Sensible Mom – I haven’t started this yet.

And now for this week’s goals:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue working toward making family worship time a habit. I want to keep this on the list another week.

2. Spend quality time reading to the kids. Isaac has several ‘bug books’ from the library that we need to read.

Personal Goals:

3. Drink juice at least 3 days this week

4. Read 120 pages of the bookΒ Sacred MarriageΒ by Gary Thomas (affiliate link).

5. Walk on the treadmill at least 2 days this week

Home Management Goals:

6. Unpack 4 boxes from the garage

7. Organize the office room closet

Business Goals:

8. Spend time praying for this blog and how God would use it

9. Spend time in prayer for our design business

10. Create a sponsorship page for The Sensible Mom

What are your goals for the week?


Losing the Baby Fat Weight Loss Update

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I weighed myself this morning, and my weight was 198 lbs. That means I’ve lost 2 lbs. since my last update, and I’m under 200 pounds!

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The last time I was under 200 lbs., Nathan was a baby.

Nathan is now 12 years old, so its been a long time since I’ve seen a ONE as the first number on the scale.

But I’m glad the day has finally come!

Here’s what my progress looks like overall:

Beginning weight:Β 220 lbs.

Current Weight: 198Β lbs.

Goal Weight:Β 170 lbs.

# of total pounds I want to lose in 2012:Β 50lbs.

# of pounds to go until I reach my goal: 28Β lbs.

Total # of pounds lost to date:Β 22 lbs.

Total # of pounds lost since giving birth 7.5 months ago: 50.5 lbs. (I weighed 248.5 lbs. when I came home from the hospital with Elisabeth)

And finally, I was thinking today about what I’d like my final goal weight to be. The weight I’d like to arrive at and feel healthy.

I think that weight for me is 138 lbs.

I realize this means I have 60 lbs. to lose before I get to my goal weight, and that’s okay. Lord willing, I will get there.

How is your weight loss progress coming along this week?