I’ve been asked to write a post by Quaker Oatmeal about how I reward myself everyday and maintain a healthy, happy lifestyle. As a mom, staring my own company, my days are pretty hectic.  I feel like I’m always switching gears and changing hats.

But the one thing I do every morning, is take ten minutes and visualize. I visualize my day ahead, what I hope to accomplish, and how I’d like the outcomes to be. I also visualize my longer term goals for myself and my family. And if I’m worried about something, I try to reframe it so that I’m not in fear. I picture myself moving through whatever the situation is with grace and confidence and coming out the other side happy.

My daughter loves to dance, and I’m always inspired by how confident and graceful she is when she moves through life. I think about her some times when I’m faced with a difficult challenge.

I look forward to my ten minutes everyday when my family is still asleep, to get myself mentally and emotionally ready for the day. This is definitely my “me” time, and it makes my soul happy because it fills me with calm, anticipation, and power.

I recommend you try it. If you don’t know where to start, here’s an easy thing say to yourself…

“Every day in every way, I’m getting better and better…”

Please join me at 4PM PST on Thursday, February 9^th for a Glam Discussion Event, where the topic will be: “Starting the day off right: What small wins can you accomplish as part of your morning routine to help start your day right?”

• At the end each discussion, one participant will be chosen at random to receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card
• In addition, participants of ANY of the 3 discussions (the other two are on 2/23 and 3/8) will also be entered to win the Grand Prize: a $1000 Amazon Gift Card!

The benefits of a warm, filling bowl of oatmeal can keep you going all morning long.

Energy. Fiber. Heart Health.

Quaker Oatmeal. A super grain breakfast.

Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Quaker via Glam Media.  The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Quaker.

If you are not an Etsy vendor, you can still enter. Just email me photos of your snowflake themed products (at jillian(at)catchmyparty(dot)com) and I’ll add them to the group! This challenge is open to anyone who designs party-related products. If you are an Etsy vendor, make sure to tag your items “CMPsnowflake.”

The challenge ends at midnight (PST) November 30th.  And please remember, by entering and designing items that incorporate the theme, not only will you get a chance to show off your handmade “snowflake” holiday goods on our site, but you could also win an HP Officejet 7500A Printer.

Good luck!! I can’t wait to see what you come up with. Your time starts now!!! I’ve just always wanted to say that.

I’m getting excited for Thanksgiving!

I’ll be talking about everything from July 4th BBQ ideas… to popular party trends… to how to save money on your kid’s next birthday… to how to get noticed on the Internet for throwing beautiful parties. Phhheww, that’s a lot and there will be more!

Also, Gevalia will be giving away coffee during the chat, so if you like a great cup of jo, you have no excuse.

How do you join me? Just go to the Gevalia Facebook page and  ”like” them. This will either send you directly to the chat or if not, press on the “bean chat” tab in the lefthand column of their Facebook page and you’ll find me there. Can’t wait to meet you and answer all your questions tomorrow!

And please share this with anyone whom you think is chatty…

Just thought I’d let you know that we have a new party page layout we’ve added to our site. It’s our spring and Easter layout.  Hope you like it… let me know what you think.

You get to vote once a day for your favorite blog.

If you like our blog, please vote for us. Thanks!

To see all the inspirations and themes on our main site (not just in those five categories), scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page.

We will also be making tweaks to this page to make it easier to use, so if you have any ideas on how to improve it, please let me know at jillian@catchmyparty.com.

xxx

We’d love to see how you used our printables so please send photos so I can post them!

Linda V’s Ava’s Tea Party in the Park

Anne P’s Around the World Party

Brittany S’s Super Mario Bros Party

Nicole W’s A Magical Cornish Fairy Affair

Kristy’s Super Grover Rave

Jenni B’s Viva Las Vegas Party

Lisa M’s Classic Boys Campout Party

Erika H’s Indian Dance Party

Dawn M’s Old School Hip Hop 2nd Birthday

Emily W’s Oh-So-Girly 1st Birthday

Jane R’s Top Secret Military Mission Party

Lisa W’s Paris’s “Frida Kahlo” Party

Cari’s Camp Four Birthday

Trish D’s Lumberjack & Jill Wedding Shower

Kate A’s Pinkies Out Tea Party

Amanda P’s Star Wars Lego Party

Leanne A’s Sienna’s 6th Birthday Party

Kallie Brynn B’s 25th Birthday Fiesta

Suzanne C’s 30 Years 30 Wishes Party

Christine K’s Caitlyn’s Mad Science Birthday Party

Joanne W’s Peace Love and Lollipops Party

Anneliese S’s Fiesta Forty Party

Pamela S’s Shabby Chic Fairy Party

Katie M’s Morgan + KTs Picnic Engagement Party

Can’t wait to see what you do next year…