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BMK Camp Info 2022
Free Online Sauce Making Class- Jan. 14th
Private Holiday Cookie Decorating Class/Party

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2022 SUMMER and SPRING BREAK CAMPS ARE OPEN!! I p

2022 SUMMER and SPRING BREAK CAMPS ARE OPEN!!

I put on my extra comfy big girl panties and made myself sit down for 15 hours and do a task I do not enjoy, but must do, in order to do something I very much enjoy which is spend time with your kids each summer!

Will you find mistakes? Most likely. Will you kindly alert me to them? I hope so!

Will you not see the link that contains the answer to the question you email/message me about?

Yes.

Will I get annoyed?

No- because guess what- at BMK mistakes are allowed, grace is given and hot messes at camp drop off are greeted with a smile and assurance that you are doing just fine.

Summers at BMK are full of life with camps every single week. Camps are filled with mindfulness, cooking, adventure, life lessons, and lots of baby goat snuggles.

Camps are already filling up, so if you wish to have your kids attend with friends, share this post with them to sign up together!

The coffee lounge for parents and CPR certification workshop for teens are just two of the new things being offered this year!

June Camps:
Fairy Garden
Father’s Day Gift Making
Fire Camp
Baby Goat Camp
Nature Drawing and Focaccia Bread

July Camps
Baby Goat and Farm
Cookie Baking and Decorating
Advanced Fire Camp
Advanced Drawing and Cupcakes
Archery and Breakfast

August

Advanced Cookie Decorating and Baking
Teen CPR Certification, Cooking and Leadership Workshop
Intermediate Cooking and Baking Workshop
Advanced Cooking and Baking Workshop

Camp ages, dates, times, and all those fun details plus how to register, can be found on my website: https://beckysmindfulkitchen.com/bmk-kids/

#summercamps #iowacity #iowalife #iowacityiowa #northlibertymoms #northlibertyia #cedarrapids #cedarrapidsiowa #iowamom #iowaoutdoors #farmcamp #mindfulleadership #teenleadership #iowafarm #cookingcamp

This is my life right now as I finish up a 10 hour

This is my life right now as I finish up a 10 hour day at the computer finishing up summer camps.

Those on my mailing list- check your inbox tonight for your link to camps!

They will be posted tomorrow!

#momlife #chickennuggets #whatsfordinner #kidcooking #girlmomlife #chickennugget #roastchicken #roastchickendinner #pickyeaters #mompreneur #momproblems #momchef #mindfulparenting

Kindness is easy when it’s in response to kindne

Kindness is easy when it’s in response to kindness.

Kindness in response to hate?

That takes courage.

Showing love to a sweet baby, easy. Showing love to someone who doesn’t believe your sweet baby deserves the same rights as your own?

That takes fortitude.

Walking your talk when the wind is behind your back is easy, not breaking stride when it blows in your face?

That takes dedication.

I will never experience racism or prejudice.

But I can learn from those who have, and those who do.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a formidable giant in the Civil Rights movement, and I was fortunate to have the opportunity to meet his wife years ago.

I can only recall some of what she said, but I will never forget her presence and her voice. And how strong it was in its kindness.

Choosing light over darkness, love over hate, takes courage.

And if you stop and look around, you will see many acts of courage by those in your community.

Courage is contagious but so is hate.

But you get to choose which one to spread.

Be a light in the darkness.

Choose kindness.

#martinlutherking #martinlutherkingjr #martinlutherkingquotes #martinlutherkingday #choosecourage #choosekindness #lightindarkness #lightinthedarkness #loveoverhate #rainbowart #kindnessiscontagious #courageiscontagious #bethelight #kindnessovereverything #socialjustice #civilrights #equalrightsforall

Dear Parents, I know other organizations have th

Dear Parents,

I know other organizations have their camps posted, and I have yet to get mine up.

Your messages have been so kind and motivating to get them done.
I promise I will get them up soon, goal is end of the month!

I do have a spring break camp up so make sure to check that out!

Here’s the difference between my camp and most offered- each year I create all new camps.

There are zero cut and paste camps. Which means typing out all new descriptions.

I run every single camp myself, but I do have guest instructors come in to highlight the talent of others in the community which means coordination of schedules.

I manage my website myself- I have tried to hire out but that has yet to work. The time involved in putting the camps online is much more time consuming than you might think.

I am creating full day workshops for teens that include CPR certification so that has required new hoops to jump.

New this year: coffee lounge and patio space for parents to work in during camp.

2022 Camp themes include so far:

Fire Camp
First Aid
Cookie baking and decorating
Baby goat/farm with a visit from a master falconer
Painting
Fairy Garden
Jewelry and soap making
Teen Leadership and CPR certification
Breakfast Cooking camp
Advanced Baking Workshop
Wood fired pizza camp
Archery Camp

Camps are Monday-Wednesday 9-12pm and a few full day Friday camps.

Because I have private events all summer and business leadership and team building workshops, I will not be doing full day, 3 day camps.

If you plan on booking a summer private event or business retreat- please know that I am down to limited spots in June.

I can’t wait to see my repeat families and meet new ones in a few months!

Best,
B

#vulnerabilityisstrength #mindfulleadership #mindfulcooking #goatlife #goatmama #communitymatters #stoicism #stoicphilosophy #stoicismdaily #stoiclife #cellolove #nigeriandwarfgoats #nigeriandwarfgoat #summercamps2022 #farmcamp #cookingcamp #falconry #archerylife #summercamp #farmkids

Tonight’s class felt different. It was an onli

Tonight’s class felt different.

It was an online class I have never taught before. And on the heels of a vulnerable post written this morning.
I didn’t have my assistant helping with letting people in or monitoring the FB feed.

It was just me, just like it was when I started doing online classes at the start of Covid when every class taught was new.

I always say that I want my classes to feel like you are cooking with a friend.

Well tonight?

Tonight I felt like I was cooking with friends.

So many familiar faces- faces that I’ve never seen in person but by now know so very well. So many kind comments sent privately to me in regards to my earlier post. It’s an opportunity to put faces to the names of those of you who take the time to comment.

I love to cook, but it’s not my life’s passion or what excites me. So many of you are much better cooks. But gathering in a kitchen is about so much more than cooking.

It’s about connection, laughter, learning.

Delicious food is just a happy by product.

To those who made me feel like I was cooking with friends- thank you. I hope you felt the friendship from me as well.

I can’t wait to see the pics of your food and remember you can always view tonight’s class on my FB page!

Earrings by @charlideandesigns

#redsauce #redsaucepasta #whitesaucepasta #whitesauce #cookingwithfriends #onlinecookingclasses #onlinecookingclass #italiancooking #cookingfromscratch #communitymatters #vulnerabilityisstrength

I do my best to stay vulnerable on this page, to w

I do my best to stay vulnerable on this page, to walk my talk and uphold my promise to you all to be honest.

I have been guilty of making excuse after excuse to avoid being a guest on podcasts.

I allowed fear and doubt keep me from saying yes.

I allowed doubt to convince me that no one would listen to an interview with me about stoicism, mindful leadership and living, that I’m a nobody and it would be an embarrassment to the host.

I continued with my excuses as doubt & insecurity joined together to keep me stuck in a quagmire of “not good enough”.

Reason, logic and rational thought all proved ineffective.

And then I had a conversation with my friend James, the host of the podcast @dinertalkswithjames , who is also one of the most sought after speakers on vulnerability and leadership.

He did what any good friend does, called me out on my shit.

He reminded me that if I want to truly move forward in this new direction of BMK then I have to trust that those who are meant to come along with me, will, and those who aren't- well they may leave or they may hang out for a bit for the goat videos and when ready, catch up with the rest.

I spend hours each day studying philosophy- mostly the classic texts from 2,000 years ago, and find ways to make these time tested lessons connect to modern life.

I have created my own approach to strategic planning, leadership and mindful living.

I know that I have things to say that could help others.

Yet I was choosing to stay silent, to make excuses.

I wasn't being who I promised to be.

So, I let go of my insecurity, my doubt, my fears.

And I started saying Yes to being more visible.

Saying Yes to interviews and speaking.

And saying Yes to writing the book that I want to write.

Listen to all of his great interviews @dinertalkswithjames!

#vulnerabilityisstrength #podcastguest #type1diabetes #t1warrior #t1lookslikeme #mindfulleadership #mindfulcooking #goatlife #goatmama #communitymatters #stoicism #stoicphilosophy #stoicismdaily #stoiclife #cellolove #dailystoic

Behind the scenes of BMK… Life isn’t always e

Behind the scenes of BMK…

Life isn’t always easy.

But when you have goats, life is never lacking in comedy or love.

And when you have a horny male goat visiting, life never PG and or without the heavy musk of buck.

#nigeriandwarfgoats #nigeriandwarfgoat #goatlife #goatmama #goatlove #goatloversanonymous #dairygoats #dairygoat #goatsofinstagram #mindfulmama #laughterisgoodforthesoul #homesteadlife #homesteadingmama

It may surprise you that this post is not easy for

It may surprise you that this post is not easy for me to write. It takes effort for me to promote things that I do and ask things of the amazing BMK community.

But it would mean so much to me if you would listen to the podcast episode linked below and share with others if you like what you hear!

You will hear stories that I have never shared before on this page and learn about things I don’t often talk about.

It is always an honor to be asked to be on a podcast.

It’s an even bigger honor when it’s one of your favorite podcasts that you already listen to weekly.

And when it is hosted by a friend who you not only respect the snot out of but who is in your top 2 of funniest friends… well, that’s hard to top.

James Robilotta is who I have to credit for giving me the confidence last year to make the move into speaking professionally. The way that he weaves comedy into his talks on vulnerability, leadership and mental health, makes him one of the most sought after speakers at Universities and conferences around the country.

I would love to be able to show his podcast some much deserved love by the BMK community- show just how mighty this community is, it may not be big in numbers, but it is big in heart! @dinertalkswithjames

I had a bad insulin pump site so I was around 350 for the entire time, so my fellow T1s- you have some perspective of what that feels like!

Thank you all for your support!!
Head to @dinertalkswithjames to find where to listen to full episodes!

#vulnerabilityisstrength #podcastguest #type1diabetes #t1warrior #t1lookslikeme #mindfulleadership #mindfulcooking #goatlife #goatmama #communitymatters #stoicism #stoicphilosophy #stoicismdaily #stoiclife #cellolove #dailystoic

I have a Kindness challenge for anyone who feels u

I have a Kindness challenge for anyone who feels up to it, and if you don’t, share it with someone who is too competitive to turn down any challenge.

Today, I was out picking up furniture from someone for the new Mindful Leadership Workshop room at BMK. As we loaded it all into my van, a man in a truck from a local business stopped and kindly asked us if we needed any help. And while we declined, it was appreciated and thanked him for it.

I could have left it at that.

But I didn’t.

Because one of the things I teach in my leadership workshops and as a consultant, is the importance of positive 3rd party feedback.

If you have ever been on the receiving end of it, then you know just how incredible that feels.

Why?

Because there isn’t an ‘ask’ on the other end.

When the feedback is given behind your back, there isn’t a ‘but + negative’ following the positive.

It feels so much more genuine when given via a third party.

Why does this matter for leaders, parents and every single person?

If you want your employees to continue the positive behavior- talk about it to others, it will get back to them.

If you want to promote good behavior from your kids- tell your partner about something good they did when they don’t think that you know they are listening.

When you encounter kindness out and about, reward it. Post in a local FB group about a kind act from a stranger, take a few minutes to tell a manager about an employee who went above and beyond…

I looked up the number to The Blue Lagoon, and called them on my way home. I explained to the person on the other end that I just wanted to let whoever is in charge that their employee took the time to extend kindness, that he was respectful and genuine in his offer.

It doesn’t take much time. Yet, we often don’t take it. So my challenge? Find a way to give 3rd party positive feedback this week. We don’t hesitate to complain about the negative, so why should we ever not do the same with the positive?

#kindnesschallenge #mindfulleadership #payitforward #kindnessmatters #mindfulparenting #leadershiptips #leadershipconsulting #kindnessiscontagious

I have zero regrets about saying no to a second da

I have zero regrets about saying no to a second date with a man who declared he hated tomatoes and garlic.

I just knew that I did not want a life where I could not delight in fresh tomatoes from the garden and use copious amounts of garlic in my cooking.

What share this tidbit?

Because this Friday is my last free cooking class for the time being. And this one is for those who aren’t bakers but want to get comfortable with seasoning and sauce making.

You’ll learn how to make your own red sauce for pasta or pizza, and a white sauce that can be used to make an incredible Mac and cheese and countless other dishes.

You can join on zoom or watch on my FB page live or on demand!

As I continue to move into doing more mindful leadership consulting and speaking, my availability for cooking classes has become limited so if you would like to do any virtual or in person cooking classes at BMK, make sure to book your event now! I am now booked until second week of March. (This includes birthday parties)

Summer cooking camps will be posted in a few weeks, including a workshop for teens.

Register at beckysmindfulkitchen.com for the free Sauce Class!

Earrings by @charlideandesigns

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