Hey sweet, friends! I am here with my third holiday shopping guide of the season. If you missed my previous ones, here is my Gift Guide for Him and my Gift Guide for Her. Today I am here to bring you my gift guide for toddlers. I am so excited to share this one because I truly consider myself an expert in toddler toys! I know what Roman & Marina…
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2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Her
Hello, friends! I am back today with the second installment of my holiday shopping guides. Yesterday I shared my Gift Guide for Him and today I am here to share my gift guide for her. I truly love every item on this list. These are all things that I have either received as gifts or have purchased for myself within the last couple of years and I cherish all of…
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2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Him
Happy November 1st, friends! This year, for the first time, I started my holiday shopping early! I actually started in October. I wanted to give myself plenty of time this year so that I could find perfect gifts and work within a budget. I want to put a focus on purchasing quality, tried & true gifts, that I know will be put to good use. I will be sharing a…
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How to Control Blood Sugar With Gestational Diabetes
During my twin pregnancy, one of the first things that my doctor told me was that I was at increased risk for gestational diabetes. Gratefully, I did not develop this condition, however, through the pregnancy I remained mindful of the risk factors and worked to stay healthy and avoid any complications. In today’s post I will share some of what I learned while researching gestational diabetes in hopes of helping…
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A Simple Formula for Weight Loss
If you haven’t read my post, The Simple Equation for Fitness, read that before you read this one. In that post I talked about the fundamentals of weight loss and gain, as well as my personal history with the topic. It is a critical precursor to today’s post. In this post I will share a personal conversation that is specific to how I have lost weight throughout my life. This…
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The Simple Equation for Fitness
Let’s talk about physical health, particularly our physical bodies and body weight, also called fitness. I could write a novel on this topic, you know. I have run the gamut on it. In my lifetime, I have been everything from obese all the way to the picture of health with nearly 0% body fat. And of course, I have been everywhere in between those two places, as well. Fitness and…
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Favorite Shackets for Autumn
I have been absolutely loving the shacket trend. I got my first one last year and I was hooked. They are cozy and warm, yet stylish. I love to wear mine layered with a t-shirt or tank top underneath. They are perfect with jeans or leggings, and sneakers or boots complete the look beautifully. I pulled together a few of my favorites from Amazon and you can shop the image…
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Types of Cognitive Distortions
In my last post about anxiety, I shared a cognitive behavior therapy Thought Tracking Sheet. If you suffer from anxiety, this sheet can change your life. By tracking our thoughts and learning how to observe them and change them with the sheet, we can develop a habit that will eventually lead to automatic thought changes and less anxiety. Today we are going to talk about cognitive distortions. What are cognitive…
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What You Really Need for Newborn Twins
Like everything else that I have tried to do since the twins were born, this post took me way longer than I had planned. I initially started writing this for a friend who was pregnant with twins. I wanted to give her a succinct list of what she would really need for newborn twins before they were born. Now, so much time has passed, that her twins are already two-months-old.…