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Relaxation Ritual and Other Routines
When I was preparing my body for conception, I did a lot of work around de-stressing my life. I worked on eliminating commitments from my life that drained rather than nourished me. I tried to get into a consistent exercise schedule. I analyzed the link between nutrition and stress and tried to reduce my refined sugar and flour intake. I also cultivated the habit of breathing all the way into my belly on nearly every inhale.… Read MoreFor a month, I also instituted a nightly Relaxation Ritual. At 8:15 every night, I would stop whatever I was doing (I would even leave night meetings early to honor this sacred time in
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Green Smoothie Recipe
At my last visit with my midwife, she said I should work on increasing my iron. I’d really rather not have to take an additional iron supplement (my prenatal already has 167% of the recommended amount). Too much iron can lead to constipation, which is already something that pregnant people have been known to struggle with.… Read MoreInstead, I’m going to try and incorporate more iron-from-food into my diet and see if that brings me up to adequate levels for birth. As a vegetarian, I think the easiest way for me to do this is through spinach.
Now that I’m sailing into the second trimester (I’m due in mid-February), I think
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Revisiting the Budget
So last week I was talking about the new couch and eco-friendly mattress I wanted to get. Matt and I looked at a few furniture stores this weekend, and then I came home to look at our budget.… Read MoreUm, we will not be getting a new couch or an eco-friendly mattress any time soon.
I was thinking we could make a few upgrades to our home because we have enough in the bank, and we’ve been adding to our “Lima Bean” savings account every month. I did not, however, take into account that my entire maternity leave would be unpaid. I haven’t talked to an official representative of the Human
