Happiest of Hump Days, my friends! (Don’t forget to enter my Firmoo glasses giveaway from Monday!) This weekend was a bit hectic. Baby M came down with a cold of some sort (yes, I blame daycare!), so very little sleep happened in these parts. He was super congested over the weekend, and Sunday he was running a…
Archives for August 2015
Firmoo Glasses Giveaway {Closed}
Just in case the Monday Blues have you feeling down, I’ve got a little something that should cheer you up! Last February I reviewed a pair of stylish eyeglasses from Firmoo, and they’ve offered to give away a pair of their glasses to one of you! If you’re not familiar, Firmoo is an online optical…
#1MillionMinutes: Wrap Up
Happy Friday! Hope you’re enjoying the evening. Today wraps up the 1 Million Minutes Challenge with Fit Approach. Here’s a quick re-cap of the last 12 days. Aug 10: lunchtime walk + cardio barre Aug 11: lunchtime walk Aug 12: lunchtime walk Aug 13: lunchtime walk + part of my jump rope circuit Aug 14:…
Women Bashing Other Women: My Thoughts On The Alpha Phi “Controversy”
I’m trying to pinpoint when it became acceptable—encouraged, even—to criticize other women. To judge them for embracing their femininity. To reprimand and shame them for showing off their physical attributes in a manner we more modest types might never do ourselves. Or to discourage them from having light-hearted fun before they enter the “real world.”…
Weekly Links 08.16.15
Hello! This weekend went by way too quickly. Yesterday we had lunch, ran a few errands, and went to see a community theater’s production of “Avenue Q” while some friends watched the baby. The play was hilarious, and the singing was pretty good! Today was spent grocery shopping, chasing after our speed-crawling baby, and resting…
Simple and Sweaty 20-Minute Jump Rope Circuit + TKO Soft Grip Jump Rope Review
You’ve heard me go on and on about how tough it is to hit the gym now that I’m a working mother. Realizing my complaining was accomplishing very little, I decided to start doing one or two at-home circuit workouts during the week. While I love perusing the various blogs I follow for inspiration, I…
Why I Love Cardio Barre At The Y
If you’ve been reading for the last couple of months, you’ve heard me mention Cardio Barre a time or two (or twenty). It’s my new favorite class! I have what you might call “Exercise ADD.” Although I was self-conscious when I first joined a gym after my post-baby exercise hiatus, I realized I love trying…
#1MillionMinutes: Weeks 6 & 7
Let’s play catch up, shall we? Last week I sort of took a blogging hiatus in order to prepare for Baby M’s first week of daycare, so I didn’t recap the previous week of workouts. No sweat, right? (Actually, there was plenty of sweat.) I’ll just share the last 2 weeks today. Week 6 July…
Weekly Links 08.09.15
Hi there. I hope everybody is having a fantastic weekend. Ours was low-key, just the way we like it. We went out for lunch at Butch Cassidy’s on Saturday, did some grocery shopping, and made personal naan bread pizzas to share with my parents since we haven’t visited them in a while. The baby survived…
Thoughts on Balance: Are We Cheating Ourselves?
Jen at Bagels to Broccoli shared a great post recently, and it got me thinking about my own use of the word balance. In fact, it got me thinking about the term in a way I never have before. Balance is a good thing, right? We all strive for balance, whether it’s the effort we…
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