Mother Hen and Chick

I have mixed feelings about running. When I was in dynamite shape in high school I still didn't enjoy long distance running. I love sprints. I feel like it is a metaphor for my life. It is harder to pace yourself and follow a task through when you would rather put forth a burst of effort and be finished quickly. Five years ago two of my friends and I started the Couch to 5K App. There are several free versions. We all kept the course with a 5k race and a girls night planned at the end of the 8 weeks. We did it. We were proud. Sadly I didnt do well keeping up after the race. Partially due to shin splints and plugged ducts(breastfeeding) but mostly due to lack of discipline. Fast forward. Now we are all moms and one of us is facing a family health crisis. We all were thinking we should give this another go. Yesterday I started the app. I love the Couch to 5K. It starts of alternating walking and running and eventually the walking lessens and lessens. There is a week or two that I

I am down 1.6 pounds in two weeks! It may now sound like much but I have accomplished this with a couple simple changes. No more daily doughnut and a better afternoon snack. These are two areas that I have failed miserably at over the years. I wanted to get them under control for long term weight management. I am currently eating a bacon, egg, and cheese croissant for breakfast. I have not decided what I should replace this with. I need something incredibly simple. I am considering doing diy breakfast bowls on Sundays for the week. Freezing if necessary.  Praying for lasting changes in my life. Have a great day.

My sweet gal broke into a large rash at 5 months old. We took her into the pediatrician to discover she had very dry skin. All the extra baths during the hot humid summer dried her out. We started trying eczema creams. I bought Aveeno and Eucerin brand. Aveeno brand baby eczema cream felt like a slightly thicker lotion and did little to conquer the extremly dry skin. My daughter is sensitive like me so I had been rooting for Aveeno. Then I tried the Eucerin brand baby eczema cream and was very pleased. Thick and not as greasy as I feared. Her skin began to heal with twice per day applications. We also cut baths down to 2-3 times per week.  motherhenandchickar .blogspot.com   Fast forward to my now 23 month old during the winter months. She started to get dry again so I have been putting the Eucerin eczema baby cream on every night with pjs. Her skin has completely healed in a week. We have only given her baths 2-3 times per week since she was five months old. Unless she nee