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Strength for Motherhood

by tanyafindlayupdated on June 3, 2019October 17, 20181 Comment on Strength for Motherhood

Having taught yoga classes for nearly a decade, exercised all throughout my pregnancy, I assumed I would jump right back into working out after giving birth (once I received the official go-ahead from my Midwife). But truth be told, I was cleared long before I actually started truly working out. The months following my daughter’s …

  • 3 magic words every Mom loves to hear (...๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ) No Meal Prep Life can get pretty hectic real quick! So this week I let @splendid.spoon do the healthy meal planning, prepping, and cooking - giving us more time for kitchen dance parties ๐ŸŽ‰ and enjoying our delicious food! ๐Ÿ˜‹ #MothersDay is near, give yourself a break: 1. Start by picking a plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner - always plant-based, gluten-free, andย ready-to-eat grain bowls, pasta, soup, smoothies, wellness shots. 2. Customize your meals: either stick with the weekly menu, or pick your meals (theyโ€™ve got over 50)! 3. #SplendidSpoon cooks your meals and delivers them chilled, right to your door! ๐Ÿ›’ Ready to give Splendid Spoon a try? Follow the link: splendid.to/MommaPrana (which saves you $25 off your 1st box)! #SplendidMom #EatMorePlants
  • If the past 2 days are any indicator of what Summer '21 in Chicago is gonna be like, then outdoors is definitely where you'll want to be! ๐ŸŒž And of course, the brilliant minds @BubblesAcademy have 2 outdoor options (Bubbles Big Top Tent & the Bubbles Garage) - to meet all your needs: ๐ŸŽถ Music, ๐Ÿฉฐ ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™‚๏ธMovement, ๐ŸŽจ Art, & ๐Ÿ“š Pre-k prep! One-year ago we started doing virtual Ballet with Miss Amelia. The repetition in opening stretches along with posture names, coupled with creatively themed classes make each one so fun and engaging. And now experiencing Ballet in-person is all that more rewarding and of course: safe (๐“ถ๐“ช๐“ผ๐“ด๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“ท ๐Ÿ˜ท), and a socially distanced (๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐”‚ ๐“ธ๐“ท ๐”‚๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ป ๐“ธ๐”€๐“ท ๐“ฝ๐“พ๐“ป๐“ฏ ๐Ÿ˜‰) experience too! Summer Session #1 (6/1 - 7/17) registration opens TODAY @ 10am ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?! #BubblesAmbassador
  • ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ด... or is it ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด? ๐Ÿค” Either way, I'm lucky this little one appreciates savoring Spring in all her beauty! We loved viewing Lilacia Park's stunning tulip display today. ๐ŸŒท Unfortunately, she isn't as tolerant when it comes to giving healthy snacks a try. ๐Ÿ™„ #sponsored @zeezeesfoods have officially won her over with their unique flavors: our personal fave is Strawberry Grahamz! ๐Ÿ† And each snack package has its own fun character, with its own bio! [peep the lil monster in pic 2] ๐Ÿ˜› #SpringIntoZeeZees with these wholesome ingredient better-for-you snacks (great for families on the go)! Even better, they're made in nut-free facilities! ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Available online & in-stores: https://zeezeesfoods.mvk.co/21mlm #ZTeam
  • ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต'๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ต. Infertility (and IVF) are beyond draining... physically, mentally, emotionally, & financially ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’ฐ But its on this difficult road, we realize just how STRONG we truly are! ๐Ÿงก I see you fellow warrior... know that YOU ARE STRONG #ResolveStrong ๐Ÿ’ช As #NationalInfertilityAwarenessWeek wraps up, I will continue to support this community - in sharing my infertility story (both past & present), to help raise awareness and advocate for better access to care for this disease. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ ๐Ÿงก Thank You @resolveorg for #NIAW a chance to remove biases and stigmas around what the public thinks about infertility and family building options. ๐Ÿงก To help educate lawmakers about our issues, so that they understand where we are coming from when we ask for change. ๐Ÿงก To normalize the conversations about reproductive health and infertility, which helps take away the shame and gives more people a sense of empowerment. ๐Ÿ’ช featuring the Strong Like Mom Collection, by Chicago-based, woman-owned @makoshey โฉ Click the link in my bio, to see the newest arrivals #1in8 #ttctribe #ttcover40 #infertilitysupport
  • ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ข๐™ž๐™จ๐™จ 100% ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ ๐™š. ๐Ÿ’‰ Wฬถaฬถyฬถnฬถeฬถ ฬถGฬถrฬถeฬถtฬถzฬถkฬถyฬถ Mฬถiฬถcฬถhฬถaฬถeฬถlฬถ ฬถSฬถcฬถoฬถtฬถtฬถ ME As a veteran to the IVF process, I know firsthand that all the shots are no guarantee for giving you a baby - at best it gives you a CHANCE (๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ, may be the ๐˜–๐˜•๐˜“๐˜  ๐˜Š๐˜๐˜ˆ๐˜•๐˜Š๐˜Œ to conceiving). Allย the data shows that completing 3 or 4 cycles "should" give a live birth. Case in point, it took: 3 IUIs 3 egg retrievals & 3 embryo transfers - before I became a parent And at 40, I never thought I'd be here again (taking all the shots). I hoped, despiteย the odds, we would be that couple you hear about that goes on to have one of those magical free babies (after battling years of infertility & IVF treatments). In fact, we agreed it wasn't financially even an option to give a 4th IVF cycle a try, as itย was solely out of pocket. But then something changed. This past year my husband went back for his Doctorate and a few months ago we were eligible for Student benefits (IVF was now "partially" covered). ๐Ÿงก I share because while #NIAW is about finding your community & sharing your voice to empower others to do the same, it's also about ADVOCACY. When we first sought out Fertility treatment, I was the one who carried the benefits, while working for a women-dominated health/wellness organization ...and IVF coverage was ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ part of the benefits plan! Strike you as a red flag? Cause it did for me! There's so much wrong with the U.S., the huge gaps in access to care is just one of the many - ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ '09. As a society we have a problem withย awareness, being uncomfortable in discussing such a private issue - ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต 1 ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ 8 ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ. The reason I share is not in search of pity, but a reminder that treatment of this disease should be treated like แด€ ส€ษชษขสœแด›, ษดแดแด› แด€ แด˜ส€ษชแด ษชสŸแด‡ษขแด‡. No one should feel limited by resources or funds to building their family! ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น. #ttcover40
  • What's the place that means most to you? โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿงณ๐ŸŒŽ For me it's Arran, a beautiful island just off the west coast of Scotland which holds some of the most lovely memories for my family, as our visit to the Isle would be the one and only time I would get to spend with my late mother in law. When it came time to choosing a name for our daughter, Arran felt like the perfect dedication to honor her. โค๏ธ This past Summer, we were to return to Arran's namesake, (our first time back in 9yrs), only a Global Pandemic cancelled those plans. #ad @thebookofeveryone serves as a sweet reminder of the treasured memories the Isle holds for us and perhaps even a gentle reminder that one day (hopefully soon) we will return. ๐Ÿคž More than just a framed map, I love the many personalizations this company offers - my favorite being the ability to include a photo from our special trip, making it truly a gift like no other. Looking to celebrate the place(s) ๐ŸŒ that mean most to you? @thebookofeveryone has generously offered me a 15% off code: 15TANYA to share! *๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ #๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ
  • It's not always I get to spend a few hours shopping with the little one... Then again, I don't always feed her macarons, ice cream, cheese curds and give her a brand new cupcake purse ๐ŸŽ‰ #ParentingHack 101 - do what you need from time to time to guarantee a few hours of calm! ๐Ÿคซ Thank You @lagrangebiz for helping us spring into the season with the ๐“ข๐“น๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ข๐“ฑ๐“ธ๐“น๐“น๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ข๐“ฝ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“ต๐“ต ๐Ÿ›๏ธ a super fun event today that was filled with special discounts and lots of freebies, all while shopping some of our local favorite LG businesses! ๐Ÿ‘ Shop.Dine.Play.Local! A few years ago, it was called Girlfriends Getaway, the name change was a great way to include families - of which we saw so many out and about supporting the community today! โค๏ธ ...But as it turns out, I still brought my best girl! ๐Ÿ˜‰ How's your Saturday going? ๐Ÿ‘•: @stateofplaykids #LGShoppingStroll
  • โš ๏ธOPERATION: Save the Turtles ๐Ÿข (& Mermaids ๐Ÿงœโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงœ๐Ÿงœโ€โ™‚๏ธ) from Marine Pollution! ๐Ÿ–๏ธ All month-long at Pre-K, the wee one is learning various ways to protect Mother Earth ๐ŸŒŽ, so I thought an at-home #EarthDay activity would be great for some additional reinforcement! ๐Ÿ‘ Creating our own Ocean clean-up sensory bin was the perfect invitation to play - thanks for the inspo @montessorifromtheheart ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š I love a good hands-on learning exercise and this one is really a great visual to discuss current pollution problems and how no matter what we throw away, it ends up in our Ocean! And although oceans have their 'geographical' names, the reality is that it is ONE BIG OCEAN interconnected and trash thrown at a North America Atlantic coast can inevitably end up in Indian Ocean and even Antarctica! ๐ŸŒŠ Perfectly timed, as @makoshey just released this adorably soft (and toddler-size friendly YAY) ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐™„๐™ฉ'๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ค๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ง๐™š tee, which can still be ordered in time for Earth Day, but can obviously be worn ANY day...โ™ป๏ธ since after all - everyday should be Earth Day! ๐Ÿ˜‰ โ†ช๏ธ ๐™ช๐™จ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ค & ๐™˜๐™ค๐™™๐™š: ๐™ˆ๐™Š๐™ˆ๐™ˆ๐˜ผ๐™‹๐™๐˜ผ๐™‰๐˜ผ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š 20% ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ค๐™ง๐™™๐™š๐™ง* ๐Ÿ›๏ธ โฉ Supplies needed to create your own Ocean clean-up: แต‚แตƒแต—แต‰สณ, หขหกโฑแตแต‰, แต‚แตƒแต—แต‰สณ แดฎแต‰แตƒแตˆหข หขแตƒโฟแตˆ แตƒโฟแตˆ/แต’สณ แดฟแต’แถœแตหข แดนแตƒสณโฑโฟแต‰ หกโฑแถ แต‰ แต‚สฐแตƒแต—แต‰แต›แต‰สณ แตแตƒสณแต‡แตƒแตแต‰ สธแต’แต˜ สฐแตƒแต›แต‰ โฝสทแต‰ แต˜หขแต‰แตˆ หกแต‰แตแต’หข, แตƒ แต‡แตƒแต—แต—แต‰สณสธ, แถœสณแตƒสธแต’โฟ, แต‡สณแต’แตแต‰โฟ หขแต‰แตƒ แตหกแตƒหขหข, แตƒ แตโฑโฟโฑ หขแต’หกแต’ แถœแต˜แต–, แต–โฑแต–แต‰ แถœหกแต‰แตƒโฟแต‰สณหข/หขแต—สณแตƒสทหข, & แต–หกแตƒหขแต—โฑแถœโพ! What #EarthDayActivities do you have planned?
  • #InstagramvsReality ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐Ÿฏ-๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ (from one minute to the next) ๐Ÿคช Thank You #900SpringWonderland for giving us all the Springtime feels! โ†ช๏ธCatch this whimsical photo opp through April 25th on the 3rd floor @900shops โœ… No cost โœ… No photographer โœ… No reservations Just show up with your selfie skills & best Spring vibes ๐Ÿ’
  • Yesterday was #NationalSiblingDay Today it's #NationalPetDay ๐Ÿพ so... 2 for 1 post! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Mila meowed her way into our lives 10yrs ago and hasn't let up since - literally wakes the house every damn day but hey - here's never having to say "๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ" for these two siblings ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผ๐Ÿฑ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐…๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ˜ป #petstagram
  • I spy with my little eye, a wild child with a side of some weekend vibes. ๐ŸŽ‰ Looking for a fun and FREE activity that's covid-safe? Why not go mural hopping in/around the Windy City! ๐Ÿ™๏ธ To help you get outside and explore, I've compiled an insta-guide (see GUIDE tab in my feed) of some our fave street art, complete with locations (both city & Chicago 'burbs)...happy hunting ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿ“#GreetingsFromChicago
  • 10 yrs ago today, I walked into a bar and life would never be the same. Only, I almost didn't show that night - and yet that moment could've also happened a few years earlier. ... But that's another story, for another day. ๐Ÿคซ Happy #kismet day my love ๐Ÿ’‹ Which coincidentally falls on #NationalUnicornDay ๐Ÿฆ„ and... ๐˜๐˜œ๐˜• ๐˜๐˜ˆ๐˜Š๐˜› is Scotland's National Animal = ergo, he's my Unicorn. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Makes sense this lil Dual Citizen would be Unicorn-obsessed, it's in her bloodline! ๐Ÿงฌ Here's hoping you ๐“ข๐“ฝ๐“ช๐”‚ ๐“œ๐“ช๐“ฐ๐“ฒ๐“ฌ๐“ช๐“ต kid and never forget that Unicorns do exist... even if only in Scotland. ๐Ÿ˜‰ โœจ โœจ โœจ ๐Ÿ“ธ @classickids_chicago ๐Ÿ’—swipe to see her adorable ๐Ÿฆ„custom monogram sweater by local fave @stitchmonograms ๐Ÿฆcomplete with Rainbow frozen yogurt from @jenisicecreams *๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜บ (๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ), ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐ŸŒŸ
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