First snow day of the year! Wahoo. Since I never get to work from home, working from home at a relaxed pace was a real treat. I wish I could always cuddle with the dog while answering emails! Really the worst of the snow seemed to be around 11am and we never got the crazy winds that were forecast. Pettitte never minds the snow, although salty sidewalks are another story.
Blog Love
I guess I’ll kick off my faves with a post from Theodora. Her 10 Ways to Be Happy post is really uplifting, practical and easy to implement.
I also liked Sarah Fit’s post on planking (or not planking) while pregnant. I first heard of diastasis recti from Running Bun, then learned more from the Fitnessista and now SarahFit. It’s definitely something that I want to avoid if possible –the thought of surgical repair seems extremely painful. Diastasis recti seems like it’s more of a concern with second/third pregnancies, but I don’t see a huge reason to do a lot of core work now. I’ve been focusing on legs, back and arms, which are my problem areas anyway; they could use a little extra work for the next few months.
Reading
I finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo recently. It was an easy read and a page turner, especially at the end. I liked the perspective on love. In particular, I liked that it makes you think about the challenges that the LBGTQ community faced both in the 50s and 60s, as well as today. However, some of the plot was pretty far fetched. But overall I found it to be a very enjoyable read.
MacBook Update
Five days in, I love a lot about the MacBook. The smaller screen doesn’t bother me, but the keyboard feels a little cramped. The jury is still out on MacBook VS MacBook Pro.
Bump Styling
As I was poking around on youtube last night, I found a few videos on styling the bump that gave me some inspiration for repurposing pieces I already own.
The first is from Rachhloves, who is a youtuber I follow actively. She also has a lot great pregnancy/baby videos on her RachhLovesLife channel.
While I was watching this one, youtube kindly recommended another video from Alexandrea Graza, which I found pretty helpful. I actually immediately went out and bought the Lululemon Align II pants. It’s been years since I’ve been in lulu. The pants are comfortable, but my old navy leggings were $10 and these were $98, I’m not sure they are 10x as comfortable! That said, my lulu stuff does last forever, so I should be able to wear them well after pregnancy as well.
Weekend Plans
My sister gets into town tomorrow night, so I’m excited to hang with her. We have tickets to Bitch Sesh on Saturday, which should be pretty funny for this real housewives of everywhere fan!
That’s all for this week! Hope you have a great weekend.
