Too Scared To Sneeze

Moms and women who have LBL, are you too scared to sneeze? Let Poise Liners make more moments in your life matter - and make them less scary!

Real talk: Having kids changes everything. But not just your life. They also change your lifestyle! Prior to having kids, I wouldn't have ever thought twice about sneezing. In fact, I *think* I remember liking the sensation. I mean, is there anything worse than having to sneeze but not being able to?! Sure there is. But not for the sake of this argument, ok? Anywhoo, I actually truly hadn't thought about sneezing this much at ALL before kids. And then I had Henry by c section and still didn't have to think about it. And then I had Otto via VBAC and you know what? I'm now too scared to let out a good sneeze!

It doesn't happen every time. It doesn't even happen most of the time. But sometimes, just sometimes, a sneeze comes out of left field. I don't have time to prepare myself for it. And by prepare myself, I mean tighten my kegal muscles. Mamas, I know you know exactly what I'm talking about! Ladies who are planning their families, look what you have to look forward to! This is your future, gals.

So that sneeze comes out of nowhere. And I pee myself a little. More class-ily, it's known as LBL or light bladder leakage. It wont ruin your day, but dang it's super annoying. The super quick fix is to throw on a liner and call it a day. But you know what? Panty liners weren't built for that. Poise liners were. I thought, "a liner is a liner." In fact, real talk version 2.0, it was a nurse at the hospital that told me to stock up on these, and handed me a few. If it hadn't been for her, I don't think I ever would have tried them! Low and behold, a liner is NOT just a liner. These are cotton-y and feel like your undies. Not a liner.

When it feels like you're just wearing your undies, you'll wear them everyday. When you're wearing them everyday, you'll be protected for that one-off, random sneeze. When you're protected against that one off, random sneeze you can enjoy your life without having to think about things. Like peeing your pants LBL. You following me? Good.

The best part for moms who are busy (is there a mom who isn't busy? If so, I want to meet her. And learn all her secrets) is that these liners are available at Walmart. So you can throw them in your cart when you're on your weekly shopping trip - no additional stops necessary! Get your diapers for your kid(s), get your liners for yourself, dry bums for all! Now if you live in a state where you can also pick up a bottle of a beverage that starts in a W and ends in an E and sounds a lot like whine, you're really winning the mom game.

Ladies, life is too short to be too scared to sneeze. You're missing out on the little moments that make motherhood worth it! Get yourself some Poise liners, see the difference, and start living life to the fullest again.

This post was sponsored by Poise but all thoughts, opinions and content is my own #PosieLinerLove

Greek Chicken Burgers So Good, Even Toddlers Eat Them!

If you have a picky eater in your family, try these Greek chicken burgers that pack a protein punch and hide veggies!

I talked on Facebook a few weeks ago how before I had kids, I thought parents were responsible for the pickiness of their toddler's eating habits. And how, despite my best efforts, I have a picky eater toddler. Hey karma, nice to meet you. Henry is a healthy eater, but nearly a strict vegetarian and if something even looks like meat (I've tried to get him to eat "chik'n nuggets" and that's a firm nope on his end) he won't touch it. Enter the Greek Chicken Burgers I tried several months ago, and have made on repeat since: My picky toddler will eat them (I think because they're loaded with veggies) and my non-vegetable-loving husband requests them weekly. Winning! These burgers are good, y'all.

Greek Chicken Burger
- 1lbs ground chicken breast (much better if you get thigh meat)
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced into small pieces
- 1/2 red onion; 1/4 diced into small pieces, 1/4 left as rings
- 1 egg
- 1/2 to 3/4 C bread crumbs. Start with a half a cup but be ready to add more to get a texture that will hold a burger shape
- 2T chopped fresh mint
- 2T chopped fresh parsley
- Thinly sliced cucumbers
- 3/4 C apple cider vinegar
- 1T dried dill
- juice of half a lemon
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3-4T olive oil
- 4T feta cheese

Yogurt Sauce
- 1C whole milk plain Greek yogurt (don't even bother with skim/fat free yogurt. You know dairy fat doesn't kill you right? But the chemicals they put in the nonfat dairy to preserve it and dye it might.)
- juice of half a lemon
- 4T chopped fresh mint
- 4T chopped fresh parsley
- salt and pepper to taste

Place the ground chicken and egg into a large mixing bowl and set aside on the counter to bring it to room temp. Saute the bell pepper and onion in a medium sized skillet and a small amount of olive oil; allow to cool before adding it to the ground meat. Add the fresh herbs (minus the dill) and breadcrumbs to the meat and veggies, add salt and pepper. Mix together enough to incorporate the breadcrumbs and distribute the egg throughout. Do NOT over-mix! Form burger patties.

Quick pickled red onions

 Meanwhile, put the apple cider vinegar in a bowl with the dill. Put the onion rings in the mixture and set aside for a "quick pickle." Start your yogurt sauce by combining all the ingredients into a bowl and mixing well. Place back in the fridge to allow it to set and the flavors to combine.

Yogurt sauce

 Heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add the burgers. I like to use the same pan I sauteed the veggies in, because heyyyyyy reduced dishes! Cook on medium high heat, about 4-5 mins per side. After finishing the second side, add 1T of feta cheese on the top of each burger.

Place yogurt sauce on both sides of bun (go big or go home, right?!) and add the pickled onion and cucumbers. Squeeze lemon juice over the burgers before placing on the bun.

My toddler loves the yogurt sauce and totally eats these delicious Greek Chicken Burgers. We make them every other week at our house. Enjoy!

Easy To Follow At Home Yoga Flow

Get ready to face the day with this easy to follow at home yoga flow!

Have you ever had 10-15 minutes to get a workout in and thought, dang. That's not enough time to run, walking isn't effective enough for a measly 10 minutes, clearly I can't make it to the gym, but I'd love to do SOMETHING today! Yup, me too. I might get 10 or 15 minutes of quiet time out of both my kiddos and need to do something quick! Pull this easy to follow at home yoga flow to get your heart rate up and muscles firing and stretched out for the day!

Start in child's pose. I love starting here and taking a few deep breaths. It stretches your arms, shoulders, hips and the tops of your feet. Plus there's something grounding about having your head on the ground, it really helps you focus on this moment, right now. How often do you do that in your day?! Not often enough, I bet.

Once you've taken a few deep breaths and fully felt the stretch of the pose, build some heat with Sun Salutation A. Don't know how to do Sun A? I've got it covered in this post! I also talked about how to properly do the most challenging yoga pose of all time - chatturanga. Dang that one's hard, isn't it? Make sure you're using proper form so you don't hurt yourself! Do five rounds of sun salutation A.

Ok, now you're breathing harder and getting good and warm! Move on to Sun Salutation B. Sun B goes like this:

Warrior 1 on the right side(don't know how to do warrior 1? Ive got you covered here!)
Chair pose

Chatturanga
Warrior 1 on the left side
Chatturanga
Chair pose - and repeat the cycle!

Your arms will be firing with all the chatturangas! I like to do this three times, then I like to hold my chair pose with a twist to rinse my spine and increase mobility. Spinal mobility is essential for body movement, good posture and overall good health, so make sure to add a few twists in on rounds 4 and 5 of your Sun Salutation B!

Now your arms are burnt out from chatturanga, so let's do some standing poses . After you've walked or jumped to the top of your mat from your last Sun B, move into tree pose. Your standing leg should be active (read: all muscles contracting) and you can move your arms into whatever position you're comfortable with. Take a few moments and regain your breath from all those sun salutations!

While you're still standing on the same leg, move your foot into figure 4 pose. Get low to feel the stretch in your hip and the burn in your quad. Stay here for three deep breaths. If you're an advanced yogi, move into the arm balance: flying pigeon! If you're not, still play around with it and see what happens. You never know until you try, right? So what if you fall on your face. You're at home - nobody can see you!

I find the key to this arm balance is hooking my foot firmly to the outside of my triceps. Really wrap it around there firmly and get a good grip with putting your body weight into your arm muscle. Have your arms bent in a shelf-like position to make it easier for you. Then lean forward until you're balanced on your arms. Don't be afraid of falling on your face - you don't have far to fall and will never get the balance if you don't try! If you're feeling fancy, lift your back leg up and fly.

See how my foot is hooked around my triceps? That's the key to this arm balance

Do a chatturanga to clear out that side, then repeat the tree - figure 4 - arm balance on your other side.

Finally, when I'm tight for time, I like to wrap my closing pose in with a stretching pose. So I skip savasana and instead take cow face pose. This is an amazing hip stretch, and if you're an office worker, odds are good you've got tight hips! Line your knees up over one another. Flex your feet to protect your knees. If your hips are so tight that this is uncomfortable for you, sit cross legged. Close down your eyes and breath, being present in the moment  for one final time in your practice.

Boom! You've just raised your heart rate, built some muscle mass, stretched your hips, hip flexors, & shoulders, and worked on your spinal mobility - all in one easy to follow at home yoga flow! If you've got more time, do more sun salutations or hold the poses for longer - or both! Namaste.