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75 Medium: Week 3 Recap, Meals, Workouts, and Tips

75 Medium· Health

Week 3 of 75 medium is complete, so it’s time for a recap of what I ate, what workouts I completed, and how things are going, so that if you are in the same boat, you may get some meal inspiration and some solidarity. You all will be proud of me that I am trying something new for breakfast this…
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75 Medium: Week 2 Recap, Meals, Workouts, and Tips

75 Medium· Health

Week 2 of 75 medium is complete, so it’s time for a recap of what I ate, what workouts I completed, and how things are going, so that if you are in the same boat, you may get some meal inspiration and some solidarity 😉 If you want to read more about my new rules and want your own free…
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75 Medium: Week 1 Recap, Meals, Workouts, and Tips

75 Medium· Health

75 Medium recaps are BACKKKKK! It’s been 9-10 months since I completed my first round of 75 medium and with the start of the new year, and end of the holidays, it felt like a great time to get that jump start again from 75 medium! In 2025, I am doing slightly different rules from my 2024 round of 75…
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The 75 Medium Challenge: Updated Rules for 2025 + FREE Tracker

75 Medium· Health

Welcome to round 2 of my journey with the 75 medium challenge! I did the 75 medium challenge at the beginning of 2024 and was so happy with my results and that it kick-started me into maintaining healthy habits that carried me through the year. I decided that I wanted to start this year with another round of 75 medium,…
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The Songbird and the Heart of Stone: COMPLETE Summary, Recap, and Review

Books

The 4th book in the Crowns of Nyaxia book: The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk comes out on August 5, 2025, so I figured I would write a complete summary if you read The Songbird and the Heart of Stone a while back and need a little refresher. The first book of the Crowns of Nyaxia book: The Serpent…
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DIY Board and Batten Hack (How to Avoid Replacing Baseboards!)

DIY· Home

I recently have been working on creating my son’s big boy room! We were ready to move him out of his nursery and into a bigger room that he could grow into. I had asked my Instagram followers if I should do board and batten, a chair rail, or beadboard and board and batten won! I thought it would be…
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The Stripe Hack: How to Paint PERFECT Wall Stripes

DIY· Home

I recently have been trying to create a vintage Americana-themed room for my son and got it in my head that I wanted to paint stripes. Had I ever done this before? No. But I did a lot of trial with different tapes and also a process that I think yielded close to perfect stripes on my son’s wall. Something…
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Best Books of 2024: My Favorite 5 Star Reads

Books

I surpassed my reading goal and read 78 books in 2024! With that many books, I thankfully was able to read a number of books that I considered 5 star reads (or at least rounded up to 5 stars). 😉 These are the best books I read in 2024!! P.S. I tried to give my best books list some organization…
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11 Books I Read in December 2024

Books

I used this month to finally take advantage of the Kindle Unlimited 30 day free trial and download a bunch of novellas in order to hit my read goal for 2024 (mission accomplished!). Truthfully, most of these were bad– but there were a few winners in there! Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas I am FINALLY done with the…
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creating a suburban fairytale with a toddler + pregnant 📚🧚🌷
lifestyle, motherhood, DIY, & a dash of whimsy ✨
💌 saraann@theregularfolks.com

18 weeks pregnant (still sick!) but have much more 18 weeks pregnant (still sick!) but have much more of an appetite than last week! Because I had gestational diabetes in my first pregnancy, I am mostly following the GD diet while I wait to take my glucose test 🫩 I have what my carb goals were highlighted in my stories!
Feta, egg, sweet potato bake was modified from @jenneatsgoood 
Lunch was leftover yogurt marinated chicken + a whole what couscous pasta salad I made loaded with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, feta, asparagus, bell pepper, olive oil, and lemon juice.
Snack was PB protein cereal from @ghostlifestyle 
Dinner was crockpot pesto ranch chicken with asparagus and @barillaus protein pasta!
Bedtime snack was @toogoodandco vanilla yogurt and @sevensundayscereal granola. 
#gestationaldiabetes #carbconscious #pregnancy #whatieatinadayrealistic
My philosophy is that if I’m not in my house, it c My philosophy is that if I’m not in my house, it can’t get dirty 🥰🥰 #sahm #stayathomemomlife #toddlermom
DIY No-Sew Fabric Birthday Banner!! 🥳🎉🎈 This is a DIY No-Sew Fabric Birthday Banner!! 🥳🎉🎈
This is a great project to use up fabric scraps and an old bed sheet with no sewing machine required.
You will need an iron, fabric, fabric scissors, a printer, Heat N Bond, and hem adhesive. Hopefully this tutorial is helpful to anyone trying to make a similar birthday banner without sewing experience. It’s fun to make and I love knowing that we can use this banner for all the birthdays to come! 🥹❤️ #whimsy #birthdaycrafts #toddlermom #whimsicalchildhood
🗣️ stop sleeping on Costco clothes!! 🗣️ went in m 🗣️ stop sleeping on Costco clothes!! 🗣️ 
went in mainly searching for the Costco gap sweater, drawstring pants, and a couple of quilted jackets, so this was my Costco clothes haul! #costco #pregnancy #costcohaul
Fighting some kind of respiratory virus while preg Fighting some kind of respiratory virus while pregnant, parenting a toddler, and trying to maintain a carb-conscious diet is not for the weak! Here’s what I ate in a day pregnant: SICK EDITION 🤧 my dietician had told me back with my first pregnancy that your blood sugars are going to be naturally higher when you are sick, so if you are checking blood sugars while sick and with gestational diabetes, it may be harder to keep them in range. Take care of yourself and try your best ❤️ #pregnant #gestationaldiabetes #whatieatinadayrealistic
The concept of pregnancy is magical and I am so th The concept of pregnancy is magical and I am so thankful, but also I cannot LOOK at raw meat, I’m googling everything, and this baby might be 90% French fries from the 1st trimester 🤪 but my 1st trimester was soooooo much easier this time than with my first! #pregnancy #pregnancyhumor #pregnant
Been teaching my son some classic 90s-2000s activi Been teaching my son some classic 90s-2000s activities for the summer 😎 my friend Ashley at @letsmingleblog organized a virtual summer camp this year and so many of the activities have been nostalgia filled and I’ve loved getting to share them with my son 🥹 #millenialmom #toddlermom #toddleractivities
Because I had gestational diabetes in my pregnancy Because I had gestational diabetes in my pregnancy with my son, I’m being carb-conscious while I wait to take my glucose test at about 24 weeks pregnant. I’m roughly following the guidelines I was given back in 2022, but obviously not monitoring blood sugars at this time since I don’t officially have a diagnosis at this time. Hopefully this gives you some meal and snack ideas if you are being carb-conscious or have gestational diabetes! #gestationaldiabetes #pregnancy #whatiatetoday
I had diet-controlled gestational diabetes with my I had diet-controlled gestational diabetes with my first pregnancy, so once I found I was pregnant with my second child, my doctor asked me to go ahead and be “carb-conscious” and try to roughly follow the diet while I wait to do my glucose test at ~24 weeks. 
Since I’m not checking my blood sugars rn, I’m trying my best to count carbs, adjust my portions, and make low-carb swaps where I can, with the knowledge that IF I get a diagnosis this pregnancy, I may have to adjust this diet further to reach my blood sugar goals. I’m also  trying to make my diet as nutritious as possible for myself and baby but in a realistic way! #gestationaldiabetes #whatieatinadayrealistic #pregnancy
Whimsy isn’t supposed to be complicated!!! It’s ju Whimsy isn’t supposed to be complicated!!! It’s just changing up or adding simple things into your everyday to make it a little more magical 💫✨ here’s some ideas to try this week! I love doing cute whimsical projects and trying to my days healthier, happier, and more whimsical, so if you’re into that, come follow along! #whimsy #whimsicalchildhood #romanticizinglife #toddlermom
My toddler is regularly bullying me and saying “MO My toddler is regularly bullying me and saying “MOM!! YOUR BELLY IS HUGE!” (It’s not lol) so he’s in for an awakening at just how huge I can get 🤰 #pregnancy #toddlermom
And if you want that for yourself and your kids, H And if you want that for yourself and your kids, HI 👋 let’s be friends 🥰 #whimsicalchildhood #motherhood #whimsy #romanticizeyourlife
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