What I Learned in April

1) All it takes for me to get sidetracked from my healthier living plan is the arrival of Easter. I was doing so well. I was going to the gym regularly, I was eating salads for lunch, and I was cutting back on sweets. And then Easter came, complete with the kids’ spring break from school and three Easter baskets full of candy. And that’s all is took to fall off the “more exercise/less sweets” wagon. But don’t worry, I’m planning to jump back into my healthier living goals…just as soon as I finish off the last of those Reese’s Peanut Butter eggs!

2) If you take three kids to Target with you, you’ll spend twice as much money but forget to buy half the things on your list.

3) Siri can read my emails to me. I love my iPhone but never really knew what to make of Siri. But I recently discovered that Siri can read my emails to me, open apps, and even flip a coin (this one comes in especially handy when the kids are fighting over who has to get their bath first.) Find out even more ways to use Siri here.

4) My FitBit might not be as accurate as I thought.- Say it isn’t so! While this article doesn’t mention the Fitbit specifically, it does call into question the accuracy of fitness type wristbands overall. Hey, maybe I actually do walk 15,000 steps every day but my FitBit is only registering 6,000. Or maybe my FitBit is saying I walked 6,000 steps but I really only walked 3,000. UGH!

5) I’m so glad our family does monthly “Parent and One Child Days” - Having three kids is awesome, but it makes it difficult for Mark and I to spend time with each child individually. So once a month, on a rotating schedule, one parent gets to spend special time with one kid. This month was Mom and M. day. M. and I talked about what she wanted to do for our special day, and settled on Monster Mini-Golf. It was so much fun! And it reminded me again of why these special days have been a big success in our family. Not only do Mark or I get the opportunity to really focus on that one child but that kid gets a chance to have a parent’s undivided attention. It’s a win-win for everyone.

What did you learn in April?

Today I’m linking up with Emily Freeman at Chatting at the Sky for her monthly “What We Learned” community link-up.