Cheekychops Looking For Calgary Sleep Consultants

Are you a mom looking for a part-time gig working from home, making a solid income? Well then you may be the perfect person to be a Cheekychops Sleep Consultant.

Cheekychops, which is a sleep and parenting consultant company, is expanding across Canada and is looking for a dedicated individual to take on a Calgary franchise. In order to keep up with demand, they are in the midst of training new consultants in Alberta, Ontario and eastern Canada.

If you have a desire to work with children and families and are passionate and caring, you may just be the person they are looking for. Cheekychops is a rewarding home based business that produces a solid income, while working flexible hours.

For more information on this opportunity, check out their website.

Renovation LOVE

My recent interest, more specifically obsession, to renovate our house and redecorate over the last month is all thanks to my peaked interest in some of HGTV and the W Network's shows. Not going to lie, I'm addicted to both Love It or List It and Property Brothers. Both offer viewers dramatic before and after looks that, let's face it, have pulled the creative side out of me.

Let me just say that I have always loved "artsy" things, so when given the ability to "redesign" my own house prompted itself - I couldn't help but say no. So when my husband suggested re-painting our house yesterday, I couldn't help but jump all over it. After all, we tore out the majority of our upstairs carpets anyways and removed the baseboards to get ready for our new flooring this week, so this truly was a good time to grab a paint brush and a coat of paint and get to work.

We had talked about repainting our main living room and kitchen all weekend, and in fact, I picked up a handful of paint swatches on Saturday just to take a look. Then after dinner Saturday, we browsed through the selection and agreed on a colour for the living room, kitchen and the two walls that bring both the rooms together. The tough part was just going to be whether we could get all the painting done before our new floors were installed on Thursday - meaning we had to paint like crazy until Tuesday evening, so everything would have a chance to cure Wednesday.

I wish I would have taken some before pictures of the room, carpet and all, but instead some mid-reno and after pictures will have to suffice. To give you a break down of what things looked like prior, the features walls were a mid/dark brown and the kitchen (which we have not painted or started the reno on yet) are an coral/orange colour. The walls that tie both rooms together I would describe as a yellowy hue, which you will be able to see in some of the mid-reno pictures.

For the feature walls we are going with a Miller's Cove, which is a green that goes with both our sofas from downstairs and the throw pillows we have on them (you may have noticed the black leather in the photo, but those are going downstairs). For the kitchen, we will eventually be using a colour called Cumberland Fog. Both colours are cooler in nature and will really tie our darker floor in nicely. For the main walls that connect the two rooms, we opted to just go with a pure white, as it seemed to be the only colour that complimented them both nicely.

 

Check back soon for more reno coverage!

Fitting In Fitness

Ever since my nine week old was born, I was determined to get back to the gym and get back in shape as quick as I could. And let's face it, even though I already have a two and a half year old, I had forgotten what not getting regular sleep does to ones body. Bottom line, I have a hard time getting a work out in when I'm exhausted day in and day out.

With my oldest, I was lucky enough to have a baby that was sleeping through the night at six weeks -- yes I said SIX WEEKS! It was what I got used to and I know that most new moms aren't that lucky. With my second baby, I had it much different. Not only does he not sleep though the night, he has been congested since birth, which makes it even harder for him to sleep at times and on many occasions has woken him up.

Long story short, I have had a difficult time getting to the gym on a regular basis. One thing I would like to start implementing is a regular yoga regime if I can. Not sure if I will be able to make it work, but it is something I would like to aim for. Ultimately, my fitness goal is to squeeze in three outings a week to the gym, which will not only get me out of the house, but get me back on the fitness train. After all, I have always had a special love for the gym and the way getting in a good cardio session in makes you feel afterwards.

I plan on posting some fitness routines that have helped get me back in shape after baby, so please stay tuned!

Until next time!

My Little Monkey

My daughter Brooke was invited to attend a gymnastics class with a friend today and I'm happy to report she absolutely love it. Makes me wonder why I didn't think about signing her up for something like this before. She's 2 1/2, which is an age where they love to push boundaries...or at least mine does. She loves to jump and climb and this seemed to be the perfect outlet for her to do it all, without getting into trouble for jumping on the couch or climbing places she really shouldn't.

One of the things I've decided to put forth this year is to get out of the house a little more (even though it's sometimes hard with a newborn and two year old) and ensure my daughter gets involved in more activities with other children her age. This is especially important before she heads off to Pre School in September, as interaction with other kids is imperative to her social development. Before my son Wyatt was born, Brooke had all my attention and now juggling two, I think it's important she becomes a little more independant and getting out and playing with others more often is part of that process.

All in all, it was a great day and beyond deciding to sign her up for a gymnastic class in my area, I've also decided to enroll her in a Mommy and Me dance class.

If you live in the Calgary area and need an activity to get you out of the house and your little one moving, I highly recommend looking into the Gymtastics Gym Club.

'Til another day as a SAHM...

Hello Blogging World...

No one said being a stay at home mom (otherwise referred to as a SAHM) was easy, but add a second child into the mix and it can be downright challenging. First off, let me say hello to my fellow bloggers and introduce myself. I'm a Canadian mother of two under the age of three years old. My oldest, who I will introduce later, is 2 1/2, while our newest addition is only five weeks old. Needless to say, my life is filled with a lot of sleepless nights right now.

Reason for writing this blog you may be asking...well for starters it's a great way to touch on my creative side (I have a communications background) and hopefully help others who are wading through the hectic world of raising children in today's world.

My hope is to touch on topics that any stay at home mom would appreciate from tips and tricks of raising a toddler and a baby, to everyday concerns or questions we may have.

So here we go!