Disclaimer: I’m what you may consider a “crunchy” mom. I co-slept, breastfed, made my own baby food, etc. I firmly believe that there are many solutions to problems that we, as a society, tend to overlook because there is now a medicine or cream or solution that is faster. However, many times, when we look into the history as the human species, those quick fixes may not always be the best solutions. So basically, if you don’t believe in the benefits of practices like yoga and chiropractic care, you may want to stop reading now! Now, to jump off my soapbox and rewind a few years to when my oldest daughter was in 3 rd grade and she was given homework assignments that were supposed to last us around 20 minutes to complete. Well, unfortunately, this task ended up taking us closer to 2 hours, due to lack of focus and, well… because doodling was more fun! The more I fought with my child to focus, the more I began looking for reasons and solutions as to why this was
I haven't blogged in almost 2 years, and last year I completely took down my House of Glutes Facebook page. It all just became too much. Too much homework. Too much responsibilities. Too much of everything!!! For years, I blogged, worked out, trained, and even studied Exercise Science at UCO. It was my life. And then things changed. For starters, I had a third baby. And not just any baby... a holy hot mess baby! She was a handful, to say the least, and wore me smooth out, especially when it came to breastfeeding and various other Mommy demands (like ya know... sleep and whatnot). However, I stayed the course and kept powering forward. Then, I changed my major. I was no longer immersed solely in fitness, nutrition and exercise. I started studying business and finance instead, in an effort to provide my family with a more stable and lucrative career choice for myself in the future. All of my UCO super fit friends fell by the wayside, and it just got harder. Then.... we moved to