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10 Goals for the Week

November 11, 2014 by Sandra 2 Comments

Okay, I give up trying to wake up before my kids every day.

That is, at least until I find a way to keep myself accountable.

My husband offered to help. But I know he’d be too forgiving, and things wouldn’t change much. 😉

So instead of having a goal to wake up by a certain time this week, I’m going to make an effort to find a way to keep myself accountable so that I can try again next week.

Besides struggling to wake up when my alarm clock went off, we didn’t try a new science experiment, and the light wasn’t right to take photos for a work assignment…

Here’s what I did get accomplished last week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. ~~Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family~~

2. Try a new science experiment with the kids — We’re hoping to try an exciting experiment this week and record it!

Personal Goals:

3. ~~Do resistance band exercises 3x~~

4. ~~Walk a total of 75 minutes on the treadmill~~

5. ~~Read 20 pages of The Most Important Place on Earth (affiliate link) by Robert Wolgemuth~~

6. Get up by 7:00am every morning — I was up by 7:00am only once last week.

Home Management Goals:

7. ~~Go through a small pile of old mail that needs attention~~

8. ~~Order photographs from Walgreens~~

Business Goals:

9. ~~Shoot a DIY video on how to make homemade hair conditioner~~

10. Photograph a product that’ll be featured in an upcoming blog post

Here are my goals for this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2. Try a new science experiment with the kids and record it

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 3x

4. Walk a total of 75 minutes on the treadmill

5. Read 20 pages of The Most Important Place on Earth (affiliate link) by Robert Wolgemuth

6. Find an accountability program/group/person/something that’ll help me to start waking up earlier

Home Management Goals:

7. De-clutter the living room

8. Organize and clean Elisabeth’s play area

Business Goals:

9. Edit and post the DIY video on how to make homemade hair conditioner

10. Photograph a product that’ll be featured in an upcoming blog post

What are your goals for this week?

Six Flags Great America, a Crazy Funnel Dog, and the Peptocopter

November 8, 2014 by Sandra 4 Comments

A few weeks ago, I had the chance to go out on a date with my husband and very attached 2-year-old daughter, Elisabeth.

That’s right.

We’re a party of three on dates at the moment. And while it’s true that Elisabeth is almost 3-years-old, she’s terrified of staying home with anyone except for me or Ruben. So she always comes along whenever Ruben and I get the rare opportunity to go out on a date.

We’ve pretty much always practiced attachment parenting, but we may be taking things to a whole new level these days. 😉

Or maybe, this is just a perk of being the youngest of five. Either way, she enjoys her solo time with mommy and daddy!

Six Flags Great America

I went to Six Flags as a blogger, but only to have a good time and not for anything work related. I’m writing this wrap-up post just to share about our experience. 🙂

And that happened to involve trying a crazy-weird funnel dog and seeing what’s known as the “Peptocopter” in action.

Because Elisabeth was with us, we decided to focus on riding things she’d enjoy (another baby-of-the-family perk!). So we rode the carousel over and over and stuck to going on child-friendly rides. She loved it!

The Frank’N Bacon Funnel Dog

We’ve eaten food at Six Flags in the past and enjoyed the typical amusement park foods offered like chicken tenders, fries, pulled pork sandwiches, and funnel cakes.

But this time was different. WAY different.

This time we tried the Frank’N Bacon Funnel Dog.

And, yes, it looks as crazy as it sounds.

To be completely honest, I knew this particular funnel dog would be one of the most unhealthy foods I’d ever eat in my life. I knew that.

But I still wanted to like it.

Because when you’re indulging in unhealthy food… it usually tastes good! 😉

Um, that was not the case here.

I disliked this funnel dog — a lot.

I think it was the actual hot dog inside that was the unpleasant part of it. It simply didn’t have a good taste to it. Perhaps, if that part of the Frank’N Bacon Funnel Dog had been different, I might have a different opinion.

In case you’re wondering, Ruben felt the same way. An he regretted eating as much of it as he did!

We ended up sharing a funnel cake later that day. And the funnel cake indulgence was much better than the funnel dog. 🙂

The Peptocopter

All this talk of unhealthy food brings me to the Peptocopter: a helicopter that drops off Pepto-Bismol to those who go a little overboard on unhealthy foods and need some quick relief.

And, guys, if you eat an entire Frank’N Bacon Funnel Dog, the Peptocopter might just become your best friend.

If you look closely, you can see the Pepto-Bismol secured to the bottom of the Peptocopter.

Ruben and I watched as the Peptocopter sprang into action and delivered some relief to a waiting Six Flags guest. It was pretty entertaining.

And I think it’s a fun way to tackle overindulgence at an amusement park. 🙂

Our little date turned out great! I even enjoyed the long drive there and back. It gave me and Ruben the chance to have a conversation without constant interruptions.

That was nice. 🙂

Have you been to ever been to Six Flags Great America, tried a Frank’N Bacon Funnel Dog, or had a look at the Peptocopter?

10 Goals for the Week

November 3, 2014 by Sandra 8 Comments

It seems that since I’m no longer sick, I’m having trouble getting to bed early and waking up before my kids… again.

This of course means that I did a terrible job of actually getting up before most of my children were awake and needing me.

But I’m not giving up!

I WILL make getting up early a habit.

I think I just need an accountability partner or something. 😉

Along with sleeping later than I’d planned, I put off breaking out the juicer, too. But I did well getting everything else crossed off my list.

Here’s what I accomplished last week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. ~~Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family~~

2. ~~Try a science experiment with the kids~~

Personal Goals:

3. ~~Do resistance band exercises 3x~~

4. ~~Walk a total of 75 minutes on the treadmill~~

5. ~~Read 20 pages of The Most Important Place on Earth (affiliate link) by Robert Wolgemuth~~

6. Get up by 7:00am every morning — Now that I’m feeling better, I’m struggling in this area again.

Home Management Goals:

7. Juice the fruits and veggies in the refrigerator

8. ~~Go through and organize the things on my desk that need attention~~

Business Goals:

9. ~~Post DIY video~~

10. Write and post a review and giveaway of Door to Door Organics

Here are my goals for this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

1. Continue to work on memorizing two verses of scripture as a family

2. Try a new science experiment with the kids

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 3x

4. Walk a total of 75 minutes on the treadmill

5. Read 20 pages of The Most Important Place on Earth (affiliate link) by Robert Wolgemuth

6. Get up by 7:00am every morning

Home Management Goals:

7. Go through a small pile of old mail that needs attention

8. Order photographs from Walgreens

Business Goals:

9. Shoot a DIY video on how to make homemade hair conditioner

10. Photograph a product that’ll be featured in an upcoming blog post

What are your goals for this week?

Door to Door Organics Review and Giveaway! (Three Winners)

October 30, 2014 by Sandra 16 Comments

Thanks to Door to Door Organics for partnering with me on this review and giveaway.

These days, I could definitely be classified as a homebody.

I like being at home and not leaving the house unless I have to or unless we have some fun family adventure planned, which doesn’t happen too often. I’ve really always been the type of person who enjoys just being at home, but now much more so because of everything that’s happened with David and the desire to protect him as his immune system continues to recover since his transplant.

So, ~~since it takes a crowbar to pry me away from home these days~~ in light of this, I was very excited when the opportunity came up for our family to try a food delivery service called Door to Door Organics.

It’s a service that allows you to have organic fruits and vegetables delivered right to your front door. For us, our “front door” is technically my in-laws’ front door because our house is just out of range of the delivery area.

With our last move, we traded closeness to shopping centers for a backyard and a single-family detached home to accommodate our family of seven. That means we had to move a little “further out” to find a home within our budget.

But anyway, my husband simply stops and picks up the box (or boxes) on his way home from work or while out running errands.

Click here and enter your zip code to find out if Door to Door Organics delivers to your area. If they don’t, see if they deliver to a friend or family member, and perhaps you can arrange to pick up your box of healthy goodness from their home.

More Than Just Fruits and Vegetables

Not only does Door to Door Organics deliver high-quality, organic fruits and vegetables, but they also offer lots of other grocery options that can be dropped off along with your produce. When I placed my very first order, I took my time and shopped around (online) for other items my family either uses regularly or would enjoy trying.

I was pleasantly surprised at the huge selection of other grocery items that we could choose from. There’s even a sale section!

Ruben and I both added several items to the online shopping cart, and among them were almond milk, which we use all the time, and organic salted caramel coffee syrup, which I thought I’d try. 😉

What My Kids Think

To tell you the truth, my three younger kids don’t understand why daddy brings home a box full of fruits and vegetables every week, but they do know that it’s full of good stuff. And they’re super excited to eat what’s inside! They love the apples, oranges, grapes, and bananas.

My two older kids have enjoyed more of the vegetables, and Breanna, my 12-year-old daughter, liked the pomegranates in our last two boxes.

Would you like to try Door to Door Organics? When you go through my referral link (or any of the Door to Door Organics links in this post), first time customers get $10 off their order.

What I Think

Overall, after using the service for three straight weeks, I can say that I love it! And I’ve been very impressed with the quality of the produce. Very impressed!

And Now… an Opportunity to Win a $50 Gift Certificate!

Now that you know about Door to Door Organics and how wonderful and convenient it is, how about the chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate?! 🙂

That’s right! THREE of my fabulous readers will win a $50 Gift Certificate to use on fresh fruits and vegetables delivered by Door to Door Organics!

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P.S. Stay tuned for my next post where I’ll be sharing a delightful and sweet pumpkin pie recipe.

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