Ziploc Perfect Portions Giveaway

5 Minutes for Mom is offering a giveaway for a great item on their blog - Ziploc Perfect Portions giveaway. I know we all struggle with having to throw out food that has spoiled because we didn't finish it for dinner, or have stuff freezer burned because we didn't store it correctly. Well now Ziploc has provided a perfect solution for the problem - Perfect Portions bags. Head on over to 5 Minutes for Mom and read their review and enter to win :)

30 day Fun challenge

Amanda at Run to the Finish always has awesome 30 day challenges that do what they're supposed to do, challenge us to get out of our comfort zone. But this month, it's an even more awesome challenge than usual - she is challenging us to have fun. How often do we caught up in work and day to day activities, and we forget to have fun? I for one no longer want to go through life just doing the things I have to do, I want to have fun, especially with my family. I don't want them to remember me as the mom who was always working or too busy to do anything with them. So I have signed up for this challenge, and I invite you to, also.  Click on this link, and dive right in - Run to the Finish 30 day fun challenge

Think about it

Jeff Galloway posted this as his status this morning on his facebook page, "Your mission should be to weave training sessions and the race itself to produce a series of good memories!"


What a great reminder for us all. We get so wrapped up in the race itself, that we forget to enjoy our training runs, they become just a task to get us to the end.. Of course, not every run is enjoyable. We all have our bad runs, but I like to remind myself that those bad runs are the runs that make my mentally stronger, because I push myself through it. 


But isn't running supposed to be fun? Isn't that why we do it? Because we enjoy it - so why don't we live for the moment and enjoy every run? And then enjoy the race that we've worked towards. 


I found his status to be thought provoking this morning, and a good reminder to me on why I started running. I didn't have a race in mind when I took the first few steps, I wanted to challenge myself and make myself stronger. As I pushed through, I found it was actually fun, and helped me work through my stress. So, on as I start my marathon training next month, I am going to try and focus on Jeff's reminder - I am going to make some great memories on my training runs, too, not just the awesome race at the end.

Great reminder to my running friends - please read

This is a great reminder for all my running friends. Please read this!!!! I love you all dearly, and wouldn't want to lose any of you!


Running A Healthy Mind, Body,& Soul: Rules of the Road: .

If you have something nice to say, please say it!!

A fantastic friend and fellow blogger inspired me to write today. I laugh because she sent me a message and said that my comment inspired her to write today. It always amazes me how one small comment can change how someone's feeling in a split second. Unfortunately, sometimes it is a bad comment that does that, and those comments can eat away at your self esteem.

I don't think people realize the power of their words, and how much damage can be done. As a mom, I try to watch what I say to my boys because I don't want to damage the self esteem that I am trying to help build for them. But, I'm not perfect, and sometimes I say things that I immediately regret - but I can't take it back. I can only try to double the amount of good things I say to try and repair some of the damage I may have done. People say damaging words everyday, some they don't even realize they said, or how it affected the person they were speaking to.

So, I'm asking each and everyone of you to think before you say something. If someone seems like they are down, say something to cheer them up. If they inspire you, tell them!! It makes the world of difference to people. I'm speaking from experience on this.

So today, I thank my friend, Heather for helping make my day awesome with her kind words. Love ya, girl!!!!


**Oh and for those who want to get to know my friend, Heather - here is her blog - Chronicles of Heather

Hello Spring Cash Giveaway

Come join a giveaway to win $800 cash, and while you're there read up on some eco-friendly ideas at Eco-Crazy Mom's page

Hello Spring Cash Giveaway

Run Like a Girl Book Giveaway

Come join Running Diva Mom's giveaway for the book "Run Like a Girl". It looks like it is an awesome book!

Run Like a Girl Book Giveaway