"It is our very search for perfection outside ourselves that causes our suffering."
— Buddha (via yogachocolatelove)
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"You are not your mind, your emotions or the circumstances of your life. You are the peaceful observer of your mind and emotions that allows life circumstances to pass through and around you for your evolution to finally come to a place of total acceptance of all that is. Only the peaceful observer remains after all else fades away. Only the peaceful observer in total acceptance of what is can take action towards effectively changing anything. You are only this peaceful observer - everything else is as fleeting as the blink of an eye, choose happiness and don’t buy into it."
— Jackson Kiddard (via shaktilover)
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Pregnancy Fitness Round Two
K- At 20 weeks now, I am half way through my pregnancy and really need to get on track fitness wise. My only excuse is that being sick and extra tired (a side effect of Zofran which I need for the nausea) and having another baby who also keeps me nice and frazzled at times. K those are good. The main thing isn’t extra weight gain, but just generally turning into mush. Like no energy, and, well, the back of my legs are starting to show that I haven’t done much yoga lately. And really, having two kids is going to be more exhausting than this (presumably), so I really need to figure out a way to get my energy up and manage stress.
No, actually I already know what I need to do. I just need to DO it. I think post-it notes around the house might be necessary. And maybe a chart with star stickers to mark my accomplishments. I was vegan all today. Still haven’t done yoga though. I wake up really sore, so maybe I need to start doing it at night after Holland goes down for bed. And then maybe I will start feeling better in the morning and start doing it in the a.m. again. Oh, also just figured out that tomatoes make me feel sick, so I need to make a tomato free vegan chili…
Holland Turns One!
Cant believe I’ve been living with a baby for a year. Also cant believe she is the same baby from 2011. She seems soooo different. Don’t really know which of these characteristics are normal baby things and which are unique to her, but this is how i would describe her personality: bubbly, friendly, funny, excitable, head strong, persistent, and lovable (of course).
I really do love that little girly sooooo much. She is getting to be more independent now, walking a lot more often (still not all the time though) and just very into exploring. Cant wait to start coloring with her. Maybe I should take crayons with us next time we go to the park (too afraid to let her at it in the house).
She started loving to “read” her books and her favorite one is “Goodnight Moon”. Other than that, she doesn’t really have a favorite toy. She’s just as interested in playing with household objects etc. She likes swings. Haven’t tried the slide yet. I love her.
