Potty Training and the Work at Home Mom

Potty Training and the Work at Home Mom

I truly tip my hat to all you moms who have your toddlers potty trained. We have made several attempts to potty train Hanna and nothing has quite worked. She is now at the point where she runs to the potty after she has pooped and sits down, making a lovely poopy mess all over. With my new found feeling of competency I have decided to make a full fledged effort to help her get potty trained this week. We have already tackled getting her sleeping in her own bed, and falling asleep on her own and it’s going quite well. So far today, we have pooped in our pants, but no tinkles in our pants, but none on the potty either. IT seems unreal to me she hasn’t tinkled yet since she hasn’t gone since she got up this morning and has had lots to drink in...

Properity Prayer ~ Affirmations for Prosperity

Properity Prayer ~ Affirmations for Prosperity

Joe Vitale posted this beautiful Prosperity Prayer from Will Bowen, author of A Complaint-Free World, who says this is the greatest consciousness conditioner available to attract prosperity. Enjoy. The Prosperity Prayer Prosperity Affirmation (Read Aloud Every Day for 30 days) I am the source of all wealth. I am rich with creative ideas. My mind abounds with new, original, inspired thoughts.What I have to offer is unique, and the world desires it. My value is beyond reckoning. What the world needs and desires, I am ready to produce and give. What the world needs and desires, I recognize and fulfill. The bounty of my mind is without hindrance or limit. Nothing can stand in the way of my inspired creativeness. The overflowing power of God life energy overcomes every...

PB & J Chicken Stew

PB & J Chicken Stew

Image by consumatron via Flickr I’ve had a couple people ask me what Peanut Butter and Jelly Chicken stew is so I thought I’d share the recipe with you here. This recipe comes from my favorite CrockPot Cookbook ~ 300 Slow Cooker Favorites I’m not big on following the recipe when it comes to crock pot cooking. I just threw everything in the pot and let it cook. After a couple hours I stirred it all up and then let it cook for the rest of the cooking time. Here’s the real recipe from the book. Peanut Butter and Jelly Chicken Stew What you need: 8 skinless chicken breasts, thighs or drumsticks (Iused chicken quarters since I had a huge bag that was stuck together and I had to defrost the whole dang thing to use some for Morrocon chicken...

Fitness Friday ~ kinda not so much

Fitness Friday ~ kinda not so much

Here it is Fitness Friday ~ again.  This week has not been to great for my fitness journey. I have been eating ok including this ROCKING Morroccon Chicken Stew I made in the crock pot this week. However, the moving has been poor I must admit. I have fallen off the wagon when it comes to exercise. I haven’t gotten even one of my workouts done this week, which is really disappointing considering they only take 15 minutes a day. I’m still on the hunt for a Wii Fit, although truthfully, I’m not sure how much more motivated I’m going to be to turn that on either ~ although I do still have fun doing the boxing on Wii and haven’t played as much as I could I’m sure. It is so weird, how this consistency is so tied in with balance. I...

A First Time Parent’s Confession

A First Time Parent’s Confession

When I was pregnant I attended birthing classes, I ate right, I exercised (some), I created a birth plan. I felt in control and ready to roll. I knew how my birth was going to go, how my parenting was going to go, how my life was going to go. I’m not sure where I got all that confidence but it was there. Then came my birth. Despite taking care of myself very well, creating a birth plan and reading and researching everything I could possibly need to know to make informed decisions things went sideways. Whether it was because of some of my decisions or not I don’t know, but my birth did not go as planned, and my daughter ended up being in the NICU for a week after she was born. This week in the NICU was probably more traumatic for me than for her. I was...