Friday 28 June 2013

Morning slug visits.

Have cranky, sick children on a rainy day? When you find a giant slug outside while taking out the green bin, bring the slug inside and give him some left over breakfast banana. Not only will your kids be thoroughly entertained, but I've never seen a slug eat banana before, have you? It's pretty neat!


Although, beware of the toddler breakdown when it's time to put the slug back outside.
Also, get these sick, cranky kids to do your dishes while you make chocolate chip oatmeal cookies you have been craving. Win Win!!!


(Disclaimer, they were really just playing in the sink with non-breakable dishes, but a mom can dream, right?)

Wednesday 26 June 2013

rain walking.

Looks like my flowers are acting the weather.




We went for a walk in the pouring rain today, it was refreshing. The boys loved it.
Why stay indoors all day?

Monday 24 June 2013

Yummy trends.

So I have fallen victim to the green smoothie trend I see everywhere. At first I was very resistant to having something with spinach for breakfast. As wonderful as it is, and as much as I want to increase my spinach intake; for breakfast?! Yuck!
Well, I was wrong to say in the least.
Bonus part of it all, the boys love this morning smoothie! We've been making it every morning and are loving it.
I found the recipe on detoxinista.com, and it has been quite rewarding. 
It's called a basic green smoothie and contains; 3 large handfuls of spinach, 1 cup of almond milk or water, 1/2 cup of frozen berries, 1 banana, lemon juice, and a little cinnamon.
It's so simple, and I have already noticed a difference in energy levels and skin tone. Both of which are lovely while pregnant! :)

Try one! They are surprisingly tasty, and very good for you. 

Sunday 23 June 2013

Master of soul, Otis Redding- Singing Sundays

Today just feels like an Otis Redding day. I always wonder just how amazing more of his albums could have been, with the very few songs he wrote being as incredible as they are. Enjoy some Otis, his own works and the great covers he sang like no one else.




Monday 17 June 2013

Long due post!

So it has been brought to my attention that I needed to update my blog... a while ago...
I apologize to anyone who has been following.

Very soon after my last post we found out we were expecting a third child, and after a recent loss in November, I was a little raw and kind of withdrew from a lot of things. This blog being one of them.

I was wondering when and how to write a post on my experiences with miscarriage and loss, but I guess I will just suck it up and do it now. This however, isn't going to be a play by play or any gory detail. Just my thoughts on the thing as a whole.
It's a very real grieving process, and unfortunately it is one that is not talked about enough.
People come out of the woodwork and tell you about their losses. I was shocked to learn that so many people I knew had endured this pain, and never said a word.
The whole thing saddened me, in our culture miscarriage is so hush hush. It really shouldn't be, we need to talk about these feelings and physical symptoms that we experience. We need to talk about them to move on, not to forget, but to remember and put ourselves in a better position about it.
It really made me question how I deal with loss as a whole, not just a loss of a baby but loss in general. There was a real emotional process to it, and once I was able to get past the tears and roller coaster of hormones, I could finally think clearly and understand what I was feeling. It really helped me to learn how to cope and actually deal with those feelings, instead of just burying them. Which was my way of dealing with most loss in my past.
It is a hard road to walk, and I really feel for every woman who has dealt with it.
After my last miscarriage, finding out I was expecting again was a very different experience for me. It took a really long time for me to believe it. It took a really long time to allow myself to enjoy it. (not that puking all the time and feeling wonderfully tired all day everyday was enjoyable, but you get my drift) Expecting again actually made me deal with the loss even more, and then put me in a better place. It didn't happen over night, but over many days of deep thought and plenty of tears.
My biggest lesson from all of this, it's okay to be upset. You would think that would be obvious, but to me it wasn't. I didn't accept the pain right away, and I just tried to bounce right back. That was not the greatest idea and it didn't work at all.
After talking about it, and giving the lost possibilities a real place in my life, I am in a much, much better place. It was real, it did happen, I was really upset, and all that is okay. It's also okay that I am having another, different child and that I am enjoying every part of this pregnancy now. Even the heartburn... ha, okay, maybe a tad bit of sarcasm.
Miscarriage and loss affects many different women, at many different points in their pregnancy and birth. We need to talk about it, and that way the next woman who goes through it has some more resources at her fingertips, as well as a community of women saying that you will eventually, be okay.




Sunday 16 June 2013

To the Fathers, Happy Father's Day! - Singing Sundays.

Today being Father's Day and all, I thought a few songs for fathers would be appropriate.
I am very lucky to have quite a few very influential fathers in my life, I am very grateful for every one of them. They each mean quite a lot to me.
Happy Father's Day to all the fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathers out there, here on earth, or not. We love you all very much.

Sunday 9 June 2013

And we're back - Singing sundays

After a break, one I promise I will have an explanation for later; Here is a long overdue list of songs.
 The best of Radio Head. (in my opinion of course)