Introduction to Movement
Hi! I’m Chelsie I am a wife and a stay at home mom. Our family recently relocated to the cutest town in Missouri for my husband to attend dental school. My husband (Jake) and I met six years ago working on a summer crew for the US Forest Service in Nevada. We have...
What’s wrong with our politics!
The current political and social turmoil has been weighing on my mind recently. “Oh no, Shelby, don’t do it. Don’t start talking about politics.” RELAX! This is not going to be another political post bashing one party or group of people. In fact, I think it is time we...
Busy Mom Essentials
I love being a mom. I’m so thankful I get to take care of my children. However, there are days where I do wish I could go to the bathroom without someone knocking on the door. Or I could make dinner without a baby chasing me around the house screaming. Regardless I...
Three tricks to lose weight that have nothing to do with food…
Hello My Friends! I should start this post by discussing that I believe the scale is the worst possible way to measure overall health. The scale can’t accurately measure your external physiology or what is going on internally with your body. I also think a lot of...
Super charge your brain with this delicious coffee!
So I don’t know about you, but I am definitely not a morning person! Every morning I literally do a happy dance making my morning coffee. I have tried a lot of different recipes but the problem with a lot of the coffee drinks that are popular is the SUGAR in them. I...
Foster Care 101
Recently a friend asked me some very thoughtful questions about foster care and what the process has been like. I’m very thankful that she asked, and I decided that a blog post would provide a more thorough response so maybe others can benefit as well. First let me...
Children vs. Vegetables
I will start by telling you a little story. This is perhaps a little scary because I’m giving you the opportunity to judge my parenting skills. Two years ago we had the opportunity to bring two little boys into our home. Derek and I were nervous because although we...
Feeling Anxious?
Yesterday I was feeling anxious. Perhaps you can relate? I was short tempered with my kids. It seemed like every little thing that could possibly go wrong did, including one child spilling cream all over the kitchen floor and the other children getting into a...
Cold care from a nurse
Hello again, Let me start by saying I hate winter… Essentially we have endless darkness for the three months after Christmas with little reprieve. This post will have a little science integrated into it so bear with me… This year I’ve tried my best to keep all my kids...
