The Sensible Mom

Food, DIY, Chicago Mom Blogger

Kohl’s and Payless ShoeSource Haul + Mini Vacation Plans (Vlog)

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In this vlog, we visit the local Payless ShoeSource store to find new shoes for five of us, and I also share my recent Kohl’s haul.

Besides that, I show you the Hair Food Shampoo and Conditioner products I’m currently using on my hair and tell you about our mini vacation plans to KeyLime Cove. πŸ™‚

I hope you enjoy the video! And thanks for watching!

Thanks to the folks that work with Hair Food for the wonderful Hair Food products included in the video. They sent them to me, but there was no obligation to include them in the vlog. My family just loves the products, and I wanted to share.


10 Goals for the Week

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10 Goals to Tackle This Week

We spent two super fun days away from home earlier this week, but things are back to normal today.

However, because we were away, I don’t have as much time as I normally would to tackle my goals. So I’m going to be realistic and keep them (hopefully) doable. πŸ™‚

Here’s what I accomplished last week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

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

2.Β Read to my children 5x

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 4x

4. Walk a total of 150 minutes on the treadmill

5. Read 10 pages of The Lord of the Rings (Part One) The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien — I started reading but didn’t get very far.

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7.Β Fill one bag with items to donate

8. Take inventory of what some of us need for an overnight stay at KeyLime Cove later this month and then shop for those items

Business Goals:

9. Shoot, edit, & upload three videos toΒ our family YouTube channelΒ and apply Disney themed Jamberry Nails because my nails need a break from regular polish — After talking to my husband, I decided to hold off on applying the Jamberry Nails because we were going to beΒ visiting the KeyLime Cove waterpark. I thought they might not hold up after being in the pool for hours.

10.Β Shoot, edit, & upload two family vlogsΒ — I filmed these vlogs but haven’t finished editing them yet.

Here are my goals for this week:

Family/Mothering Goals:

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

2.Β Read to my children 5x

Personal Goals:

3. Do resistance band exercises 4x

4. Walk a total of 150 minutes on the treadmill

5. Read 10 pages of The Lord of the Rings (Part One) The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

6. Journal 2x

Home Management Goals:

7.Β Put away old documents, etc…that don’t belong in the office/school room

8.Β Mop the floor

Business Goals:

9. Shoot, edit, & upload one video toΒ our family YouTube channelΒ and apply Disney themed Jamberry Nails because my nails need a break from regular polish

10. Edit & upload threeΒ family vlogs

What are your goals for this week?


A Visit to the Hospital (Blessed Seven Vlog)

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In this video, we visit Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago for an appointment with David’s bone marrow transplant doctor. I also show you what a miracle his transplant has been, and you get to know David a little better.

I hope you enjoy this vlog! πŸ˜ƒ

Side note: You can read more of David’s Story here, and you can sign up to be a hero and a bone marrow donor on BeTheMatch.org.