Monday, January 25, 2016

WELCOME!!

WELCOME!!  

A little about me, my name is Ashley, I am 29, married to my best friend for 8 years, and a mama of 5 beautiful children! No really, they are! Alice is my oldest, she is 6; Norah is my second, she is 5; Declan is my third, he is 4; Lacy is my fourth, she is 2; and Juliette is our fifth and she is 6 months old.  And to answer your next question, NO, we aren't done yet!  Haha!

I am passionate about my family, motherhood, our health, and fitness.  I am just like any other busy mom out there!  Being healthy, and loving motherhood did NOT come naturally to me... I have had to learn this, it has given me purpose in life, and I love sharing everything I can about it!

We Homeschool off and on, we are active in our Faith, we have Dance, Soccer, and other fun activities, my husband works full time, I work part, part time as a Health and Fitness Coach with Beachbody and I help others figure out how to eat healthy and fit exercise into their days. Most of all, we want to have energy to make the most of our time together as a family, and we can't do that if we are exhausted from everything else on our plates!

We eat clean (for the most part), and enjoy a wide array of mostly plant based foods.  

Our journey toward a healthy life started a little bit before my 3rd pregnancy.  N and my husband were lactose intolerant (still are), and we needed to figure out a way to replace the dairy and get all that 'calcium' that you can supposedly only get from cow's milk.  Oh man, on this journey we have learned SO much about God's green earth!  (We DON'T need cows for calcium...  more on that later.)  The point is, we were then projected onto OUR path towards Whole Food, Plant-Based lifestyles.

This blog will be devoted to helping the BUSY moms out there learn how to EAT CLEAN, GET FIT, and lead their families and themselves toward living healthy, happy, fulfilling lives. And No, I will not push anyone to eat exactly like us!  I will just SHARE, and let YOU decide what is best for YOU!

SO WELCOME!