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Dirty Dozen Workout & Easter Weekend Recap

April 13, 2020 by Tamara Leave a Comment

I hope you had a nice Easter weekend. Our family of six spent yesterday watching church service online, spending time in our backyard, and we rented Trolls 2.

Easter Weekend 2020

Earlier in the week we got out our Resurrection Egg set. These had been gifted to us by an older couple at our church years ago. I didn’t realize how much I treasured them until I pulled them out of storage from the garage this year. I got a little teary eyed as I brought them into the house.

I knew Easter wasn’t going to be the same this year. No dinner with my parents, grandparents, brother and sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and cousins. Church would be online.

So much is different from this time last year. So much is different from just a month ago.

In a weird way these eggs helped me to remember that even in all the crazy of the world God is still in charge and he is still the same. I needed that reminder.

Lately I have been baking up a storm and this weekend was no exception.

We also enjoyed watching the wildflowers start to blossom in our backyard. Maisie and I started them from seeds in January and they are just now starting to bloom.

Here are a few shots of one wildflower in particular that we have been closely watching as it blossoms.

Our Maisie girl loves her flowers. Her fairy garden is overflowing with color.

To recap the weekend, it was honestly perfect for this new normal we are experiencing. When Josh wasn’t at the fire station we had so much quality family time. Slowing down and not feeling the need to be out doing things has been such a gift and has allowed me to focus more time on just being present with our kids.

This week we are heading to our son’s school for a drive by pick up of the items in his desk as well as his consumable books. He will get to see his teacher in person. While we have been able to FaceTime, and it is great, nothing beats the real thing. Last week when we were doing math at the kitchen table he said to me “Mom I really miss school”.

I really have no words.

I try to put my thoughts together and they are just a jumble mess. I am so thankful to have kids who love their schools so much and for their amazing teachers.

But really I have no more words.

Dirty Dozen Workout

Here is the workout I will be doing sometime today…

So with that, I will say, that I hope each of you has the best day possible however that looks in your current circumstance.

xo, Tamara

Filed Under: Workouts Tagged With: COVID-19, Easter

Total Body Home Workout

April 10, 2020 by Tamara Leave a Comment

You made it to the final workout of the week! Great job!

Perform this entire workout twice. You can also follow along with me on YouTube. This workout will be streamed today at 10:15am (Arizona time).

Here is the workout…

I hope you and your family are safe and healthy.

Remember to stay hydrated and drink plenty of water :). I will have three more workouts on the blog next week that are part of the FREE 1 Month Workout Plan.

If you are looking for a virtual service to attend this weekend I would like to invite you to Easter at our church.

Our family of six will be enjoying all our time at home celebrating the amazing work that Christ did on the cross this weekend. It will be a different Easter this year but that is ok. We are going to do our best to soak in all the good.

xo, Tamara

Filed Under: Workouts Tagged With: FREE Workout Plan, Workout

Total Body Jump Workout

April 8, 2020 by Tamara Leave a Comment

If you are following along with the FREE home workout plan this is Day 3! Today’s workout involves strength training mixed with a few plyometric moves. Plyometrics is a type of exercise that rapidly and repeatedly stretches and contracts the muscle.

You will repeat this entire workout twice.

Here is the workout…

Workout Modifications

To modify you have the option to be done after the first round. If the jump squats, skaters, and plyo (jumping) lunges are causing pain in your joints or discomfort in your body please modify. These exercises can by swapped for bodyweight squats, lateral lunges, and bodyweight lunges.

For the single leg deadlifts you can keep both feet on the ground as a modification. If you are doing the exercise on the right leg, the right foot would be in front with the left foot slightly behind. As you come forward in the deadlift the left toes will stay on the floor to help with balance.

If you don’t have a jump rope available to use just pretend you have one as you do the exercise.

Have fun! The most important thing to remember is that as long as you are moving your body you are exercising. If something hurts or you are confused on movement you can always skip it or sub it.

Happy Sweating!

Update

I did this workout before my kids woke up and was able to complete the 2 rounds. After Monday’s workout this win for the day feels great!

Now for a random bit of information: I then disinfected and cleaned our bathrooms, showered, put on actual clothes, and blow dried my hair. The spray cleaner I am currently using has a dull minty smell that automatically takes me back to the air freshener in my college cadaver labs. Crazy. I have never been able to smell this odor since without thinking about my anatomy labs. While I am grateful for the ability to clean my bathroom I probably won’t be buying that cleaner again if there is another option available at the store ;).

Now on to make breakfast and have our morning bible lesson. Have a great day friends! Stay healthy and safe.

Filed Under: Workouts Tagged With: FREE Workout Plan, Workout