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The start of a new school year has always felt lik The start of a new school year has always felt like more of a “New Years” to me than January 1st ever did. The air starts getting more crisp (thank goodness), the leaves start to change, and the house is quieter (now that the kids are in school, and just during the day, ha). 

Every year around this time I can clearly look back and see how our family has changed. Last year, we had just said goodbye to the boys (our first foster placement) and our family was making sense of the whirlwind that had just happened over the summer. This year, David is way more into soccer, Evy is telling me about the conversations the girls at school are having (she’s a huge people-watcher), and of course Cleo is getting so big! Her first two teeth made their appearance this week and we’re also pretty sure she said “Dada” the other night. 

It really goes by so fast. But little memories like the ones in these photos will last. I remember going apple picking with sweet family friends as a kid and I love doing that for our kids now. 

What traditions have you tried to pass down to your kids?
Evy has always been very much a Mommy's girl. Sinc Evy has always been very much a Mommy's girl. Since she's been a baby, I've been learning that she needs love in a very different way than David does. After school and before bed, she especially needs all the love, attention, and cuddles. 

Today I had a pretty hard day with several hours of intensive Zoom calls. They ended right as the kids got home from school and when I was done, I just felt this deep exhaustion and wanted nothing more than to cuddle with my kids and never look at a computer again 🤪. 

I realized that's probably how Evy (and David, but mostly Evy) typically feels after a long day. I can tell that it's especially draining for her. So I was reminded to be extra gentle with her emotions, especially on school days when there's just so much going on and it can feel pretty intense, especially at that age. And especially to us introverts đź«  Anyone else have highly emotional kiddos?
My phone rang this morning just as we were pulling My phone rang this morning just as we were pulling away from dropping the kids at school. A little baby needed a home until his adoptive family could come get him. 

At the time, we didn’t know his name, his gender, or anything about him. We were told he was healthy and we’d get more details later.

And we said yes! We thought it would be longer but his adoptive family is BOOKING it to get here and take him home forever. He will be so loved!!

I love that we get to share moments like these with our kids. I know they’ll remember them for a looong time to come.
Sometimes I just need to remind myself that not ev Sometimes I just need to remind myself that not every moment needs to be filled with productivity. And sometimes I don't need to multitask. Easier said than done for me anyway. But I'm trying to intentionally practice slowing down. How do you try to slow down?

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Cleo loves being worn and, for the time being, is super content just watching me unload the dishwasher, make dinner, or tag along to grab Evy and David from the bus. 

And I'm way more at peace when I don't feel like I need to rush or time is running out. We have time and most things we have to do in a day aren't urgent.
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Baby, Family, fitness, Health, Life & Finances, Printable, Sponsored · March 25, 2016

How to Create Your Own Workout Calendar for Free!

Putting my exercise routine in front of me on a calendar for the entire month really changes my mindset of working out. I know that I can’t schedule anything for this Wednesday, because I’m going to the gym. And Saturday morning I’m going to a class. It also allows my #introverted self to mentally prepare to be around people haha.
*This is an Acorn Influence sponsored post. The tutorial and opinion are all mine.*

Hey Chicas!

The other day I wrote to you all about why it is so darn important for busy mamas (or anyone!) to make exercise a priority in their lifestyles! It honestly has changed my life and made me a happier/more confident person overall. If you missed the post, you can check it out here.

Also, in this post I wrote a few months ago, I talked about why having a workout calendar is soooo darn helpful for keeping exercise part of your routine. Before regular exercise was anywhere close to being a “routine” in my life, I used my workout calendar to guilt me into going to the gym after seeing how many days in a row I played hookie. BUT NOW that getting to the gym is a regular part of my week, I use my workout calendar to plan out which muscles to focus on, which ones to rest, and what exercise classes I’m planning on attending that month.

How to create a workout calendar for free!
Putting my exercise routine in front of me on a calendar for the entire month really changes my mindset of working out. I know that I can’t schedule anything for this Wednesday, because I’m going to the gym. And Saturday morning I’m going to a class. It also allows my #introverted self to mentally prepare to be around people haha.

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Another thing that has made it so much more important to me is wanting to make sure that my son grows up with an active mommy! Not only do I really really want to be a great example to him so he learns to live a fit and healthy life, I want to be able to have the most fun possible with him without my health slowing me down! No one just chooses to be healthy one day. It takes hundreds of small choices that add up to a changed lifestyle. Choosing Pampers Premium Care diapers at Walmart is one simple choice that I make to live a lifetime of love with my baby boy.

Today I’m going to show you how to super easily make your own workout calendar fo’ free using one of my favorite web tools, PicMonkey! (I do have the paid version, but everything in this tutorial is totes free).

1 Open PicMonkey

pic monkey 1

2 Hover over “Design,” click on “8×10”

This will make it so it fits well on regular copy paper.

pm2

3 Keep the background white (your choice, but if you don’t it’ll use a ton of ink).
Click the “Tt” on the left hand side to get to inserting text.

pm3

4 Pick your font and click “Add Text” at the top. Write the letters “S M T W T F S.”

You can play with the spacing and the size of the text until they are centered nearish to the middle of the page.

PM4

5 Next click the little butterfly to the left to get to the graphics. Open the top bar the says “Geometric” and select the first rectangle.

pm5

6 Start drawing rectangles to make weeks and days of the month.

I changed the color of the rectangle to gray and changed the opacity while I was placing them in order to make them easier to see.

PM6

7 In my design I laid 4 grey rectangles horizontally to represent weeks. I then laid a large rectangle overtop with a lighter opacity and changed its color to blue.

pm7

8 Now with your days of the week and your weeks and days in place, go back to text (the “Tt” to the left).

In the picture above, you can see I chose a pretty script font to write out the month. You can also change the color in the settings.  If you’d like to make a calendar for the entire year, save your image each time with a new month written in the text above the days of the week.

9 To add a little bling to your calendar, go back to Graphics (the little butterfly to the left)


And any of the graphics they have to choose. If you have your own that you’d like to use, you can always click “Your Own” at the top. I got my graphics from one of my favorite designers/artists at
AngieMakes.com. Her stuff is freakin’ adorable!

PM8

Voila!! You have your super cute, super motivational workout calendar!

*TIP* Put your calendar in a frame with glass overtop and use a dry-erase marker to check off the days you worked out!!

Here’s a picture of my calendar hanging up in our home for me to be reminded on a daily basis of my promise to my son to live a fit and healthy life.

april workout cal no trees

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Comments

  1. Jasmine says

    March 25, 2016 at 2:47 pm

    This is such a cute post! I’ve been just keeping my workout calendar in my head, but I think it would be fun (and beneficial) to put it down on paper. Especially if it’s as cute as you made yours!

  2. Natalie @ A Fit Philosophy says

    March 25, 2016 at 3:14 pm

    Great idea! Cute too! I like having a plan – much easier to stick too 🙂

  3. Jessica Bradshaw says

    March 25, 2016 at 9:12 pm

    SO pretty! Thank you for the step by steps. Love it! 🙂

  4. Emma says

    March 26, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    This is such a cute idea! I’ve been needing a way to track my workouts and this is perfect! Thank you for sharing!

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Every year around this time I can clearly look back and see how our family has changed. Last year, we had just said goodbye to the boys (our first foster placement) and our family was making sense of the whirlwind that had just happened over the summer. This year, David is way more into soccer, Evy is telling me about the conversations the girls at school are having (she’s a huge people-watcher), and of course Cleo is getting so big! Her first two teeth made their appearance this week and we’re also pretty sure she said “Dada” the other night. 

It really goes by so fast. But little memories like the ones in these photos will last. I remember going apple picking with sweet family friends as a kid and I love doing that for our kids now. 

What traditions have you tried to pass down to your kids?
Evy has always been very much a Mommy's girl. Sinc Evy has always been very much a Mommy's girl. Since she's been a baby, I've been learning that she needs love in a very different way than David does. After school and before bed, she especially needs all the love, attention, and cuddles. 

Today I had a pretty hard day with several hours of intensive Zoom calls. They ended right as the kids got home from school and when I was done, I just felt this deep exhaustion and wanted nothing more than to cuddle with my kids and never look at a computer again 🤪. 

I realized that's probably how Evy (and David, but mostly Evy) typically feels after a long day. I can tell that it's especially draining for her. So I was reminded to be extra gentle with her emotions, especially on school days when there's just so much going on and it can feel pretty intense, especially at that age. And especially to us introverts đź«  Anyone else have highly emotional kiddos?
My phone rang this morning just as we were pulling My phone rang this morning just as we were pulling away from dropping the kids at school. A little baby needed a home until his adoptive family could come get him. 

At the time, we didn’t know his name, his gender, or anything about him. We were told he was healthy and we’d get more details later.

And we said yes! We thought it would be longer but his adoptive family is BOOKING it to get here and take him home forever. He will be so loved!!

I love that we get to share moments like these with our kids. I know they’ll remember them for a looong time to come.

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Every year around this time I can clearly look back and see how our family has changed. Last year, we had just said goodbye to the boys (our first foster placement) and our family was making sense of the whirlwind that had just happened over the summer. This year, David is way more into soccer, Evy is telling me about the conversations the girls at school are having (she’s a huge people-watcher), and of course Cleo is getting so big! Her first two teeth made their appearance this week and we’re also pretty sure she said “Dada” the other night. 

It really goes by so fast. But little memories like the ones in these photos will last. I remember going apple picking with sweet family friends as a kid and I love doing that for our kids now. 

What traditions have you tried to pass down to your kids?
Evy has always been very much a Mommy's girl. Sinc Evy has always been very much a Mommy's girl. Since she's been a baby, I've been learning that she needs love in a very different way than David does. After school and before bed, she especially needs all the love, attention, and cuddles. 

Today I had a pretty hard day with several hours of intensive Zoom calls. They ended right as the kids got home from school and when I was done, I just felt this deep exhaustion and wanted nothing more than to cuddle with my kids and never look at a computer again 🤪. 

I realized that's probably how Evy (and David, but mostly Evy) typically feels after a long day. I can tell that it's especially draining for her. So I was reminded to be extra gentle with her emotions, especially on school days when there's just so much going on and it can feel pretty intense, especially at that age. And especially to us introverts đź«  Anyone else have highly emotional kiddos?
My phone rang this morning just as we were pulling My phone rang this morning just as we were pulling away from dropping the kids at school. A little baby needed a home until his adoptive family could come get him. 

At the time, we didn’t know his name, his gender, or anything about him. We were told he was healthy and we’d get more details later.

And we said yes! We thought it would be longer but his adoptive family is BOOKING it to get here and take him home forever. He will be so loved!!

I love that we get to share moments like these with our kids. I know they’ll remember them for a looong time to come.
Sometimes I just need to remind myself that not ev Sometimes I just need to remind myself that not every moment needs to be filled with productivity. And sometimes I don't need to multitask. Easier said than done for me anyway. But I'm trying to intentionally practice slowing down. How do you try to slow down?

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Butterfly hair! It's easier than it looks 🦋 Do Butterfly hair! It's easier than it looks 🦋

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I'm working to adjust my mindset from thinking I n I'm working to adjust my mindset from thinking I need to rush while the baby's asleep to get things done to rather bringing them along with me when I can. 

Cleo loves being worn and, for the time being, is super content just watching me unload the dishwasher, make dinner, or tag along to grab Evy and David from the bus. 

And I'm way more at peace when I don't feel like I need to rush or time is running out. We have time and most things we have to do in a day aren't urgent.
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