To my subscribers,
I know a lot of you have been messaging me to make sure I have been alright since I have been making less videos and writing less. I want to thank all of you for your concern and just let everyone know that I just have been enjoying my break from school and concentrating on spending time with Braiden and Andrew. I feel I finally have had time to sit down and breathe. Going to college full-time during the semester you are due to deliver is a challenge and a half. Despite missing a week of school for pre- term labor and a week when Andrew was born I was still able to maintain a 3.0 and finish a class my college professor said that no one had ever finished. I do not often give myself credit but for once I can honestly say I am proud of myself.
I start back to college on Tuesday for a summer class and I can honestly say I am excited. I love the feeling of school. I love studying, yes I am weird but I know each class gets me one step closer to providing a better life for my children.
Again thank all of you that have continued to follow me. I hope you will hang in there with me there are a lot of upcoming exciting events in our lives.
p.s. Alex and I are still going strong <3
With all my appreciation and love,
Lindsey
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Food journal/exercise journal 5/9/2013
Breakfast: 2 egg omelet with mushrooms, onions, tomato, fresh parsley, and spinach.
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Turkey Sandwich on whole grain
snack: Cliff bar
Dinner: Chicken noodle soup (Progresso light)
snack: Glass of fat free organic milk
Drinks: 1 gallon of water (Yes I actually drank an entire gallon of water)
Exercise: c25k (I started the wrong day lol so I ended up doing week 2 day 1) I finished it :)))
It ended up being 30 minutes on the treadmill doing jogging intervals.
15 minutes on the stationary upright bike
Ab workout (crunches, alternating elbow to knee crunches, planks, reverse crunches)
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Turkey Sandwich on whole grain
snack: Cliff bar
Dinner: Chicken noodle soup (Progresso light)
snack: Glass of fat free organic milk
Drinks: 1 gallon of water (Yes I actually drank an entire gallon of water)
Exercise: c25k (I started the wrong day lol so I ended up doing week 2 day 1) I finished it :)))
It ended up being 30 minutes on the treadmill doing jogging intervals.
15 minutes on the stationary upright bike
Ab workout (crunches, alternating elbow to knee crunches, planks, reverse crunches)
Saturday, May 4, 2013
I think one of my biggest pet peeves on the more serious side has to be someone who speaks out of ignorance. By ignorance I mean someone who is close minded to facts about a particular situation or subject. In this instance I mean mental illness.
Having depression, anxiety, or panic attacks. I have all three. There are tons of reasons a person becomes depressed or starts having anxiety or panic attacks. It can be a chemical imbalance, a bad relationship, heredity, etc. I have heard so many people make comments such as, "Oh, just get over it." "Just be happy." "You just need to change the way you think." "You need a vacation." "Get some sleep."
It isn't that easy! You cannot just sleep it away. You cannot just say, "Hey I am going to be happy today." It isn't that easy. I am quite sure I have tried it.
Thankfully I can say the past week or two that the black cloud does seem to be lifting but I still have my moments. I honestly feel going to the gym and getting out of the house more often has helped. The weather is getting warm enough to take the boys outside and for walks. Btw, did you know that when you are exercising that your body releases endorphins that can make you happy :)))) Well release away
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Mommy blog Tag!
I have done this tag a while back (On You tube Lindsandbaby) but I wanted to do an updated blog tag or questionnaire. It is neat to go back and see how my answers have changed. Hope you enjoy!
Tag Questions:
1. Are you a SAHM or working mom? I guess it depends on if you consider vlogging/blogging a job. I do it from home but I also work 6 hours a week (I did decrease from 8 after Andrew was born) at my college. That will be over though at the end of this month.
2. Would you have it any other way? FOR ME I just want to have a career so that I can give my children the best of everything. I also want to always be self sufficient.
3. Do you co-sleep? Yes I do. I am extremely careful and I do not do it all the time.
4. One must have gear for baby? A bouncy seat! Andrew or Braiden likes sleeping in a crib. Both also have mild forms of reflux and the angle of the bouncy seat allowed enough elevation to make sure digestion was easier. I recommend the snuggle monkey seat.
5. How many kids do you plan on having? 3. I want to try for a girl in about 5-6 years.
6. Date night? How many nights (or day) per month? MAYBE one if I am lucky!
7. Your child's favourite show? Andrew doesn't watch Tv but Braiden loves Mickey Mouse and Dora and a lot of PBS shows.
8. Name 1 thing you bought before you had your baby and you never ended up using? With Andrew we only had a girls name picked out which was Arianna and with Braiden I had picked out Brandon at first and Madison for a girl.
9. Your child's favourite food? Braiden LOVES fruit. He will pick that over anything unhealthy any day of the week. He loves Bananas, Cantaloupe, Honey Dew melon, strawberries, watermelon. He still isn't a meat eater but he does eat a little fish and chicken if its on a sandwich. Andrew, well he likes booby milk ;)
10. How many cars does your family have? I have my own car. My mom and brother also have their own cars.
11. Weight gain before pregnancy, during and after, and now? I gained 37 pounds with Braiden and lost it all and then some after I had him. With Andrew I gained 35 and I am around 4-6 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight.
12. Dream vacation with your kiddos? Disney!
13. Dream vacation without the kiddos? I am not sure that I would enjoy a vacation without my boys. I mean I would love to go to an amusement park for a day but that's about it.
14. How has your life changed since your baby has been born? I would need a lot more space than this to explain. Being a mother at any age is not easy. Forget sleep, forget a social life, be prepared to lose friends. Add college to that and you get even less sleep not to mention having to be away from the boys. Your relationship will either get stronger or you will have a lot of issues that you will need to work through and for a lot of couples it isn't possible to even work through them. Yes, there have been a lot of changes with Alex and I since Andrew was born. We have done extremely well in working through them. You can also pretty much say goodbye to alone time lol. I could go on for AGES.
15. Finish the sentence: "It makes my heart melt to see......" It makes my heart melt to see Braiden kiss and love Andrew.
16. Where do you shop for your kids? Carters, Old Navy, TJ Maxx, Target
17. Favourite make-up and skin care products? I love Urban Decay, Benefit and MAC. I also love the new CK lipsticks. I love the cetaphil moisturizer.Check out my beauty channel on youtube (havesomelindsagna)
18. Huggies or pampers ? Pampers.
19. Have you always wanted kids? No, before I had Braiden I wasn't sure if I ever wanted ANY children.
20. Best part about being a mom? The unconditional love and the boys doing new things. Seeing their excitement when they know you are proud of them. Their smiles. Their cuddles.
Tag Questions:
1. Are you a SAHM or working mom? I guess it depends on if you consider vlogging/blogging a job. I do it from home but I also work 6 hours a week (I did decrease from 8 after Andrew was born) at my college. That will be over though at the end of this month.
2. Would you have it any other way? FOR ME I just want to have a career so that I can give my children the best of everything. I also want to always be self sufficient.
3. Do you co-sleep? Yes I do. I am extremely careful and I do not do it all the time.
4. One must have gear for baby? A bouncy seat! Andrew or Braiden likes sleeping in a crib. Both also have mild forms of reflux and the angle of the bouncy seat allowed enough elevation to make sure digestion was easier. I recommend the snuggle monkey seat.
5. How many kids do you plan on having? 3. I want to try for a girl in about 5-6 years.
6. Date night? How many nights (or day) per month? MAYBE one if I am lucky!
7. Your child's favourite show? Andrew doesn't watch Tv but Braiden loves Mickey Mouse and Dora and a lot of PBS shows.
8. Name 1 thing you bought before you had your baby and you never ended up using? With Andrew we only had a girls name picked out which was Arianna and with Braiden I had picked out Brandon at first and Madison for a girl.
9. Your child's favourite food? Braiden LOVES fruit. He will pick that over anything unhealthy any day of the week. He loves Bananas, Cantaloupe, Honey Dew melon, strawberries, watermelon. He still isn't a meat eater but he does eat a little fish and chicken if its on a sandwich. Andrew, well he likes booby milk ;)
10. How many cars does your family have? I have my own car. My mom and brother also have their own cars.
11. Weight gain before pregnancy, during and after, and now? I gained 37 pounds with Braiden and lost it all and then some after I had him. With Andrew I gained 35 and I am around 4-6 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight.
12. Dream vacation with your kiddos? Disney!
13. Dream vacation without the kiddos? I am not sure that I would enjoy a vacation without my boys. I mean I would love to go to an amusement park for a day but that's about it.
14. How has your life changed since your baby has been born? I would need a lot more space than this to explain. Being a mother at any age is not easy. Forget sleep, forget a social life, be prepared to lose friends. Add college to that and you get even less sleep not to mention having to be away from the boys. Your relationship will either get stronger or you will have a lot of issues that you will need to work through and for a lot of couples it isn't possible to even work through them. Yes, there have been a lot of changes with Alex and I since Andrew was born. We have done extremely well in working through them. You can also pretty much say goodbye to alone time lol. I could go on for AGES.
15. Finish the sentence: "It makes my heart melt to see......" It makes my heart melt to see Braiden kiss and love Andrew.
16. Where do you shop for your kids? Carters, Old Navy, TJ Maxx, Target
17. Favourite make-up and skin care products? I love Urban Decay, Benefit and MAC. I also love the new CK lipsticks. I love the cetaphil moisturizer.Check out my beauty channel on youtube (havesomelindsagna)
18. Huggies or pampers ? Pampers.
19. Have you always wanted kids? No, before I had Braiden I wasn't sure if I ever wanted ANY children.
20. Best part about being a mom? The unconditional love and the boys doing new things. Seeing their excitement when they know you are proud of them. Their smiles. Their cuddles.
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