Picking Up Now Means Less Time Now

No one ever told you when you grew up that you had to do all the Adulting.  Parenting can be even more complex.  By the time my wife and I get home at the end of the day we have very little energy left for our kids or ourselves.  Unfortunately, we are not in a position to change our working conditions.  However, we can change our habits.  Today's installment is focused on getting more organized so we have more family time and less chore time.

Enjoy!

Thanks Clutterbug for sharing this video on youtube!

Sleep is Possible.....

I have been struggling with getting enough sleep for quite a while.  I have tried it all too.  The taking away of stimulation, no coffee and sugar, etc.  However, recently I stumbled onto something that seems to working and my fitness monitor is actually agreeing with me.  Below is a break down of what I have done.

1.  Set an alarm on my phone to eat every 2 hours.

2.  Focused on having tomorrow activities planned and prepped before I leave work.

3.  Talk to my wife and co-workers without the distraction of technology.

4.  Put my phone down and pick up a book for 15 minutes a day.


Seems pretty simple.  This change came about in the reaction to my month of March.  Like many of the readers of this blog, I was blind sided by an extremely stressful event.  Couple that with alot of work responsibility and soon I was in complete reactionary/fight/flight mode.  The end result was what felt like a month of little, to no, sleep.  Everything else spiraled from there.

While the stressful event isn't behind me and my family, it has become livable again.  However, my sleep has not returned to normal.  It was time to try something new and I chose to focus on rebalancing my mind/body instead of looking at small things it could be.  Diet was the first step toward the rebalance.

I did not expect the results to kick in so swiftly.  I have been at this a little over 9 days and already I have been sleeping like crazy.  I checked on the internet to see if this might be the cause and the research out there is mixed.  However the article below gives solid information of more things I can alter and see what their results are!

Balancing your Acid Level Article

I will keep you updated on how it is going!  Hopefully it will be a Snooze Fest!!!!!

These Ribs will make your the Parent of the Week!

I was concerned the other day when I started a discussion about fast food in one of my classes.  The students were fixated on the fact that fast food is more convenient, cheaper, and yes unhealthy.  Sadly it has become very apparent to me that this is a reflection of years of marketing being directed at our kids.  In order to break the fast food cycle we need to break the stigma.  Help us spread the word by making real food for your family and yourself!


I am always looking for ways to eat great meals that are home made at the end of  a long day.  I found this gem by Burning Cereal and wanted to share!

Thank you and check out Burning Cereals youtube channel!