DIY Detox Bath

With school season here and kids bring home germs this is a mommy time you will want to keep in mind. When I start feeling sick or even if my kids have been sick I do this. (I don't give my kids this bath I take one myself so I don't get sick)
This pin that I found on Pinterest is a great read on why and how detox baths work by Healthy Living check it out its very interesting.

DIY Detox Bath
What you will need
Bath tub
Hot water
2 cups Epsom salt
5-10 dropsLavender essential oil (I didn't have any so I used my lavender Epsom salt)

Before starting make sure you don't eat before or after this bath.

What to do:
1. You want to make the water hot you want to build up a sweat to get those nasty toxins out of your body.
2. Put the salt and oil into the water
3. You want to get most of your body into the water and sit and relax for 20 minutes.
4. When you stand up please go slowly because you might be light headed so use caution.
5. You want to rinse  off in a cool shower. Be careful of soaps and shampoos because your pores are open. I just rinse off with the cool water.

Hope you enjoy this mommy time helpful like have.

Marshmallow Shooter

This get up and moving activity is perfect for the whole family. When I was looking on Pinterest for fun activities I came across a marshmallow shooter which brought back so many childhood memories when our family would have marshmallow wars. So there was no doubt that we were going to make these.

Thank you Real Simple for this great activity. You will be running around which is the best exercise for the whole family. 

If you don't want marshmallows all over the place you can replace them for the pom poms that you can find at craft stores. The activity called for a plastic cup but I didn't have any so I replaced it was a piece of the pool noodle that I had cut up for the quite block activity that I posted a while back. You can do what ever you want.

What you will need 

Cup or pool noodle

Marshmallows or pom poms

Balloon 

Duct tape

Scissors

What to do:

1.) Cut 1/2 inch off the top of the balloon. 

2.) Stretch the balloon over the cup/pool noodle. Once in place Tie a knot on the other end of the balloon.

3.) Tape the bottom of the balloon.

4.) Load the marshmallow or pom pom into holder once in pull back aim and shoot. 

Have fun!

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Clean eating Taco Lettuce Wraps

Happy Monday! Today I have a yummy recipe that my 2 year old loved to death. Who would have thought that a 2 year old would go crazy about Taco Lettuce wraps. The recipe that I found on Pinterest called for regular taco seasoning but I went on to fine a clean eating taco seasoning and found a yummy recipe that is our new Taco seasoning in our household. I found the clean eating seasoning on Get-fit-Naturally

Clean eating Taco Seasoning-
Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. chili powder

*This recipe does have a kick to it if you want to eliminate some of the kick leave out the cayenne pepper and add 1/2 tsp. of paprika. This is what I did for my seasoning.

Directions

Blend all spice together. Use about 1 tablespoon of mix per pound of meat.

Now for the lettuce part this recipe came from the Taylor house thank you for this yummy recipe that my family has fallen in love with during our new healthy lifestyle adventure.

This recipe is a simple and easy dinner to have ready in 30 min or less!

Taco Lettuce Wraps-

Ingredients:

Ground meat (turkey or beef)

Taco seasoning

Lettuce

3/4 cup water 

And your favorite taco toppings

Directions:

1.) Brown your meat

2.) Add your taco seasoning and water and Simmer for 5 minutes

3.) Using your lettuce as a boat add your meat and toppings.

And that's it you are ready to enjoy this yummy dinner with your love ones. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

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Green Tea Lime Cooler

Today I have 2 post for you sorry that I missed Friday's post my little one was sick.

This is a yummy healthy drink that is an antioxidant-rich green tea perfect to sip on a hot summer day. This drink was very yummy and I will be adding this to a list of drinks. At first it was a little to tangy for me so I added more sweetener to it which helped a lot (2 packets). The recipe called for agave nectar however I didn't have any so I substituted it with Sugar on the raw. Thank you POP SUGAR for this great drink recipe.

Green Tea Lime Cooler
by: Pop Sugar

Ingredients:

• 1 green tea bag
• Juice from 1/2 lime
• 1/2-1 teaspoon of Agave nectar or a sweetener of your choice
• Handful of lime

Directions:

1. Boil 1 and 1/2 cups of water. Add the tea bag and let steep in the water for about 5 minutes.
2. Add in lime juice and sweetener of your choice stir to mixed well.
3. Add a handful of ice 

Enjoy!

August Workout 2

As busy moms its hard to find time to workout. Today I have a quick morning workout that I found on Pinterest that I have been using for a couple weeks now. Hope you enjoy this workout and you feel great afterwards that you are one step closer to a healthy you.

Another thing as  busy moms we don't want to loose time with our kids by going to the gym. I found a great article on Pinterest about The best 6 ways to workout with your kids. I have noticed that when I do workout during the day my kids are right there next to me trying to do the same thing. This article brings to life that it's the small things in our lives that can be working out as a family:

• Going for walks
• Getting them to move (family bike rides)
• Walking the dog 

These are just a few of the things that have helped myself get those extra workouts with my family and help my 2 little ones be more active. For more great ways to workout with your kids check out the article you will enjoy it.

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DIY foot soak

It Wednesday which means it's Mommy Time time.
With summer here we are all probably wearing our sandals and have noticed the dry cracked feet happening. Don't worry I have found a Pinterest tip that work amazing to get those soft feet back.

Warning! This mixture does work but if you would like you can keep the Apple Cider vinegar out and just use Mouth wash. I have done both ways and they work about the same. When I use the Apple cider vinegar my husband always says it smells like Easter in here...and it does a minty Easter. And it doesn't look pretty. The picture above is just mouth was. The one below here is with vinegar not so pretty.

Not so pretty and smells like a minty Easter egg!

What you will need:

1/4 cup Listerine
1/4 cup Apple cider
1/2 cup Warm Water

Mix all together and soak your feet for 10 minutes. When you pull you feet out you will see the dead skin peeling off. If you have really dry feet you can do longer. And use a foot stone to help rub away those dry spots.

To add another touch I added lotion to my feet to lock in that moister to keep them softer for longer.

Hope you enjoy this mommy time tip

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Ring Toss

This week I have a twist on one favorite child activity that everyone loves. Why just play regular ring toss when you can play GLOW IN THE DARK RING TOSS! This has been a favorite in our household this week. To go along with fitness month this gets you up and moving with the kids. And while you are waiting for your turn you can walk in place or any kind if exercise you would like to do. Between helping my 2 year old I didn't get much that in which is ok cause I was still up and moving with him.

All you need for this:
A piece of paper
A paper towel roll
Tape
Glow stick (2 sticks= 1 ring)

What to do:
1.) Place the paper towel roll on the paper. Tape the roll in place.
2.) Make your glow sticks into rings
3.) Start tossing away

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