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Body After Babies :: Send Yourself Some Love…
Send yourself some love...because life is too damn short to worry about your cellulite!
My relationship with my thighs has always been rocky.
Even when my thighs were younger, I never liked them.
Hideous cellulite in a...
Body After Babies :: Honoring the Imperfect
Camera shy? More like camera phobic! Thanks to digital photography I have been able to successfully avoid photos of myself through cropping or simply just deleting! In the past ten years, I maybe have...
Body After Babies :: Mysteries of the Mom Bod Unveiled
I’m a local doula and childbirth educator, and more importantly for this post, a MOTHER. As part of my Preparation for Birth series, I cover the immediate postpartum period to help prepare expectant women...
Balancing the Holidays & Fitness
The holidays are filled with fun, good cheer and many, many treats. While we love the season and cherish the memories, this time of year can really present some challenges as we continue to...
10 Ways to Date Your Wife
What’s really funny about my inspiration to write this post is my lack of ability to accomplish the task. Let me explain: You see, I kinda didn’t really make it on time to my...
Earthy Soul :: Sponsored Review
I scheduled my first massage with Eileen at Earthy Soul when I was about 5 months pregnant. Now my son Finn is 6 months old, and this past Saturday I was really looking forward...
Journey To Motherhood: The Road to Adoption
My journey to motherhood started a little different than most. I always dreamed of being a mother, but I had a severe phobia of doctors, needles and childbirth. I had been married to my...
A Story of Adoption :: Gideon’s Story
From the first days of our dating relationship my husband, Gabriel, and I talked about adopting. In fact, when we dreamed of our family, we pictured having one biological child and adopting the rest....
What Type Of Exercise is Best For You?
What type of exercise is best for me?
There’s a lot of information out there about what you should and shouldn’t do to get fit.
We often hear comments like “I need more cardio” and “cardio...
BRCA2 Positive
BRCA2 positive. It was something that I never had even heard of or thought had anything to do with me, until recently. Little did I know, just one year ago, that cancer genetic research...
A Story of Loss:: The Life and Death of Baby Matthias
A mother is impatiently counting down the days until her due date. Her belly protrudes to unbelievable proportions and vigorous kicking keeps her awake at night. Sometimes her husband can feel the kicking on...
A Fit Mom – You Are Worth It!
We know, we’ve been there. (In fact, we are still there!) We’re moms too and we know how hard it is to find time to exercise and take care of yourself. But here’s what...
The Treehouse at Oakledge Park
Oakledge Park, located at the end of Flynn Avenue in the South End of Burlington, has many wonderful features. There are beaches, bike paths, walking paths, pavilions, playgrounds, picnic tables, and plenty of natural...