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Plant-a-Tree

May 1, 2013 by Michelle 1 Comment

I interrupt my pregnancy whining and complaining to bring you this sponsored post… Did you know that Odwalla (who, in my opinion, has awesome smoothies and protein bars) is funding 100,000 trees? From Odwalla’s site: Odwalla is teaming up with The Nature Conservancy’s All Hands on Earth campaign to plant up to 100,000 trees through 2013 in [...]

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And I raaaaaan…

April 30, 2013 by Michelle 19 Comments

I did something this morning that I haven’t done in over 14 weeks. I ran. Now, I didn’t go into this “run” thinking it would be glorious. No, I think I had reasonable expectations — that it might make me pee my pants and it was gonna hurt. I didn’t think it would hurt quite [...]

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Weekend Recap

April 28, 2013 by Michelle 22 Comments

No, I haven’t had the baby yet. See? Now that that’s out of the way – let me tell you about my weekend. Friday was uneventful. I skipped my workout after work (it’s hard to work out when you leave the work out clothes at home) and went shopping instead. I know I am thoroughly ready for [...]

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Good Reads

April 27, 2013 by Michelle 3 Comments

Well, yesterday definitely went better than Thursday. It’s amazing how nutty hormones can make you, huh? Here’s what I’m reading this week… 23 of The Most Exceptional Dancers to Ever Exist 10 Life Lessons From The Book From The Mixed-up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler <–I LOOOOVED this book growing up In Defense of [...]

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Thursday Things

April 25, 2013 by Michelle 15 Comments

I can’t believe another week has flown by! Here are this week’s Thursday Things…(warning…it’s kinda all over the place). 1. I woke up yesterday with a sore throat. I’m not 100% sure if it’s a cold or allergies, but I’m taking Zyrtec-D as if it’s allergies and hoping it doesn’t turn into a sinus infection. [...]

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Baby Update #9: 38 Weeks – Any Day Now. Or Not.

April 24, 2013 by Michelle 25 Comments

The baby could be here any day now… or not. At times I side with the “any day now” feelings and then I waiver back to the “or not.” Today I’m siding with the “or not.” I went for my weekly checkup this morning and all is well. I didn’t gain any weight, the baby’s [...]

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More Books!

April 23, 2013 by Michelle 9 Comments

I had to check to see the last time I posted about the books I’ve read. It’s been a while! When I last left off I was reading I Am Charlotte Simmons, with The Book Thief on deck. Well… I never finished either of them. I got through more than half of I Am Charlotte [...]

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Indulgent & Relaxing Weekend

April 21, 2013 by Michelle 17 Comments

This weekend I stuffed my face, treated myself to a pedicure, hung out with friends, and basically just tried to relax. I wasn’t seriously concerned about going into labor while we were at our friends house (3 hours away from my Doctors/hospita!), but it was always a possibly. The good news is that we are [...]

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Thursday Things

April 18, 2013 by Michelle 6 Comments

What an emotional week. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to put this week behind me (not forget it, but you know what I mean). 1. We have an exciting weekend planned – and none of it involves me giving birth, so I hope we can stick with our original plans. Tomorrow night, [...]

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Pregnancy: Tips for Feeling Good and Making the Best of It

April 17, 2013 by Michelle 22 Comments

As my final pregnancy comes to an end (yes, final), I figured I would reflect as well as share some tips on how to enjoy pregnancy (I asked Twitter and got some responses too). I feel like I should have a disclaimer here first though because I don’t want to come across as a pompous [...]

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Impossible To Break

April 15, 2013 by Michelle 15 Comments

I wish I could say something profound and reassuring about today’s events in Boston. Or at least something comforting. I contemplated even posting this because I am still trying to wrap my head around what happened and it just seems so superficial to be like “OMG guys — Boston!” But then I couldn’t stop writing [...]

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

April 14, 2013 by Michelle 19 Comments

Last night BW3 was showered with love, great food, baby gear, and diapers! To be honest, I wasn’t crazy about having another baby shower. I think it’s an awesome tradition for first time parents, but by the time you have your second and third baby — well, it’s a different story. Lucky for me, my [...]

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