It is finished!

     I can smell the sweet scent of victory! I am so relieved to be finished with this semester. This has been a challenging one. I love and thrive on challenges but it seems this one was taking too long. These next couple of weeks I will be preparing my mind for the next ten weeks. I keep telling myself just to focus on the stepping stones to my goal. It seems so far away until graduation and yet it is only 2 1/2 years. My daughters will not even both be in kindergarten. Life is looking up. This semester is coming to an end and so is winter. We have 35 days until spring!

Staying fit under stress

    This is a point that I used to ponder. How do I get in shape and stay in shape while my life keps moving at a faster pace than what seems possible to handle? Make a schedule for all that you want to accomplish in a day and incorporate your exercise into your everyday duties. Run in place while watching your favorite show. Do lunges while working in the kitchen. Get your kids involved and you will have included precious family time. Keeping yourself healthy is not only a gift to you but to your family and friend as well. I have found tha making slow, gradual changes has helped me adapt to a healthier lifestyle.

Snow days......

     These are the days that our schedules get rearranged. The games get pulled out and excess messes are made. I know my daughters to not go to school yet but my three-year-old does go to preschool. Those couple hours that she is gone does make a big difference. We are getting tired of being stuck inside all the time. A coupe days ago we made a large tent with chairs and lots of blankets for our picnic lunch. We even had a flashlight in our tent to see. The girls ate their food better than they had in a while. Now it is asked every day to do it again.
     By the way, I am ready for springtime. Better yet, summer! This cold stuff is not friendly and brings out the worst in us. On the bright side, we are closer to spring than we are to the beginning of winter. =)
     I know that this has nothing to do with what I am writing but this is something that I have on my heart. People need to be careful with medications and food interactions and drug interactions. Your doctor needs to be told any medications that you are on in order to figure out what would be safe to prescribe for you. For instance, common aspirin can cause nutritional problems. It decreases the absorption of vitamin C in leukocytes and impairs the protein-binding ability of folate. Previously I was not aware of how careful we need to be with drugs and supplements. People think that because it is a vitamin or mineral supplement it is safe. You need to work with a nutritionist or Registered Dietician to figure out if it is alright for you to take.
                Have a fantastic weekend!

                                  Reference

Stanfield, P., Hui, Y., (2010). Nutrition and Diet Therapy. Sudbury: Jones and Barlett Publishers, LLC.