This is a controversial non-parenting topic, and before I start I want to say that I am seeking to understand, that I can be convinced by rational argument, that I am genuinely interested in different opinion. So please don’t flay me.
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You know you’re tired when you start writing a post…and then fall asleep before you remember to finish it. However, I’m sure it’s still Tuesday somewhere in the world, so here’s this week’s Ten Thoughts Tuesday post:
1. This week, Victoria’s Secret has popped up on my radar.
2. Now, when I have visited the US (as a college student and older) in the past I have loved stocking up on VS stuff, which is difficult to get hold of outside the US.
3. But this week there has been a flurry of controversy over the ‘Pink’ line and the ‘Bright Young Things’ campaign.
Here’s a photo of a UK department store which is selling toy cookware in pink and blue ranges, and which is causing me some conflict.
This week I am very aware that (a) I’ve been out for dinner twice and (b) the Easter holiday is coming up.
It’s sad but since I’ve started this mission to get fit, I find eating out and going on holiday stressful. After all, I just know that healthy eating and exercising is probably about to go out of the window. So this past week (and this following week) is about trying to minimize the damage with pre-emptive exercise.
Unwanted advice is part and parcel of having a baby. From your mother-in-law, sister, lady at the post office, taxi driver, person you’re trying to desperately maneuver your stroller around on the sidewalk….
People are going to give you advice, often at times when you don’t want to hear it, and often you will think that it is complete and utter nonsense. You will get fed up. You will get angry. You will want to tell them to keep their nose out of your life.
We continue with the Ten Thoughts Tuesday challenge!
Here are this week’s musings:
1. Somehow I’ve ended up with a million things to do today and tomorrow, so this will be quick.
2. This week, the Steubenville, Ohio sexual assault case has caught my eye.
3. For many reasons which worry me as a parent.
4. But also because of the way some media reports have apparently focussed on how the offenders’ lives have been affected by the guilty verdict….at the expense of the victim’s life.
It’s been a manic week, so I’ve been mainly limited to walking (and this is going to be a short post as it’s totally catching up with me). I was amazed to find that I’d dropped another kilo at this week’s weigh-in, so don’t let anyone tell you that walking isn’t exercise!
This week’s report:
The random-ness of the Ten Thoughts Tuesday challenge continues!
Here are this week’s musings:
1. This week, I’m thinking about body image.
2. Not so much to do with me, but how it affects young girls.
3. Barbie is under fire yet again for promoting an unrealistic body image.
4. Which may be true, but I’m of the mind that how your mother deals with her body image is likely to have a more profound impact on a child’s body image than a doll.
Last week’s exercise report card showed that I’d met my goal of four bouts of exercise a week, but all within three days. As suspected, this was not a good idea. I didn’t feel that great and at my weekly weigh-in I’d put on 0.2kg. Yes, I felt like I’d hit a wall.
So this week I have exercised on six days out of seven. It’s been gentler than normal as I was hit with a back spasm at the beginning of the week, but at least I’ve been moving.
Amanda over at The Coers Family really made my day when she nominated me for the Beautiful Mama Blog Award! What a lovely thing to do, and it’s my first ‘mummy’ blog award so I feel very privileged! Amanda has wonderful family of 6 children – including twins like me – do check out her blog!
To accept the award, nominees have to do the following things:
1. Click the above award image, save it and use it in your acceptance post.
2. List 3 things you love about motherhood.
3. Nominate other deserving mamas; you may choose as many as you like.
Here are my three things that I love about motherhood:
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