Motherhood in the Major Leagues : 5 on Friday

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4.10.2015

5 on Friday

1. All 3 of my kids still nap at the same time, but I would still love to make these. Sometimes nap time is not enough quiet time!

2. Some day I will have a craft room.

3. I'm working on this!

4. I am kind of obsessed with the idea of having a blue house and a yellow door.

5. Strawberries were .98 this week! I will be making this yummy syrup!

Have a good weekend!

3.27.2015

5 on Friday

1. I am making these labels for inside my children's dresser so they can better put their clothes away.
Find the free printable here.

2. Just placed an order for bows. I love Bloomies Handmade.

3. I think this is a cute, simple idea.

4. We broke down and bought a Blendtec. Well, I did... for my husband's birthday, but if I didn't buy you better believe he would have got it in the very near future... like his next trip to Costco. Excited to make some delicious smoothies. This rise and shine smoothie looks delish and is on my list to try.

5. I have decided to become an Usborne Book rep. I love children's books and am passionate about early childhood literacy. Want to check out some of the titles? Check here.

Happy Friday! Yay for the weekend!

2.28.2015

5 on Friday

5 on Friday... a day late. Yesterday we were busy celebrating our sweet Sage's 4th birthday. I should have set this to post yesterday, but since I didn't... here it is!

1. Excited for Spring even if we have had a mild winter. My kids will love making these simple bird feeders and watching the birds. Simply put peanut butter with bird seed on a toilet paper roll.

2. I have all the ingredients for this. I just may need to try this.

3. I am kinda on a roll with Spring. Maybe because the last few days have reminded me that it is indeed still winter even though we have had lots of days that have felt like Spring. Love these fonts.

4. I am currently eating a few too many of these as I type. No, they are not Whole 30 compliant. I totally felt so much better when I was on Whole 30, but our move threw me through a little bit of a loop. These sweet, creamy lemony bites of goodness can help get you through any kind of loop! They currently sell them at Costco. You can thank me later! My sweet husband dragged me there the other night insisting that I was going to cry as soon as I tried them. I just about did. I LOVE lemon. Check then out.

5. I really want this purse.

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

1.30.2015

5 on Friday

1. Today is the last day of my Whole30 challenge! I don't have any plans to stop. I feel like this last month of eating "clean" has been such an eye opening experience as to all the sugar that is added to food and also has helped me create good habits. I have lost 14 lbs and still have a ways to go to get back to pre pre pregnancy weight, but I have also experienced a lot of non scale victories. I feel good and crave good food. I'm looking to introduce more paleo foods to my family. Any tips/recipes are welcome! :)

2. I cannot grocery shop without checking out deals2meals. It is a monthly subscription of just $4.99 that saves me so much more than that little fee!

3. Have you checked out my instagram account? username: majorleaguemoms

4. I have sick kids this week. We have already finished a bottle of this wonderful stuff.

5. Where has this little moving tip been all my life?

Hope you all have a nice weekend. I will be spending mine packing and also running errands trying to plan a birthday party for my sweet almost 2 year old.

1.23.2015

5 on Friday

1. We are blessing our sweet boy tomorrow. He is wearing his dad's blessing outfit from when he was a baby.

2. I am on day 23 of Whole 30 and plan on transitioning to Paleo afterwards. I really feel better than I have since I can remember. Making drinking lemon water a habit as well. I really want to be healthy for my family and when I feel good I can be the best version of myself I can be.

3. This is an inspiring post that speaks to my heart. I want to be a fun mom. I want to enjoy being home and with my kids and not get stuck on auto pilot, which is easy to do. I want to make fun memories and be silly. I want to smile and laugh every day with the ones I love. Read the post here.

4. truth

5. Thought this was funny.

Have a nice weekend! Do something fun and relax!

1.09.2015

5 on Friday

1. I just may get around to making the busy book I always wanted. This secret to cutting felt will make it so much easier! I see you pinning busy book ideas too... this is so helpful!

2. I would do this, but I would only have a few items in my closet. I'm holding on to things I don't really like out of pure necessity. This mama needs to lose her baby weight and get a new wardrobe. However, I think this is a genius idea so I thought I should share!

Turn all of the hangers in the closet backwards. It takes about 60 seconds: Each time you wear an item, hang it back up in the normal fashion, which takes zero effort to remember or do. In June, any item that is still hanging backwards has not been worn in 6 months donate it to Goodwill unless you can come up with a good reason to save it.

3. I just finished reading this book and I am in awe of the remarkable woman that Katie Davis is and am so inspired. My heart aches and is full of joy all at the same time after reading this book. It deserves a post all of its own, which will be coming...

4. Love this simple activity. Big numbers and clip on the right # of clothes pins. Math and fine motor in one activity. Score! (Perhaps put sticker dots- the same number as the number to make it easier for younger kids.)

5. Love this.

Happy Friday! Have a good weekend!

1.02.2015

5 on Friday

New Year and new goals for this little blog of mine. I started doing 5 on Friday before the exhaustion of my pregnancy took over and then with a sweet little boy joining us at the end of October the blog took a hit the rest of the year, but I would like to pick back up with 5 on Friday. 5 random and fun things... So here we go!

1. My January goal is to complete the Whole 30 challenge. It is basically Paleo. No dairy, grains, added sugars- natural or artificial and no legumes. Check it out here and wish me luck! I'm on day 2 and so far so good. 28 days to go! I can do hard things!

2. In attempt to get my kids to eat more veggies I made these delicious sweet potato, carrot, pumpkin muffins. I adjusted the recipe to work for us, so I will have to share it soon. Maybe for a What's Cookin Wednesday, if I can get that going again. I would also like to make this recipe of Hidden Veggie Mac n Cheese.

3. This bookmark is on my wish list.

4. Fun fact. On my husband and my first date, which happened to also be our first time meeting, I made a wish that he would be "the one." I really liked him. On our second date which was the very next day we were both talking about getting married.

5. Thought this was a cute idea. Use cupcake liners for mason jar lids.

Happy Friday! Enjoy your weekend!

8.15.2014

5 on Friday

1. We are celebrating our 5 year anniversary this December, but with a new baby arriving in early november we decided to make Hawaii our destination to celebrate next summer 2015. Oh how I wish I were there right now!