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May was recently announced as National Maternal Awareness month and I've been deciding on whether I wanted to write anything about it. I feel as people get annoyed that I still bring it up, but after spending some time praying and being inspired by a friend Kayla on Facebook, I decided to go for it. My journey with PPD/PPA completely altered my life in ways I never expected it too. Heck it still affects my life today even though I'm not in the thick of it anymore. My Symptoms I wanted to put this outside of the section below so I could talk in a little detail about it. This handy chart below is a good things to look at, if you think you might have postpartum depression or anxiety. These are all of my symptoms: Sleep disturbance Chronic exhaustion and hyperactivity Crying Feeling guilty and inadequate Irritability (with or without cause) Anxiety (this came much later for me) Loss of interest in sex Loss of confidence and self-esteem Until I kne...

Pro Football Hall of Fame Half Marathon Recap!! Well I did it!!! I finished my first half marathon two weekends ago. I still can't believe it.  After three months of training all the work I put in helped me finish that day. It has taken me a little while to figure out exactly how I feel about this whole process or I would have wrote this sooner. I am trying to get better at blogging and going back to what I originally started this for, which is just to share my life with family who lives afar and friends. With that being said, I challenged myself this year to try new things and say yes more. I wanted to do 30 things in my 30th year, but I have had a hard time coming up with enough ideas. After suffering from postpartum depression last year I felt very much lost and still do. Other then a mother and wife I really didn't know what else I was so this lead to my quest to try new things and experience life a little more. Mostly I wanted to focus a little on myself so I could fe...

Hello November! Where has the year gone? I cannot believe it's the holiday season already. This review is a long time coming. Story time. I had original wrote this post back in October and thought I had set it up to post at certain time. Turns out that wasn't true at all and my post didn't save :( It has taken me way too long to get back here to write, but we had a crazy, busy Fall with soccer games, L starting preschool, and our Disney trip. I finally feel like this week I caught up with everything I needed too, which is nuts because now it's the holidays and both of my kids birthday. I hope you enjoy reading about Rockets of Awesome and the great site I found! Rockets of Awesome! What is Rockets of Awesome you ask? It's like Stitch Fix for kids!! Anyone that knows me knows I love buying clothes for my kids especially L so this is something I was really excited to try out. It's really hard with the little one know to get out and go shopping like I use t...

I've been running more this year then any other time in my life and I have been on the lookout for great, affordable gear. Running socks are something I've been having trouble finding. I either find ones I like, but not in my price point or I find ones that are in my price point and they are terrible. Enter these Neon Running socks by SLS3. I've worn these a handful of times when running and I have to say I am really impressed. So here is what I like about them: They are really comfortable. Light-weight, which is great for hot summer runs. They fit as described. I love the bright neon colors. Some things I don't like: The ankle part of the sock is tighter then I would like. They are a bit pricey then I would like. I really do not have anything negative to say about them. The quality has held up really well with wearing and washing them. I think the only thing that could be a problem is that because they are light-weight, you would need heavier...

This first half of the year, I've been told that saying a lot and while it's meant to be helpful, it's not all the time especially to someone suffering from postpartum depression and/or anxiety. The last seven month have been the hardest of my life. I never expected to have postpartum depressions or anxiety and I never expected to have it show up two months after having T. It has really thrown me for a loop and taken a lot longer to "get over" for lack of a better word. From about February/March until middle of July has been the roughest patch for me. I was barely sleeping, had a baby who screamed and cried all day and night, and had a toddler who needed me as well. I have spent months trying to figure out what is wrong with my son. I've had the pediatrician check for some many things and was always left with no answers.  June was my breaking point. I was in a really bad place and luckily my husband really started noticing. I think the sheer lack of sl...

It's that time again! I am getting ready for another 5K next weekend and I will be gearing up for another one shortly after that with Level Up Virtual Runs. If you haven't heard about Level Up Virtual Runs click here . April's virtual run is The Incredible virtual run. You can choose a 5K, 10K, or half-marathon! The Incredibles, for those that don't have children, are a family of undercover Superhero's who are living in the suburbs and are forced into saving the world. The medal for this race is really cool and features the family of superheros! Registration is currently open and ends on April 15th. Level Up Virtual Runs is offering my readers a 10% off discount. Use the code: SAVE10 when you sign up! Click here to use sign up! I'll keep updated on when I do my run and how it goes! I would love to hear about your run in the comments!

Hello everyone! It's been awhile since I've had the time to sit down and write a little. My babies are keeping me busy lately, but I wanted to give everyone an update on the 5K I ran back in February. If you read my previous post then you know it was The Runner Awakens Run that I participated in. If you didn't read the first post, click here . This was my first time using Level Up Virtual Runs and it won't be the last. The process to register was very simple and straightforward. There price point is also really great. As a stay-at-home mom I cannot afford a lot of races because they can get pricey. This race was $25 for the 5K and then increased by $5 for every distance up until the Half-Marathon. I ended up running with my local Moms Run This Town chapter on one of the Saturday runs, which kept me very motivated to keep going. It was also nice to be without the kids for a bit and with my friends. I wasn't really happy with my time, but I did just have another b...