If you’ve been following my blog, you might know one of my all time favorites workouts is Tabata. It’s quick, sweaty and best of all… EFFECTIVE.
As a mom [of three], I like to make my workouts 30-40 minutes and get the most that I can from it! 
You may be wondering… “what is Tabata?” Or maybe you heard the word before and still are not too sure what it is.
Tabata is simple; one move, four minutes long, 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest. Now sometimes I like to get fancy and alternate two moves in one four minute set.
Today we are going to get “fancy” and have a fun, heart-pumping workout. You will have two moves in one four minute set that you alternate. This means each move you will do a total of four times in each round.
All you need is a timer (I use a HIIT Interval Timer app on my phone) and some weights that are challenging. For myself, I used 5 & 8lbs for this routine. Be sure to warm-up and cool down for THIS and any exercise routine you perform.
Alright, let’s GO!
Total Body Tabata Routine [8 Rounds, 32* Minutes Total]
- Shoulder Taps* & Mountain Climbers
- Double Crunch* & Russian Twists*
- Sit Ups & Knee In’s*
- Shoulder Press & Hammer Curls
- Skaters & Jumping Jacks
- Chest Flies & Tricep Extensions
- Pulldown & Bicep Curls
- Burpees & Plank Hold
If you want to learn more about Tabata training CLICK HERE.
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Exercise Cheat Sheet*
- Shoulder Taps: In a plank position, tap your hand to opposite shoulder
- Double Crunch: Reach your elbows to your knees and tap your feet back down to the floor.
- Russian Twists: In a sitting position, round back to your lowest point with your knees bent and twist side to side with a dumbbell; legs can be up if you can!
- Knee In’s: Laying on the floor, bring your knees into your chest then extend them out as low to the ground as possible!
If you have any questions on any other move, feel free to leave a comment or email me at SabrinaCL88@Gmail.com.
October is one of my favorite months. Fall weather at it’s prime, pumpkin everything (and everywhere), chilly nights and Halloween.
I’m absolutely loving all the cozy feels, hot coffee and crisp days.
Oh, and if you missed my Fall decor post, 
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We even made it to apple picking last week. 
The toddler had a blast and the weather was perfect.
Speaking of fresh air…. I love that it’s still nice out to workout outside. It’s definitely one of my favorite feelings.
I’m either working out to one of my routines or doing 
I’m down 12lbs and fit into my pretwins clothes – yay [for plaid]! I’m only 3lbs away from prebaby weight but the scale doesn’t really matter to me as much anymore.
With my foot injury (again, long post for another day), I needed to have a break! It was a last minute decision that was made after the 
The toddler’s 9-11am window is her most active and Preschool is 8:50am-11:20am, so it works well!
I’ve been working with her for the past 2 weeks on the letters A, C & D (and holding a writing utensil). We ventured a bit on the letter B but she is still drawing them like D’s, so I opted to skip it.
We’ve done the numbers 1, 2, 4, & 5 (in terms of tracing and counting). She can count up to 11, so my next goal to get up to 13 & 14.
We usually start with the “letter of the day” and venture to the “number of the day.” I’ve repeated numbers and letters over the past couple of weeks to make sure she gets the concept.
Kick up those fall leaves with this fun 
Although she isn’t able to figure out the “maze” part, I dotted line for her to follow, which is great for her to practice hand-eye coordination, tracing and concentration!
Homeschool usually lasts about 30-45 minutes depending on the day (or when the twins wake up). I like to mix it up and sometimes we will do a craft or go outside in the yard and do some activities there.
[White pumpkin above from Target]
This Birch candle I got from Big Lots. “Woods-like scents” are my favorite for fall! 
I didn’t want to go crazy spending money since our goal is to 
Like this wooden galvanized chicken I picked up from Hobby Lobby. 
I think it originally was $19.99 and I ended up getting it for under $5. Although it was considered a “summer item,” it fit perfectly with my farm house style decor.
Most of the flowers, vases, small candles, I purchased from Dollar Tree. I’d say in total I spent under $25 on “fall decor.”
I also did a bit of rearranging in the kids room since some of the floor vents were covered during the summer.
I decluttered some of their toys (
I’m waiting to go pumpkin picking to snag some more pumpkins for the front and maybe add a few more “fall” pieces outside.
Hope everyone is has a fantastic rest of the week and happy [almost] Fall! 🙂
With my foot injury in July (a long post for another day), we were not able to do much towards the end of summer. But I was so thankful my parents came up for Labor day weekend to hang with us!
Mama did manage to “make it up” by booking a 
I usually wait around anyways for this email to book a trip. I have never paid more than $139 per night. Prices can be over $300 when there are no good deals.
I love that it’s contained, no glaring sun, plenty of life guards everywhere and if you need to go to your room, you have easy access. 
This time we brought items to make sandwiches for lunch the next day and opted for the breakfast buffet (which is discounted when you book and order online) and snagged fruit there for a snack later.
Traveling with kids is hard, but 
It was definitely cool to see the Hot Air Balloons up close. The toddler wasn’t too fond of the Balloons at first, but she did warm up to it towards the end.
And that’s a wrap for our end of summer [2018]. Next summer the twins will be walking and that is going to be a whole other ball game. 😉
Excited to for Fall and Halloween (especially because it’s all Sammy has been talking about since last Halloween) and #pumpkinEVERYTHING!
She is super smart and we want to help her grow! Preschool just isn’t in our budget right now as over the next 12 months, we are buckling down and trying to 
Now that we are heading into the “school year,” I decided to focus with her on learning activities 3-4 times a week. Fridays she is going to be going to art classes. She is very energetic and when she does painting or art projects at home, her focus is amazing.
Any who, I am also going to focus on including a library day into our weekly schedule as well as “trips” once a month (museum, zoo, etc.).
As far as Saturday goes with grocery shopping or chore learning, I want to make this a day where we cook a meal together, do laundry, grocery shopping… what ever it may be, we are doing it together and learning.
If you haven’t seen 
I started going through my fall and winter boxes that I had for the kiddos and found that I really didn’t need much.
Ally just needs a couple of long sleeve items since Samantha was in spring/ summer at her size. Ally is almost nine months and is a size 9-12 and Harry is 12-18 months.
For him, we have some clothes from friends, family as well as some stocking I did during last winter clearance too! #clearancelady 😉
I’ve also gone through the toys… kids toys are always so chaotic.
Now that the toddler knows how to open the it, it’s not practical for “non-use” storage anymore. 
I took out the toys she didn’t really use/ wasn’t appropriate for the twins just yet, and stored them in our back shed. 
I’ll definitely rotate toys (as I do with books) and it will feel brand new! I’ve started to do it with the twins too and it makes all the difference.
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So far that has been great! #winning 😀
Harrison is full on crawling (started at end of month 6) and can lift himself to stand. It’s a constant battle to make sure he doesn’t fall on his head! His balance is getting much better day by day.
Ally chews her food better than Harry and prefers “regular food” like eggs and chicken. Harry has been more into purees like sweet potato, pear and pineapple purees.
Ally can also eat solo with pouches. It just amazed me how different they are! 
The rice rusk teething cookies have been very helpful and even bread works. Harry has his two bottom teeth and Ally has one bottom tooth just about poking through.
We also did their baptism at 8 months old. 
They behaved so well, I was highly impressed! The service was much better then Sammy’s and more relaxed for the kiddos.
The church that we found is very young family/ kid oriented, so we were very excited to have found it!
That wraps up our 6-8 month update on the twins. Next one will be the ONE YEAR update. That is insane… it’s less than 4 months away!
From all the articles or 
For more cheap/ free activities for kids, 
They are pretty delicious for gluten-free cookies.
The swing set we purchased had two “big kid” swings and Sammy just isn’t a fan yet (although she knows how to use them).
It’s big enough for her and good side for the babies!
We were planning on moving the toddler and Harrison into bunk beds in a year but for some reason, Sammy has grown like a 
I found this 
I was worried that she wouldn’t be able to get in and out well but with her toy chest being next to the ladder, it adds a extra step. 
We opted not to put the slide because I just don’t see how with an energetic toddler, things go well!
If the babies are being fussy or I want to have a relaxing cleaning sesh, this stuff is my go to!
Nutritiously Sweet 