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Pandemic Meal Prep: GoTo Breakfast Smoothie

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One of the more challenging aspects of living during a once in a lifetime pandemic has been the knock-on implications. Pre-pandemic we were all living busy lives but now the work weeks are longer. The most recent Microsoft study has indicated that they are 10 percent longer.  I've typically worked 45-60 hour work weeks for the last 5 years. One way I propel myself forward is meal prepping. I spend an hour or so once a week, usually on a Sunday, to make my M-F breakfasts and lunches. Taking the time to do this helps me eat healthier but also saves cooking time that I really don't have during the work day. I also dread asking myself "what do I make today?" Choice can be paralyzing at times.  My go to breakfast smoothie is full of stuff. I sneak many things in it to help make them nutrition dense. I will say it's a high in natural sugar but I usually have a 16 ounce serving only. Many items I add have been geared toward fertility and nutrition for supporting my syst...
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A Day of Empty Arms

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Warning: this post is about miscarriage. While it’s my choice to share some of my experience, you don’t have to read it. I don’t want to stand in the silence or shame around this topic. Today is September 8th, 2021. It was to be my son Faolan's due date. My partner Travis and I lost Faolan at the end of February 2021. It's crazy to understand what I/we have gone through over the last 6 months, in a global pandemic nonetheless. As part of my grief counseling I have been journaling my way through all the feels. I wanted to share an assortment of my entries today.   Our second ultrasound at 9 weeks  How do I face the brightness of tomorrow when I am shrouded in yesterday’s hazy darkness? The first words I remember hearing when I came out of the operating room at Providence Hospital in Everett, WA were: “she’s comfortable.” I most certainly was not comfortable, in any way, shape or form.   How will I face tomorrow? It had only been a month when a little hand pointed to m...
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A Revival

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 After many years, I have decided to revive blogging. Not only is it helpful for me to have an outlet, it's a way to document where I was at a specific moment in time. How I have evolved.                                                              My phalaenopsis that has bloomed 3 times in the last year. My former blog was entitled: " The Anomaly of a Multilayered Woman ." It is true that I am still an anomaly, I have changed drastically in the last 6 years. The biggest change has been motherhood. I am navigating this identity blindly. My new evolved self will focus on everything, from parenthood, marriage, finances, gardening, poetry, books, cooking, recreation, infertility and more. Basically, nothing is off limits. This space is a non-hate zone. You are welcome to disagree with me but please know thi...
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