Super mom to the rescue

                    
I wonder how long can a person go on functioning  within normal parameters before malfunctioning. Can you tell I am a Star Trek Generations geek? LOL

My son Noel came down with a fever Sunday night and by Monday it was clear he has the flu and his asthma of course is aggravated. I spent Monday night vigilantly watching over him. Between the fever and the albuterol used to treat his asthma he was very restless and agitated. I managed to sleep for 1 hr. Tuesday  morning.

Surprisingly I was able to stay coherent and active all through Tuesday taking care of him, my 2 youngest daughters, a neighbors kid and get some work done.  I attribute this to several things. I’m a parent, we do what must be done. I have super human powers….Ha! My kids believe so but we know that is not it. I truly believe that  the changes in lifestyle I had implemented in the last year or so have given me an edge. Eating  better and making healthier choices, getting much more active with an exercise routine have all contributed to a better me.

With this changes I have managed to get the virtual super mom outfit on.  I have come to a point where I decided is time to add the cape and really take off with it. Not just for me but for my children too. Time to become “The  Incredibles”

So which magic potion am I going to use? Really, it’s simple. Going back to basics, the way God had designed things worked just fine for thousands of years. So I am slowly introducing more and more organic and natural products to our diet and reducing the amount of processed foods quite a  lot. Using natural ingredients for household cleaning purposes to diminish exposure and contact with harmful chemicals.

Last year my son was so sick during the winter that we were at the doctor’s office every other week for 6 weeks straight at some point. This year he has only been sick 3 times all winter. Even though he has complications from being asthmatic, the actual flu has been mild  in comparison. My other kids have only had a mild stuffy nose along the way and I stayed without getting it also. It’s obvious this changes we have been making have had a positive effect.
Now I am ready to go farther with it.

The “drawback” to making the whole family healthier and stronger? There is  none, unless you consider the fact that Ms force of nature Coral, is going to have even more energy and clearer mind to cause more mischief than she already does!!! 

By the way, I managed to sleep for 3.5 hrs from Tuesday to today.  Obviously not enough, but hey , it’s moving in the right direction! Lets hope I don’t fall asleep sometime during the day or I am sure I am going to wake up to some type of “disaster caused by hurricane Coral!
                     
I would love to hear from my  fellow Parentland dwellers. What are you doing to improve and take care of the health of your family? Do you believe there are better ways? What do you prefer?

Drama or comedy, it boils down to the same result!

Sometimes I feel like my life is a Shakespearean comedy with all the trimmings.  Being a single mom with 4 kids between 11 and 3 still left at home makes for a lot of comedy. Of course that is only one aspect of my life, but it’s the angle that affects everything else in my life. 

Try having a romantic life, Ha! For a while there, it actually looked like it was going to work until it all came crumbling down. Of course that is not my kids fault but having kids does limits your ability to do things, go places and find out stuff quicker. That’s all I am going to say about that. The fact remains that  I’m single and I plan on  staying single for a long time LOL

Now I’m also an entrepreneur.  Have you ever been on the phone with a friend or family member and your kids left you alone? Nope, it does not happen. They have the innate ability of totally ignoring you all day long and as soon as you get on the phone all of a sudden they urgently need your attention!

I remember one time I was on a conference call and I could had sworn I had muted my phone…..  Well, obviously I hadn’t because when my 11 yr old daughter started to argue with me about something and I quickly lost patience with her I was kindly asked to mute my phone. I do not blush but my face turns really hot when I am terribly embarrassed. You could had fried an egg on my face!!!!

How about having to hide in the bathroom to talk to a client while some of your kids are screaming ninja sounds in the background and another is sticking their little hands underneath the bathroom door saying “mami, mami,mami,mami”.  You get so creative covering the mouth piece just enough to allow your words to seep through!
But the best is when a kid grabs your other phone and out of nowhere butts into your conversation “Mami Coral took her diaper off and she is poopy”….Nice   :/

That is  just a very small fraction of the bumps I run into while conducting my business.

What was the last embarrassing thing that happened to you , kid related, while you were talking on the phone?  I would love to hear from you, go ahead, leave me a comment.