I’m going to start needing input pretty soon because frankly, I only have so many ideas up my sleeve about fitness, and I need your help! Here’s today’s Thursday Fit Tip: Put on your tennies, and the rest will follow What I mean is that if I get dressed in my workout gear, I’m a little more motivated to get my workout out of the way so I can get showered and dressed and on with my day. If I…
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Pregnancy for me is not a beautiful, ripe, created by God for the wonder of the earth situation. For me it looks something like this: four of these a day {pumped into my body like this} + central line dressing kit {to be changed by an in-home nurse, or my husband. weekly} + and lots and lots and lots of this It’s literally survival-of-the-fittest, and if mother nature had her way, I would be long gone by now. I try…
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Remember how I’m moving Fit Tip Monday to Fit Tip Thursday? Well, here we are. And thank you for joining me. Today’s fit tip was inspired by my 2-mile run last week. I haven’t been since, I really need to go, and I’m trying to remember how I got motivated last week in the first place. Tip: It’s all about the music. At least it is for me. And the weird thing? I can only exercise to hip hop or…
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Marie from Make and Takes has done it again! Her ideas are adorable. I mean look at these leprechaun footprints, for example. See full project here. {via Make and Takes & Alpha Mom Holiday}.
There are some pretty clever ways to hang your photos these days, but the magnetic photo rope from photojojo? the coolest by far. The possibilities are endless. I’m thinking it would be a perfect way to feature rotating works of art from the kinders, lovely notes, and happy vacation photos. It’s the perfect solution to living in a rental abode as well, you only have to put a tiny pushpin in the wall to display several photos. Magnetic Photo Rope$12…
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UPDATE: I got Tom Hanks and Saving Private Ryan all knotted up with Damian Lewis (Dick Winters). Sorry about that; Mea Culpa. Tom Hanks produced this series along with Steven Spielberg. Next up, I’ll tell you all about my man-crush on 2008 Golden Globe winner Jon Hamm and his role as Don Draper in Mad Men. I will then proceed to tie it in somehow to parenting and/or traveling. -Viktor If you have ever watched the HBO mini series Band of Brothers, episode number…
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It’s raining babies around here. First Alma, and then just last Thursday, Kimberly gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. He’s healthy, she’s happy, life is good. Won’t you help me shower Kimberly with a very hearty congratulations? There are few things in life better than a newborn babe.
I didn’t get to a fitness tip on Monday because we welcomed back our wonderful Alma from *maternity leave* {welcome back Alma, we love you!}. I might have to move my new section of fitness tips to a different day; Mondays belong to Alma. In any case, here’s the next tip. Reward Yourself. And by *reward yourself* I don’t mean go eat a few cupcakes. I mean when you hit a target goal of yours, reward yourself with something you…
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Well, I’m back! It’s Monday morning and little O is sleeping quietly beside me in his bassinet. There is so much that I have to say about parenthood now that I’m officially a parent, but I can’t tell you everything all at once! Where will be the fun in that? What I will say right now is that nothing could have prepared me for how I would feel about my sweet baby and my sweet husband throughout this experience. I…
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