I was really excited for pregnancy during the holidays but it was mostly a tug of war between my flailing immune system and every cold germ known to man. One day I’d see the clouds part and some blue sky appear, and the next it would be storm clouds. I am so ready for some…
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Pregnancy Week 40: What to Do While You Wait
The countdown is on but what am I supposed to do when I’m creeping up on the due date (or past it) and I have no more work, I can’t leave for the weekend, and I’m marginally or extremely uncomfortable in my huge pregnant body? Here are some ideas! Coloring Books They’re all the rage…
Pregnancy Week 38: Hospital Bag!
As I get closer and closer to my “guess date”, I’ve become increasingly aware of the location of my hospital bag. This bag was dutifully packed many weeks ago thanks to the prodding of my mom who felt strongly that I should be prepared in case baby boy decided to show up (5 weeks) early. (Love…
Pregnancy Week 21: Goals
As I sit here with my growing baby belly competing with my leggings for space, I’m caught reflecting on the incredible mental shift that has occurred with this pregnancy. I remember that five months ago, having a belly hanging over my leggings would have sent me into a very different mental space. Five months ago, while I had…
Pregnancy Week 20: Halfway!
I officially just finished half of my pregnancy! So I figured I would take this post to do some rapid fire questions about what’s happening in this second trimester, how the baby is doing, and what my life typically looks like these days. Yay! Lets’ begin. Baby. How’s he doing? We had our anatomy ultrasound at 19…
Chicken Fingers with Honey Mustard Dip
I’ve been a bad, bad blogger. This month has been a bit intense for me so I’ve neglected the website in order to focus on more pressing matters. And even though only a couple people read this, I do miss sharing and posting things here in my lovely corner of the inter-webs. So I’m back…
Eating for Recovery
Did a little post for my CrossFit gym this past week. Thought I’d share it with the world. Or just the five people who read this. So you say you’re competing in the CrossFit games, eh? It’s no wonder you’re completely juiced and can no longer see straight, let alone make it into the kitchen…
The Clean Plate 