Whenever I have a day that just feels out of control or anxious, there is one thing I can do that helps turn it around. I make my bed. I turn off my brain and focus on tucking back in the sheet, on smoothing out a comforter, on fluffing up a pillow. That one simple thing can help smooth my anxiety. Almost a “look at this proof that I can accomplish something”. You don’t have to have ten different pillows, super cute throws, nothing fancy. Turn off the Instagram envy and simply make the bed that you have. Plus, it feels so good when you crawl into a freshly made…
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The ABC’s of Gaming.
Some friends of ours gifted us/Silas the most precious Christmas gift ever. The ABC’s of Gaming: An alphabet book for little gamers This is the cutest little book I’ve ever seen! My favorite page is actually at the very end where the little controller is tucked into bed! It makes my heart feel all fuzzy. Thanks Megan & Paul! I can’t wait for Silas to really enjoy this book!
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What I Watched on Maternity Leave.
We had our baby at the end of October. I was lucky enough to get to take 12 weeks, thank God. Once I was in that situation I couldn’t have imagined being able to function enough to go back to work at 6 weeks. I would have been insane. Because I had 12 weeks, I had a lot of time to watch TV because holy hell…newborns are boring. I decided to share the list of shows and movies I watched during the past 3 months. And yes, I watched all these in 3 months. Are there any of these shows that others love? Any missing that you would recommend? Netflix…
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My Favorite Things (January Edition).
Smart SweetsI actually get these from our grocery store because it’s cheaper than the website. I wish our grocery store carried more of them, but so far they only have these, and we’ve tried them all: Peach Rings: I love these! Sweet Fish: We loved these, but eventually started to get tired of them Sour Blast Buddies: Still obsessed with these. They are so freaking good!! Sweet Chews: These were disgusting. Seriously. Gross. We spit them out in the trash. Sheila G’s Chocolate Chip Brownie BrittleHeaven in my mouth. That’s all I can say. I tend to buy more than one bag of this at a time so I know…
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Our Decision to Formula Feed.
When our baby was born, he had a problem with sucking and swallowing. The medical personnel struggled to figure out what was going on because apparently that is more of a preemie problem, and our guy was full term. Because of this, after spending about 48 hours in the hospital trying to breastfeed the lactation consultant asked if we could do some formula to just get him fed because we were starting to see complications from him not getting nutrients. Fed is Best. Period. Fed is best, so I didn’t care that we used formula so soon, even though I still really planned on breastfeeding. When we left the hospital…
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Pregnant in a Pandemic.
This was never how I envisioned my first pregnancy going, especially after waiting for it this long. Instead of get-togethers, celebrations and visits from our family and friends watching our baby grow inside me, I spent about 7 months in complete and utter fear. Instead, we went into quarantine before we told anyone our news so we didn’t get to see the excitement on their faces in person. Most people were told over the phone or via video chat. I was terrified anytime I would go out in public (which wasn’t very often: doctors office, picking up groceries in a parking lot, getting gas). I was terrified anytime I would…
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First Sleepover.
Silas got to sleepover at his grandparents this weekend (J’s parents). I am going back to work on the 18th and it was great to have a weekend to replenish myself. We went out for dinner. We played video games. I took a bubble bath. We went shopping, a couple times, but didn’t buy anything. I got things ready for daycare. I got things ready for me to return to work. I figured out my personal schedule. I meal prepped almost a months worth of food We slept!!! I got so many things done! Yes, I missed my little guy, but I knew I would be getting him back on…
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MM 100: Week 4.
Monday I had a lot of things to catch up on today, so I decided just be smart with food and eat good stuffs and take care of my mental health. Tuesday I am back with it! Got home and immediately did workouts 37 and 38! Downbeat Strength and Fight Club. It felt really good! The End Aaand once again, this week was over before I realized it even began. How does this happen? I only did workouts once this week. We also had our co-rec volleyball championships this week (we got 2nd place – boooo), so I count that as cardio. I let myself down and I have to…
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Clever Fox Weekly Planner.
I adore planners. I like lists. I love calendars. Organization is life. And sometimes I kind of stink at it. But I like to pretend that I’m good at it! 🙂 Fake it til ya make it. We (and by that, I mean Justin) found the Clever Fox Weekly Planner on Amazon. Lots of color options which actually made things difficult. I wanted 5 different ones! They also have a couple different versions. There is an undated (which I have), dated, and then even a Pro, but I have no idea what all is involved in that. I chose the undated because the monthly view has a ‘Plan’ section and…
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The Predators Inside You.
“Listen, girl, there is nothing fragile about you. Inside you rest a host of predators, waiting to be unleashed at your command. Like a scorpion, you must sting when you are endangered, and let your poison paralyse your enemies. Like a lioness, you must hunt those that threaten you, and raise cubs who are agile hunters like yourself. Like a cobra, glide effortlessly passed your hypnotized enemies, only sinking your fangs into those who have wronged you. Like a shark, you must circle your enemy, define it’s movements, striking only when you know it well. Those who mistreat you, will tell you you are fragile, they will convince you that…