Mothership Confessional

I stopped taking my Plexus supplements. No more "pink drink", no more probiotic, no more BioCleanse, no more multivitamin, protein powder...nada. AND IT WAS THE WORST DECISION EVER!! Ok, so maybe that title is a little  dramatic. I didn't try to quit, it just kind of happened! I slowly ran out of a supplement or two, and life just got busy and I didn't think I'd miss them that much. So I just let them all run out. I was aware that I should really get some more, but I tried to convince myself that Plexus supplements didn't really make that much difference. And you know what happened? I started feeling like crap again. I felt like I did before I found Plexus - headaches, tiredness, upset stomach and irregular BMs, not sleeping as well, more breakouts, and more irritability. I was starting to wonder what was going on with me when I thought, " when was the last time I drank my Slim? Or took my BioCleanse and Probio5?!"  And then it w...

I'm trying to get my life together (I feel like I'm always saying this!) and I've come up with a summer schedule for my 2 and 3 year old! I wanted a schedule that allows for lots of playtime and exploration in a laid back, no pressure kind of way. I didn't want to be on a specific timeline, so I only chose a few things that require a specific time commitment. The rest of our schedule is on our terms! This is the first summer that I feel like I'm ready for something structured. My kids are 19 months apart, and my youngest is now about 2.5 and I'm not tied down with needing to breastfeed a baby or rushing home for nap times (car naps are the WORST!!). I'm still pretty rigid with nap times, but they are old enough that we can be a little more flexible and it's not that big of a deal anymore. Last summer, my husband was deployed, so trying to do things by myself all the time with a 1 and 2 year old was truly a struggle some days. So I am READY to embrace a...