23 weeks pregnant & GYM

Yep, this morning I woke up and felt good. That means -  trip to the local GYM.
This is what I usually wear. Nothing special or expensive. Just my top is long one. Almost you can say, that I have a little bit of belly / maybe pregnant. :-)
Nobody yet asked me.

So this morning I did 45 minutes of treadmill ( only walk), cross trainer plus a number of machines.
I am quite proud of myself. The hardest is to get up, put some GYM clothes on and actually go there.
After that it is easy. I am planing to do some exercise as far as my growing baby boy will allow me.

 

Tomorrow maybe some more swimming.

Gone for swimming

Yes,
this morning I have actually got up and went for a swim.

I am paying the GYM I have to confess that I haven't been there for almost 4 months. That has to change! So swimming this morning before my work and then I have GYM appointment tomorrow morning for some safety. I hope I can manage some quick walking and cross trainer for a start. I have got really unfit.
So no any pictures of me today as swimming suit under office clothes is never a good look. :-)

Working it

I am very lucky that company I work for has corporate membership in the local Gym. I try to go there several times in the week but it isn't easy with my second job. I usually go there in the morning before my "full time job" then work from 9:00 to 17:30 and then from 18:00 I have to be in my second job. I finish most of the time after 23:00 and then it takes me about 25 min to drive home. So quite a busy day. I have shift in my second job only about twice a week so I actually see my husband a little bit :-). For last 2 weeks I have been fighting a cold so I didn't go to Gym and had a little bit of time to write my blog.
With me being OK now I have to figure out my free time (and time for my blog) again. I like to go to the Gym in the morning. It gives me more energy for rest of the day. I like to write something for my blog everyday too (it is relaxing for my mind) and I got used to it very quickly.

Ups. Look at the time! I have actually managed to write something before my job starts and then forgot to publish it!

Non toxic air freshener.

Yesterday while watching TV I have saw about 6 advertisements for air fresheners! It looks so harmless, it always picture this nice bright home where most decorations are white and this young women walking around sniffing this "magic" new air freshener and I am feeling like slowly dying inside.
They will not say how many chemicals are in it. How much the air in the house is polluted with it. Why would anybody bring more chemicals into their home and pay for it? When you can just open window and let much cleaner air in?
I regularly open window for a few minutes in the bathroom after shower, when cooking or in the bedroom in the morning. It helps with too much moisture in the air and also rooms smell of fresh air.
If I really want to have rooms smell of "something" I will use essential oils.

Planting it.

I love gardening. It is relaxing and I like just be outside and see things growing. I can't of course do any gardening at the moment. Winter in UK is not pleasant. We had rain and rain for weeks and also flooding. Our house is in flooding area and 80metres from a small river, so we are keeping our eyes on it.
But that can't stop me from keeping a few plants inside.

How toxic is your make-up?

Today morning when putting on make-up after a GYM there came a girl to the mirrors to put hers on. I couldn't resist to not to look at her make-up bag. It reminded me how far I have came with my non-toxic, natural and even organic views on all cosmetics & cleaning products.

Her bag was full of these fancy and expensive cosmetics. If she only knew that they contain quite a cheap, harsh and sometimes dangerous chemicals. I have been like her about 5 years ago.
It changed when I have bought moisturizing face cream from Waitrose. 5 minutes after applying it my face was on fire. I got really bad allergic reaction and my skin from my face was literary pealing off in strips. It took almost 2 weeks for my skin to heal. I looked like I sunburn my face. Meanwhile I researched what was I allergic to. This cream was very ordinary having ingredients very similar to other face creams. It wasn't even very full of different ingredients. List was surprisingly short and I was allergic to its preservatives.