Its a Hero

the early bird doesn’t get sleep. that’s for damn sure.

May 16, 2013 in life

I’ve always been an early bird.

In college, I would be the only working out at our campus fitness center at 5:30 am — right when they opened; I was the first person to sign up for an 8am course; and I was also the very first person to go to bed every night.

I function better in the mornings.

Well, until Ari came along.

Now? I’m lucky if I wake up with my alarm; I’m lucky if I don’t hit the snooze thirty times; and I’m lucky if I wake up in time to brush my teeth in the morning before work.

But I still consider myself an early bird.

A “late night” is 10PM. In fact, I seriously pushed that limit last night. But, alas, 9:30 rolls around and I’m b-e-a-t!

But for whatever reason, having a kid makes it difficult to sleep well, well, ever!

I still find ways to wake up at 2:30am for the gym. People ask me how. And, really?, it’s simple. By the time I make it through a long work day and put Ari to bed, it’s 7:30pm. And ain’t nobody got time to go to the gym at 8:30 PM. True story!

Cause regardless of how many times I hit the snooze button

or sleep through my alarm

or forget to brush my teeth/hair in the morning…

I love the mornings that I actually get up at 2:30 am.

I love the mornings where I make it to the gym for an early morning workout.

I love the mornings where I am tired, but dammit, I’m getting s*** done!

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So What! Wednesday

May 15, 2013 in So What! Wednesday

I’m linking up with Shannon from Life After I Dew to say SO WHAT if…

I’m genuinely appalled by the idea of the new murder mystery show premiering on ABC. As a family victim of murdered relatives, the idea of murder mysteries disgusts me. I hold the belief that if it’s unacceptable to hold a “rape mystery” then it should be equally as unacceptable to hold a “murder mystery.” Classless.

we have our meals planned out for the next 7 days and sometimes I still end up saying “what are we having for dinner tonight?”

my one wish would be to never wear a bathing suit again. Post-baby bodies are not for the faint of heart!

I’ve been obsessing over this Kid President video. OMG. He is to die for!

I woke up 10 minutes before I had to leave for work this morning. Guys, I was only EIGHT minutes late for work! That’s amazing considering I had to pump before I dropped Ari off at the sitter.

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weekend wrap up

May 14, 2013 in Columbus,travel,weekend

It’s been a busy, busy, few days, y’all!

Saturday morning Ari + I drove 2.5 hours to Columbus, bright & early, to visit with my sister and my parents. When we arrived we ate a little breakfast and headed to the German Village to pick up some yummy macarons and lemon tarts from Pistacia Vera.

The macarons were amazing! Beautiful and delicious!

After hitting up a couple of other places, including Columbus Brewing Company [hello -- if I'm in Columbus I'm going to try and locate some Bodhi!], we went wedding dress shopping.

My sister and her fiance are getting hitched October 4th 2014 [the eve of my 30th birthday!]. And even though it seems a little soon to be wedding dress shopping, she is beyond relieved to have chosen THE dress and to be done with it! One less thing to worry about!

Ari did so well running all kinds of errands with us. He even stayed awake through most of dinner. But on the way home, my napless baby went crazy. Well, until he fell asleep. Luckily he slept most of our drive home.

On Sunday we planned to celebrate my first Mother’s Day by having a low-key day and then go out for a late lunch.

Buuuut that didn’t happen. I had an errand to run Sunday morning, and afterward I went for a 3-mile run. Followed by a super cranky Babycakes. I can’t blame him. Our Saturday was full of travel and it threw his schedule way off; but he was pretty much a nightmare all day Sunday.

Oy. My nightmare.

Thankfully, going to the sitters on Monday seems to regulate his schedule and put us all back on track. Who would’ve thought that we’d be looking forward to Mondays??

But Monday was pretty much just as crazy for us. We celebrated Chad’s birthday as a teeny family after work. We ate dinner, opened presents and ate lemon tart [instead of cake!].

Hopefully by the end of today we’ll all be back into our regular routine!

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get fit! // fitness goals

May 10, 2013

I’m big on lists. And goals — big and small. So I’m sharing how I am holding myself accountable. and offering myself little rewards throughout my “get fit” journey! 1. Fit back into my old pre-baby jeans. This is a big one. I’m tired of wearing maternity & postpartum clothes. I miss my old J.Crew [...]

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So What! Wednesday

May 8, 2013

I’m linking up with Shannon from Life After I Dew to say SO WHAT if… I finally was beginning to feel better about my post-baby body. Well, until I put on a bathing suit for Ari’s swim lesson. After that? Yeah, not so much. I’ve been singing the Bedroom Intruder song for days. It gets [...]

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learn to swim

May 7, 2013

It’s a big day in the It’s A Hero household! It’s Ari’s first day of swimming lessons! That’s right, our 6 and a half month old baby is going for his first dip in the pool this afternoon. My excitement is unparalleled. Seriously. I was ‘one of those’ babies; I cannot remember a time in [...]

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{ weekly mantra }

May 6, 2013

My mantra for the week is courtesy of a yoga class I took over the weekend. It was full of heart openers and twists. Which reminded me that you have to open yourself up to light to let the light in. Between the eagle poses and seated spinal twists, I smiled, laughed and opened [...]

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Tales From A Working Mom // it’s all temporary.

May 4, 2013

Truth: I would love a good night of sleep. I would love to go to bed at a normal time and wake up at 7:30 am or even 8. Especially on the weekends. I would love to not have to wake up at 3am for a feeding and to pump. I would love to not [...]

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retail therapy

May 2, 2013

I could seriously use some retail therapy. But, since I’m too broke to actually spend money, I spend hours and hours window-shopping online. True Story. But if I happen to find some extra money [or if some generous person decides to throw me an extra five-hundred dollars or so], I’ve pretty much got it all [...]