I seriously underestimated the difficulty of juggling working, Davey, and trying to launch The Mommy Motions.
Side bar on napping: Right now, I am only able to get this down because I spent the last thirty minutes lulling Davey to sleep. We are trying to get him comfortable napping on his own, but like his Mama, he is a snuggle bug and likes to sleep close. So, currently, this is being written from my living room floor. Where, in the frequent event of Davey opening his eyes, he will see I am sitting right by him. My first attempt at a post I had him snoozing in my lap, but as I said earlier, I am also a sucker for a good snuggle and found myself napping right along with him. I have no regrets, this time is limited and one day he will no longer want to cuddle with his mom, so for now I take it whenever I can.
I meant to have everything up and running and starting BeachBody PiYo program this week, needless to say that did not happen. As I keep pushing my launch date I am starting to feel the pressure of “how will I ever have time for this?!” My answer to that is, I just have to make it happen. PiYo is just 30-60 minutes of your day depending on where you are in the program.
Here are three changes I have made to my behavior to add an extra hour to my day:
Daily Life Hacks:
1) Pumping on my commute: It may not be pretty and sometimes it is downright annoying but that alone has freed up 30 minutes of my day for working out
2) Weekly meal plans: Not only does this make me accountable to my diet, but having my dinners planned out ahead of time takes the stress off of what to make each night.
(You can see what the Zuck Crew is having for dinner this week at the end of this post!)
3) Using the dishwasher: This may sound like a “Duh” discovery, but I had been washing all of my pumping supplies and bottles by hand each night then used the microwave to sanitize them. This usually took me anywhere from 30-60 minutes each day! Now, I simply load up the dishwasher and go.
So today, I am not starting my PiYo challenge, but need something to get moving…Baby Yoga? We are going to give it a go after this nap, I will keep you all posted on how it goes!
Whats on the menu this week:
Monday: Spinach and Feta Chicken Sausage over Pasta with Asparagus
Tuesday: Steak Tacos! (I know we forgot the vegetable…fail)
Wednesday (Date Night!): Fillet with Potatoes Au Gratin and Green Beans
Thursday: Aldi Take and Bake Pizza
Friday: Lemon Dill Salmon over Couscous with Asparagus
Saturday: Meatloaf with Baby Baked Potatoes and Green Beans
Sunday: Crab Rangoon Stuffed Chicken with Broccoli
To all of us this week, hang in there and remember, you are absolutely rocking it!