And the time comes when all you can do is wait. Wait for the DPO (days post ovulation) 15 – did we succeed this time..? And I’m not good at waiting! Overall, I think I’ve done better during this “round two”. I’ve been less stressed and more just, you know, hopeful. And happy! After all, Read More
My fitness in numbers
Training is a big part of my life and now that we are planning pregnancy I have started to study what kind and how much of exercise would be good (or bad) for the baby and I. I admit I quickly became frustrated as it’s not easy to find medically/scientifically proven limits or guidelines for Read More
HIIT the results
Putting baby talk aside for a moment, I wanted to shed some light on my training routine, since I’ve mentioned it is a big part of my life! There are so many ways to be active and stay fit and in London I feel we are really spoilt for choice… After the initial excitement though, Read More
24-hour anxiety attack
Stress is a curious thing. It does carry a negative connotation, in my mind at least, although I can honestly say that I often up my game under a little bit of stress. However, above a certain threshold, it starts to work against me… After all, stress is basically your body’s way of responding to Read More
Saying goodbye to my body as I know it
New year, new fitness goals – am I right!? Usually I take a new “before picture” of myself after holidays and at the beginning of the year and set myself new fitness goals to get back on track and motivated during the dark cold months (usually motivation comes more naturally the closer to summer we Read More
Oommm – taking a break
It’s the last day of the year and I’m curled up in the corner of our sofa, cosy with candles and all, having a moment of reflection over the past two weeks. My partner summed it up well saying: “it’s nice to have my bubbly and smiley girl back”. It was a good break. The Read More
Two negatives don’t make a positive
So you’ve made one of the biggest life changing decisions to start a family. Bursting of excitement you can barely stop yourself from buying baby clothes and planning the décor of the nursery. Your love life gets a nice boost and he becomes the precious “rain maker”. It’s all very pink and lovely <3 But Read More
Prep the body, prep the mind
The day we decided that it’s time to start trying (one of my happiest days so far), we agreed to not make it another project to stress about and rather just enjoy the this time of our lives and let nature take care of the rest… But who was I kidding!? 🙂 It took me Read More
Baby in the pipeline
My life is about to change. Forever. In fact, it already has! Something changed the moment we decided to start trying for a baby. I’m excited, I’m scared, I’m absolutely overwhelmed with emotion – and I’m not even pregnant yet! I am Finnish-born London-bound, deal and six-pack chasing City Girl with passion to become the Read More