Did you get your exercise in?

I think that it is so, so, so important to get some sort of exercise in 6 days a week. When I turned 21, I decided that I would start a "new years resolution", that I would exercise everyday for 21 days. I have read that once you do something 21 times it is no longer something you are just doing, but a habbit, a new part of your life. I lost ten pounds during that time, I stuck with my exercise and I got healthy. I have only ventured from this resolution a few different times in my three years since I made that goal. Those times included when I was pregnant, or just had a baby.
I have been back on the band wagon of daily exericse since the end of December and I have to say I feel stronger, healthier physically and mentally, and more fit. I haven't lost a ton of weight as you can see, but my body has changed. Clothes are getting loser, I am not as out of breath when I come up the stairs to blog, and my brain feels so much clearer. Out of the seven days of the week I spend a great majority of my waking time tending to children, my husband, household duties, and working on relationships. During all 168 weekly hours, I have dedicated a small amount of time to MYSELF. And that is when I work out. Some days, it is in between breast feeding, lunch for Grace, other times it is when the hubs gets home and I get to escape to the gym. Anyway I look at it, my brain, my emotional healthy is SO SO SO much bettter when I take that time to take care of myself. If mama aint happy, nobody's happy... and if mama can't take care of herself, she can't take care of anyone else.
I know this is true, and so I highly reccommend that anyone out there who is reading this, takes atleast 30 minutes a day to exercise, to clear your mind, and strengthen your body.
There are times when I just can't squueze in the "me" time, and when those times happen I try and exercise with my kids. Here are some ideas that I am not meaning to be anyones MAIN source of exercise, but as a supplemental form.
walk with the kids, let them run and chase them
lay on the floor and play airplane with them working your abs
bear crawl, army crawl across the floor
lift your baby up and down in front of you
jump up and down with the kids, teach them to jump
swing