Archive for December 2011
12/30: Thoughts from the week
-I found it hilariously appropriate that this poster was hanging in the exam room for today’s midwife appointment. -My cervix is not a trampoline, but I have a little friend who seems to think otherwise. I’ll be walking along happily and KA-POW! It’s a feeling unlike any other- shocking, really. -I can fall asleep anywhere…
Read More →Quite a year
I can’t believe 2011 went by so fast. As much as I loved it, I’m definitely excited for what 2012 will bring… Here’s a list of some of my favorite 2011 moments: Fun stuff -The usual dinner parties, a housewarming party, Christmas brunch at our house –Date nights -Random adventures -Lots of Sabino Canyon hikes…
Read More →Oh hey, BPA
Hi from the Pilot’s office 🙂 He had some paperwork to do tonight, so I walked around the gym track with the Kindle for a while and am hanging out until he’s done working. Today was a pretty good day- far more productive than yesterday!- filled with errands and many of the things that have…
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First date with a chiropractor
Yesterday was my first time seeing a chiropractor, since I’ve never had a need or desire to before, and for all of the reasons I discussed in this post. I was a little nervous about it, but was glad Tom could go with me… he always makes me feel a little braver. This chiropractor was…
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Finding a gym buddy
Our Pilot-grilled dinner was a success, as usual. He’s kind of a ninja like that. He enjoyed a steak with bleu cheese, and my “meat” was a portobello mushroom, topped with mixed greens, balsamic vinaigrette, and lots of goat cheese. We shared a Super Spinach salad from TJs and perfectly grilled asparagus with sea…
Read More →All and nothing
Today was one of those days where I felt busy all day, but don’t feel like I accomplished that much. Here’s to more productivity tomorrow. I did get in a workout (Zuuuuuumba) and went to hang out with my work friends for a little while. I’m on call this week, so since I didn’t need…
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Getting the party started
I took a Zumba class at work today. It still feels really good to move around –and makes me forget that baby and I are spine-to-spine– and I can take it easy, since I was just taking class instead of teaching. It was a great class, and the best part was when my boss walked…
Read More →Favorite Workouts of 2011
Getting over the hump! Is it just me, or does this week seem extra strange with two weekend holidays in a row? It’s definitely taken me a couple of days to get into the swing of things. Switching up the usual eggs and toast with some almond butter and jelly waffles + half-caf coffee with…
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Trying something new
Efforts to help the baby flip from posterior position to LOA (facing my right side, how she was until a week ago) have gone from pretty simple: (using my stability ball as a chair and to bounce and rotate my hips whenever possible) to a little crazy: I spent 10 minutes the other night with…
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What is Tabata Training?
I’ve received quite a few questions about Tabata training, so I created this post to answer them all in one place. It’s one of my favorite formats to teach because Tabata is such a quick and effective form of exercise. Scroll down to find out: What is Tabata? Get all your questions answered! A Grilled…
Read More →Mental health day
I think it’s pretty apparent from reading the blog that the Pilot works a lot, and works extremely hard. Even when he’s home on the weekends, he’s been working on house stuff (lots of master bedroom, office and nursery furniture assembly lately) since we moved in. He had a couple of extra days off work…
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10 days before my due date
my pregnancy gave to me… 10 pairs of lululemon pants that are suddenly all too snug 9 days of wondering 8 days of walking 7 fierce contractions 6 warm baths to take 5 unexplained cravings (anchovies!) 4 hospital outfits 3 cups of daily tea 2 acupuncture appointments and 1 precious sunny-side up babbbyyyyyyyy.
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