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75 Hard

Welp. I’m jumping on the wagon. Sort of. I’ve heard a fair amount of whispers over the years of people doing this 75 day challenge. I’ve never been interested. Not because it’s not good stuff, but because it’s stuff I already do. Work out? Check. Drink water? Check. Eat healthy? Check? Don’t drink alcohol? Check.Continue reading “75 Hard”

The beginning.

Well, not everybody knows, but most everybody knows so I may as well tell any of you who read this blog. First, sorry for not updating as frequently as I should. I have no excuse except that I chose to do something or nothing else. We are expecting our mini to join team awesome JanuaryContinue reading “The beginning.”

Physical Activity

Last fall the WHO (World Health Organization) came out with some updated guidelines. I now we’ve been getting a lot of conflicting messaging from random big organizations trying to tell us how to live our lives, but this one may be worth considering. The WHO is trying to prevent you from sitting yourself to death,Continue reading “Physical Activity”

Prompt #4

So, for my birthday a friend bought me a book of writing prompts – 300 to be exact. So Mike and I decided it would be fun to go through and do these together. There are a few rules: 1. It’s time restrained – 7 minutes 2. You can’t look at the prompt until you’reContinue reading “Prompt #4”

A tale of two dinners

With my “rigorous” telework schedule and Ace usually not getting home until 7, I usually handle preparing dinner. I am not pretending I do it alone or with no guidance. Our subscription to Centr helps with meal planning and shopping, I highly recommend it. But, last week I was not in the mood to cook.Continue reading “A tale of two dinners”

IVF – Here we go!

Maybe this isn’t true for everyone, but for me, going into IVF felt like walking into a dark room with absolutely no information. This remained true even on my first day getting baseline values. So, in effort to give others some clarity, and to share my feelings throughout the process, I’m going to provide aContinue reading “IVF – Here we go!”