I can’t believe we’re in 2019! I had grand plans to do posts about our trip to the pumpkin patch & Halloween … and then I had grand plans to do a Holidays post … but somehow, life got in the way and none of that ever happened. In any case, updating this blog more consistently is one of my New Years goals for 2019 so I thought what better post to start with than a 10 on 10 post? My 10 on 10 post is inspired by another blogger that I follow, Mel @ The Larson Lingo so go check out her blog, too!

I started off the day with a 6am Bar class! I love starting my day with a good workout and The Bar Method has been my exercise of choice since 2012. I’m seriously a junkie! A lot of people balk at the idea of waking up to workout at 6am but I actually find it easier to work out first thing in the morning. Just set your alarm and go. I don’t snooze, I don’t negotiate with myself for 5 more minutes of sleep. I just wake up and force myself into the bathroom where I slowly wake up.

After getting back from my workout, I had to get dressed/wash up and get all three kids up/ready/breakfasted/packed for their day. My husband often leaves for work as soon as I get home from my workout so most days I do this morning routine alone. It’s much easier if I prep the night before but even so, I found myself running a little short on time today and had to skip makeup 😉

If you follow me on Instagram (@mannaformomy) then you’ll already know about this little lady’s fiercely stubborn independence. Every morning after we take her big brother to school, she insists on coming down the stairs BY. HERSELF. She’s as slow as a turtle because she’s trying to be careful but she’s always super proud of herself by the end HAH.

Once I dropped everyone off at their respective places, I ran a few errands. Trader Joes was high on my list because I HAD to find this amazing garlic spread dip thing. My friend, Debs, hosted a birthday party for her daughter last week and served this dip with veggies and it was like a crack dip. I couldn’t get enough!

After my grocery run, I had to stop by the mall real quick to return something at this store …

I wish I could say I was there to browse & shop but I’m trying to “Marie Kondo” my closet and only buy/keep things that spark joy (haha) and also am attempting to stick to a budget for the first time in my life so I just walked straight to the counter for my return and left.

After running errands, I finally got to have my coffee! It’s hard to believe that this time last year, I wasn’t even drinking coffee. I’ve never been a coffee drinker but I started drinking coffee last summer and have slowly been upping my coffee game. I started with a Keurig then moved to a french press and finally invested in a Chemex 0.0 Wow, the coffee is SO MUCH SMOOTHER with a pour-over!

Today was taekwondo day for my little man so I got to watch him practice his kicks and hi-yahs! It was adorable 🙂

And then I came home and got dinner started in the Instant Pot. Today I tried out a kalbi-jjim recipe I found here. It was … okay. Not bad but maybe just a touch too sweet? I don’t know, I think I need to try it again/tweak a few things to really love it but it was good enough for the kids!

Any other moms of toddlers feel me here? Most days I literally cook dinner like this: with a baby wedged between me and the cabinets.

After dinner, it’s screen time for the kids. I usually set them up with a little post-dinner snack and let them pick something to watch while I sit in the living room and relax a bit.

Right now, I’m in the middle of this book. It’s the last of a trilogy and I’m in that mode where nothing else matters, I just NEED TO FINISH THIS BOOK. Any other book lovers get like that? I’ll fully admit that I was trying to read a page here and there while I was cooking dinner too hahaha.

That was it for my 10 on 10 this month! I’m going to try and keep it up every month … keep me accountable if you don’t see a post on the 10th of the month, or join me and do a 10 on 10 post on your blog, too!