A Good Nights Sleep

Getting a good nights sleep is an important step in staying healthy. It keeps us focused & helps us function more thoroughly throughout our long busy days.  I found this great article that gives 8 tips to getting that restful nights sleep we all need.  Sweet dreams to all!

Just Wanted to Share...

I am a big fan of The Biggest Loser and its host, Alison Sweeney.  I also love Days of Our Lives which Alison is on.  She has a really great site, AlisonSweeney.com, that I wanted to share with everyone.  On it she gives great tips on being a Mom, working out & staying fit, hair & make up tips, and much more. I'm sure there are lots who already know about her site, but for those that don't here is your chance to check it out.  I really liked her post this morning on how she had to be away from her family to do some publicity, and her son was really sad about her having to leave.  In her post she tells us what she did to cheer him up, and I thought it to be very creative.  She has her new book out called The Mommy Diet, which looks to be a really good read for moms out there that need to remember to also take care of themselves.  I really need to buy that!  And here is another fun post she had this morning. Enjoy!

A Day In The Life Of...

After getting the kids & hubby out the door I started my day off with Kendall Hogan's Bootcamp Cal Burn on Exercise TV.  I totally recommend this exercise routine.  To me Kendall's routines are easy to follow yet effective calorie burning workouts, and believe me I need the easy to follow workouts because I'm not very coordinated.

Took my shower then chatted on the phone with my sis for I think about an hour and a half. Wow....I'm amazed at the time that can pass while chit chatting on the phone.  About the first half was talk of business, but then it did turn to talk of our kids and the crazy things we as parents go through...won't get into any specifics on that though.  To quote my nephew Owen, "Some things we just don't share".

Steps to Staying Motivated With Your Work Out

I found this on Prevention.com and wanted to share.  In this post Chris Freytag gives some advice on key steps to take for sticking with your fitness goal.  Chris Freytag is a personal trainer and has many exercise DVD's on the market.  I found her on Exercise TV and fell in love with her exercise routines.  She also has her own website.  So check out both and happy exercising everyone!

Better Safer Products

Due to the pressure in today's marketplace to cut prices, manufacturers are cutting the quality of their products.
This means using cheaper ingredients or diluting their products with water.  Large national chains bully the manufacturers to cut their prices in order to get shelf space.  Here is a great article on how you can and should buy better safer products.   I have converted my house to these products and can honestly say they really work. Most important, by using these products I am keeping myself and my family safe from toxins that are found in grocery store brand cleaners.