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May Is For Mom Goals

May Is For Mom Goals

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We are almost a full week into the month of May and since we are already celebrated this month for mothers day why not use this month to also set some personal mom goals for ourselves. This is a great time to check in with ourselves and see if there are any things we have been wanting to accomplish or check to see if there are things we can do to help with our overall mental health and day to day. Here is a list of things you can add to your mommy goals this May!

  • Read one book that is your favorite genre just for fun
  • Try a new hobby or pick back up on an old one that you haven’t been finding the time for
  • Start journaling and try to journal 5-10 minutes a day to unwind
  • Plan one special outing with your family for the month
  • Plan a special themed family dinner night
  • Write a special note to your family and read it to them
  • Start going for walks and at least try to walk 10 minutes a day
  • Drink 8 full glasses of water to stay hydrated
  • Make sure you don’t have any health appointments that you have been putting off and if you do schedule it
  • Take a full guilt free day to rest and lay in bed binging your favorite shows
  • Find a new podcast to listen to that you really resonate with
  • Listen to meditation music once in the morning and once at night
  • Practice saying “No” to things that are draining
  • Make a list of your favorite affirmations to say to yourself and stick them on your mirror or around your house
  • Buy yourself something for mothers day that is just for you
  • Make a meal that is just for you with all your favorite foods
  • Everyday this month tell yourself one thing you are proud of yourself for
  • Take a moment to admire the little things like the sun or the moon and be present
  • Spring clean your house and get rid of clutter
  • Take out time to track all of your expenses
  • Plan to meet up with a mommy friend for brunch or a play date
  • Start a savings jar for anything that you would like
  • Try meal prepping to not have to focus so much on meals this month
  • Schedule a face time call with a distant friend or family member that you miss
  • Set a reminder on your phone that tells you your amazing each day this month
  • Print out some photos of your family you have in your phone and get some nice frames for them

This month of May is all about you mama, make the most of it. take some of these ideas and focus on you for a bit. Once the month of may is over don’t stop there though if anything on this list feels like a goal you want to set for yourself every month or from time to time do it! Its so important for us moms to find ways to prioritize ourselves and our needs. We often forget about our hobbies, or simply just don’t make the time for them or we forget how some of the things listed above can change our entire day and mood. Sometimes all your needing is a quick few minutes to yourself to feel back on track. Finding unique ways to set goals for ourselves like “Mom goals May” is a great way to motivate yourself and focus on your needs and wants! Have a beautiful may and hopefully this encourages you to do stuff like this all year long!

Top Ways Moms Can Stay Energized This Summer

Top Ways Moms Can Stay Energized This Summer

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Summer is approaching, the weather is getting warmer in a lot of areas and the kids want to be outside, so I’m sure your calendar is getting filled with fun filled activities to get out and enjoy. As fun and exciting as this sounds, i must be honest in saying it can get a little exhausting at times. Planning, packing, setting everything up as far as daily itineraries, long nights, early mornings its a lot! Moms need ways to keep them selves energized and ways to keep their mood boosted so we can be present in these beautiful memories with our families. Here are some ways that you can stay energized all summer long!

Get your sleep: Its easy to stay up all night scrolling our phones or using the quiet time in the house to finally have a moment of peace but we have to try to not let it drag to late into night or even into the next morning. Creating a consistent bed time for your kids and yourself will be very helpful for you and after a few good nights of rest you should start to notice a difference in your overall mood and a boost in your energy. After you put the kids to bed its okay to take a little time for yourself but make sure you try to view sleeping as another important form of self care too.

Drink your Fluids: Start each day with a tall glass of water and make sure you are drinking your water throughout the day. Being dehydrated is a very fast way to lose energy and it can make you feel sluggish and unenergized. Find fun ways to enjoy your water like adding cucumbers, or your favorite fruits, make pretty carbonated drinks or splurge on a cute water bottle to help motivate you to drink your water.

Eat balanced meals: A day filled with fun with the kids can make moms completely forget to eat some days but it is important to try not to skip your meals. Try to eat foods that are high in protein and foods that have healthy fats. Try not to eat to many things that have a lot of sugar because it may make you crash sooner. Its okay to add some snacks for yourself in the diaper bags or in your purse. The kids aren’t the only ones who are going to need snacks for the day.

Move your body: If your starting to feel overwhelmed during the day or feeling like you need a moment take 10 minutes to take a walk or do some stretches. Pull out your phone and even dance around if you need to. This is going to help boost circulation in your body and help you feel better so you can get some more clarity about how you want the rest of the day to go.

Watch your caffeine intake: We all know most moms run on coffee, iced coffee, hot coffee, smoothie coffee any coffee but we do need to be mindful of exactly how much coffee we are drinking because it could give us a great boost for the moment and then make us completely crash by mid day if we drink to much of it. One or two cups of coffee is okay but over doing it can be to much on our bodies and really throw off our abilities to rest once we are ready to finally relax.

Ask for help: If you don’t have to do every single thing alone, don’t do it or don’t try to do it. Moms do tend to like things a certain way when it comes to our kids and how we like to plan or schedule things but doing it all alone can make us feel burned out pretty quickly and can take the fun out of the activities. Its okay to lean on your partner, family or friends for some assistance if you can. Your loved ones can tell when you are over doing it and they will probably be happy you finally asked them to help.

Practice deep breathing and mindfulness: Taking a few minutes out of your day to just focus on your breathing and clearing your mind can be really help for your mental health. You could stop in a mirror say some affirmations to yourself, give yourself some words of encouragement, listen to a meditation audio on your phone or just sit in the the dark for a few minutes. Look for ways that work for you where you can just calm your mind for few a minutes and basically give yourself a little bit of a recharge.

Get outside: The weather is warming up, get outside and get some fresh air, the vitamin D alone is going to help with boosting your energy and your overall mood. Get outside as much as you can, every time you get out it doesn’t have to be a big thing or event, kids can be easily entertained by anything when they are out enjoying the sunlight.

Don’t overcommit yourself: There will be a lot of opportunities to entertain your kids and yourself this season but you don’t have to go to every single event and you don’t have to say yes to every single outing. Make sure you don’t fill your calendar to the point of over load. Make sure you make days that are meant strictly for you and your family to rest and recharge. If you push yourself to do to many things this spring and summer it can start to take the fun out of it and you wont be able to show up as your best self each time.

A well rested, clear minded, well fed, hydrated mommy is who you want to be this summer so you can enjoy every moment of it! Now go drink some water and go bloom and enjoy yourself mama!

What moms do when the children are taking a nap

What moms do when the children are taking a nap

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Your little one or all your little ones are finally taking a nap! I don’t even think I can express in words the feeling of oh thank goodness a mom feels when her kiddies are napping peacefully. From the moment a mama wakes up to the moment she goes to sleep she is constantly doing something for her children, prepping something for her children or doing something with her children and for working mamas before their shift and after their shift they are most likely in mommy mode. Mommy mode is pretty much a full-time job. Before you have a kid one of the main sayings you hear is make sure you sleep when the baby sleeps, so that you try to catch up on at least some of the rest you’re missing but honestly many of us do not sleep during that time and use the kids napping as a way to get things done. Now that I have two children, I have learned very quickly that there are honestly just not enough hours in the day to get all the things I would want to get done so if I am not exhausted, I see it as a good time to be productive or not so productive, however I feel that day. Here ‘s a list of a few things I do and I’m sure a lot of other moms do when we have the free time.

Take a shower

Believe it or not moms miss showers. I know sounds gross but when you have little ones especially, sometimes you just don’t feel like a shower goes over other needs or things that you need to get done. If you have a small baby, you don’t want to leave them unattended and if you have a toddler and a little one your to terrified to leave them alone together. Sometimes you can be so busy cleaning, cooking scheduling appointments or chasing around your kids that you totally forget to shower. When those kids finally rest their eyes it’s the perfect time to grab your favorite soaps and bath or shower aroma therapy items and just enjoy a nice warm shower. Even it’s for a few short minutes it can really boost your mood and make you feel a lot better during the day.

Go to the bathroom

When you have kids, privacy becomes a thing of the past most of the time and most of the time when you go to the bathroom you have visitors. You don’t get to just handle your business in peace or it can be interrupted by a loud noise, cry or a little person asking you a million questions the whole time. So yep, mamas do use nap time to poo, sorry not sorry.

Eat snacks

I have so many treats that I just don’t want to share sometimes but I always end up sharing. Well, when my 2-year-old is napping that is my chance to raid the kitchen and eat ice cream, chips anything I can enjoy in peace. Something about little greedy fingers not reaching for my snack just makes it taste so much better.

Watch TV or YouTube

My TV is mostly on fun educational shows and animated dancing shows all day so much that I can hear it when it’s not even playing so when I get the chance to turn it off and watch something with real humans it is such a treat. I use nap time to binge any shows I need to catch up on or look for stuff on YouTube to watch and enjoy.

Check social media apps

I love scrolling social media and cracking up at mom videos and internet news and drama when I get a moment of free time. It’s nice to be able to hear it and focus on the jokes. I also respond to any messages from friends or check the funny videos they sent me that I didn’t get chance to see yet.

Clean the house

When the kids are napping, I find this as a good time to sweep and mop the floors, do the dishes, do some organizing and just tidy up a bit. Kids are masters of making a mess in under 5 minutes and if you don’t try to tackle the messes daily things can really pile up. Whenever I try to organize stuff while my toddler is present most of the time, she is undoing whatever I’m doing, so I just give in and do something else.

Schedule appointments and pay bills

Once the house is quiet it gives me a chance make some calls without having to shh my toddler so it’s a great opportunity to handle any business. It can get frustrating trying to talk on the phone and baby is screaming or when you’re trying to use your laptop and your kiddie is trying to sit on your lap.

Hobbies

Pulling out any hobbies you have when you have some alone time is so good for your mental health. I usually am blogging while the kids are napping. Its hard to fit in the things that you love to do that are just for you when your so focused on your little ones, but it is so important to find or make the time.

Watches the kids sleep

I must say I am guilty of pulling out my phone and snapping pics and videos of my little ones resting peacefully. I swear it is one of the most precious moments and so sometimes you can catch yourself just staring at them with a big goofy smile on your face because your just so happy they are okay and that they are yours.

Do nothing at all

After being so productive all day and after being pulled so many directions in the day sometimes it’s nice to just do nothing. To literally just sit there in peace, thankful for peace and silence or just thankful for everything.

Drink coffee or wine

A nice coffee made just the way you love it or a nice, chilled glass of wine when you have quiet time can be amazing. Anything that you love to have, have it when the kids are resting it is beautiful.

Sleep too

If you are tired and you just want to nap too, take your nap, and enjoy it.  Some days I am just to burnt out to do anything besides lay down and take a nap too. Being a mommy who is sleep deprived is rough and it just doesn’t help you be the best you can be for you or your kiddies. Take your opportunities to rest when you need to and don’t feel guilty about it at all.