My First Blog Post

I am Holly. A mom of 4 kiddos, 3 girls and a boy. They inspire me everyday and the adventures I’ve had with them have led me to want to write here. I am a nurse and have been the past 11 years, 10 of those years spent working 12 hour shifts at a local non-profit Hospital in Critical Care. In my spare time I like to inspire others to lead a healthier life through nutrition & exercise. I have a virtual health & Wellness franchise and am partnered with an awesome company. See more about them here Convenient Nutrition .

I like to shop via Stitch Fix & Trunk Club. I wish I could sign up for every subscription beauty box. I’m not very “up” on all the fashions, I’m more about comfort and ease. I generally live in leggings & tunics, sweaters, or workout clothes. Lulu is my fave. This is why I like these fashion subscription boxes, they send stuff that’s on trend and looks good together! Another favorite is FabFitFun.

My husband and I like to travel, go out to eat, drink IPAs & red wine. 🙂 With 4 kids under 8, it’s the small things we enjoy. We don’t get away or go out without them often. A couple favorite cities we have traveled to are Fort Collins, San Francisco, and some we want to go to are Seattle, Austin, & Nashville. We live in the Midwest where it’s super cold in winter. Skiing helps us get through the long winters. One of these years we will get out west to ski! We both enjoy fitness. I’ve ran one half marathon, he’s ran several, including a full marathon & a mini Tri. We own a Peloton bike & love it. I’ve recently started lifting more weights at a training facility called D1 & have been loving it! Unfortunately, they’re closing in February 😆 so I have to find something to replace! I do subscribe to a cool at home workout series that includes great recipes & incorporates TRX & 100 reps, it’s called Praxis Health & they even have a nice app!

I’m typing this as I breastfeed (maybe some of you can relate??) my littlest. She’s 15 months old and does not want to give up the breastfeeding snuggles. Which, is fine with me, most days. In the middle of the night it gets a little annoying…but I try to be positive and remember how quickly they grow and soon don’t want to snuggle at all 😭. Currently she has a nearly constant runny nose, so she’s been up in the night a lot! I am new to blogging but have been thinking about it a long time! I honestly wish I had started sooner. I’m excited to have it for memories with my kiddos. I also love to share information, especially health related. Many of my patients are in situations that may have been prevented by healthier habits! My husband is an amazing cook (the no recipe type!) so I hope to share some quick easy healthy homemade meals & snacks here too. Ok so this first one isn’t healthy lol…banana split, vanilla bean Edy’s icecream, chocolate syrup, & blackberries. So good. Life is all about balance. <img