Thankful Thursday!

Man, I am so beyond blessed. More and more I feel so thankful for all my beautiful blessings, and today I want to focus on the little every day blessings that I so often take for granted. These are blessings I worked hard for, but still blessings...

Gas Prices- they are soaring, but do I feel the impact, no, because to be honest, I don't even pay attention. I mean yes the more I spend the less I am able to save, but I am so blessed to not have to pinch these pennies or have the stress of increased gas prices be something that weighs me down.

My short commute- I used to work 30+ miles from home (before kids) and was it the worst thing in the world, no, of course not, but I couldn't imagine doing that now. Time is already so limited.

My Treadmill- Yes it sounds silly, but I have had it for 8 years and it is such a blessing. On days when I am not able to make it to the gym it is so nice to be able to hop on and knock out a mile. No excuses!

Having a great Children's Hospital close by. My son has plagiocephaly and his trips to Children's of Atlanta are frequent, I see moms in my facebook group driving 3+ hours each way every other week for their appointments and mine is 5 miles away and top knotch! A blessing indeed.

These are just a few of the little things I am feeling beyond grateful for today.

Five on Friday!

{one}

Yesterday was my 4 year wedding anniversary. My thoughtful husband got me this beautiful canvas with our special dates on it. Love! Tonight we are having a date night.

{two}

My little girl singing the complete words to twinkle twinkle little star= The.CUTEST.Thing.EVER!!

{three}

My boy army crawling everywhere and all he wants to do is stand up. Such a big, brave boy and I am one proud momma of all his progression these past couple of weeks.

{four}

Weekend fun. We have 2 easter egg hunts and a birthday party all to squeeze into this beautiful weekend.

{five}

Life. Work. It's been rough, I have been missing my new gym routine and my family time. I am hoping it somewhat settles down soon and I can get back into a routine with the occassional hiccups. I am grateful for my career progression, I am just a creature of routine, I like schedules, plans, and normalcy.

Cheers ya'll to the weekend!

Workout Wednesday! Legs

Leg day is one of my favorite days. Here is my weekly leg workout- quick and effective.

Start with 1 mile run.

Then the following 3 power sets of 12- grouped items are alternated.

- Squats with kettle ball
  Jump sqats

- Stiff leg deadlift
  lunges- do up and down an aisle or alternating

- Leg curls
- Leg extenstion

- Leg Press
- Calf raises (same machine as leg press)
- Front squat


That's it! It is a great workout and I promise your legs will burn!