The Truth of Motherhood and Being a Stay at Home Mom

             I love being a stay at home and all the rewards I get from my children. I get to wake up every morning and wake up my my children every morning. I get to help get my youngest my son who is just 6 years old. There are some days he wants his mommy's help to get dressed and other days he wants to be independent and dress his self. My daughter is 12 years she is my oldest she can dress her self and do her own her. She defintely has her own unique style and she does not care about peoples opionions about her style and clothes. My daughter as long as she feels comfrontable and confident in her clothes thats all that matters to her. I get the joy and happiness watching my children grow and develop into their own unique independent personalilties and style. I get to hear my son tell me everyday that he loves me and how much he loves me. My daughter is hiting her teen years she has her own unique attitude that she isnt gonna take no crap from nobody. She often comes to me to asking me for advice about her friends. My daughter sometimes comes to me telling me about things she deals with from school and her friends just for me to listen. My daughter knows I am that mama bear that she tells makes me promise mama you wont go to my school I have it handled I just need you to listen so you know whats going on. I love my children dearly they know I will do anythig and everything I can thats in my power for them. I get to be there for my chldren for any after school sports or activites. 

           Being a mom is defintely one of the hardest job I ever had to do and the most rewarding job I have had, Being a mom is not  all fun and games. Being a mom means that love my children so much that i want want the best for your children and I  know I have to discpline my children even if it breaks my heart. Being a mom means I also get to treat and spoil my children. Being a stay at home mom I get be home when my children get out of school I have a choice I can go pick them up from school or just be home when they get off the school bus. Being a stay at home mom means I get to be the first face my kids see when they wake up in the morning and the first face they see when they get home from school. I get to be the one that fixes them after noon snack unless they want to fix it themselves. I get to be the one home with them cooking dinner for them. 

        What some stay at moms dont talk about is the fact it gets lonely sometimes being home all day long by yourself. By the time your spouse, boyfriend or husband comes home from work all we want to do is have an adult conversation finally with another adult have that compaionship. All the spouses, boyfriends or husbands wants to do is relax being left alone and unwind. Being a stay at home mom can get lonely. I am glad I have my facebook friends and family I can talk to during the day. I am also going back to school. I am attending Bryan University I recieve FAFSA to pay for my college education. I am a personal trainer student in the Associates Degree in Applied Exercise And Fitness Program. Going back to school means I can work on my assignments while my children are in school which will help pass the time. I can focus my engery on school completeing my assignments. I alos joined different groups on facebook like a quit smoking group which helped give me the support I needed to quit smoking. 

        The truth of being a mom is its amazing and wonderful  but it also can be very difficult and frustrating. Motherhood gets lonely as your children grow up you feel more and more less needed as they grow into and find their own independence. Motherhood there is alot of sleepless nights filled with tears and fear.  Motherhood is its filled with broken heart every time one of your children gets hurt physically or someone breaks their heart. Motherhood its hard to let go let your children grow up go off with their friends without you and to trust them enough to know what to do if something happens. Motherhood isnt all filled with rose garden even roses have throns. 

My Health and Fitness Journey

        I have been working really hard on making healthier chocies when it comes to my eating habits.  already have limited my soda and sugar intake. I have completely cut out all sodas in my diet. I am completely changing my lifestyle around including my eatting habits. I completely cut out all sugar no sweets or sugar addeed to any of my foods when I prepare them or when my hubby cooks. I have already cut out all added salts and salty snacks like chips. When I use seassonings I chose to use Mrs. Dash Salt Free Seasongs when I go to the grocery store I will pick up all kinds of seasonings that are salt free. I only use Sea Salt or Pink Himalayan Salt. According to articles and research I have found that Pink Himalayan Salt has 84 essential trace elements required by our body. The Pink color in Pink Himalayan salt is defintely nore naturtal then sea salt just another reason why I am considering changing the type of salt I am currently using. Most of the health specialist actually rank Pink Himalayan Salt higher than other salts. Did you know salt helps our body reglulate blood preasure, assist in nerve function, and helps your cells perform their function to keep organs healthy. Both Sea Salt and Himalayan Salt are a healhier option since they both are excellent sources of sodium chloride which is vital to our health.

         I also started making home made smoothies with fruits and veggetables. I will take a little water put it in my blend jet then add my fruit blend and veggies of all kinds. I even started eating salads and when I want a really good pasta salad I replace the normal pasta with veggie pasta. I also have been drinking more water on a daily basis. I even quit smoking which is really hard to do. I have been eatring cooked hard boiled eggs in the morning with avacado for breakfast I only season it with Sea Salt or Pink Himalayan Salt and Pepper, Lemon Jucice freshly squeezed from a Lemon and/Or Lime Juice Fresly squeezed from a lime. I also have fresh brococoli, carrots, tommotoes, Bell Peppers, Mashrooms and other veggies and fruits like Watermelon, catalope, peachs, strawberrys, grapes. apples I will have make a mixture of a fruit and veggie tray for snacks. I also make mixture of fruit and veggie smoothie I will add more fruit then veggies if I am really craving something sweet this helps keep me from wanting something sweet like ice cream, cookies or cakes I shoulnt eat. I defintley dont eat any cereal because it has way too much sugar. Its concious choice I make everyday everyday to eat healthier and choice the healhiest option. I am chosing to eat healhier for my own health and fitness goals.

The Begining of My Quit Smoking Journey

         I officially have quit smoking and I have been smoke free for a whole week. I was ready to quit smoking and I was and I am determined to quit smoking for good and be successful. The first step I had to do was be ready, determined and committed to quit smoking and thats the very first step if you or any body else wants to quit smoking cigerattes.  Second step is I went ahead and bought myself some gum so when I have that craving that does come fast and hard at me I can pop a peice to a few pieces in my mouth to chew on to help me fight through my cravings. I also came to relize and found out during the frist few days wasd my toughest days due to the fact after you had your last cigeratte your body will go through detox process just like I did. I had to take the whole weekend I just layed in bed let myself go hrough the detox process. During your first week of being smoke free you will find yourself at the times you are cracing a cigeratte that you will have the urge to snack or eat more then you would normally when you were smoking thats because your body and mind the conections what I like to call the connectors or sensors are all messed up that gives the singal that we are hungry are messed up have to be reprogrammed essenttially so you may find youself once you start to go through the detox process and your first few days to the first week eating more then normal. 

        I started going to the gym about a month ago to start geting fit and healthy now I am working on qutiting smoking my nasty habit of cigerattes. I also started to drink more water and keep track of my water intake and watch what I am earting. I started to make and create fresh smoothies from fruits and veggies mixed togather, I also use the feresh fruits and veggies to snack on during the time I get and have those nasty cracings to want to smoke a cigeratte. I also made a smoothie at the times of the cravings to help keep me from smoking a cigarette and or at those times when I crave something sweet instead of eating ice cream or cookies or cake I would make a smoothie and drink it and helped me get thorugh those tough sweet cravings. I am also taking a product called control from Everra to help me with those nasty cravings. Control all you do is add it to your water of 12-16 ounces shake or stir and drink it when you feel snackie you can even add it to your smothies if you want like I do.

        I also have been working at the gym but I also have been doing some of my own workouts at home to help with the cigeratte cravings. You can do some Squats, Butt Bridges, Pointed Butt Lifts, Fire Hydrant, and Heal Kicks. I also do a little Yoga I started back doing some yoga and pilates as well.  I went to my local walmart and purposely bought myself some fitness yoga matts with yoga gloves and yoga socks and a yoga block. I also purcahsed a yoga bag on amazon I found that has the best strapes that are comfy on my shoulders. I also recently purcahsed myself a new gym bag for my gym days. I definitly only recommend going to the gym for a few days out of the week in between take a rest day. I am know for me I went to the gym yesterday and today I just wanted to get back in the gym. So if you do find yourself that you want to stay in the gym you may jsut found your calling to help others want to losse wight and get healthy just liked I found my calling the same calling I had burried so long ago kept brushing aside and putting it off. Now I finally am going afrter my passion, my calling and dream I will achiecve my dream . I will be successful smoke free momma I know if I can do so can anybody else.

        I rather be addicted to excerise geting fit and healhtier watching what I eat then to be a smoker jsut think about. Your lungs and organs will start to heal go back to normaly little by little. Yes there is some health risks after being a smoker for so long you have some unreversal demage to your body and organs. The good news is as you quit smoking each passing day your body is repairing itself little by little. You will may experiance some coughing and sneezing shortly after your last cigeratte you have decided to quit smoking. The coughing is noamal your bodys blood preause will go back to normal and your breathing and heart rate will start to go back to normal. You can also try to do some coloring get yourself some coloring pencils and coloring books I love using color pencils instead of cryaons. I alos find stress releilving I know thats why I started smoking in the first place to help me relieve stress and my anxiety now you will have to be just like me when you quit smoking to find a way to relieve the stress you feel and your anxity. I also recommend highly recommedn listing to some postive music of your chose and make sure you have some chewing gum on hand I can not recommend enough how important it is to have some chewing gum becuase if you experiance a long ride or commute to work or going somewhere you go everyday chewing on that gum will help you to remain smoke free on those long car rides and listening to some postive music to keep you mind positve on the right track I love listening to my postive christian music.

        Did you know how your biody repairs itself after quiting smoking?

                            Detoxing Stage

1) 20 minutes Heart Rate returns back to regualar levels.

2) 2 Hours Cravings Begin and Blood Pressure Drops to Normal Levels.

3) 12 Hours Blood Oxygen Returns back to Normal Levels and Carborn Monoxide Lowers in the body.

4) 24 Hours The Risk of a Heat Attack decreases.

5) 48 Hours Sense of smell and taste return.

6) 3 Days Excessive Nicotine is out of the body withdraw symptoms at their peak.  

7) 2-3 Weeks Improved Lung function and Physical abilities.

8) 1- 9 Months Cilia Fibers begin to repair themselves improving breathing.

9) 1 Year 50% Lower Chance of Heart Disease.

10) Risk of Diabeties returns to normal for women. The risk of Stroke Returns to normal for women and men.

11) 10 Years The chances of Lung Cancer Cut in Half 1/2.

12) The Risk of Heart disease is that of a non smoker like you have never smoked before.

        I know I have noticed now that I quit smoking I can stand for a longer period of time for example I can stand for a long period of time while I am washing dishes. Before when I had a whole pile of dishes to do I couldnt stand there more then maybe 20 minutes or less doing the dishes before I needed a break for a cigeratte, I also noticed my clothes and hair are just now starting to smell normal instead of like cigeratte smoke. I have noticed I can do different daily acitivities and tasks that needs to be done for long periods of time before needing a break. My hope and pray that as I share my fitness Journey and my smoke free journey with you that it helps your or someone you know to improve not only your life but your quality of life. 

The Beginning of My Personal Trainer Journey

             I am so happy I have decided that college isnt for me anymore I was not determined, motivated and I just didnt have the passion to attended college anymore. I guess I just thought or had in my mind that I was suppose to go to college in order to get my degree in order to have a better job and career. I guess in my mind I thought in order to finally have peoples respect in my family I had to get my degree from attending collge and be somebody. I have realized that not eveyone is cut out for college not everyone has to go to college in order to be successful. I dont havce go to college and finish to obtain my degree in order to be somebody and be successful. I had buried my passion for fitness dancing, yoga, Pilates and my passion to help others who struggle just like me that I had lost myself. I had to find myself again  I am so glad I found myself again and my true passion. 

        I am now taking online courses for Virtual Coching, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, Zumba Instructor and CPR Training all through NASM and AFAA  and includes recerfifcations for life.Since after I finsih each course at my own pace I can complete all my course work at my own pace without any specific due dates for each assignemnt or quiz. I also can take my Ceritifcation test or exam online with a propertor watching me to ensure my final cerification exsm is legit and I am not cheating. I am really excited because I have the passion for helping people I want to help people like me who struggle with their weight and eating habits. I want to help the single parents and stay at home parents to get helahty and stay healthy in the process lose some weight in their comfront zone, at home in a gym or outside at a park through virtual training sessions. I want to help people and their whole familys get haelthy, fit and stay healthy and fit including learning how to make or create meals together or just for parents to help them create healthier meals the whole family loves. I can share my own life experiances recipes that I have tried that works for my whole family. I just want to help people genuniely to love healthier happier lives includning their famly. 

        I just had to remember I can be myself and I had to find myself slowly over time agian. I know who I am now. I had to learn how to love myself agian and embrace myself and including my body. I can still love my body nobody my size all while trying to improve myself . I can still love myself and my body all while I am trying to do all the right things to lose weight, get fit, and healthy to better myself so I can be the best version of me for my family. I want to help other parents and familys do the same.

Taking A Risk

     I am so proud of myself because I totally just took a whole new risk by signing up with a Bundle of courses to take along with a personal trainer course. The course I am currently taking and working on is Virtualy Coaching course. I have already completed the first chapter and passed the quiz with a 80%. I have to have a 70% or better to pass each quiz diuring the course. I am working on getting through the second chapter reading the material and taking notes, Taking notes using microsoft word as I am reading my digital textbook. I can work at my own pace getting through all my courses. I am also gonna be taking up Fitness Group Instructor so I can teach all kinds of Fitness classes including dance fitness, stretching classes teach people how to stretch before and afrter a workout properly. I can even teach yoga and pilates. I am also gonna be taking Zumba course so I can teach Zumba Fitness Classes. This will give me a verity of classes I can teach that I will be ceritifed to teach, I will also be more valueable to my clients and at the gym of my choosing that I choose to work at. I have already applied to some gyms as a customer service representaitve. Just so I can get my foot in the door working at the gym while I am working through my self paced courses. I also have included in my bundle of courses that I have a lifetime free contiuned education courses so I keep all my ceritifiecations up to date. I  can contiune my education further my education without hacing to go to college. I feel so much happier and free I can take as long as I need to study and get through all my course material without any deadlines to meet or due dates I most certainly can extend my time I need to contiune to work though any of my courses If I need to. I am so exicted to be going through all these changes and creating a new path in life. I am just taking all this in and actually enjoying it. I am so glad I taking this amazing New Life Journey. I am so glad I have made this change I feel so relieved and stress free. I feel like a heavy burden has lifted off my shoulders. I am finally really can be happy not only for myself but for my kids. I work on course in my free time aorund my kids schdule and familys schedule. I dont have to give up spoending time with them just to attend school. I am so glad I made this huge change in my life now fo glad I finally decided to go for what I really wanted to do that I hace a passion for. I am so glad I am not gonna let what people might think about me or my decision to stop me from really doing what I really wanted to do for so long.

Ways To Properly Store Foods To Make Your Daily Life Easier

     I just learned a few things in an article I came accross on facebook so of course I pulled up the artcle . The artcle talks about 14 foods that we often store incorrectly. so as I was reading the article I learned a food things aobut how to prperly store foods I never even knew that I was doing all wrong. For example my grandmother always use to put her bread in the fridge. I have aunt who keeps her bread sometimes in the fridge. I know I for one sometimes will put my bread in the fridge. Did you know hat if you put your bread in the fridge it actually does not last that long because at lower temperatures, water evaporates seignificantly faster and so the bread will become stale very quickly. You can however put the bread in the freezer and it will stay fresh fr 4-6 months. I do remember when I was growing up my mom, my sisters and I would go to the bread store pick up several loafs of bread we would freeze it in our deep freezer. This of course saved us some time and money on bread. For one we would go to the bread store and the bread is cheepaer at the bread store then at the grocery store. Secondly we would buy serveral loafs at a time we would freeze them so we would have the bread when we needed it. Instead of having to run to the grocery store to buy bread this saved us time, money we would have spent on gas and of course saved on the cost of the bread itself. Another great tip and advice in the artcle I read is that bread is best kept n a frimly closed bread box with a little bit of salt that will protect the bread from mold. The bag the bread comes in it defintey will stay soft but the downside is the bread will mold in a few days because the bread cant breathe and fungi really love the high humidity. No wonder why bread molds so quickly no wonder why my grandnother had a bread box to put her bread in so it would be safe from mold, the bread would be soft and last alot longer then leaving it in the bag it came in  or puting it in the fridge.

Chocoalate is best stored in cold, dark places not in your fridge, Honey can almost be stored forever if stored poperly. You should store it poperly and best also in cold dark places never in the fridge.Onions and galic I always kept in the fridge but the properly to store your onions and garlic is to store them in cold, dark places. For example in a box in the cupboard. Onions you can tie them to one another and hang them up and keep them hanging.

    Things that can be kept on a kitchen shelf or on the table according to this article are oranges and other cirtrus fruits they wont go bad any time soon. Avacadosis if they are ripe you can store them in the fridge save them from going bad. If your avacados are not yet ripe you shouldnt put them or keep them in the fridge because it slows down the riping process.Cucumbers certianly can be stored in the fridge but only for a few days. To keep veggies fresh for as long as possiable you should keep them outside of the fridge.Eggplant should be kept at room temperature for best storage and away from direct sunlight. Tomatoes is best to store this babys in room temperature as well.

According to the article the things best stored in the fridge are the following:eggs and dont remove teggs fromt the container they come in and most certianly dont put them in the door of rhe fridge. What wait then why do fridges come with those places in the door to store eggs in?  Flour should be stored in  a closed jar so bugs and mold cant ruin the flour. Also keep your flour in a closed jar and place in your fridge or in a cuboard. Nuts should also be stored in the fridge for best freshness and long lasting. Use alumium foil not plastic wrap/

Being Stay at home mom Is lonely and Boring sometimes

     Being a stay at home mom is rewarding and it is fun at times, rough at times, and to be honest can be boring and lonely at times. Being a stay at home mom gets lonely at times because your with your kids 24 hours a day and 7 days week all day long without any  adult conversations. You dont get to have some adult real conversations during the day except when your out and about in the grocery store, taking kids ot the doctors appoinment, ER vist or some errand you have to run get little adult conversation in during your vists. I miss out on those meaningful adult conversations with my friends I use to have since I have moved to another state so have all my adult friends that are also moms.  We all live in completely different states. This why I love being active on social media platforms so I can have some meangful conversations with my friends and all the new friends I have made. The Internet and social media has made it easy for me to stay connected to my old dearest friends and I am able to make new friends and connections along the way through the years.I am blessed to have my friends that are geuniely caring and loving and so supportive no matter what I want to do in life. I can just have some general conversations with them just being able to talk to them about anything I may be going through that day or week just to talk and just check in with each other. I have found my passion for writing again. Slowly and surely I am getting back some of protery writing back I use to write potery. I would just write potery that came to me and I would just write it down. I have not writen potery in a long time. I really didnt think years ago my potery was really any good so I guess I kinda quit writing through the years. Life happens I really did not feel like I had much time for it anymore. I was always busy doing something bewteen working and school then I had my kids. 

    Somewhere in I lost myself quit writing now here I am starting to write on my blog more be consistent with my writing. I am not really worried about if any one reads it just a way for me to kinda keep a Journal about my life as a mom. Blogging helps me releieve stress free, worry free, its a way I can express myself write about my tough days just write about whaterver comes to my mind care free. I can write about my life and the life I want. Blogging is a way I can write I dont have to care about what anybody thinks or believes about me. I can express my self freeely. What a great feeling it is to just write about anything and everything so freely without having to worry about other people juding me.can be totally my self without the fear of judgement form any one. Our society and our world is so correpted with so many judgemental people instead of caring geunine loving people who actually care they are far in between they are the rare dimonds. Friendships should never be taken granted cherish your fiends and family your close with because you never know when you will take your last breathe and you never know when your cherish loved ones will take their last breathe,