Week 6 Check-In – Slim Down For Summer Fitness Challenge

 

First I want to wish everyone a Happy Mother’s Day and I hope everyone was able to get some love and/or send some love. You probably have some good #CapturingMotherhood pictures. Make sure you share your pictures with the hashtag #capturingmotherhood on instagram/twitter or on my Facebook page. I would love to see them all! I am @funonadime on instagram.

Sorry for the delay in getting the Check-In up today. I keep “accidentally” falling asleep when I lay down my baby for naps. Great for me, not so good for my “what I would like to get done during nap time” list! And on that list is to de-Lego and de-Polly the house from our young ones new occupation of Ninja Roller. There are many perks to having a large gap between my two youngest, this is not one of them. :-D We have Lego’s and tiny Polly clothes everywhere! I knew this day would come, but she didn’t seem to insterested in rolling over a ton and then BAM! Now, she is 5 feet away within seconds. So, what time I am not being wooed into Cuddle-Sleep Land has been spent preventing my little one from getting her hands on all these wonderful small toys! At least I can count this as a workout, right? “Squat, pick up lego piece. Push up, pick up polly shoe.” Nice!

But, seriously, with that cute face smiling at you, it makes it all enjoyable! Now onto this week’s Check-In and Challenge…

 

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Welcome Back To Week 6 Check-In!

Two Weeks left! Are you ready for summer, yet? You still have time to make a difference on how you feel and look! What was your most successful week and what did you do to get the bests results (just feeling awesome and/or losing the most)? Remember do not get discouraged if you did not have a good week. We are building healthy habits.

Make sure to look at the bottom of this post for Week 7′s Bonus Points!

 

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***Make sure you FILL OUT THIS FORM to officially check-in ***

*This form will be closed Wednesday night at midnight.

 

Week 7 Bonus Points: Keep a food journal for 5 days this week. The goal is just a list of food you are eating (good or bad). How you make your list is up to you! I know there are some free phone apps that make this easy. I am planning on keeping it simple with paper and pencil and if I actually follow my meal plan I made for myself at thte beginning of the week, this should be pretty easy, right?  ;-) (1 points for each day = Max of 5 bonus points)

Let’s have fun and get into shape!!

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Win 2 Children’s Books – Fun for Summer {Giveaway}

 

As a member of the HappyFreebie.com Hive, I get to share some fun giveaways with you! This week we are giving away these 2 Children’s Books by Riley Weber.

 

Every home needs a good joke book or two, right? I am always on the lookout for books for the summer time and I know my son would love to get his hands on some Joke books and Tongue Twisters. And as a bonus, you can purchase these 2 for a discounted price now and enter to win them (click the GIVEAWAY tab below), too. If you end up winning them, you will get a refund! Nice right? Check out the reviews from my fellow blogging friends below if you want to learn more about them.

 

 
 

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Week 5 Check-In

 

Welcome Back To Week 5 Check-In!

Make sure to look at the bottom of this post for Week 6′s Bonus Points! Three weeks left!!!

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***Make sure you FILL OUT THIS FORM to officially check-in ***

*This form will be closed Wednesday night at midnight.

Week 6 Bonus Points: Eat minimum of 5 full servings of fruits and veggies daily (for 6 days). That’s 5 together total, not 5 fruits and 5 veggies. Bonus points possible: 6 (1 point for each day you accomplish this)! Note: According to cdc.gov’s calculator for active women (which we are because we are working out, right?), we are supposed to have 2 cups fruits and 3 cups veggies daily. Here is a visual of what makes a cup of fruit and veggies for anyone needed a little more information…What counts as a cup of fruit and vegetables?

Let’s have fun and get into shape!!

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UPDATE 5/7: Click the link below to see the total points for all participants so far. Great job everyone!

Week 4 Score Totals

May Family Challenge – { #CapturingMotherhood }

In honor of May and Mother’s Day let’s capture a little bit of motherhood….

The Challenge:

With phones, ipads and cameras all around us, there are plenty of opportunities to snap a quick picture of our children every day.

How many times are YOU in the photo?

The goal is to get in the photo, post on your blog and Facebook OR share on Instagram or Twitter and hash tag your photo with #CapturingMotherhood!

Create. Play. Get in the moment, create the memory, capture and share!

Life is short. Enjoy it, show & share it especially with our little ones.

A Big Thanks to Shannon over at Bella Bean Photography for letting us join in on the fun she started on Instagram. Every Mom should be captured a little more!

Link up with us! Share this button on your Instagram, Facebook & or blog!
Don’t forget to add your hashtag #Capturingmotherhood
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Brought To You By:

The Family Network

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True Aim Education

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Capturing Motherhood via {Instagram & Blog}

 

I am so excited to be teaming up and starting this new project! My friend Shannon came up with the idea a couple of months and I loved the idea. Are you ready to join in? Oh come on you know you wanna!

Well this gives us ALL a reason to get in the photo with our loves. Some people LOVE to be in front of the camera some HATE it. I can’t say I LOVE it but I do love the memory I am creating and the story it tells. Make sense? Do I wish I looked perfect in every photo, wait is their a perfect photo? Oh ok. Whew. Well actually after four kids I am happy with having my hair looking normal and that I’ve managed to get somewhat dressed for the day and out of my pj’s!

There’s plenty of moments we capture of our children each day, with our phones, ipads or cameras.

How many times are YOU in the photo?

The goal is to get in the photo, post and share on Instagram and hash tag your photo!

Create. Play. Get in the moment, create the memory, capture and share!

Life is short. Enjoy it, show & share it especially with our little ones.

Feel free to link up on your blog! It will be posted here and on instagram.
I’m teaming up with the very talented Shannon over at Bella Bean Photography to help co-host this fun project!
Each week on Thursday we will post our “Capturing Motherhood” moments on instagram.
Feel free to add us and join in the fun!
Find me {Shannon} on Instagram @ Bellabeanphoto
Find {Michelle} Fun on a Dime @Funonadime

Link up with us! Share this button on your Instagram, Facebook & or blog!
Don’t forget to add your hashtag #Capturingmotherhood

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Fun Facts & Tips:

*Make sure you are in the photo each week
*{POSTS are every THURSDAYS via Instagram….
all other sources such as a blog, twitter and or Facebook pages are optional}
*Capture play, crafts, cleaning, your day to day life, something fun you want to share & capture!
*If using a phone, get an app on your smart phones that has a camera with a timer so you can get in that shot!
More info to come! Lets get started, next Thursday we will start and share!
Ready… set…. go!
*All photos on this post are property of Bella Bean Photography. I love them all!

Mothers Who Know – The Ultimate Mom Planner {Review}

 

I am so excited to have this opportunity to receive a Mothers Who Know 2013 Planner from Mormon Mommy Planner and share with you my experience with you.  Wait, not Mormon? There is a non-LDS version coming out soon, so keep reading and see how awesome this planner is!

I love to plan, but I am horrible at keeping all my notes and dates, in my head and on random scratch paper, all together. I once had an idea to put a binder together with important dates, traditions, kid wish lists, important passwords, etc, but it has been years and I still have not done it! That is why I am loving the Mothers Who Know Planner.

The Mother’s Who Know Planner has all my random idea lists, calendars, holiday planning and so much more all in one handy little book that fits nicely into the side of my diaper bag. Yes, my phone is handy and small too, but I get easily distracted on it, hence not calendaring very well on it. And when my kiddos see me on my phone they think they should get some of their own tech time right then.With my planner make notes that I need to, look forward a few months and start planning ahead all while I am sitting in my car waiting to pick up kiddos from school or while at sports practice. And next year, I can look back at my 2013 planner and easily see what my plans were, traditions I want to carry over, and notes from things we did each month.

Each month is seperated by a tab and has a different paper print and color making it easy to move between months and sections.

The planner includes, just to name a few:

  • Holiday Planning Pages
  • Gift-Giving & Thank you Pages
  • Kids & Marriage Pages – a section that you can list ideas when you think of them for future gifts(love this!)
  • Monthly Planner – Where I keep my appointments and monthly going ons
  • Weekly Planners – let’s you track 3 different categories of your choice
  • Journal Pages
  • Food Storage Checklist – Space to track 72 hour, 3 month and long term, too
  • Mini Meal Planners
  • Vacation Planner – Do you make lists of what to pack before you go on vacation? I do!
  • Year Goals and Bucket List Pages

 

For the LDS Mom, it also includes:

  • FHE Planner
  • Sunday Lessons & Teaching Pages
  • Visiting Teaching Page – Fantastic, because I am always misplacing my new sister’s information!
  • Scripture Reading Check-off List
  • Proclamation to the Family

I honestly cannot think of anything else I would like to add to this planner. It has everything I have been skeeming to put together and so much more. Plus, it looks way cuter!

This below is one of the features I used most, the weekly planner. It includes a section to track lists, notes, goals, scripture reading/prayer/exercise/, meal plans and 3 sections that I can track weekly. I can change it up as needed. Right now, I use two of the 3 sections to track daily notes about my kiddos (funny quotes, milestones, etc.) and the other to plan my blog posts.

Right now you can order a planner for Mother’s Day with a discount. Check out their Facebook page for more details and to snag a code for the discount. AND for those insterested in a non-religious based Mom Planner, keep a lookout on their FB page as well, because it is in the works!

 

* Product was provided to supplement this review. All opinions are 100% my own, if you cannot already tell!

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