Mondays and Orange Owl Hoodies

Hoodie: Orangeowl Clothing 

Leggings: Target

Slippers: Aeropostale

Its Monday ya'll. How do you all view Mondays? It kinda depends on the stage of life I am in. In school I hated Mondays because well the weekend was over and the school week started all over...Monday is so far from Friday. When I was working and had random schedules including weekends Monday was just another day. As a stay at home mom Mondays can go either way. I try to look at them as a fresh start. It helps me a little bit. Because for me Mondays are quite busy these days. I feel like I have to look at them as a fresh start to the week instead of dread them thinking how far from the weekend they are, because the more we think positively the happier we are. To be real it doesn't always work but it is worth it for when it does. 

My Mondays start early getting me and the boys ready for the day, usually in a rush because this mama likes sleep so I usually sleep until the very last minute I can and still get out the door in time. I drop Maddux off at a friends house at 8:45 and she takes him to Preschool with her daughter at 9 because I have to be to work at 9, 15 minutes away. So after I drop maddux off, me and Holden head to the gym and I work in the daycare from 9-10. I try to get in a little mini training session in at the gym sometimes by myself sometimes with friends after daycare, usually just rowing or something, because then I have to go and pick Maddux up from school at 11 and then get back to the gym to be able to do the 11:30 class. I do the class and then usually do some mobility or something after. Then I get the boys home, we play for a little bit, eat lunch and then it is their nap time. During nap time now it is time for me to hurry and scarf down lunch so that I can get the weekly cleaning and laundry done before the kids wake up. Once its all done, the boys wake up, we go and pick Ty up from the train station, then make and eat dinner. The rest of the night we try to just hang out as a family. Crazy day that when I think about how busy and go go it is can exhaust me before it even happens, or I can try to look at them as the perfect start to a week, getting my cleaning and laundry done and out of the way so I can enjoy my clean home the rest of the week. So here is to Monday. Crazy busy and all. The more productive I am at the beginning of the week the more productive I am the rest of the week. 

What does your Monday consist of?

Now lets talk about this amazing hoodie from Orange Owl Clothing for a minute. Can you believe that it is handmade. Each and every hoodie she makes is unique because they are handmade. I love this so much. Each time I wear it I reflect on the hard work that was put into it, not to mention how incredibly warm and comfortable it is. This is probably the softest hoodie I have ever owned. I also love it compared to other hoodies I own because of how it fits. It is fitted to a womens' body but still comfortable. It is also long and the arms are long which I love. This is perfect for the bitter cold weather we have been having, and a great gift idea for the holidays coming up.

You can find and order your handmade hoodie from Orange Owl clothing at www.orangeowldesigns.bigcartel.com make sure to check out all the fun and unique designs. You can also follow their instagram @orangeowlclothing Carly is also so kind that she is giving my readers a coupon code to get 15% off of your order. Just use the code YELLOW to get the discount by Novemeber 22nd. 

Now  If you need me I will be snuggled in this outfit on my couch sipping hot coco and watching some Nexflix in my clean home, with the laundry put away, my babies asleep and feeling accomplished today after a crazy but productive day. 

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Crossfit with Albion Fit {GIVEAWAY}

All Photos Credit Jonie Sumsion
Clothing- Albion Fit 
Gym- Crossfit Kimokeo Kaysville, Utah

Lets start from the beginning. I have always had a love for fitness. Since I did gymnastics for ten years and it was who I was for those ten years. I put all my blood, sweat, many tears and my heart into that sport. I loved the way it made me feel, the accomplishment, competing, and all the life lessons I learned from the sport, my coaches and teammates. Then my senior year my dream of being a college gymnast was well crushes when I found out I had fractured my lower back in three different places. I was heart broken. I stayed involved and coached, which was amazing but it just wasn't the same. I didn't know how to work out, gymnastics was fun yes it was a crazy workout but I had no clue what do to in a gym.

Now I'm in college. Brand new city, roommates, feeling like a baby and well out of shape. I started going to the college gym and it was good and kept me exercising but the void of gymnastics was never filled. Then a couple years later I discovered my love of running. I was sprinter in high school and hated long distants but somehow, some way I fell in love with long distance running. I trained for a half marathon twice and both times got pregnant while training lol. It was not my time. So I kept running and doing some fun 5ks.

Then once I had my last little man I decided it was time to challenge myself so I joined a Ragnar team {You can read about my ragnar experience HERE} and wow was that crazy. It was amazing, exhausting, fun, crazy and I was freakin pumping the whole time but I am so grateful I did it. After that I was hooked it was time for me to do the half I had been wanting to do for years. I trained and trained and ran my first half in September of 2013. I did it under 2 hours, didn't stop, got emotional throughout it and loved every freaking second. I was so proud. I loved it and I think I always will, in fact my next goal is to run a full marathon, but there was still something missing. Looking back I had no clue what that was or if I would ever know.

Then my little brother moved in with us and he started talking to us about crossfit. He had been doing it for a while and knew his stuff. I had heard of it, heck, I had even watched the crossfit games in complete awe but I could never do that. That just wasn't for me. Well after some convincing I was getting really excited and my brother built a little crossfit gym in our garage. Now this was super make-shift but it worked for us and it was a lot of fun. We started doing modified crossfit workouts in our garage from the end of August 2013 through December 2013. It was getting cold and kind of miserable doing it in the garage by the time December rolled around. Then I got thinking about how I maybe wanted to take this to the next level. Oh man again looking back I had no clue what I was getting myself into.

I thought about just going to a crossfit gym once a week to learn from a coach and be around other people. I knew I could learn a lot more that way. I posted a picture on instagram asking about boxes, how much they were, if they accepted visitors and so on. Then my cute friend Katelyn told me about a gym in Kaysville, Crossfit Kimokeo! Kaysville? I live in West valley I would be passing all these gyms to go to that one that is silly. But for some reason I thought I just had to give it a try so my very first WOD there was a memorial WOD for the owners amazing brother T.J. who had passes away, way too young. I wish I could have met him. That day the gym was packed full of all the people who loved him and wanted to celebrate him, it was crazy and I was so nervous. Oh P.S. when I first got there I locked my workout shoes and my keys in the car. Ugh. So I went through the workout and fell in love. Seriously not knowing why I needed to go there, or what this place could offer me. The people were amazing the atmosphere was amazing and I just knew I had to give this place a shot.

Please if you are in Davis county or close to Kaysville at all you have got to go and check this gym out. I will even workout with you if you want. They know their stuff, they are super welcoming and its like a party there! Check them out on facebook HERE. You can also email me @ wjwiki07@hotmail.com with any questions or email Crossfit kimokeo @ crossfitkimokeo@gmail.com and tell them I sent you.

 So I went the next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday all the next week and I couldn't stop going. I started there the middle of December and am still there today 2 months later and can't imagine going anywhere else. So why do I love crossfit so much? It is filling that void. You know the piece of me that was missing since my gymnastics days as a teen. That passion of mine was back. This isn't just working out to me anymore I am training. I am a part of something and I am loving where it is taking me. I am registering for the open in a couple weeks and I am so excited to see where time and really hard work will take me. in the future.

 So my point is to find your passion. Find something that you are good at that you feel good doing. Push yourself and get moving. There is some kind of exercise plan out there for you. It may be crossfit it may not, it may be running and it may not, but there is something that you will just click with and you will love yourself and the way you feel while you are doing it.Find that passion.

Along with my love of working out, I have a love with fitness clothing. What girl doesn't like to look good when you workout. There is something about when you feel good about yourself you work harder. At least I do. I am all about cute fitness clothes, that are high quality. That for me is Albion Fit. If you haven't heard of this company you have to go and look them up right now. Their clothing is not only the cutest workout stuff you have ever seen, but they are feminine, sleek, the most comfortable clothes I have worn and they are such high quality. They are going to last me forever. I am rough on my clothes especially doing crossfit and my albion clothing still looks brand new. They have pants, capris, shorts, tanks, long sleeve, vests, short sleeve, jackets, hoodies, sports bras and amazing swimming suits. They have them in all types of styles, colors and patterns. Everyone can find something they love in this store and I promise you will not be able to leave with just one thing. They have a store located in City Creek here in Salt Lake city, Utah and they also sell online for all your worldwide peeps of mine. Their clothing i good for all types of fitness, running, crossfit, yoga, lifting, class, zumba, barre, sports, you name it these are top of the notch.

The tank and compression shorts, I am wearing in these photos are both from albion and they are my favorite items I have gotten to date. But I really do love everything I get from that company. The tanks are so much fun because they are comfortable, have amazing colors, are cute and they seriously suck you in in all the right places. The shorts! oh my they are so amazing. I wear shorts a lot in crossfit but these are so amazing. They fit perfectly, are thick. and suck you in. The compression shorts come in black, orange, blue and gold! Do yourself a favor and get some for the warm weather coming up {wishful thinking}.

Albion fit and I have teamed up to bring you, my fabulous readers a $50 gift credit to go toward the item of your dreams from them. Not only that but even if you don't win we have something for you all! You will all get 15% off your entire purchase at Albion Fit through march 7, 2013 by using the code Stamina15 at checkout. Simply fill out the rafflecopter below and go to instagram to enter. 

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Favorite Shops: Agnes and Dora {GIVEAWAY}

Sorry I have been MIA lately. It sure does get crazy around Christmas time. It really did sneak up on me this year. I just barely got my Christmas cards out and still have shopping to do. What? I never shop this late. Busy doesn't even describe what I have been feeling lately and I know ya'll know what I mean I am not the only one. But I have missed it around here so today I am going to come back with a bang and introduce you to my favorite shops #3. If you follow my blog or me on instagram I am sure you have noticed my love affair for leggings. I am kinda obsessed. Well i don't just love any leggings my very favorite are from the shop Agnes and Dora. If you have not heard of them, don't fret they are newish and I will tell you all about them.

Agnes and Dora is a company that sells adult leggings, harem pants, maxi skirts and children leggings. They have some products online HERE, but their huge thing and what they are all about are at home parties. Legging Parties! How fun right?! How it works is you invite all your friends and family and you host a party at your house with treats and a rep comes to your home with all the goodies to share. And you get perks for being a host. For every ten pair you sell you earn a free pair. Awesome. And the parties are so much fun. I did one just this last month and I loved having girl time, treats and cute leggings all over the place.

Ok so back to the actual products...the leggings. These are the softest, most comfortable, affordable and cutest patterned leggings out there. They are One size fits most and they seriously fit amazingly. You will never want to wear anything else. I wear them casually as comfies, I dress them up, and I even wear them to workout in.

So now that we know how amazing this company and their products are how about we giveaway a pair!!!! Woot I am so excited to be able to work with Agnes and Dora to give some away so you can love them as much as I do. Merry Christmas to you! Simply fill out the rafflecopter to enter.GOOD LUCK

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Favorite Shops #2: Freshly Picked Moccasins {GIVEAWAY}

It is time for Favorite shops #2 and this one is for those sweet babies and kids in your life. It is no lie I LOVE Freshly Picked. Have you heard of Freshly picked? If not I would be super surprised but let me tell you about it. It is a baby and children's handmade moccasins business, This business and the woman, Susan, is all amazing and talent wrapped up together in a nice little fringed bow, or freshly picked drawstring bag rather.

My little Holden bug got his first pair, of Freshly Picked Moccasins as a gift from my mom when he was about 9 months old, they were the Gold and I fell in love with them the first moment I put them on his pudgy little adorable feet. They were just perfect and he liked them too. They still fit him, because the leather stretches a little as they get worn. I loved the gold because they were gender neutral and they went with everything!

Since we loved his first pair so much, we got him a new larger pair and a pair for Maddux. I got blue and brown so they would go with everything and were very BOY!

 Prince George Blue // Size 4 for Holden 15 months
 Weathered Brown // Size 7 For Maddux age 3.5

They are a little big, but I got them that way on purpose because they are so cute and they can fit into them longer.

I love the blue because they are they hide dirty and grim, they match almost everything and they are easy to wipe clean. Holden really does love them, I know because he is constantly bringing them to me to put on his feet, after he has already tried on his own.

For Maddux I got the brown. I liked the weathered brown for the older boy style. He loves them, says they are so comfy and calls them his slippers.

They do run a little bit big but I would still get the same size so that your child is able to wear them longer. They are too cute for them to grow out of quickly. And you will get even more wear out of them then you would think, since they are leather they stretch a little as they are worn.

Not only are they comfortable, wear well, stretch to last longer, and wipe clean easily, but they come in amazing colors and the style is to die for. I love to pair them with jeans, and little leggings for my baby.

I love how you can get them a little big, but they still stay on their little on the go, running feet with no problem. They are designed for the babies, they are cute and functional. They are so strong and durable and will last through all the crawling, walking, running and playing all to be passed on.

Now the amazing Susan, from Freshly Picked Moccasins and I have teamed up to bring you a giveaway of one pair of your choice of any of her beautifully handmade moccasins. Any color, any size. Enter for your baby, toddler, child, or enter for a gift for someone. Could you imagine getting these at as a baby shower gift. I would die. Any baby/toddler/child would look adorable in these shoes. Now to enter simply fill out the rafflecopter below. GOOD LUCK and MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR!- Effie Trinket

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Now don't forget to check out my first day of my favorite shops series and the Albion Fit $50 giveaway going on right now as well. And come back next week for another one of my favorite shops and another giveaway for under your Christmas tree.

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