Small Steps...Mean Big Results

I have loved taking part in this campaign. 2013 has all been about health and well being. This year is all about getting healthy for me. So this campaign by ShesConnected and Adult Essentials couldn't have come at a better time for me. It has helped me keep focused and be accountable since I am blogging about it!

As the campaign comes to a close it is important to say that my health and wellness journey has just begun! I hope to never close the door on getting healthy...mind, body and spirit.

I have come to realize that the best way to get the best results if for me to take small steps every single day. For example, I am striving to cut out or at least cut down the amount of coffee that I drink every day! It is a challenge every day but one that I welcome. I am also challenging myself to eat more fruits and veggies every single day, or should I say drink more fruits and veggies. We bought a juicer at our house and juice every single day ( although I will admit some days I don't get a glass down. My husband is a champion at the juice-every-day challenge!)  I am challenging myself to eat better at work. It is something that is hard for me since there is a pop machine and a vending machine just a few steps away from my desk. Finally, I am exercising more than ever before and to be honest that is saying something since this time last year I was doing very little exercise. Every week I hit the pavement with a group of women, led by Sue Abell, who kick my butt every single Thursday. If you are downtown Burlington Thursday mornings at around 10 o'clock honk or wave!




 I will continue to take vitamins, particularly Adult Essentials mainly because that are just so tasty. Gummy vitamins are a family affair. My kids love the IronKids Gummy vitamins. The kids are just  glad mom and dad finally have their own Adult Essentials gummy vitamins so we will now stop eating their vitamins.

What small changes have you made that have made a big impact in your life? Or on your overall health?



Disclosure - " I am participating in the Adult Essentials Blogger Outreach program by ShesConnected. I received a supply of vitamins and compensation in exchange for my participation in this campaign. The opinions on this blog are my own" 

A Better Me For 2013 #AdultEssentials

I have set a goal for 2013. I am striving to be healthier and happier this year. 


I am in my forties now and after years of raising kids, working hard and neglecting myself I am taking this year to focus on myself. As I have mentioned before I have started to workout once a week with a great group of ladies with TreadPowerfully, we have started juicing in our house, I am trying to kick my coffee addiction and started to be conscious of what I am eating.

The other thing I am expecting this year is some challenges. I think when we set goals inevitably there will be challenges along the way. I have already faced a few challenges, like struggling to kick the coffee habit. I knew it would be hard but in order for me to be successful at it needs to be top of mind... all the time. I have not always been successful at going all day without a coffee but I am certainly cutting down on what I drink.  Exercising is also hard. I don't always want to do it and I am hoping when the weather warms up a bit it will be easier. 

My husband and I are both juicing. He is better at it than me but I am working at getting better. It is a great way to get fruits and veggies in your diet. Thanks to Adult Essentials and ShesConnected, we are also getting our vitamins. The multi-vitamin is great. We also take Vitamin D and an Omega 3 vitamin. That are so tasty it hardly feels like a chore. The taste is one of the things my husband has been so impressed with. We have taken multi-vitamins before but they were also these big pills that needed to be swallowed but Adult Essentials taste great.

One of my next goals is to start meditating every day. I believe there are great benefits to meditation. I have tried it before but struggled with making it part of my every day routine. It is a challenge ( there is that word again!). I am going to start with baby steps, doing just a few minutes every day as I build up to a more substantial time of thirty minutes. I hope it will help me learn to focus more. I will keep you posted over the next month on how I do with my new routine of meditation.


To read my previous post in this campaign click here


Adult Essentials are available at a number of locations, including Fortinos, Real Canadian Super Stores, Loblaws, and Sobeys

For the latest about Adult Essentials, healthy recipes, sale announcements and more follow them onFacebook and Twitter.



I received this bundle of vitamins as part of a blogging campaign with Adult Essentials and Shes Connected. I was compensated for my time but the opinions in this post, and any subsequent posts, are my own. 

Getting Healthy .... with Adult Essentials

 The vitamin business is alive and well. When you go to your local store or pharmacy you will see the selection is vast. I will admit that I am not the best patient when it comes to taking vitamins. In the past adult vitamins were just not that exciting, there was no fun! The kids always seemed to have tastier choices. The adult mutli-vitamin that I was taking was a large pill that had to be swallowed.

I have something to admit. When the kids got the chance to take Iron Kids gummies

 I actually took as many vitamins as the kids did. They were tasty and just a little bit more fun than popping a pill vitamin like I had always done. Let's face it anything that can help you remember to take your vitamins, anything that makes you want to take your vitamins is a good thing!

Now, the same company that created Iron Kids Gummies has created Adult Essentials, a gummy vitamin for adults. The selection is amazing. There are six varieties, including a multi-vitamin, Omega-3 and Vitamin D.


I was so excited to be working with ShesConnected and Adult Essentials on this blog campaign. One of the things that I am striving for is to live a healthier life. I am turning 42 this year and I promised myself when I turned 40 that I would get healthy. It has taken me a little longer to get that done but last September I started a work out class with a great instructor (Sue Abel and Tread Powerfully) and a group of great ladies, I am trying to eat better and live a healthier lifestyle and taking vitamins is part of that. I know I don't have the most balanced life, when it comes to work, family balance and my diet so taking vitamins helps me fill in the gaps where my diet/nutrition lacks. It is all about a journey. I am working to educate myself and I hope it will be a life long journey and process.




Adult Essentials are available at a number of locations, including Fortinos, Real Canadian Super Stores, Loblaws, and Sobeys


For the latest about Adult Essentials, healthy recipes, sale announcements and more follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

I received this bundle of vitamins as part of a blogging campaign with Adult Essentials and Shes Connected. I was compensated for my time but the opinions in this post, and any subsequent posts, are my own. 

Getting Healthier with Adult Essentials

A great way to start the year, getting healthy with Adult Essentials.

I received this bundle of vitamins as part of a blogging campaign with Adult Essentials and Shes Connected. I was compensated for my time but the opinions in this post, and any subsequent posts, are my own.

Staying Healthy - Tips

 So every September when school starts we get sick in our house. It never fails. It is like the start of sickness season for us, the unofficial start of the cold and flu season in our house.

I decided to go to some friends and fellow moms for a few tips and tricks for staying healthy this season.

Deborah Lowther, @KidsGummyMum ,with Iron Kids Gummies and Adult Essentials and a mother of three,  has lots of great information. She is a firm believer in getting outside, even when the weather turns chilly. Deborah says fresh air is important and when you partner that with family exercise it is a win-win. Go for a hike, walk to school and of course take your vitamins. She says it is really important to find ones the kids like and want to take, and don't forget to get vitamins for Mom and Dad too!


http://www.iron-kids.com/

http://www.adultgummies.com/