I have been getting
a lot of questions lately
asking
"How I do it All..."
It's
too much for me to type
in a text.
Too often asked to make individual reply's through
email or facebook.
&& A
very long phone conversation to be had.
So this morning I was
inspired
to
share with all of my
blog readers & followers,
a little bit about how I
Run my Life.
Since
becoming a Mommy
I have done
a lot of thinking,
debating, changing &
re-prioritizing.
It
wasn't easy in the beginning
as I felt
needed all the time...
almost
{too} needed.
But
thanks to the help of my family,
close friends &
lots of patience
I
survived the first year
of Baby Bella's life :)
First I want you all to
undestand
why I do what I do everyday.
Where I get my
Motivation.
You
should all know
that
Baby Bella is my
number one priority.
She is
my life,
my reason everyday.
She continues to
inspire me so much
&
she's not even two years old.
How can she inspire you
if she can't talk much,
doesn't really participate in activities,
makes messes all the time,
& takes time away from your
young adult experiences?!
She just does.
I have
never been
wanted by
another human being
more than I've been wanted
by my daughter.
She
doesn't just want me...
but
needs me.
I had to
take a step back
& look at
what I had to provide
for Baby Bella when I became
a
single Mom.
There are the
essentials,
A
home, food, love, etc.
....but there are
also things like
health, hygeine,
creativity,
manners, &
developmental skills.
The
desire for my child
to
strive in a world with
so much
negative became an
overwhelming urge, a duty.
I
quickly realized though,
That I had a lot to work on,
myself
before I could teach her how to
be a light &
overcome her own obstacles.
First I needed to find
the
things I love
&
what makes me happy.
I took about
two weeks to craft
what I thought made me happy
&
inspired me to be a better person.
{
This came through the help of
exploring the Internet}
I
looked up quotes...
this
gave me motivation & started
{
turning my brain
from my negative situation
into a postive one.}
then
Pinterest came into my life.
It gave me
pictures to look at for inspiration
&
let me define exactly
{
what I wanted to have.}
Then I
discovered blogs
which
explained & mapped out
everday moments, tutorials, recipes,
& molded my opinion on
what
I thought the perfect
Woman would be.
{
who I wanted to be}
Now
making a list of things
I loved was
simple
because
it was based on
{Living
positively,
knowing what I wanted to have
&
outlining who I wanted to be}
1.
Making & Saving Money
{Couponing & Selling things}
2.
Maintaining my figure
{Running}
3.
Having a genuine interest in learning new things
{This is where my obsession for blogging started}
4.
The Arts
{Painting, Crafting, Sewing, Music}
After I took the time
to
realize what made me happy
{
outside of being loved
by another person}
I did a little something
each day to expand or
improve in those areas.
For example:
Couponing
I like
having more money but also shopping
so I spent
four consecutive months
learning how to "coupon"
So I could
get a lot, for nothing.
{
Now I won't need to purchase
any personal hyigene items
for at least two years.}
Another example:
Blogging
Blogging
helped me define who I thought
the
perfect woman would be.
After following
a couple for weeks,
I
started my own.
I
knew It was going to take
even more time
out of my day, but
it was important to me
so I
did something about it.
{
Now it makes me pay attention
& be thankful for little joys in life,
instead of the parties. It holds me
accountable for what I say
& helps me to always be truthful.
Lastly, it inspires other people, just like me
to start doing what makes them happy,
which in turn, makes me happy too}
Secondly I needed to work on
becoming a better
"Mom Figure"
This includes:
Keeping
& maintaining
a clean environment for myself & Bella.
{I make my bed every morning
& leave the house with absolutely
no dishes in the sink,
toys on the floor or items out of place.
Dirty laundry is placed directly in the washer
untill its a full load, then cleaned.
Daily discipline, or OCD? You choose :) }
Learning
how to cook
&
expanding my eating habits to include
nutritious,
bland & bitter, things
like {
Vegetables}
{
I try to buy organic, gluten free,
low calorie, or non-fat items that may be
expensive at the time, but you eat less.
I eat salads, luna & larabars, rice cakes,
parmesean risotto, cottage cheese, salmon,
& watermelon. I drink guava goddess synergy
aka kombucha, water, lots of tea &
green smoothies.}
Getting
resourceful
& learning how to
use what you've got.
{
Sewing throw pillows out of extra fabric or old shirts
instead of buying them. Creating lanterns out of
yarn and glue. Making a table runner out of a
discounted fabric closet cover.}
Managing my time
correctly &
Multi-tasking.
This is probably
the most important bullet point of all.
Without
effective time management
& being a
master at multi-tasking
I would
{not} be able to do what I do.
While Baby Bella
eats in her chair
{
I tidy the house}
When Baby Bella is
playing by herself
{
I craft}
When Baby Bella is
sleeping,
{I stay up for hours researching
new projects, blogging, & crafting}
When I want to go
get exercise, like hiking or running
{
Baby Bella comes with}
I get up when Baby Bella does-
at roughly 7:00am
{
this means I have 2-3 hours of extra time
than everyone else who sleeps in til 9 or 10}
I don't take time to...
watch
Television or movies, complain,
party,
make
excuses, play
video games,
just sit there, read
magazines
or
question why I
don't have something.
How do I do it all?
Late nights,
early mornings. Effective time management
&
Multi-tasking.
Defining what I want & having
ambition to make it happen. Staying
positive.
Doing everything with a
purpose.
&& Last but
definitely not least,
I do it knowing
my daughter has my back
at
anytime.
{
because I raised her to do so}
With
kindness, educational skills,
a creative mindset,
positive atmosphere,
motivation & persistance, manners,
the importance of
physical fitness & health
& to have a
genuine love of life,
appreciation for others
& to
be grateful
for all that you have
earned,
for all the
support in your life,
& for
breathing another day.
This life is
too precious to let it go by
without
squeezing every ounce out of it.
But
to do so,
you must experience what its like
yourself,
to
make everything you want...
happen.
In that,
I promise you will find
happiness, love
& a strong sense of
inner peace.
If I were to
go out today
I'd go out with a
smile
& not because
I'm
happy at that moment
but because
I finally decided
to
life the life I've always imagined.
Don't let
happenings from yesterday,
take time from your life
today.
Remember,
any situation is
only as stressful as you make it,
tough as you think it is
& as
long-lasting as you dwell on it.
I also
truly believe in
"The Secret"
{
If you don't know what it is,
I would highly recommend you
purchase the book.}
It's
written by Rhonda Bryne
&
basically states that
anything that's happening in your life,
is
called into it by you.
You are in control of your feelings,
situations &
daily habits.
It's like a
6th sense type of thing.
But I
SWEAR by it.
{
weird I know but seriously}
With
all of that said,
I hope this gives you a
better understanding of
my life outlook,
why I do what I do...
&
HOW I do it all.
Just do it. Make it
happen.
Be pro-active.
&
Define your life
one project at a time.
Love will get you places in life,
not just
love for another person
but LOVE for
everything.
{<3}
