As we enter Day 8 of our 30-Day fitness challenge, my muscles are a little sore in places they aren’t usually. Climbing stairs is tricky. Carrying something as small as my school bag reminds me that I’ve been using long-neglected muscles. But it’s all for a good cause. I’m looking forward to the satisfaction of completing this challenge, and hopefully noticing some improvement ... Read More »
So here we are in January, the time for resolutions and making changes. I find it difficult to make resolutions that actually last for the year, so I love the idea of a challenge – with a start and end date, and a clear goal. 30 days, one month, of making good choices, and gradually building strength through various fitness ... Read More »
Ah, January. Time for reflections, wishes, & resolutions. While it’s cliche and utterly predictable to be jumping onto the bandwagon with renewed commitments to fitness and eating well, I will be the first to produce my ticket for the “New Year, New You!” train! The holidays are ending, and this is just some of what people left at our house since New ... Read More »
I love getting healthy, especially after all that holiday eating (that seems to start at Thanksgiving, heads right into Halloween, and ends off with Christmas & New Years!). I find it easier to start new things on Mondays, when we’re back to routine, so rather than starting this on January 1, we’ll start on the 6th. Stay tuned for a ... Read More »
They say that a daughter steals her mom’s beauty during the pregnancy. While it was definitely more true with DD than with DS’s pregnancy (although, I might have just felt a lot less beautiful because when I wasn’t sleeping, working, or heaving over a toilet or sink, I was chasing after a toddler), it was several months after the pregnancy that ... Read More »
This summer I had seen the post of feet soaking in a pretty bowl with flowers floating, and a description of a foot soak using Listerine and some vinegar. The comments said that it just made the dead skin fall right off your feet. Smooth, perfect & summer-ready. So I tried it – I like soaking my feet, and I ... Read More »
(MR) So it’s been a week since I started my October challenges. Thought I’d let do a little update on how it’s going. The Ultimate Blogging Challenge has been a lot of fun. I’ve been posting every day and connecting with other bloggers too.The health and fitness challenges are going great too! 10 minutes of “me time” – this one ... Read More »
For the month of October, I have gotten involved in a number of challenges. I’m a very competitive person, and I do better with goals if I have a challenge or competition. These challenges all happened to fall on the same month, so I’m doing a lot of self-improvement these days. It’ll be a great way to head into the ... Read More »
This isn’t a long or complicated post, but I thought that I’d share anyways, just in case it might help someone else get their little person into the crib for a nap! My little guy is now 25 months. He still sleeps in a crib – we’re happy about that, he doesn’t seem to mind, and he’s only climbed out ... Read More »
Over (Canadian) Thanksgiving, our whole family (well, except for the 2 month old infant, thankfully!) caught the stomach flu – or gastroenteritis. Blech. The only thing worse than spending the day throwing up (and other things) is having to watch your almost 2-year old get sick all over himself – it’s such a traumatic and scary event for the little ... Read More »
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