Busy Mama Lunches, Other Food Prep, & Awesome Healthy Meatloaf recipe

Today was a very busy day!  Elijah had his first soccer practice this afternoon for the Spring season so I got a lot of meal and food prep done before and after. 

I made up a big batch of Mediterranean Salad, for quick lunches for me next week.  I am a very busy mama and many days I don't have time to make up a nice healthy lunch.  When I was trying to lose weight last Spring, that was one thing that sabotaged my goals all the time:  being too busy, not having time for a healthy lunch, and then when I would finally eat, I would be so starving that I would make bad choices or grab for the quick (unhealthy) snacks I had in the pantry. 

So, here is what I put together:

Fit n Busy Mama Dinner "Party"

Since I've started my blog, I have had several friends of mine that started trying to eat healthier and feed their families healthy home cooked meals.  Let me just say that this TOTALLY makes my day!  I LOVE getting random texts from friends with pictures of food they're making.  It makes all of this work worth it!  So, we had plans to go out to a nice restaurant with some friends tonight but when it came down to it, we didn't have a babysitter set up and decided not to spend all that money on a night out.  So, we had the brilliant idea to have a dinner "party" instead.  I guess I can't really call it a party since it was just us 2 families....but hey, wherever we are, it's a party right??

"Fasting" for Lent, Fit Mama Workout and Green Monster SUPER HEALTHY Smoothie!

As many of you may know, yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season (which lasts for 40 days until Easter Sunday).  Lent is a time of sacrifice for Christians in which we should give up something dear to us or something that may be blocking our relationship with others and with God.  This is all in an effort to get closer to God in this season.  Last year, Mike and I gave up sweets (dessert).  It was really hard but I was glad we did it because I didn't realize how addictive sugar was until I broke my "habit".

Kid's Bike Shopping, AWESOME Family Dinner Recipe, & Slap-Yo-Mama Rotisserie Chicken

Today was a BEAUTIFUL day in Tulsa!  75 degrees and sunny...felt like Spring and it's the middle of February.

Here I am basking in the sun in the backyard as the kids played after school!

What are those?  Oh yes, those are my legs in shorts with flip flops...in February!  This time last year we were covered in so much snow!

I have to say I'm not complaining about this Spring-like weather.

So, we are less than a month out on our 8 y.o.'s birthday and we knew that we were going to get her a new bike, remember our last family bike ride disaster?  Well, Addy's bike is too small and she was complaining the whole time about how small it is for her.  So, we decided today that since it was such a nice day, we would shop for a new bike for her and give it to her as an early birthday present.  We shopped all around:

Busy Mama does Mardi Gras, healthy vegetarian family dinner, & Mama B-Fast!

You know every busy mama needs a night out with friends!  Our friends had a mardi gras party this weekend at their house.  We had an awesome time meeting new people, catching up with acquaintances, dancing, and just having fun!

Fit n Busy Family Bike Ride Disaster and AMAZING healthy dinner recipe!

So after lunch today, the weather in Tulsa was 55 degrees and sunny.  We decided that it would be a GREAT day for a family bike ride!

New Hair-Do, Roasted Rotisserie-style Organic Chicken Recipe, and Yummy Strawberry Muffins!!!

Every busy mama must make time for herself too!  Sometimes I get caught up with the kids and my husband and working so hard for them that I forget about myself.  Many days, I just pull my hair back, put on my yoga pants and call it a day.  But, even though I am very busy, I still want to try hard to look nice!  It had been 4 months since I had my hair done last.  I usually do it every 2 months but with Christmas, we were trying to spend as little as possible. 

So yesterday, I went to the best hair stylist in the Tulsa area, Amara at Ascend Hair Designs in Jenks.  And here is how it turned out: