I have posted about Whole 30 before. I stayed on it for a good 6 months, lost weight, and felt great. But then I went to Germany, and there was no way I was saying no to delicious German food. That was the end of my Whole 30 diet streak. I did manage to start it up again last summer, but then I became pregnant, and I used that as an excus[...]
It's now been 11 weeks since I had Bridgette, and I'm pleased to report that I still have a body. I say that because I've heard and seen of so many women who are afraid that having a baby will ruin their bodies. Or they did have a baby or multiple babies, and they feel their bodies are now ruined. Gaining all that weight is scary[...]
Maybe you've been asking yourself, "Man, I really wonder what it's like having a baby," or perhaps even more specifically, "Man, I wonder what Courtney does all day while on maternity leave. Shouldn't she be working with her horses? Surely she's on vacation?" Well, wonder no longer! As here is my typical day. Between 2 - 4am - Th[...]
It's one of the best times of the year.... Upperville-mas, where we celebrate being together with beautiful horses, and the ones who have been really good this year receive ribbons from the mythical St. Claus Bride! I think they officially shortened the name to Upperville Colt and Horse Show because Upperville-mas is such a mouthful. For[...]
Egads, I made a video! You should definitely check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bT8xU231j8&t=5s I thrive on feedback, so let me know what you think. If you liked it, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe! I've got a bunch more planned, and I'd love for you to follow along! I'm still learning, so I'm open to any co[...]
Far away, in the depths of Tennesee tourist country, there is a place called Parrot Mountain. It is literally a mountain of parrots. (Okay, maybe it's more like a really big hill, but still, lots of parrots.) We took a little family trip to Tennesee so Bridgette could visit with the grandparents, and since Parrot Mountain had been on my[...]
And it's very nearly over... whoops. I missed out on most of it! But while spring was its springiest, I got to admire so many of the beautiful flowers I planted years ago, back when I had a desire to garden. Then I abandoned them for a few years. Luckily they took care of themselves! I am lucky these plants have taken care o[...]
Now that little Bridgette is 5 weeks old, I figured it was time for her to meet the horses. After all, she's going to be spending her WHOLE LIFE with them, so the sooner she gets along with them the better. (We're agreed the whole point of having kids is to force your hobbies on them, right? Ok, good.) I started out with putting Br[...]
Little baby Bridgette is now nearly 5 weeks old. It really does go so fast! Granted, it probably also went fast because my life has recently become a blur of days. Day and night no longer matter. Time is abstract. All that matters is the cry of the wild Bridgette, her little pleas indicating any number of a huge range of things tha[...]
After 9 long months, it's finally happened. The parasite has been expelled. And what a cute little parasite she is! It's actually been a couple of weeks now, but I've had very little energy to do anything but take care of the baby, due to a last minute complication. I had a mostly uneventful pregnancy. When peop[...]