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Hi! I'm Annie. Welcome to Awaken and Begin! I started this blog several years ago to share my ideas about being healthy, remaining calm and centered, getting organized, and being productive. Now that I’m a mom, I’m making my best attempt at surviving and occasionally simplifying mom life. Read More…

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Meditation site on the morning of Claire's birthda

Meditation site on the morning of Claire's birthday ❤️ I have gotten back into meditation for the past few months and I love it so much I rarely miss a day.

20 minutes, first thing.

It's like getting to get back in bed. It's the best. I usually set up in our room at the foot of the bed, but I went to the living room in case she got up early so I didn't miss the reaction ❤️

I have been listening to The Knowing by @saje.dyer and @serenadyerpisoni - two of Wayne Dyer's daughters. It's so good, and they have really been emphasizing the importance of daily meditation. I have read many of Wayne Dyer's books and he always emphasized this point, so no surprise it's so strongly encouraged in a book by his daughters. Meditation matters, and I prioritize it because it helps me to be better and for so many other reasons that I can't even put into words. Or I could, but it would probably be a book 💗

Claire Bear is 4! My husband can make an amazing b

Claire Bear is 4! My husband can make an amazing birthday cake. I figured if he could do it so can I. Haha nope. Not as easy as it looks! I may just be destined to be a last minute grocery store cake kind of girl. We have shared tears of laughter over my epic failure at cake making. Now I get it: my obsession with labels & writing...that's something I can excel at. Other forms of crafting? Not so much. •
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We enjoyed a new-to-us coffee shop/bakery in our t

We enjoyed a new-to-us coffee shop/bakery in our town this week❤️ •
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Enjoyed the backyard this past weekend ❤️ •

Enjoyed the backyard this past weekend ❤️ •
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Because it does 💗 We are far from perfect, but

Because it does 💗 We are far from perfect, but I love these little reminders speaking the truth. @primalkitchenfoods @sprouts

This is Shenanigans - Gans for short. He's also no

This is Shenanigans - Gans for short. He's also not in enough pictures since having kids. And he has a dedicated labeled bin in our pantry that I'm so proud of 💛

Trying to get in more pictures ❤️ Thanks @busy

Trying to get in more pictures ❤️ Thanks @busytoddler for the inspiration 💗 •
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The other day the first thing Emma asked for when

The other day the first thing Emma asked for when she got up was her pencil and her dots. I'm so grateful to @livingmontessorinow for providing all these amazing free printables! We are using the do-a-dot markers or stickers, and I'm getting brave enough to not make them wear smocks with the markers. They really love these activities and I love that I'm getting organized enough to have them ready ahead of time ❤️ •
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G is for G R E E N S Back before we had kids, I w

G is for G R E E N S

Back before we had kids, I was into the green smoothie movement. I'm sure I knew they were good for me, and maybe I was drinking them to cut back on other calories or be more productive or something. But I didn't truly know the power of greens and why someone would be dedicated to drinking green smoothies. Like I guess I knew on some level, but I didn't find a way to prioritize the miracle of putting handfuls of greens into a blender (because a salad with that much greens daily is kind of impractical) and making it taste good so you keep doing it.

I got too busy with working and pregnancies and toddlers to make the time for this kind of concoction.

When I listened to @goodbyelupus on the @foodrevolutionnetwork the other day and heard her story about reversing her disease and how she defied what doctors told her she couldn't do in life, it made me cry because it's a real story and so amazing. She was told she could never have kids, and now here she is with a family full of green smoothie drinkers 💚 And teaching others with chronic illnesses that there is a better way.

Last year I heard Christiane Northrup say:

When a woman gets healthy, she heals her whole family.

It is truly women who will change the world ❤️•
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- B E R R I E S & S E E D S - I learned about GB

- B E R R I E S & S E E D S -

I learned about GBOMBS from my mom and @foodrevolutionnetwork

Greens
Beans
Onions
Mushrooms
Berries
Seeds

These are super foods that we should be eating everyday or as often as possible.

Breakfast makes sense to me as the time of day to get in the berries and seeds. I have been buying all the berries available every week (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, black berries) and then have a handful of a different berry or a mix of berries at breakfast. Then the berries are checked off for the day. I also happen to really like them ❤️ I think it would be hard not to!

I'm still working on figuring out what to eat for breakfast that's healthy, easy, and yummy, but this smoothie bowl recipe from @yummytoddlerfood honestly met all those criteria! I used chia milk and my muesli topper also had seeds. Seeds are pretty easy to sneak in smoothies or can already be found in some nut butters, breads, granola mixes etc.

And that is why I think breakfast is for berries & seeds ❤️

These WERE my "skinny girl jeans". I realized this

These WERE my "skinny girl jeans". I realized this morning that I no longer need them ❤️ it's kinda freeing.

They represent pre-pregnancy and years before that, weight loss that I was so proud of. They were my skinny safety net. As long as I could still squeeze into them, even if it was slightly torturous, I could still safely claim that I fit their sizes. Haha

I realized this morning that I no longer need them to ensure I'm still slim. How much does a new pair of jeans cost anyway? I was holding on to them for so much more than their value. I loved you jeans. But now I'm ready to move forth 💖

I'm no longer afraid that I won't know how to be healthy and love life and myself, including my waistline, all at the same time. I'm no longer afraid that I won't fit the mold of what I've been led to believe and bought into that I was supposed to be✨

Have you had a clothing epiphany like this? 💗

Welcome to the other side of our kitchen island! O

Welcome to the other side of our kitchen island! Our reverse osmosis water filter had been broken beyond repair. A few months ago I finally called the company to come out to take a look. Last week we got it replaced. It always feels good to fix something! Also, the day the repairman arrived, I was cleaning out the stuff under the sink, and thinking I wish there was something I could put on the bottom of the cabinet to make it look nicer. He had a "sink mat" that fit the area PERFECTLY ❤️ and now I wonder why don't all houses come with these things? The last picture is an OG "after" from 2 years ago, when I first organized this space 💛•
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I have been c l e a n i n g this place. And I love

I have been c l e a n i n g this place. And I love it. This baseboard was all scuffed up and I scrubbed it and now it's practically new ❤️ These bar stools were splattered with food (idk even how) and a tiny goldfish somehow was jammed into one of the legs 🤷‍♀️ it was completely unnecessary cleaning and I can't say how happy it made me ❤️❤️❤️

- Zenification of Seasonal Ties - My husband has

- Zenification of Seasonal Ties -

My husband has an abundance of seasonal ties! He has received them all as gifts. They don't quite fit into the storage system for his regular ties. I was so excited when I found this storage box at @thecontainerstore a while back. I keep this box in the garage with our seasonal decor and then rotate in the upcoming seasonal tie into his regular tie storage whenever it's time to get out the decorations for that holiday. Next up is Father's Day! I also have another one of these half filled with Christmas ties ❤️💚•
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New yoga mat storage for me and the girls ❤️ I

New yoga mat storage for me and the girls ❤️ I found this umbrella stand at @thecontainerstore this past weekend and thought it might be perfect 💕 •
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Got this corner of the room organized (again). I w

Got this corner of the room organized (again). I was shoving blankets into this storage bench and it was overflowing...and stacking stuff on top of and around it. Finally took the time to go through the blankets and keep only the ones that we use or that bring joy. Life lesson I'm not sure why I didn't learn earlier: buying cheaper sheets and buying them 2 sets at a time so there's always a spare on laundry day. I'm sure I'm the last person ever to figure that out. I also got a new storage bench at @thecontainerstore this weekend for our guest room and all the extra blankets I weeded out of here. Can't wait to fill it! •
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Happy Saturday! This made me so happy ❤️ There

Happy Saturday! This made me so happy ❤️ There are so many reasons to eat berries, I can never remember them all. But I know they're good and I love them ❤️

How could I forget that I LOVE cleaning? All this

How could I forget that I LOVE cleaning? All this time I thought I loved decluttering and organizing, which I do, but I truly ❤️ cleaning. Like I don't want to not clean. Like I wake up in the morning and just want to clean this house all day. You don't have to think about anything when you clean. Just enjoy the music and how good it looks when it's done. These baseboards have never sparkled so much in their entire existence💖 The girls are doing a cute thing where they say "er-er-er-er-er" while cleaning anything, acting out that it's squeaky clean 💕 Squeaky clean feels good. Do you love cleaning, but forgot too?

The blue may or may not have spilled everywhere, b

The blue may or may not have spilled everywhere, but no permanent damage was done. Happy Easter 🐣

If you have an iPad and an Apple Pencil, I feel st

If you have an iPad and an Apple Pencil, I feel strongly that you need to know about the @goodnotes.app

I didn't know about this until recently and I've had my iPad for almost a year. It's a game-changer. I'm in the process of converting my paper planner to digital now that I'm aware I can write in my own handwriting 💖 Also, I've started downloading resources for my new Montessori homeschooling venture into the app. I love that I can store PDFs in the app and then make my notes on them with my Apple Pencil. I have gotten the girls Discbound notebooks that will arrive today, and will be printing out the activity sheets for them and organizing them in their notebooks. I'm kind of excited about my plans and can't wait to share more! I recently got the @livingmontessorinow spring mega bundle that's on special now. If you have kids from 3-9 and are into montessori, this is really almost too good. Normally I'm overwhelmed by where to start with this kind of stuff but now that I have a system taking shape in my head I am starting to see how it will all work out ❤️ also, swipe to see how my desk has looked all morning before i took this pic - just keepin it real! Time to get tidy for the weekend! 💖

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