The Holistic PCOS Chick

Ughhh...The sickies have made it to our home!  All I want to do is run for cover or put on a gas mask and pray no one coughs, wipes their nose on me or sneezes in my face! Haahhaaa! Such wishful thinking for mommy of three! There's not even the slightest chance I won't at least get sneezed on or have someone wiping their buggers on my shirt. Hey! That’s life when you have little kids. And expecting to have beautiful tops that don’t look like condors eliminated all over them is everyone woman’s dream, but not necessarily a reality! Oh, and how I’d love to wear beautiful clothing on a regular basis. But for now, I’ll settle for my t-shirts, yoga pants and the occasional dress up moment for a special outing. Fancy clothing will have to wait for this Momma, because I don’t get a lot of time to mess around with being ultra-stylish. When I do stop to try and sort out my outfits, do my hair or brush my teeth… is usually the time my toddler or the 5 yr old start going through my ...

Love this! It really is true. It's not always easy to shift our perspective when we're in the thick of it! Life can be HARD and it's easy to get caught up in fear, anger and staring at all the problems we face. But, by changing the way we think-- for the better  😄 ! It's worth the challenge we face in the process to make that shift happen. Prayer always helps and Jesus is always listening! Whether you think He is or not, I assure you He's listening and answers are coming.  ❤  "And this is the boldness that we have in Him, that if we ask whatever according to His desire, He hears us." 1 John 5:14 Listening to those who've been through a tough spot and come out the other side gives hope. Listening to audible or reading books on positive motivation is encouraging. Surrounding yourself with other encouraging, happy and excited people helps too! The main thing I'm learning from going through personal struggles is to keep pursuing having...

Chicken & Shrimp Stir-Fry Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, sliced into small chunks 8-16 med to lrg shrimp, peeled and deveined 1-2 carrots, sliced thin 12 snap peas 1 cup beam spouts (optional) 2 scallions, diced 1" sliced raw ginger, diced or 1 tsp ground ginger 1-2 garlic cloves, minced or 1 tsp garlic powder 1/4 cup Bragg's Amino's or Tamari 2 cups Soba noodles or rice noodles (prepared) 2 TBSP peanut oil or olive oil Directions: 1. Heat oil in skillet or wok. 2. Cook carrot, chicken, ginger and garlic on med heat. You can also add in broccoli or any other veggie you like. Saute until tender. 3. Add Bragg's Amino's, shrimp, peas, sprouts (optional), scallions and cook until shrimp is pink or cooked through. 4. Add precooked Noodles and toss. 5. Add a little of your noodle water into pan to help thicken up the sauce. Continue tossing with prepared soba noodles until everything is mixed together. 6. Serve and add a little more Bragg...

Before you stop to judge me over what you're about to read, I actually do in fact watch my kids. ;) As parents we all have those days were we fall down, make mistakes, lose track of why we walked in a room, yell at the wrong kid, use the wrong kids name and miss little things like I did today. So with that said, "His grace is sufficient for me", and I'll dust myself off and be watching this little one like a hawk, because she gets into WAY more mischief then our other two darlings. Okay! I just have to ask...why do little's have to put EVERYTHING in their mouths??? I know scholars say it's because that's how they learn. However, some part of me believes our kids do it out of shear fear factor to torture us! I think the little's have a plot to see how far they can push Mom and Dad before they absolutely f-r-e-a-k out!! LOL!  I mean take little #2 for example. At 16 months we decided to take a trip to the Adventure Science Center in Nashville. T...