First Time Mom and Losing It

When I was shopping for some cereal I was so excited to see the Star Wars boxes by General Mills! My daughter quickly got excited too and asked if we could get a couple of boxes, one for her and one for her cousin. My nephew has been such a huge fan that he loves to act out stories with my daughter and his sister. It's cute how he explains to a couple of three year olds who each character is.


My daughter loves snacking on cereal and I love that they are made with whole grain oats. I made some cute little Star Wars snack bags. I also made some Star Wars headbands and light sabers to go along with the theme. After snacking on the cereal I let her look in the boxes to see which droid view finder we got. There are 6 collectible droid view finders shaped like the characters from The Force Awakens movie. Each droid view finder features a unique, exclusive scene from the movie.


Yoda Headband

• 2 sheets of light green felt 
• 1 sheet of green felt
• plastic headband
• fabric glue
• hot glue gun
• yoga ears template

Step 1: Print out the template and carefully cut out the pattern pieces. Place the pattern pieces on top of the two sheets of light green felt and cut out. You should have two pieces of each ear.

Having time for a big hot breakfast in the morning is not something our on-the-go family often has time for. Thank you Special K® Red Berries for sponsoring this post so that I can share my go-to easy morning breakfast!


I was never a big breakfast eater when I was younger. I would usually eat whatever sugary kid cereal we had at home right before school. I remember getting up in the morning with just enough time to get dressed, eat cereal, get my book bag and go out the door to take the city bus. Then when I was in college I didn't eat breakfast at all. I had early morning classes that I would always rush to.


When I got my first big job as a teacher I continued on with not eating breakfast and then eating whatever frozen meal I had in my little refrigerator in my room for lunch. I was always ravenous when I got home after work and would always eat a big snack before dinner.


When I started on my weight loss journeys and researched on how to best do it, eating breakfast was always on top of the list to be successful. Eating breakfast gave me energy throughout the day and also curbed snacking throughout the day. I would keep track of all of the macro-nutrients I was supposed to eat for the day and could never make the numbers until I started eating my Special K® cereals for breakfast.


Special K® cereals are a good source of fiber, made with whole grains and no high-fructose corn syrup. It is also a great source of Vitamin D and Folate which are especially important for women. My favorite flavor by far is the Special K® Red Berries. Strawberries are my favorite fruit so to have them always in the cereal is a huge plus. I don't always have time to clean and slice up fruit but I always have time to pour in cereal and milk in a bowl. Now that the Special K® Red Berries cereal comes with even more berries, I like to put a little in a bowl and take it with me on-the-go as a snack.



Are you a good breakfast eater? 

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Special K® Red Berries.