{The Nest Resolutions} The things that make me better

Posted in This is life by centralwestnest

Having three little people under 7 and another on the way means life can be super busy for me and easily becomes overwhelming. So, in an effort to stay on pointe this year I have made several resolutions that I refuse to break.

LIST LIFE

I make lists. Like loads and loads of lists.

Lists on jobs to do around the house. Lists of items to write about on the blog for you lovely people. Lists reminding me when the girls have swimming lessons and doctor’s appointments, school events and sports day at school. Lists to remind me about all the little things that it takes to keep our little nest turning over day after day.

I write lists not only to remember to do things but to feel good when I tick off the box next to it acknowledging that’s another job done. I find it really helps when I am feeling overwhelmed or like even though I am doing a bazillion things nothing is really getting done.

MEAL PLANNING

I cannot even tell you how much difference this will make to your life if you haven’t already tried this. Not only is that horrid decision of what to eat today already made for you, it means you save a whole tonne of casholi as well. No longer do you walk around aimlessly at the supermarket buying bits and pieces of meals to realise when you get home you have missed a crucial ingredient.

I write mine up on the menu board (from KMART) on the pantry each week so everyone in the house knows what we are having that day.

You will also notice a massive reduction in wastage (especially fruit and veg)

MAKE THE BED

This is an easy one. I make my bed every morning so that each time I enter my room throughout that day it feels clean and organised. A messy space leads to a messy mind. I dare you try it for one week and see if your mood improves.

DON’T SWEAT IT

I resolve to not sweat all this little stuff. I have always been quite organised and strive for near perfection in everything I do, but following the birth of my third child, Coco I was diagnosed with post-natal depression and the world around me collapsed. I was so focused on making sure everything was perfect that I ended up doing 100 jobs but none of them well. As much as it is hard to remind myself some days, not everything can be perfect all of the time. When I am feeling overwhelmed I take a step back and pick out what really matters.

DISH LIFE

I clean the dinner dishes EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. If you wake up to a clean kitchen to make a pot of coffee in the morning it makes everything smoother. This really makes a crucial difference to me but it took a long time to get in the habit of not just sitting on the lounge absorbed into primetime television after dinner. If you form the habit then you reap the rewards. Trust me!

So nesters, what makes your days easily?

30Dec2014

{The School Run} 50 Freezer Friendly snacks for kids

Posted in The Nest Can Cook by centralwestnest

I know one thing for sure, most mama-birds and papa-birds make the resolution to be smarter with the little birdies lunches at the start of the school term. Then, unfortunately by week three it is vegemite and cheese sandwiches on white bread and a slightly tarnished green apple.

Today we have some beautiful Freezer Friendly Lunchbox Snacks to give you some brilliant inspiration!

This way you can go on a cooking rampage on the weekend and not have to worry during the week and simply do the last minute freezer grab to pack their lunchboxes before school.

This was first published by our talented friends at One Handed Cooks – go there, they rock!

You’re welcome Nesters!

23Dec2013

{Prizeapolooza} Let Integrity Health & Wellbeing guide you towards your new years resolutions

Posted in Locally found, The Nest giveaways by centralwestnest

New years resolutions – everyone has one.

According to the University of Scranton, and published in their Journal of clinical Psychology the top new years resolution for 2012 was the promise to lose weight.

If you are going to be one of those people making the same resolution for 2014 then perhaps Angela Johnson from Integrity Health and Wellbeing should be your first port of call…

Integrity Health and Wellbeing is based in our little local nest of Bathurst but has the support of a greater team of health and wellness experts from across New South Wales.

Angela tells us that Integrity Health and Wellbeing provides a wellness program that’s designed to ‘spring clean’ your insides, as well as giving some notable results on the outside. Angela and her team coach participants through nutritional cleansing programs while also mentoring through the daily lifestyle changes required to maintain the optimal health and wellness benefits achieved using the cleansing programs.

Integrity Health and Well being was founded in July 2013 when Angela was searching for a program that would help her personally deal with an overall feeling of ‘dullness’. Added to this was the desire to assist a beloved family member with a weight loss goal, Angela embarked on a journey to find something that quite simply, ‘worked’. She says she found that answer in Isagenix.

After successfully completing the program she decided she wanted to help others obtain their wellbeing goals and as such Integrity Health and Wellbeing was created! Cruise forward six months and Angela has now left her fulltime employment in order to pursue a career in helping educate individuals, businesses and communities on health and wellness – and the day to day benefits that wellness can bring to people’s lives.

Like anything, Angela admits that participating in the program takes commitment, dedication and strength to break through the cycle of ‘bad habits’ but says Integrity Health and Wellbeing’s ‘Isagenix’ programs ‘retrain’ your body’s digestive and metabolic systems, kick starting your engine, while making simple adjustments to your daily activities ensuring you maintain results. It simply ‘fits in’ to whatever type of lifestyle you have – whether you spend a lot of time travelling, in the office or are based primarily in the home.

Angela says it isn’t about losing weight; it’s about feeling the best you can – inside and out. One of the side effects just happens to be looking fabulous!

Integrity Health and Wellbeing can also assist those wanting to earn an extra income by becoming a member of its ‘Isagenix’ branch – the backbone underpinning the nutritional cleansing programs. As well as putting some extra money in pockets, Integrity Health and Wellbeing provides professional development to help successfully run your own business through Isagenix, as well as becoming part of a wonderful supportive team.

If you are interested in learning some more about the program or even earning some extra money you can contact Angela as follows:

Phone: 0404 464 117

Email: angela.ihwteam@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/integrityhealthandwellbeing

Angela has generously offered a wonderful kick starter pack to one very lucky Nester to celebrate our Christmas Prizeapolooza!. She is offering either an ‘Energy Pak’ or a ‘Youthful Ageing Pak’ (depending on winner). Each Pak is worth over $300.00!!! All you have to do is be a ‘liker’ of Integrity Health and Wellbeing on Facebook and also be a ‘liker’ of The Central Nest and let us know! What a great way to ignite your motivation for 2014! Winner will be announced 5pm 30 December 2013! Good luck