life with a little less clutter, please!

 

This week has been insanely busy! like I can't think straight, my  head is spinning, baby is even sleep deprived busy! This week is VBS at our church, {of course, momma volunteered so we have to be there an hour early}so our days are super rushed trying to fit our 'normal' day in about 1/2 the time!

any folding volunteers?
4 loads of laundry that NEED folded, ironed, and put away!
Oh! and 3 more where that came from today!

And, it is fantastic pool weather so I'm trying to get us there as much as possible! {momma needs a sun tan...chubby looks much better tan}

This morning when my alarms went off I shut them down and went back to sleep. When I got up I felt like a failure...the first week and I'm already giving up! But, then I started thinking about how even thought we are swamped I still got up the other 4 days this week and DID IT! So what, if I needed a little extra sleep today, stress got to me and I needed to recoup!

So, back to the title of the post..."life with a little less clutter, please!" I tittle this because I was going to blog a mini series about cleaning out the clutter in all the hidden places in our home{the junk drawer, closet, dresser etc...} but after the craziness of this week I changed direction, it is going to be about cleaning out all the unnecessary 'crud' in our already busy lives{there may still be some cleaning the clutter in the home too...lets face that creates a lot of extra in our lives too}

For the next few weeks I'll be blogging about tips I am using to getting rid of 'life clutter' and 'stuff clutter' Join me as I try and simplify my life and create a peaceful living environment for my family!

 

Momma's Chicken Surprise

Is there a meal that just reminds you of being a kid,sitting at the dinner table {or t.v. tray on the sofa} with your parents. It transports you to the biggest worry you had was which toy to play with after dinner, if you could stay up 5 minutes later, or if you could go to DQ for dessert! Well, Momma's Chicken Surprise does that to me!

Momma's Chicken Surprise

Ingredients:

 {this meal is VERY flexible...3 chicken breast and potatoes feeds my family but you can add or take away to fit your needs...and mushrooms are delicious in this too!}

2-3 chicken breast cut into bit sizes
2-3 potatoes
1 bag of frozen broccoli {you could do fresh if preferred}
 garlic salt and pepper {or whatever your choice seasonings is}
non-stick cooking spray

Directions:
Spray skillet with LOTS of non-stick cooking spray {this takes way the butter aspect}
Place cubed chicken in  hot skillet season desired amount

Cook on medium heat and cook until almost all pink is gone
Add diced potatoes and season and spray again

Cook until almost tender
Add broccoli and simmer away juices

 



And, enjoy!

 

Linked up with:  House of Rose

it's the journey

Over the past few months I have been trying to lose weight but having little success. I am down 12lbs but that changes all too often I yo-yo{ up 2lb, down .5, up 1lb, down 2} and have been for 3-4 weeks! VERY frustrating and discouraging. But, I am now finally motivated and determined to drop another 20-30lbs over the year and WILL do it!

Friday while getting ready it clicked that I am sabotaging myself; I eat really good for a few days and then cave to the desire to eat junk food, soda, have heavy snacks at night and not exercise,ever.

All, of these unhealthy habits are hurting my diet and my self-esteem...it has to end. NOW! I have PCOS and being over weight makes it more pronounce and trying to conceive even harder. {who knows if we will have another but I don't need to make the odds of more difficult}And, my blood work showed I am at high risk in developing diabetes and lets face it no one wants that! {very prevalent in my family history too:( }

 

So, I set some alarms last night, posted them on instagram {for accountability}, to wake up at 5:50 and go and run! I didn't set any distance or extreme goals, lets face it I haven't 'ran' since I was 19!

And, I did it! I got up on the 1st alarm, got ready and took off 'running' {even if a turtle could've past me...I was still doing my best} I ran 1.25 miles and I am on cloud 9!

I am proud that I am doing this for my boys, hubs, and myself! I want to be healthy and active with them! I am so over sitting on the sidelines while life passes me by.

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Dukedate

It's time for another Dukedate:)

Duke is getting so big...this morning him and Bandit were sitting in similar positions and I noticed they are the same height! Holy moly! He is only 15 weeks old!

{Side story, we were taking him to the vet this weekend and out walks this 215 pound dog! Yay, you heard me right, 215lbs!...at that point I thought Duke was a lap dog!}

Duke has gone 4 days without an accident {or so I hope...otherwise I have a surprise I haven't found yet}

cheese, mom!

He is learning his name, what go outside means, and NO!

Duke is Zachary's best buddy, they follow each other around everywhere!

Dukedates are going to start being monthly! keep an eye out for one in July!

Take me out to the ball game

"Take me out to the ball game, buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks!"

This past week we took Zach to the ball game and rode the STL Metro {first experience on the Metro and that is a whole 'nother post!}. We had such a blast; hanging out, eating cotton candy and 'dogs', and taking pictures!

Zachary was adorable as he clapped along at the game, screamed 'go ballgame go', hollered for the Cotton Candy man every time he passed us {no, he only got one jumbo small bag of cotton candy}.

 

 

 

Zachary is at such a wonderful stage, I remeber when Gabe was this age and I loved it then too! {probably my favorite so far!} They are old enough to do fun things with but still young enough to be your itty bitty baby and snuggle up with at night!

We left before the game finished and they were losing BUT the Cards came back to win 5-2! Yay! {We must of been bad juju}

 

things I love thursday

Hello again,

It is time for another things I love Thursday! Horray! This week seemed to drag on with little energy but the babes and I did get lots of snuggling in!!

This thermostat may not look like much BUT I am beyond grateful for it! The people over at Swiss Air installed a Zoning System {makes one air conditioner run as 2...we have 4 thermostats and can therefore have our "zones" all at different temperatures}. Our upstairs for the past 2 years has been 85 in the summer and 60 in the winter whereas the rest of the house is NOT that temperature! We now have control of the temperature in our house! Hallelujah

An empty hamper to start the weekend off! I worked VERY hard on laundry yesterday to get to this point and I am SO excited..{and I just can't hide it...}

And, soaking up the summer sun with my baby {I still have a hard time recognizing he is a toddler...where did my itty bitty baby go? Slooooooooooooowwwww down time. Please!} at the subdivision pool!

muscle man!

Dukedate

Duke is growing like insanely fast! He has almost DOUBLED in size since we got him a mere month ago! CRAZY!!!!

He is completely loved by all in the family and he is TOTALLY in love with us too! Duke thoroughly enjoys rolling around in the grass and splashing in the hose! And, his favorite inside hobby is dumping out {splashing} in his water bowl! DRIVES MOMMA NUTS!!!!

We are still working on potty training! We are having issues with this! I think he is FINALLY getting it and then BAM another accident! UGH!!!


Check in next week for another Dukedate!