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Tuesday Baby Link Up {Week 24}

Welcome to the Tuesday Baby Link Up! Hope you all had a wonderful Easter! We had a very low-key, but beautiful, family day. I'm looking forward to reading your contributions this week! Grab the Badge   Your Hosts Shannon at GrowingSlower Jennifer at Every Breath I Take Charise at I Thought I Knew Mama Christine at African Babies Don't Cry Featured Post If you are pregnant (or planning to be pregnant), you'll want to check out this week's featured post from Authentic Parenting. It is so important to educate yourself, so you can make informed decisions about…Read more

A Healthy Midsection

Last week, I kicked off a new series here on the blog and over at Stay-at-Home Yoga, my virtual yoga studio, designed to help anyone who spends a significant amount of time working, playing, eating, driving or relaxing in a seated position (aka, almost everyone). Today we’re moving up in the body to the hips, glutes and core. Let’s talk for a minute about what happens to our midsection while we log quality time with our chair, couch, driver’s seat, etc. The hip flexors, who have the important job of pulling the knee…Read more
Say Yes to the Mess

Say Yes to the Mess

Last evening, I walked into my kitchen to prepare dinner and found complete chaos. We're talking dishes from the last three meals piled high in the sink. Shredded cheese on the floor from AE helping herself to a snack from the fridge. Countertops cluttered with cereal boxes and kitchen tools that all have homes inside the cabinets. The mess belied the truth that I am a neat freak. I crave order and cleanliness. But, the past few days Hubby and I crossed some big projects off of our "To Do" list, so cleaning…Read more
Tuesday Baby Link Up {Week 23}

Tuesday Baby Link Up {Week 23}

Welcome to the Tuesday Baby Link Up! I so love this community! Thank you all for sharing your stories in this space. I'm honored. Grab the Badge   Your Hosts Shannon at GrowingSlower Jennifer at Every Breath I Take Charise at I Thought I Knew Mama Christine at African Babies Don't Cry Featured Post I absolutely love hearing women share their birth stories. While I prefer to sit with them (and their newborns), reading the story is the next best thing. This week's featured post is a wonderful birth story from a beautiful mama, Rachel at Even One Sparrow.…Read more

Help for Sitters!

Well folks, the word is out. I hope you are standing up for this news. Sitting is the new smoking. All this time we spend on our derriere is killing us! The peer-reviewed research is undisputable. Sitting has been implicated as a risk factor for cancer and cardiovascular disease. One study found that there was a higher risk of death, from all causes, associated with excessive sitting. Researches went so far as to say, “In addition to the promotion of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and a healthy weight, physicians should discourage sitting for extended…Read more