I wasn’t super into the whole side hustle thing. Granted, I was a teacher, living on a teacher salary while my husband was dipping his toes in to the fitness industry. We were not rolling in it, by any means. Yet I was hesitant to start a side hustle…why? Honestly, I think it’s because mostContinue reading “Reasons You Need to Start a Side Hustle”
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Top Baby Clothes Recommendations
This is just going to be a dump of cute IG ads that have gotten me and I figured I’d share in case you are like me & can’t stop buying all the baby clothes (sorry, Josh, but not really). Okay so your general stores — check the sales sections. Especially as seasons change. ThinkContinue reading “Top Baby Clothes Recommendations”
YL Product Guide to Pregnancy — First Trimester
Basically, this is a suuuuuuuper simple post to share all of my favorite first trimester YL products in one place. Hopefully this is helpful to some of you, but if not, I want it to look back when we hopefully have our next little babe. Here are my fav YL products to use in theContinue reading “YL Product Guide to Pregnancy — First Trimester”
Reminders for the Grieving Woman
Grief comes in waves & miscarriage is a grieving process. I went through SO much grief when I lost my baby. It’s not fair. Why did this happen to me. I’ll never get pregnant again. Do I even want to get pregnant again? Scared of loss. Isolating myself from all babies and pregnancy. The list goes on. Then came healing. EvenContinue reading “Reminders for the Grieving Woman”
What do healthy hormones look like?
*Again, I am not a doctor, please do not take my advice as medical advice. This is my research & what I have discovered from personal experience Do you suffer from any of these? This is typically a sign of hormone imbalance. Hormone imbalance can come from endocrine disruptors (see my previous post), birth control,Continue reading “What do healthy hormones look like?”
Endocrine Disruptors
* I am not a doctor. This is purely what I have found from research & personal experience. Please consult your doctor before making any giant lifestyle changes Did you know that the EU law bans 1,328 chemicals from cosmetics that are known or suspected to cause cancer, genetic mutation, reproductive harm or birth defects?Continue reading “Endocrine Disruptors”
Supplements & Pregnancy
Let’s chat supplements & pregnancy. Since the FDA doesn’t regulate the supplement industry, I only turn to companies who I believe in and trust to make top of the line, natural and clean products. These are some of my favs & ones I’m reaching for during pregnancy. * as always, this is not medical advice.Continue reading “Supplements & Pregnancy”
Reminders for the mother who just lost her baby
Shared these over on IG the other day, but thought they deserved a permanent place on my blog as well. I hope these reach the mom who needs them or gives you something to say to a friend going through this. There truly is nothing you can say to make it better, but these areContinue reading “Reminders for the mother who just lost her baby”
First Trimester Must Haves
Some of my first trimester favs coming in HOT! I had a pretty easy first trimester. My biggest “pregnancy symptom” was pure exhaustion. I napped for MULTIPLE hours every day and slept 9-10 hours every night. I probably slept 12 hours a day and was awake the other 12, but didn’t have a ton of energy.Continue reading “First Trimester Must Haves”
NingXia Graphics Freebie
First of all, I wanted to share with you all about my fav antioxidant drink that is SO stinking important in pregnancy. What is it? It’s NingXia Red! What is in NingXia Red? Why is it something I swear by? It has so many amazing benefits (see below) and is made with real ingredients &Continue reading “NingXia Graphics Freebie”