Hello! How was your weekend? I definitely had a great one. I joined Travis for a work trip in California, and we had a great time. We were in one of our favorite places, Del Mar. We spent time at the beach, ate amazing food, and had a couple of fun events for his work with a nice dinner on Friday night and enjoyed the track on Saturday.
I’m going to keep today’s post pretty short and sweet because I can barely keep my eyes open as I type this, and also need to prep for back to school this week.
I’m co-hosting the monthly Not Just a Mom linkup with these lovely ladies:
This month’s topic is: Daily Must Haves…
Daily Must Haves:
Coffee. Coffee is definitely a daily must have for me. I can’t start my day without one cup…or three!
Quiet time. I cherish my quiet time in the morning where I read my favorite blogs, scroll Instagram, answer emails and more.
A plan. 🤣I need to know what to expect for the day. From school, to kids’ activities to errands and dinner, I feel better knowing how the day will unfold.
Exercise. Exercise is definitely a daily must have for me as well. Sometimes it’s just going for a walk, but I try to work out at least four days a week. To be honest, exercise has fallen to the wayside the past few weeks, and with school starting back, it may continue to do so. I am going to try to work out at least twice this week, three times next week, and continue to build it back into my daily routine. I can definitely tell a difference in my mood when I don’t work out.
Family dinner. Even though it doesn’t happen every night, I prefer that it does. Sometimes, that means we eat really early or a little later, but if I can figure it out to have dinner ready for all of us before or after practices, I really try to do so.
Reading. Whether it’s the blogs I read daily or a book, I love to read. Sometimes I read while waiting to pick up one of the kids from practice, sometimes it’s just a few pages at night before bed, or other times, like on vacation, I get to read for hours and hours!
So…those are some of my daily must haves! What are some of yours?
Next month’s topic is: morning routine.
I wanted to say thanks to everyone who commented on my Blogiversary post last week! I really appreciate it, and will hopefully announce the winner in tomorrow’s post. Speaking of which, I have a few posts planned this week, and I’m going to try to get them done, but since I start back to school today and the kids start on Wednesday, I will just have to see where the week takes me!
I hope you have a great one. Don’t forget to check out the others’ posts from the link up.
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I love that you included family dinner. We also usually/always do a family dinner at the table, not on the couch or at separate times.
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It’s such an effort some nights, but I try to make it happen!
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I agree with all of these!
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I did not think of quiet time but I do find I need that; especially in the morning! Sounds like you had a lovely weekend away.
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I cherish my quiet time in the morning 🙂
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I also love to have a plan– the day goes so much more smoothly when we do! Your trip to California looks beautiful!! I hope you post more pictures!
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Lots of scenery and food photos since no kids were with us 🤣 I need to filter through them but hope to share more!
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How fun that you had one last hurrah and it was just you and Travis! I agree with all of your daily must haves!
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Thank you! He asks me every year (because there are races his work attends that weekend every year) and I say no with the back to school craziness and kids…I’m extra tired but glad I said yes. I’m currently chugging my daily must have…coffee 😂
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Your daily must haves are great, especially quiet time in the morning, family dinner, and reading time! Those are excellent answers!
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Thank you 🙂 it’s the little things!
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