1) So far this year, I have read 6 books with a WWII theme (although one is still unfinished). It goes without saying that these books have been a bit intense and sad although VERY well written and enjoyable. I think I need a little break, so I am looking forward to a couple of fluffier reads over the next few weeks. One thing I can say is that these books have really REALLY opened my eyes and made me appreciate the easiness of my life and my fortune to live in a free and peaceful country.
2) I love being a mom. It is easy for me to remember this when things are going well in our house, the sun in shining, everyone is sleeping well, people aren't crying or fighting as much as usual...but I really need to remember it on the hard days. That being said, I can tell that we are headed into the "sweet spot" of parenting. (I am positive that I'm jinxing it just by typing those words - we still have a "terrible two" at the moment, lol).
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| My 4 year old dressed herself ;) |
4) I can't remember where I first saw this Anti-diet post from The Londoner but my cousin shared it this week and I love it. Is anything in this post newsworthy? No. But the way that she presents the information is fantastic. I am going to print off the two charts and reference them when I am feeling like I need extra motivation in regards to eating and exercise.
5) I have been tracking my sleep lately just out of curiosity, and finding that although I sleep pretty well, there are some definite "wide awake" moments in the middle of the night (according to the app) when I am pretty restless. Have you ever tracked your sleep? It's kind of interesting. I go to bed pretty early every night because I get up between 5:00-5:30 on work days...but I think I could still improve my sleep quality.
6) I love the new intermediate/advanced yoga class I am taking. It's been 3 weeks and it feels GREAT. I totally credit yoga with how well I ran in my 5K last weekend because I haven't been training very hard for that race. My legs feel strong though and my breathing from yoga has really translated to running. I'm sure Alyssa has some great posts on this topic but the two activities are really more linked than you'd think.
7) We have 0 plans for this weekend & it's supposed to be really sunny and nice, so I think we'll spend lots of time outside at the playground and maybe even take a quick beach trip. Can't WAIT. :)
8) We are also still really enjoying White Collar but might do a movie this weekend...any recommendations?!?!
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Yoga does build good muscles. It's more work than relaxation, but I do enjoy it. I have a 5 mile race coming up, so maybe I should add some yoga into my rotation. :)
ReplyDelete6 books on WW2?! That's a lot! They are one of my favourite eras to read about but I haven't read one in awhile...what was the best one you read? I've just been adding a tiny bit of yoga back into my routine (nothing too much) and I forgot how much I love it. I'm always sore in random places afterwards lol - reminds me I need to continue to include it in my life :)
ReplyDeleteSix books with a WWII theme is 6 more books with that theme than I will read all year most likely. I don't do historical fiction, particularly from that era. It's too emotional.
ReplyDeletei love books with WWII themes. they are sad, but like you said they always remind me how lucky i am. and all the ones i've ever read were written well, i'm not looking forward to the day i pick up a bad one haha. your hair looks super cute! and i feel the same about the anti diet post. i remember finding it years ago and that's when i first discovered her. i don't much like her blog anymore but that post was truly eye opening for me. i still struggle, but it just really made me think about diet and exercise and how i look at myself, i guess.
ReplyDeleteI've been reading a lot of WWII books too this year. It definitely starts to wear me down emotionally. I've decided to take a break from them for the rest of this year. What sleep app are you using? I need to be better about sleeping in general. I keep finding myself going to bed way too late and my husband is a snorer so if my ear plug falls out then I wake up a lot!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a great weekend! I feel like the majority of my 2016 reads have been fluffy. HA. I definitely need to delve into some deeper ones. I am partway through one, so I should probably pick that sucker back up! :P I have been doing more yoga at home, it's been great... though admittedly I have been starting up again with the very easy ones. That's ok though.. #progress. I have been tracking activity + fruit/veg intake in a google doc with a friend. Admittedly... I'm not doing the best job of keeping track of the latter... but it's something! :) I even did some arm weights yesterday. Lookout! hehe XO - Alexandra
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