Starting 2014 with ReInvention in mind!!

We had a wonderful Christmas here at the ReInvented Household. Baby A is loving her wooden play kitchen, Melissa & Doug food, and the other ecoconscious toys we got her. We managed to make it through the holidays without much waste or tons of unneeded junk. *happy dance!* We enjoyed a smartphone free Christmas day and spent every moment making memories with Baby A. It was such a wonderful day and I cherish the memories we made.

How was your Christmas/holiday?

In addition, the New Year was just as wonderful. I spent it at home with Hubby and Baby A :) In the past, Hubby and I would go out to New Years parties and other places, but now that we have Baby A, it is just so wonderful to stay at home and make the holidays special for her. It was pretty uneventful that evening in the terms of celebration, we just enjoyed each others company. 

 During the day we started off New Years with some housecleaning & taking out the recycling....starting off the New Year clean & bright! Hubby and I got in a weightlifting workout at home & Baby A joined us! I also got to catch up on some sleep thanks to Hubby! It was wonderful and refreshing to start the New Year in such a great way.

Holiday season 2013 is a whirlwind, starting with Baby A's birthday on November 22nd, 2013 and ending on my birthday January 9th, 2014. A month before that was Hubby's birthday October 9th! In between we had a birthday party for Baby A, Thanksgiving, our 3rd wedding anniversary, my big test (I passed!! YAY!!), family Christmas celebrations, Christmas day, and New Years. 

Lots of fun and stress all bundled into one!

It was a great holiday season, I am happy for life to get some what back to normal, although not calm.

Even though I am now a certified personal trainer, I am still in school. I have more certifications to complete for my Master Personal Trainer certification....by August 2014. So there will be a lot more of studying and tests. Hubby and I decided to start school about the same time, and his is no piece of cake, so he too is studying super hard at the same time.

In the mean time, Baby A is potty training (sort of) and learning new things every day! 

Right now she is working on Spanish and colors! She already knows ABC's, can count to 14 ( sometimes higher), and knows most of her shapes! Her favorite spanish word is 'sopa'! The one color she remembers is pink. 

I couldn't be more happy and busy at the same time. Though this has kept me from more frequent & fun blog posts, I have to say that I will have a ton to write about when things slow down. 

Never a dull moment in the ReInvented Household. 

ALLLLLLLL of that being said.....

I have kept every New Years resolution for the past 6 years, many years having made several....this year will be no different.

I am entering into 2014 with ReInvention in mind :) I have set several goals to better myself and I cannot wait to see how this year turns out!

Thank you for taking the time to catch up with me! I would love to catch up with you!....

What are your goals for 2014?

Where Have I Been?

I am back as you all have noticed (hopefully you missed me while I was gone)!
I posted the Naturally Fresh Deodorant Review. It really is a great deodorant. I tried it out for a month before reviewing it to make sure that it worked, and it does!! I am so happy to have found this company as they are the new deodorant in our household ( we threw out the others).

I will be posting a review for The Better Chip soon! They asked me to try their Spinach and Kale flavor, and it is delicious. I am editing some pictures and should have it posted shortly!

Unfortunately, I have not had as much time for blogging over the past month as I had previously, however things are slowing down a bit now so I will be able to post a little more... even if not daily I am hoping to post once or twice a week!

So....where have I been?

Being a mom.

Dr's appointments, errands, responsibilities, etc. I make our lotions, chapsticks, and other household goods from scratch...I make all of our meals from scratch too. This is time consuming. Add in diaper laundry and spending quality time ( most important!) with Hubby and Baby A...this has left me going to bed way late.

Unfortunately I was only sleeping 3 hours or so a night, I totally drained my body to the point where the Dr. thought I might have mono. Thank goodness I didn't. However, my lack of sleep was flaring up my fibromyalgia and bringing my body down....add in stress and responsibility....it was the perfect storm. 

I have been focusing on trying to get much needed rest when I do have free time.

Thankfully I am completely healthy! The Dr. said all of my numbers are good! Even my vitamin levels!!

:)

I was incredibly happy to hear yesterday that I am indeed in perfect health and all I need to do is sleep and stress less.

Have you ever let life get the best of you?

Stress, not enough sleep?

How did you "bounce back"?

I am happy to be back and have so many plans for this fall. 

I have some body care recipes to be posting soon hopefully, and finally posting some fitness progress pictures too!

Please keep reading as there is more coming soon!

Posts You May Have Missed! Monday Recap!

I decided to start posting the previous weeks posts every Monday, this way you can catch up if you haven't been able to follow daily.

Since this is the first time I will be catching up the past 2 weeks.

Posts you may have missed from week :

February 4-10, 2013

• Valentine's Day Ideas
• We Drink Clay!
• Does Gluten Cause Weight Gain?
• Thankful Thursday: Cuddles & Sunshine

Previous Week:

January 28- February 3, 2013

• Ask Me Monday....and More!
• Thankful Thursday: It's the Small Things.
• Getting My Body Back After Baby: 1 Year Later.

I hope you enjoy catching up on posts!! 

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Be Happy Healthy & Strong,

Lolli