It’s impossible not to notice. Summer is gone. I spent it in a whirlwind of renovations and first trimester pregnancy blah. Hence, my blog writing frequency has been less than stellar. But I find myself compelled to write with the changing of the seasons and the not-too-distant arrival of 2014 and all the joys itContinue reading “Thanks. Really. Thanks.”
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Iron and the female athlete
Iron is a major deal for female athletes. Not only do athletes require more iron than the general population – but being female multiplies those needs. Being an endurance athlete is hard work and requires increased dietary iron. Every time your foot hits the ground, blood cells are damaged. Iron is lost through sweat. RedContinue reading “Iron and the female athlete”
Are we giving our children the wrong kinds of gifts?
Kids love chocolate. And kids love toys. It’s no stretch that they love Easter. I remember waking up as a child to a basket full of a cheap, waxy, chocolate flavored rabbit and a pile of eggs… same substance, different foil coated form. And I’d always get some plastic thing, like a pinwheel or aContinue reading “Are we giving our children the wrong kinds of gifts?”
Fitness lessons from your toddler
My two year old is an exceptional athlete. She’s not making any Olympic teams, but she an exceptional athlete in the way a Crossfitter is. All the way around. Yesterday my little peanut completed the 48 flights of stairs in the Climb for Clean Air. I didn’t think she would make it, but she did.Continue reading “Fitness lessons from your toddler”
Exercise, Breast Feeding and Milk Supply.
You’re a new mother. You breast feed. You have a mommy tummy. Maybe you do not have a mommy tummy. Maybe you just like exercise. You are probably worried about starting back into exercise. Not because your body just went through the most difficult thing it will likely ever have to go through. You’re worriedContinue reading “Exercise, Breast Feeding and Milk Supply.”
Home School?
Ama has been sick for two days now. Cuddle and do nothing all day sick. Like having a really heavy newborn sick. Fever toeing the line of an ER visit sick. I know, it’s going around. Being trapped under my mammoth super baby with one armed access to a laptop has awarded me some timeContinue reading “Home School?”
Sense of Self
I admit it. Sometimes I feel guilty. Amelita is in swimming lessons. She does ballet. We paint and read and do puzzles together at home… most days. I have friends that cart their baby/toddler/child from activity to activity. A seemingly endless stream of fun and learning. I am not that mom. And Ama is notContinue reading “Sense of Self”
Women’s running in Canada
Krista Duchene is in many ways your typical busy mom of 3. Typical, in that she does all the stuff someone with a 6, 4 and 1 year-old typically does. Untypical, because she is also at the top of the Canadian marathon scene. While most of us struggle to get dinner on the table, keepContinue reading “Women’s running in Canada”
Crossfit Moms
I tried the stroller class thing. The session was mostly walking or walking intensity effort with exercises woven in. I tried the stroller bootcamp thing. Better, but as Goldie Locks, I would have hit my second too small chair. As a runner, I am certainly not the epitome of well rounded fitness but do likeContinue reading “Crossfit Moms”
Chicked, chicking, chick.
This morning, I toed up toward the line of the 5k Resolution Run, leaving one row of runners between me and the start line. One row of male runners. As I judged whether I should press into the very front, I got some “don’t be getting in the way now” glances. Every runner knows thisContinue reading “Chicked, chicking, chick.”
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