"Well I can't do any self care because ..."

     Any time I talk about self care, I hear so many excuses from women on why they can't do it and how they're so tired and wish they had the time or energy to take care of themselves. "Well I can't do any self care because..." "I don't have time." "Who will take care of my kids while I relax?" "I can't afford it." "I don't know how." Etc.. etc.. etc..

"You have time for self care?"

     The question that comes after "How do you always look so nice despite having 7 kids?", is "How do you have time for that with 7 kids?!" Well...

"You always look so nice!"

     I can't tell you how many times I've been asked how I manage to always look nice, despite having 7 children. Well for starters, I don't always look nice. Only when you see me, weather that's in real life or on social media. Even then, I don't always think I look nice at all. And very few people have seen me at my worst.

Skinny girl on a diet?

     Although I do not tell people that I'm on a keto diet, they do notice that I'm not eating like everyone else. They ask, "Why are YOU on a diet?! You're skinny! You need to eat or you'll die!" Well, thank you for your concern, but do you not see all this food on my plate?!

The Bomb Keto Soup

     I found this recipe on Pinterest, however some of the ingrdients called for are processed. Which, in my opinion, defeats the keto diet being as less processed as possible. So I remade it with fresh ingredients. Oh and added garlic, because garlic is life!

Almond Creamcheese Pancakes

     We love pancakes for breakfast, but it's a no-go on the keto diet. I needed, yes, needed to find a substitute that's just as delicious and these keto approved pancakes are just that!

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bites

     A keto diet is 75-80% fat, 20% protein, and 5% or less carbs. Sometimes I don't consume enough fats and need a boost. Here's a yummy fat bomb recipe I made this week.

Crunchy Mama Tag

     My friend over at Simple Steps did a Crunchy Mama Tag and I enjoyed reading it.. thought I'd check myself too hehe..

Keto | Biscuits

     Well well well... wouldn't you know it, I have hopped on the keto bandwagon and have noticed great results!!

Coffee

     Let's talk coffee.. Do you love it? Loathe it? I am in between. I like to drink it on occasion, on a very rare occasion.

Cashew Chicken Croissants

Last, but not least, meal number 9 from the two rotisserie chickens

White Couch | 4 months later

     I am often asked how we can have a white couch with 7 kids. I was going to wait a year before I gave my review, but here goes my 4 month review..

Broccoli Cheese Soup

Meal number 8 from the two rotisserie chickens.

     For this soup, I used the reserved broth from when I made the Creamy Chicken Mushroom Soup. And I used this Broccoli Cheese Soup recipe to make it. Double batch as usual, of course.

     I didn't have any orange carrots and used the yellow ones I did have instead, so they blend in with the soup. I like to see the different ingredients in my meals.. I feel like it looks better.. hehe.. I'm weird like that. But the chickadees keep eating them all! Oh well, at least I know they love carrots because I can't keep up with buying them! I also used 6 cups of pre cut broccoli florlettes, they came in a bag from Costco.

     Chickadees love it just the same and there was a little bit left over for me to have for lunch the next day.

Toothbrushes, toothpaste, and messes, oh my!

     I got sick and tired of finding toothbrushes all over the bathroom.. yuck.. and someone always leaves the cap off the toothpaste. I decided enough was enough, it was time to try something new.

Chicken and Rice Soup

   

Meal number seven from the two rotisserie chickens

Creamy Chicken Mushroom Soup

Meal number six from the two rotisserie chickens..

Chicken and Egg Dumpling Soup

Meal number five from the two rotisserie chickens..

Chicken Quinoa

Meal number four from the two rotisserie chickens

Chicken Nuggets

Meal number three from the two rotisserie chickens

Rags to Riches | Lamps

     I liked these lamp bases the way they were, all they needed was the shades. I picked up a couple from IKEA, but for some reason they leave too much of the hardware visible.. so I needed to come up with a solution. I decided to add a ruffle to the bottom edges.. and this is how I did it..