We all want to be healthy, and I’m sure most of us have our “dream body” that we want to achieve. But I know just as well you do, when we don’t see progress within the first few weeks, we get frustrated and give up. And sometimes, this leads us to go immediately back to…
8 Things I’ve Learned About Myself Since Becoming a Mother
Happy Mother’s Day to all you Momma’s out there! Some of you have been doing this Momma thing for years, while some of you are brand new like me. Some of you reading this might even be expecting a little one soon. And most importantly, to those Momma’s that have had the terrible experience of…
20 Facts About Me
I wanted to compile a list of 20 facts about me that some of you may or may not know! I thought this would be very difficult, but I actually could come up with a list of about 40, lol. I hope after reading this you learn a little more about me and what I…
My Favorite Workout Leggings
Over the past few years, I have fallen back in love with working out. For a while, you would never find me in a gym, or even doing any sort of at-home workout. I guess after a while of not playing soccer, my passion for working out slipped away. Since getting back into working out,…
Dear New Momma,
How are you doing? Has anyone asked you that lately? If not, I’m asking you now. How are you doing? How are you feeling? Are you getting enough sleep? Have you been eating better? Are you taking time for some self-care? During this new transition, you are allowed to feel every emotion that you are…
Welcome to Beautified Balance
My overall goal in life is to live a life that is filled with happiness, and one that I am proud of. For me, that means that my life has to have a balance of all my favorite things. Balancing all of the things that make me happy can be hard, especially with this new…
Dear 15 year old me
I first wrote this post in an old google document about 7 years ago. I came across it recently and I knew I would be adding it to my blog. This is something I think everyone should do – write out all of the lessons you would tell your younger self. It doesn’t have to…
Postpartum Month 1 And 2
I always heard that you will never be truly prepared to have a baby. Or how to anticipate postpartum life and raising a newborn. And I believe only 75% of that is true. I anticipated labor and the contractions being absolutely terrible, (and believe me, they were). I anticipated the healing process being rough (and…
The Hardest Thing About My Pregnancy
Everyone will have their own opinion about what they think their hardest part of pregnancy was. Some people might claim that the morning sickness was the worst. Others might say that it was the constant pain. And then some might say that the anxiety they experienced with their health complications was the hardest thing. But…