This Christmas was wonderful!!! I’m continually amazed with the joy children bring to life. It’s easy to get caught up in the constant demands child rearing presents, and forget about the remarkable blessing they really are. Having children around the house invites such a special spirit of innosense and purity. My daughter is teaching me lessons daily, like when she reprimands me for being a teensy bit mean to her daddy 🙂 or, like when I get so worked up about messes around the house, she say’s, “Mom, don’t worry about it so much” lol, definately one of my New Years Resolutions this year will be to, not sweat the small stuff. So, this year was extra special because it was Oliver’s first Christmas, and because Lily is at such a fun age for Holidays. It brings back all the excitement from when I was a child. To see her face on Christmas morning was priceless, and I think the best part of the whole thing is the anticipation leading up to the day. All the talk about Santa, the elves, and the reindeer, just brought me back to my Santa believing years. I’ll never forget the year when someone did the Sub for Santa, for us. We were pretty poor growing up, and never really had big Christmases. This particular year seemed to be the worst one ever. My parents and us 4 kids were living in a tiny 3 bedroom appartment, we didn’t even have enough money for a Christmas tree. I remember coming home one day to a few bags full of gifts, a Christmas tree complete with ornaments and lights, and a little note saying, “From Santa’s Helpers”. Now when I look back at that, I think WOW! What amazing people there are out there in the world, to notice a family in need, and to be there to offer their time and money, in order to provide them the best Christmas ever! I will be eternally grateful for the anonymous givers.
Here are a few pictures of our special day.
LIFE List
“List”, my favorite word. I don’t know what it is, but I just love lists. Daily lists, longterm lists, grocery lists, lists when I workout, and the list goes on, lol. Hah, I crack myself up. Okay, so anyway, a long time ago I made this “LIFE LIST”. I was inspired to do so, by a very dear friend of mine. One day she showed me this list she made of all the things she wanted to accomplish in her lifetime. I was so excited about the idea, and right away began making one of my own. A few things I have on that list, have yet to be accomplished, but they are still in the back of my mind. I know that it will all come in time. It is easy to get lazy about life too, not taking action, and expecting that accomplishing your goals will happen eventually, pretty much means they will never happen. Sometimes I get to this point where I think to myself…what am I really accomplishing? Am I serving my purpose here, or am I just letting each day pass me by. As a mom, I know there is little time to do anything more than caring for the children and keeping house. Like developing talents, and achieving personal goals. I’m constantly trying to figure out how I can balance it all. Is there an answer? Is there that perfect schedule that allows you to fit everything into one day without being completely exhausted? I think not. Among, all the diaper changing, the feeding, the never ending laundry and dishes. Let’s not forget, finding time to exercise, making healthy meals for the family, keeping the house clean and organized. Teaching our children good behavior, and spending quality time with them. And then of course, having enough energy at the end of the day to spend some time with the hubby. Like I said, balance is the key. I’ve learned that I CAN’T fit everything into one day, but perhaps, can fit it into one week, or one month. I’ve come to accept that, which has been hard, but have found that there’s no hurry. I’m not in a race, there are no deadlines or time limits. I’m trying to slow down a bit, and not forget to cherish the little things, and the precious moments I have with my husband and children.
Some of things I have on my life list, include;
* Find the man of my dreams ( I can go ahead and check that one off my list, found him, and he’s even better than in my dreams. I’m so lucky to have him.)
* Have children
* Have a body of steel (well, it’s not steel, but I’m pretty happy with it, I plan to go into more detail on what I did to lose 25 lbs, and go from a size 10 to a 5, and what I continue to do in order to maintain it)
* Learn to play the violin, piano and guitar ( I know it seems unrealistic, but that’s why it’s a “Life List”, we have a lifetime to accomplish them)
* Learn 3 languages, German, Spanish, and French ( one down, two to go. Thanks to my mission, I can now speak fluent German)
* Own my own horse ( I love horses, and could possibly own one right now, but decided that, a horse may not be in the cards at the moment. I don’t need anymore feeding, grooming, and cleaning up after, in my life lol. Maybe sometime down the road)
* Travel the world (there are so many places I want to see, and cultures I want to learn. )
* I’ve recently become very fond of photography, and videography. So, I plan to learn more about both.
Well, you get the point right? I have many more things on my life list, but thought it would be fun to share a few and hopefully inspire you to make one, if you haven’t already.
Introduction
My name is Crystal Escobar. I’m a wife of 13 years, mother of 4, Lily (11), Â Oliver (8), Brooklyn (5), and Owen (3).
I come from a large family having 8 siblings. Growing up I moved ALOT, in fact I lost count after the 25th time. I lived in 5 different states and one other country, but Utah would be the place I call home.Â
After graduating from high school, I moved to Arizona for a year and attended Scottsdale Community College. Soon after, decided I wanted to serve an LDS mission. Before I left, I trained and ran a marathon – I’m, pretty proud of that! It was the first and definitely the last!
I served my mission for 18 months in Germany and I absolutely loved it. I saw some incredible things, met some amazing people and learned a few life altering lessons.
Five months after I got home, I met my husband Sean. We dated for 2 weeks and were engaged for 3 months before we tied the knot. Best decision I ever made!
My husband and I are successful network marketers, in fact we made our first million at age 27.  We love to offer training and support to help others achieve the same success we have. To learn more about our success story check out www.seanescobar.comÂ
I started this blog in November 09 to log my personal progression in finding balance and purpose as a mom.Â
I’m really just a Wannabe… a Wanna Be Balanced Mom.
I’m very passionate about helping moms find balance and purpose in motherhood. Â Â
 I like to cover a wide range of topics: health, weight loss, spiritual and personal development, making healthy meals, Kombucha, life as a momprenuer, and of course how I TRY to balance it all.Â
Here is a post I did when I found myself completely OFF balance.
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CAUGHT OFF BALANCE.
Come find me on Instagram @CrystalEscobar2Â &Â YouTube
Topics I write about include:
–Discovering Your Mission and Purpose— developing talents, finding your passions and creativity.
–Finding a balance — making time for the things you want to do, as well as what’s most important.
–Staying organized — the importance of having order in the home, tips on how to organize.
–Beauty Tips –even though we’re moms, we can make time to be beautiful.
–Meals — making healthy meals on limited time and energy.
–Marriage –making it #1 priority.
–Weight loss –losing the baby weight, and keeping it off.
–Natural Birth — as well as extended nursing and placenta encapsulation.
–Fashion –I like to post pictures of the new clothes I get and where I got them from.
Thank you all for reading.
–Â Postcards From Parenthood
She writes from the heart and shares very touching, moments, like her American Idol Moment when she put it all out there inspired by her love for her husband, and in the process, teaches us a very valuable life lesson.
She put together a Life List which is definitely a must read.”
-The Busy Mom Blueprint
“I started reading her blog exactly two months ago and I instantly became hooked. Who doesn’t want to learn how to balance life by combining family and healthy living?”
–Ms Baby Plan
“I met Crystal through blogging awhile back and have been hooked on her blog. Â She posts about pretty much anything that might be important to us moms in the quest to find balance…from beauty, fashion, health, homemaking, motherhood, spirituality and much more…hence the name of her blog Wanna be Balanced Mom. Â Crystal comes across as a sweet, thoughtful person who seems to be succeeding at her goal to balance it all! Â From her cute blog design to her pictures, videos and fun personal stories, you are sure to be hooked too! Â And don’t forget to check out her inspiring weight loss before and after pics! Â I so want to try her program when I’m done nursing. Â This is a blog worth following!”
–Candace Creations
Read an Interview with Crystal HERE at 6 Feet Over, and HERE at The 5th Girl
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