Just another mom navigating the no man's land of my 30s. Trying to juggle early motherhood, a career, marriage, and still carve out a little time for myself.

Tag: CrossFit

  • Paleo Pancakes-A Win with the Toddler

    When we decided to eat in a more Paleo, whole foods model, breakfast became a bit of a challenge to find dishes that a toddler would like and to add enough variety in for the husband. Once I decide to eat a certain way, I can eat the same foods over and over again, but… Read more

  • Surprises with Postpartum

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    I’ve often been asked, what has surprised you about postpartum and most of the time, I have not had an answer. I always interpreted that question as what has surprised me about newborns. I wad around children all of my life and have worked with newborns and children. That part has not been that scary… Read more

  • What are your Pointers for Prioritizing your Self-Care?

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    Self-care is hard for just about everyone. Life is busy and there are so many things that come up daily and at the last minute. I have found it to be particularly challenging since becoming a mother. For me, this is usually finding time for my exercise routine. Although, I’ll want to throw in an… Read more

  • My Road to the CrossFit Open in Early Postpartum

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    Any CrossFitter out there knows that the community just finished up the annual CrossFit Open (https://games.crossfit.com/open/overview). I knew from the time I got pregnant with my 2nd child, that I wanted to make every effort to participate in the 2024 Open. Based on the timing of previous year’s opens, I assumed I would be about… Read more