Being diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a lot to swallow. For me, I had this overwhelming sense of fear for my future husband’s sake (Brett, obvi, who I hadn’t met yet,) fear for my own health and well-being, and mostly, fear that my dreams of being a mother would never come to fruition. Now, fast-forward over 3 years and I’m still here- breathing and fighting PCOS. I am married and just now taking into consideration that I will want to begin a family in the next year or two. A lot of people have the reaction of nothing. Absolutely drawing a blank, making no changes, and thinking you can’t change…
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I’ve found that you get out of yoga just as much as you put in. If you go in with a lazy mindset, you can just half-ass everything you are doing and really gain nothing from the experience. If you go into your yoga class with the mind set to meditate and release the stress from your day, you really can do it! If you go in with the mindset of getting a good stretch and workout, you can do that too. I really love yoga classes. I feel no judgement, even when I am using my plus size modifiers. In general, the groups and very accepting and encouraging. I…
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Not everyone is fancy. I know I’m not! Brett and I had reservations at a “fancy” restaurant here in Indianapolis, but ultimately decided to back out of it. Don’t get me wrong- I love a good fancy night every now and then! I like any reason to get prettied up and have delicious food! I’m sure we will have many a Valentine’s Day where we step out into the town with a few hundred bucks we are willing to burn and will have an AMAZING, romantic night. The thing is, my husband and I are more chill than that on a day to day basis. We are busy! I know…
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First of all, thank you everyone for all the positive feedback on my first installment of Curvy Girl Workout Gear! I am so excited about this series and have 4 more to post soon! This one is all about cool weather outdoorsy workout gear. This outfit really is versatile. If you are out for a walk, run, hike, some kickball, tennis, really, anything, this will be an awesome outfit to wear. Slip a t-shirt underneath and when you get too hot and sweaty, you can slip the athletic shirt off and keep on going. All the details for the outfit are below! Come back to check next Thursday for another…
