Life :: Fit N Well Mommy

Sharing the BIG News (and another home workout) + My First Muscle-up!

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Melissa | 10 Comments

Who got their first muscle-up? This Mommy! I am SO incredibly pumped right now! At CrossFit tonight, after doing WOD 13.4, I got my first muscle-up, and two, at that!! My husband started it off by getting his first muscle-up and then working up to a total of seventeen! I was so excited for him, but at the same time, the competitive…

Sharing a cookie together after lunch today...so precious!

How to Be Beautiful

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Melissa | 2 Comments

I hope everyone is having a good day so far. We had an early (scary) wake up call this morning from our neighbors. Their son, who is only a little over a year old, woke up acting differently and was non-responsive. My husband ran over there to help, while the paramedics arrived. Little did they know that their little boy…

Keenan enjoying his Choo Choo Train that we made out of our printer box!

S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Melissa | 9 Comments

Sorry for such a late post today. It was a busy, busy day. With my next CrossFit competition (a team one) coming up next weekend, our team has been trying to get together to practice working with each other and do some skill work. After attending a fun story time at our local seniors’ home, as part of our service…

Enjoying his Paleo lunch of turkey rolls today!

Thankful Thursday and Think Green

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Melissa | 5 Comments

It is day four of our Paleo Challenge and I have to say, things are going very well (my husband thinks otherwise, since he can’t have his cheese, especially for last night’s dinner of ”pasta!”). Aside from waking up starving on Tuesday, I have been very satisfied with not consuming dairy or grains and feel pretty good. In fact, the…

One of the many pictures we will be hanging on our walls!

Goals for 2013 and Removing the Clutter

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Melissa | 3 Comments

Since my husband has been off this week, we have enjoyed some yummy breakfasts and quality family-cuddle-time before starting our days. Today’s breakfast was our version of Denny’s Grand Slam: scrambled eggs, a toasted pancake (leftover from ones we made earlier this week) and two strips of thick cut bacon. To go along with it, we enjoyed our usual morning…