Can you believe I Was Nominated for the Liebster Award?! I want to say a huge THANK YOU to Julie at The Path To An Organized Tomorrow for the nomination! Not only did I get to take part in this awesome award I am also able to meet some amazing bloggers through the experience! What is the Liebster Award? I’m glad you asked. The Liebster Blog Award is given to bloggers by bloggers. It is a way to acknowledge each other and say “You’re doing a great job”. It is for blogs with 200 or fewer followers, so it’s also…
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I had an amazing Thanksgiving with family and friends, it is hard to believe that it’s Fall already! Sunday Social this week is fun and anything goes as long as it’s about fall! I love fall, well everything except adapting to the cold weather. The changing colors have to be my favorite part though. With Fall also comes lots of holidays that of course revolve around family, and friends, and don’t forget about the food! I decided to do something a little different and a lot more wordless for this Sunday Social and make a fall fun list of all…
The kids have started their countdown which means it is time to get some fun Halloween games, activities, and crafts together for them. Thanks to Print Games Now I don’t have to search all over the internet! Print Games Now Halloween Pack For $19.95 you get 40 printable Halloween Party Games delivered instantly to your inbox! How can you go wrong with that? It includes games for all ages including: Teen Terrors Mad Libs – who doesn’t love a good Mad Lib? Pin the Head on The Monster – the kids LOVED playing this Naughty Or Nice? Coloring Game -…
I have the privilege of reviewing Secrets of Meditation: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Personal Transformation by Davidji through Hayhouse and I just say what a wonderful company they are, they reach a vast audience and provide books not only for mind body spirit but also catered to the individuals who are looking to get into cooking, as well as many fiction and non-fiction titles. While reading Secrets of Meditation the author walks you through the book as if you don’t know much about meditation and teaches you about the different aspects involved in the different practices of meditation as…
I’m not sure if you can tell or not but I’m extremely excited to be a new PTPA Blogaholic!! What is that you might ask?! Well, let me tell you… PTPA Media is the leading product awards program with the largest parent-testing community and seal of approval recognized worldwide. Parent Tested, Parent Approved by a community of parents across North America! So not only do I get to be a blogaholic and share posts with all the other fantastic bloggers out there but I get to keep you up to date on all the least and greatest new award winning products…
We’re in week 1 of our 90 day journey together and this vlog for Task Thursday is all about taking our first steps! If you missed last week’s vlog, you can view it here at Start Your Journey. I don’t ever script my vlog I just go with the flow when I make them so I tend to ramble a bit but I really don’t know how to script them and to me this is a little more real so I hope you enjoy it! A quick recap of your homework: 1. Pick 1 HABIT to change this week 2.…
Wow, it is October already another month has come and gone in the blink of an eye. In Canada Thanksgiving is less than a week away so I’m sharing with you one of our family favorite turkey dinner sides! A twist on the traditional American side I bring you my sweet potato side dish, guaranteed to be a yummy addition to your next big family meal! I realized I don’t have a picture for this one yet so that will be my goal this long weekend! Sweet Potato Side Recipe Type: Side Author: Real Momma Prep time: 5 mins Cook…
It is the last Sunday of September can you all believe it? Wow how time flies when you’re trying to juggle kids, work, a house, marriage, and a life! Enjoy this Sunday Social as I take you way back when… 1. What do you miss most about being a kid? I always think about this when I’m playing with the kids and I have to honestly say the innocence and imagination, when I was a kid anything was possible and nothing could hold me back. Now, well that’s a different story even though I’ve been working on moving past the…
Thanks for joining me once again for Sunday Social! The best part about answer these questions is it gets me to dig a little deeper into me and share with all of you! Come join me next week 🙂 1. What is something you have wanted to do but are afraid of? I don’t even know where there is I’ve been skydiving so really there isn’t much that actually scares me, I guess you could say I’m afraid to do a figure competition (body building but the more toned variety not super muscles) because I don’t want to lose so…
I woke up early this morning as the boys were headed out to go hunting and decided to watch a movie ALONE in BED because as a Mom this hardly ever happens and I knew that the kids wouldn’t be up for at least a few hours. I also grabbed my computer and checked my email…I know can you say addicted? Anyways, I realized it is the end of September already and time is flying by. This brought me to the realization that I need to get my butt in gear and actually stick to being and staying organized…
Ok, I’m not going to lie to you guys this week I am a little crazy busy and trying to do the best I can with juggling all my responsibilities this week so this Task Thursday is a day late so I’m calling it Follow Up Friday! Inspiration In·spi·ra·tion [in-spuh-rey-shuhn]: the result of an inspired activity. In·spired [in-spahyuhrd]: aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural divine influence. Basically inspiration can mean many things to many people for me it is the reminder to keep moving forward in a way that is truthful to myself and I…
It is that time again, Sunday Social! I’m on a roll and really enjoying answering these quick questions every Sunday. Please join me and link up! 1. 5 items you can’t live without on a daily basis (water, food, shelter, and clothes dont count) I’d have to say coffee and not just one good cup but usually a whole pot, my blackberry – without this I would forever lost, a large purse – it is good for so many things and can double as a kid entertainment centre, wi-fi that goes without saying NECESSITY, and my kids – but maybe…
It is that time of week again, Task Thursday! This week I thought I should continue with the whole September Restart task and help you take those 3 goals and make some action steps to move you that much closer to accomplishing them!! I’m not going to lie I have been in kind of a funk since school started not really feeling the routines yet and just tired. Today was like a fresh start for me I have got so much done in the first 6 hours I was awake it is unbelievable. For me the turning point was…
We had a fun weekend and were able to get ahead on our meals this week which is why I’m so excited to share our multi-use chicken dinner with you all! When you’re busy you know how hard it is to make a home cooked meal every night, well this recipe is going to take a chicken and turn it into multiple meals! We got 5 meals from ours but we are 2 adults and 2 small kids. This recipe is going to be in two parts, first the chicken and second the stock! My advice for this is to…
Join me for this week’s Sunday Social as I introduce myself! If you’ve been following along come join me and link up too! 1. What is the name of your blog and how did you come up with it?? Real Momma – and it took me forever to come up with I knew I wanted something that would attract people and relate to who I am. The kids call me Momma, as my husband reminded me so he suggested I use that and the Real well that’s what I’m all about being real, truthful, honest, and full of life and…
Here it finally is the repurposing/reusing post I’ve been talking about! We did a makeover on an old makeup table for my daugther when she got her new bed and wanted a more grown up feeling to her room! We had a lot of fun and it was really cheap! The best part for me is I actually did it!! Supplies: 2 Cans Black Tremclad .5 metre of old fabric Stapler A couple tools – screwdriver and a hammer Total Makeover Cost $10! We learned a few things along the way like don’t get tremclad on your feet it is…
Here it is another Task Thursday and this week is all about the September Restart! You know what I mean that crazy time when the kids are going back to school and you’re trying to get back into a “normal” routine. I’m not sure if there is such thing as normal but we try :)! Take a peek at what I’m doing to get more organized A quick recap 1. Write down your goals on a calendar 2. Set 3 goals for yourself that are attainable, measurable, and push the limits 3. Grab my FREE printable, September Restart, to help…
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Its Monday and its time to check in on how you’ve been doing with getting back to you! If you think back to the post from Task Thursday, Back to School Back to You, what changes have you made in this past week to make your life a little easier and get back to the school routine?! I’ve had my talk with Cheyenne about what I expect from her now that it is back to school time and her idea was to set up her responsibility chart again as a reminder! She even added indoor chores so she can help…
It is that time, summer vacation s coming to an end and the kids are going back to school so join me as I wrap up Sunday with this Sunday Social! You can join in too just hop over to A Complete Waste of Makeup, grab the questions and link up! What was your favorite trip/vacation/activity this summer? This summer was pretty uneventful but I would have to say the adventures with the kids, they are starting to both try new things and be independent so we have a lot of fun. We were able to hike into a waterfall,…