Lifestyle

I wanted to share with you some of my recent Amazon finds that I’m into. I swear I get an amazon package on my porch weekly and kinda forget what I ordered… do you guys do this too? So you can say am an amazon hoarder. It’s just so easy with that prime shipping! And sometimes I’ll get it the next day, which is insane and makes me spend way too much money, but I’ve got some goodies that are worth it! These are all super random! For the Kids and I.

$10 Work Out Tank this comes in so many colors! How can you beat $10. I actually think it washes pretty good for how cheap it is, so good buy.
$10 Work Out Tank same brand, but this is a cross back one and the other isn’t. Same thing, comes in so many colors!
Bpa Free Think Baby Sippy. I started using this when Liv was 7 months old. I love it because the nipple seems close to a bottle and it’s super easy for her to grab and drink out of.
Dr Marten knock offs. For Oaks of course. I ordered them in a size 1 kid and a toddler size 10 because I loved them so much. They’re literally the same quality just without the name. I’m all about buying quality and sometimes knock off can be super cheap and just not worth it. But I’ve found that these are holding up so well (and they’re kids shoes ya know… they don’t wear them long) and they’re 1/2 the price!
GOOtensils. These are so much easier for babies to eat from, than your normal spoon. The spoon has the divot so its harder from them to use skills to get it out. I’ve loved these from months 6-10 months. Liv is more going for taking pieces of food and putting it in her mouth lately. More about it in 6 HOMEMADE PUREES
Laird Superfood Creamer. Guys, this has been life changing. His products are SO CLEAN and so delicious. I love the cacao, mint chocolate and regular creamer. I put two tablespoons in my coffee each morning. His Instafuel is BOMB too. I drink that in the afternoons to get work done while my babysitter comes over.
Hu Chocolate. This chocolate is refined sugar free and dairy free. No bad stuff in it. I love the taste of it! I always like a little something but trying to cut white sugar out of my diet. And this helps so much to do that! I have a couple tablespoons and I’m good.
Pink Salt Rock night lights. So these are supposed to calm down the wind down at night. It’s like a warm amber glow. I turn them on as well as lamps at 8pm every night. We turn down all of our lights to get ready for bed and this has helped everyone in the family TREMENDOUSLY. I have one in Oaks room and my bathroom. I turn his off at bedtime and then leave ours on in our bathroom all night long.
Favorite False Lashes Ever. These definitely aren’t your every day lash, but I mean you definitely can wear them as a day lash, but I only wear these when I go out or take photos. I’m not kidding, they make your eyes pop! Their is something about the shape. They’re mink too so they are much easier to get them on, rather than that thick stick like strips that I hate.

My vision for this year is to grow in ways I haven’t yet. I wanted to really hone in on my spiritual growth and work on any past issues I’ve been shoving under the rug, or toxic relationships I need to step away from. I really wanted to work on becoming more aware of my patterns and habits. What I spend my time on and what I give energy to. So that leads to what I do each morning and night and how I set the tone of my day!

You guys know I’m very strategic about how I spend my mornings. I’m in no way perfect! These things I’m about to share are THE GOAL. I really try to do this every single day and so far I’m nailing it this year, but that doesn’t mean life doesn’t happen and I don’t do them, because hello I’ve got two kids. That shit is unpredictable.

So here are 5 things I do every single morning before I even touch my phone. It literally stays plugged in across the room in my bedroom on the floor until the following is done.

Wake up at 6am, brush my teeth and say my morning mantra in my head, here is what I repeat… my body is rested and my mind is clear, I’m going to have a great day, the universe supports my desires today, I’m nonresistant, fearless and open for abundance, I abandon my old habits and take up new, more positive ones. I am blessed with a wonderful family and great friends… I feel like I change them up a lot, but those are the basic ones that have changed my mindset and help me reset throughout my entire day. Then I’ll drink coffee and nurse Liv.
Make breakfast for the kids and myself. This usually means I feed them and hopefully throw some oatmeal down for myself, but this is a special moment every morning because it’s quiet and we sit and eat together. Meanwhile I don’t have my phone with me at all.
Make my bed. I’ve always done this. There is something about making your bed that just gets your life together instantly, am I right?
Send Oaks off to school, put Liv down for a nap.
Mediate for 10 minutes using the headspace app, journal for 2 mins, then work out.

These things set the tone of my day. Why? Because I get to choose how my day goes. Not by picking up my phone and immediately thinking about what others are doing and responding and reacting to things. That gives me anxiety just saying that haha. You’re immediately raising cortisol levels by waking up with your phone. Think about it this way, would you want 30 people walking into your room RIGHT as you wake up, telling you bad news, asking you how to curl your hair like that, or telling you they worked out already this morning, etc… you get it. Information overload and that would be so overwhelming. You wouldn’t want that. So why wake up with your phone. It’s just like that.

You are already on the defense and in fight or flight mode. Thats the way I look at it and I’ve noticed it just makes me in a bad mood. We need to cleanse our life from media and phones, just like we need to cleanse our bodies. We need to recharge and reset or we’ll be a hot mess.

I’ve also noticed that looking at instagram while I’m around my kids sometimes makes me cranky and I don’t want to take that out on them. When I look through my DM’s and don’t have time to answer questions it can overwhelm me, which in turn puts me in a bad mood. So it’s important to not have it around them in the morning to just spend time together before the busy day starts.

By the time I do these things, It’s about 2-3 hrs after I wake up and I’m ready to take on the day. When bad news happens, or Oaks has several meltdowns, I’m so much more calm. I need to these things for my soul to be a good mom and person to others.

Like I said, I’m not perfect with it, but I strive to be consistent this year with it! Consistency is so key with everything you do in life.

Do we like posts like this? I just want to share my tips that have helped my mental health. Up soon is ways to protect your energy!