what I’ve been reading lately

May 5, 2025

Sharing a roundup of the books I’ve been reading lately and if I recommend adding them to your collection.  Hi friends! How was the weekend? We spent it in Phoenix for Liv’s dance competition. Her team did an amazing job, we enjoyed a family brunch, and I snuck away for a Lagree class – wins…

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Tucson bucket list: Sedona getaway

Hi friends! Happy Monday! How was the weekend? Did you do anything fun? Anyone else going crazy over the basketball games? My bracket is officially busted for the most part, and I lost the battle I had going with the Pilot. (If I won, I was going to get to sleep until 10am as my…

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Livi-isms

“You have to love yourself before you can love others.” [<— my tiny Buddha]   “Look at Bell, she looks like a Long John. You know, like the donut Long John that you eat.”    “Mom, how many lives have you lived?” “What do you mean?” “How many lives did you live before this one?”…

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Friday Faves

Hey hey! The weekend is here again!! Aaaaaand happy St. Patrick’s day! This is one of my favorite holidays and it always brings back fond memories. I would Irish step dance in the parade, and even though my feet would be numb by the end, I knew that soda bread was waiting for me at…

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Tips for safe workouts if you have diastasis recti, or abnormal ab separation after pregnancy. fitnessista.com

Working out with Diastasis Recti

Hi friends! Happy Thursday! What are you up to this morning?? I’m getting in a strength workout and am excited to start packing up for a little Sedona getaway.  For this morning’s post, debated about whether I should put it on the family page. Then, I thought about the fact that I wish I would…

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WIAW

(on a Wednesday! Punctuality always feels a little strange.) Hi friends! How’s the day going? Hope you’re having a wonderful morning. Today I’m blasting through work stuff and taking the girls to the pool. It’s supposed to be in the 90s today?! I’m sending sunshine to all of my blizzard friends — I hope you’re…

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