Weaver Adventures

Ya'll it's been interesting over here. I know its been a few weeks since I've blogged & I'm just gonna keep it real, its because my focus right now is keeping my head above water! Being a mom is hard, being a wife is hard, being a business owner is hard, loving yourself is hard, staying healthy is hard, shit LIFE is hard. But its what you do with the hard thrown at you that actually counts. With holidays, kids home from break & ending the year on new years eve with Kenny having surgery, we ended 2019 straight wildddddd. So 2020 we brought in with a whole new learning curve. If you know me, or follow me regularly. You know I thriiiiivvvveee on routine. So i'm like a new little baby trying to walk through this chaos without falling down. *spoiler alert, i'm clumsy AF* I will be back to a regular schedule, at some point, but I know that point isn't today so I'm just controlling the controllable. That's the secret though. To a good life, to...

Date nights are a must. No questions asked. But for real, sometimes they feel impossible. I don't know about you but Kenny and I we literally jumped into life together && it's never slowed down. We got together, engaged, bought a house, got married & had 3 babies back to back to back. Yes, for those of you asking... They were planned that way & I indeed do know what makes them . But regardless its pure total, utter chaos. You have no idea how to parent or add people to a home. You literally just learn to manage. People ask me all the time how do you do it? I can honestly say its 100% survival mode, and too often couple push away from each other instead of join forces. We forget that we were once just us and in 18 short years, it will be just us again. We love these babies & they need us and we didn't set boundaries before they got here because how the hell are you supposed to know what to expect? And if we are being honest no two kids are the same...

Another cheap meal for you my friend.  I will be totally honest, my meals are never sexy so this is one of my more wild recipes.  I know, I know, no potatoes. BUUUT hear me out you potato eating men, this is still good.  Chicken Kabobs. OHHH yeah!  Chicken -- $10 Peppers -- $1.99 Onions -- $1.39 Mushrooms -- $1.89 Rice -- $1.79 Carrots -- .88 Garlic -- $5.26 (8 oz container) _________________________ Total Spent: $23.20 Now let's break it down!  Chicken -- $10/ 2 = $5 Peppers -- $1.99/ 3 = .66 Onions -- $1.39/ 7 = .20 Mushrooms -- $1.89/ 3 = .63 Rice -- $1.79/ 5 = .36 Carrots -- .88/ 4 = .22 Garlic -- $5.26 (this is a LOT)/ 20? = .26 -- you could probably get way more uses out of it than this __________________________ Total for one meal = $7.33 UMMM yessss, under $10 &&& celebrate! Its a good mix up for special meals, maybe date night!? If you're loving these $10 meals, please hit subscribe, drop a comment, share with a f...

Know your love language. Friends, this is key. Knowing your personality and love language is such a powerful tool. When you merge two people together in a relationship, its more than just you. This is ANY relationship, not just with your spouse. This is you and your momma, your best friend, the girl you sit next to at work. No two people think, act, respond, internalize things the same. When you realize that no one else understands or thinks like you its kind of liberating. We get caught in our own minds often. We tell ourselves certain things that we believe to be true, but turns out they aren't always. How do you figure out what is true and what isn't? It starts by understanding who you are. Remember how I said last week, if you want to change your spouse it starts with you? THIS is the first step! For me, I needed to figure out my personality type to figure out who I am. What makes me tick? I'll share the image I love and use here! Its the Dani Johnsons gemstone p...

Brown bananas, what the heck do you even do with them?!? Today Flash & I whipped up a new recipe and the boys will LOVE it when they get home. We turned them into Nice Cream my boys are incredibly picky when it comes to bananas. As soon as they get one brown spot, they refused to touch them. So some weeks that means we have a lot of bananas getting thrown out. but my kids are obsessed with sweets, ice cream and peanut butter so I thought this would be the perfect combination. Peanut Butter Banana Nice Cream Ingredients 3 ripe bananas 1/2 cup almond milk 1 tablespoon peanut butter Optional toppings of your choice Directions Slice the bananas and place them in the freezer until they are frozen. When they are put them in a food processor or large blender with the almond milk and peanut butter. If your bananas are frozen enough, you can eat right then and there as soft serve. You like your ice cream a little thicker pop in the freezer for a couple hours or more to your likin...

Anyone else struggle with after school snacks? My kids, they LOVE junk. They walk in the door begging for candy, chips, cookies. All the things they don't need. I've made it a mission of mine to provide them healthy options when they get home. Today we are mixing up an old favorite &&& we even put a spin on it! No Bake Cookies, make with my supershake (Shakeology). We did vanilla & chocolate because my oldest is just like me; NOT a chocolate eater. So he has peanut butter flavor. These boys are gonna go nutsssss for these. I LOVE this option because its sweet, so to them its a treat. But it has the vitamins and nutrients from my supershake to help fuel their body (it acts like 7 salads) so #momwin I don't feel guilty packing this in their lunch, letting them grab a couple as they run and play. No Bake Super Cookie Ingredients: 2 scoops chocolate Shakeology OR vanilla Shakeology 1 cup oats 1 cup Peanut Butter 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup coconut o...

Being a mom is weird. This past week my kids jumped back into the school routine. I don't know if you're like me, but routine changes are hard for me. I love being in control. I love plans and being early vs being late. I like having my shit together. Routine changes, they remind me... I NEVER have my shit together. This year, we have two boys riding the big bus to school each day which makes my morning routine much easier because I don't have to leave the house! But honestly, this year was harder for me, emotionally. We've had a good summer. We've enjoyed time at home, went on adventures, they laughed and played & got along SO GOOD all summer (which makes it easier for momma to work.) This summer we genuinely got more time together. If you know me and my story, quality time is all I ever want. It was my goal with my business to create freedom for my family. So being able to have the flexibility and freedom to do what we wanted when we wanted; that was LIFE. I...

If you follow we on social media, then you know health and fitness is my game. && because of that I focus on healthy eating. BUT I also am a lazy cook, not because I don't love cooking but because I HATE the clean up. And let's be real, life with kids. I spend my time making three meals a day for them not to eat. That is why, when I'm cooking I go for quick, simple and budget friendly. Last week I shared my stuffed chicken peppers & had so many people ask about them that I wanted to share them with you. It's a simple, healthy and delicious recipe you can prep ahead for success. Please subscribe, share, save & tag a friend! Remember sharing in caring! You spreading the voice of my blog means the world to me. Salsa Chicken Peppers 2 to 4 chicken breast 1 to 2 cups of salsa Put in a crock pot and cook on high until tender (roughly 4 hours) In the meantime, cut the peppers in half. Pull out the seeds, boil in water for 5 -10 minutes or until you l...

Do you ever get so caught up in your to do list, just going about your day every single day trying to get as much done as you can? Y'all know I'm a stay at home working mom. Balance, well that's not a thing. Some days I rock the mom hat, other days im slaying my business. The hard part for me is that I LOVE my job. No literally I get up every morning at 4 am with FIRE ready to take on the day. I sometimes forget that the regular days just are boring for my boys. Don't get me wrong, they love to hang out. They love each other and they are the best friends. They get along so well that it truthfully is so easy to let them do their thing. Lately I've been going through the motions. Just normal day to day but neeeeding to get out of our house. So I can have a break, so they can have a break and so we can get real time together. My friend had reached out wanting to get the kids together to play in the creek (which my boys love) she mentioned fishing, again...

Hey there, Thanks for stumbling upon my blog. I'm not sure what brings you here, but I hope in my words you can find just what you're looking for. Before I dive in, I feel like I need to tell you who I am. I'm Deidra, the writer, the momma, the doer. Literally I wear like a hundred hat. I have 3 amazing boys who I get to stay home with daily. My husband Kenny is my best friend & biggest supporter. He is a union carpenter & the best daddy to our boys. Raising a family, now that shits hard. Its a full time job in itself. On top of that I'm also a virtual health coach. Each day I get to wake up and share my heart, my journey and inspire other women. Being a "health & fitness coach" is something I literally NEVER would have imagined. I'm the girl that hates physical activity and can smash a pizza like nobody's business. How this fell into my lap, well that's a different story. But every single day I get to wake up passionate about hel...