Our own personal trainer!

Liz (who previously posted on exercising) has an awesome blog on everything healthy--mind, body, & soul! She just became a certified personal trainer and is an awesome person all round! Check out her site here and I'll add it to the sidebar for future use.

Thanks Liz for being such a wonderful knowledgeable source...and for sharing it!

Back to School!

It's just about that time for most everyone to send the chillins back to school. Here's a fun little idea to give to those you know starting back.

Fill a pencil box with some things the student will need and decorate the outside with some stickers. It's a fun way to give a little gift to help them get excited for school again.

Now I geared mine towards kindergarten/1st grade--but if you're wanting to do it for older kids there's plenty of things out there to use in place of the pencil box & fillers--have fun and surprise a neighbor, friend, relative, or your own child with it!

I got all of this @ Walmart in their school section for cheap-- pencil box - .97 sharpener(pk of 2) - .50 mini composition book - .77 pencil pack(10) - .50 blunt scissors - .60 crayons - .22 colored pencils - .88 glue stick(pk of 3) - .60 TOTAL: $5.04

Making Exercise a Habit

 One of the problems we all face when it comes to exercising is having the motivation to actually DO it. :) Here is something I have found helpful when it comes to this. First thing in the morning, right after going to the bathroom and brushing my teeth, I put on all of my workout clothes - including my gym shoes. I do this because once my exercise clothes are ON, I'm more likely to actually exercise before getting ready for the day. If you make a habit of putting your workout clothes on FIRST thing in the morning, it will give you some added motivation to get out and work that body! 

P.S. This blog is a WONDERFUL idea Ashley! Thanks for inviting me to be part of it!