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Do you think about your kid(s) future often? Motherhood can be overwhelming and for me being a working at home mom I don’t ever get a minute to myself. I go to every appointment and run all errands with my Izzy. One day as I stood in front of the mirror feeling stressed, smothered by motherhoods 24-7 duties and feeling unattractive from my slow and steady weight gain, I asked myself a question. I somehow found a moment for self reflection.
Do I want Isabella to look at herself and think like this or do I want her to have a healthy and stress free life?
The answer is simple, I want her to be healthy and stress free.
Of course I want my child to feel comfortable in her skin & lead a healthy lifestyle mentally and physically. So if I wanted this for her, why wasn’t I modeling it? Right then I decided I would own my tomorrow. I get up every morning at 5:30 am and have gotten my butt back into the gym. I deserve that alone time. My body needs my heart rate to increase during a workout and not just the million times a day I swear my kid accidentally almost sends herself to the ER. Do you feel like you save your kids life on a daily basis? Please tell me I’m not alone on this one.
Guys I’m shocked, but I LOVE going to the gym at 5:30 in the morning. I had gone in the past, also early in the morning, but I wasn’t enjoying it like I am now. I love it because I’m showing my child healthy living. I enjoy the endorphins and energy boost that keeps me going throughout the day. Most of all I’m loving my alone time. Mentally it gives me a time during the day that I don’t have to worry about anyone but me and that is something that I really want to teach Isabella one day. She needs to take care of her whole self.
That single question changed how I’m living my life! It’s going to change how my child grows up and how she thinks about me.
So I’m asking you, what question have you asked yourself that changed your life in a positive way?
Is it time for you to make a big change?
How are you going to own your tomorrow?
I’m encouraging you to join in on the conversation. Tell me how you will own your tomorrow. #ownyourtomorrow
XO Eryka
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As a blogger or really just being a human in general we mostly chose to share the good on social media. I like to share the pretty parts of my life and the positive aspects. Yes I may joke about the bad, but you don’t …
We shop because we love fashion and we recycle to help the environment. What if fashion and recycling came hand in hand? With Color by Amber it does. It’s always nice to find a company that gives back when you purchase. If you love arm candy & helping the environment like me, then you are going to really love < rel="nofollow"a href="https://colorbyamber.com">Color by Amber. I’m adoring these light weight, beautiful and unique bracelets!
The company uses recycled materials to create their beautifully unique and comfortable bracelets. All of the pieces are made with ecoresin in a zero landfill facility. Did you know that ecoresin is made up of 40% recycled material and 60% copolyester.
Here is a little background on these three bracelets.
The grey skinny is called Ash Leaves and it is from the prayer leaf series. This bracelet is one of the companies full circle skinnies. Look close and you will see the skeleton of a leaf harvested by artisans in China. Learn more about this bracelet here.
The coffee shop skinny can be found for purchase here. It is a coffee bag from the local coffee shop that is just down the street from the companies facility.
The mint skinny is a regular skinny with a colored film encased inside the bracelet. Find this fun bracelet here.
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Color By Amber wants you to always “Look Good, Feel Good, Do Good.”
XO Eryka
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Do you look at your child and worry for them? All of the things they will experience in life that you know will hurt them and hurt you all the same? I’ve thought about this a lot lately and I worry for my child mostly …
I’m a photo addict! It annoys my husband sometimes because I constantly ask him to back up my phone photos and videos or save all of my images onto an external hard drive for me so I can keep loading up more from my camera. …
As an educator I find it very important for parents to continue with educational experiences at home. Whether it is due to summer break or having a child who does not attend day care/preschool. The hard thing for most parents is knowing what to do with your child and finding the tools.
I shared with you my love for Bumble Brain Box. Now the ecstatic educator in me is excited to share Kindergarten Tool Kit with you.
Yes, I get excited when I see educational subscription boxes and goodies. Yes I work on shapes with my 16 month old and matching, staking and sorting. I even talk about sinking and floating in the tub. I can’t help myself, I may not be teaching anymore, but I’m forever an educator.
In the summer grab a blanket and enjoy the outdoors while working with your child. One of my favorite moments as a teacher and student was having lessons taught outside.
Izzy is not going to kindergarten for a while, but that doesn’t mean we can start prepping for it. The Kindergarten Tool Kit is intended for children ages 2-6. My kit came with a dry erase board, eraser, marker & chalk. It also came with flash cards that covered shapes, letters numbers and beginning words. We worked on writing on the board. This helped Izzy to understand that we can create something from writing/drawing. We also explored the shapes and talked about their colors too.
The booklet that comes in your box will give you ideas of what to do with your child. There are directions for each activity that clearly spell out what to do. Don’t know how to introduce sight words? This booklet will help you with that!
One other aspect I love is on each page at the bottom there is an area called “Extras.” This is where if your child has mastered the task, you would look for further directions on what to work on next.
You can find Kindergarten tool kit here and on Instagram as well.
HAPPY LEARNING!
XO Eryka
I received the mentioned items in this post in exchange for an honest review. As always all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.
What’s the worst part about the stroller for you? Getting your child in and settled or keeping them content? For me it’s both! I pulled some tips together for you. Izzy isn’t the best in a stroller or carseat or really anything that restrains her. …