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    Conception Update: Cycle 1

    I’m now on Day 38 of my cycle. Which is weird and not weird at the same time. My cycle has a history of being irregular, so it could simply be another long cycle. Plus, May was kind of a stressful month due to the end of the school year (although it was simultaneously not as stressful because I have been actively eliminating new commitments from my plate).

    I don’t want to turn into this person. I don’t want to be the person who obsesses about this whole conception process. I don’t want to drive my best friend or my partner or my blog readers crazy with my constant, “Could

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    Book: Glass Ceilings & 100-Hour Couples

    I am so excited about one of the books I recently check out from the library. It’s entitled, Glass Ceilings & 100-Hour Couples: What the Opt-Out Phenomenon Can Teach Us About Work and Family.

    I have to confess that I’ve only read the two-page prologue, so this isn’t yet a bona fide recommendation. However, I already have lots of neat ideas swirling around in my head.

    The authors are both college professors. They talk about how the sabbaticals that they are entitled to as college professors give them a chance to feel what it’s like to be a “stay-at-home-mom,” while the rest of the year they experience what it’s

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    Yoga Retreat “To Bring” List

    Image courtesy of My Big Walk

    I can’t believe I’m going on my first yoga retreat ever. Woo-hoo!

    Clearly, I am very, very excited.

    Here’s what my best friend and I are going to do:

    Tuesday
    4:15pm yoga
    7:30pm whole foods cooking class

    Wednesday
    9am detox Sara, maybe Andy (guided hike @ 9)
    11am Ayurveda class
    4:15pm yoga class

    Thursday
    6:30am yoga (Andy?)
    9am becoming whole class
    11am yoga and nutrition (Sara) share circle (Andy)
    noon dance
    1:30pm kayaking
    4:15pm yoga

    Friday
    11am awakening the six senses class

    What are my goals for the retreat? (I’m going to force myself to prioritize them from most to least important.)

    1. To relax
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