Tag: mom life
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Half Marathon After Baby
Well, if there’s anything I’ve learned about motherhood and training it’s this: You cannot control anything. This is what real life training with four kids looks like, and I just have to roll with it. My training was thrown completely out of wack the past two weeks, and it’s been crazy. First, I got sick,…
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Helpful Hints for Back to School
As the leaves begin to change and the air cools off, we say goodbye to summer yet again. Gone are the days of long, lazy afternoons and sleeping in. Gone are the family trips, and cookouts. Hello football and apple cider! Of course that means one very important thing: Back To School! Today is the…
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God Uses Growing Pains
The other day, I picked up some weights and decided to lift my lower body. As I try to get my fitness back after baby, one key component is building my muscle mass back, because pregnancy and breastfeeding do a number on your muscle. (It’s those hormones, man.) It was a tough workout, but that…
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The Mom Tool You’re Missing
I’ve been blessed with wonderful sisters who are gifted writers. Today my sister Anna, shares some of her struggles and some encouragement for you! Note: This post originally published on thedarlinggirls.wordpress.com Written by Anna Schaefer “I don’t know about you, but I have it all figured out. I know what motherhood should look like. I…
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How to Heal from Postnatal Depletion
I was tired. Physically tired. The first reaction of course is, “Well, you have a newborn, Cate, of course you’re tired.” But the baby was sleeping incredibly well – eight or so hours a night – so I was getting sleep. I couldn’t figure out why simple task like walking or holding the baby seemed…
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Life With Four
If it seems like it’s been a while since my last post, that’s because it has been. I knew that having a fourth child would be crazy, but I don’t think I was prepared for the level of crazy that my house is currently living. Life with four kiddos is B-A-N-A-N-A-S! I’m reminded of that…
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What No One Tells You About Gratitude
I just checked my July miles. I like to keep track of my miles just to observe data and monitor my progress. Plus, I get a kick out of slowly seeing my improvement over time. For the month of July, I have successfully run 17 miles. That’s right, SEVENTEEN. Just a couple months ago, I…
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5 Reasons to Start Cross-training
The other day I sat in the doctor’s office, listening to his advice and guidance. It had been about a week since I last ran. I’ve been struggling with a heel injury for the past couple of weeks and I finally went to the doctor. He strongly encouraged me to start adding cross-training to my…
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10 Ways to Raise Healthy Eaters
The other day, I was having a standoff with my oldest child. He was supposed to eat one blueberry and one raspberry before he could get up from the table. Two berries total. He sat there for an hour and a half before he finally did. No amount of cajoling or encouraging was working. It…
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Garlic Broccoli
Garlic broccoli. I’ll admit, the name doesn’t sound fancy, does it? I’m not that fancy of a person, so I guess I don’t come up with fancy recipe titles, but trust me when I say this recipe is GOOD. So good, it’s my stand by veggie recipe when I don’t know what else to make.…
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