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Lumosity

Hello, brain fog? This is Mary. If quarantined life, stress, and just overall craziness has left you feeling a little less sharp than usual, I really recommend training your brain (it’s way more fun than than the phrase suggests) with Lumosity. Its brain games help improve your focus, memory, and sharpness while also being just plain fun to play and an outstanding socially-distanced activity.
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Online Workout Resources

If you’re hoping to mix up your online workout resources and options, you know… apart from just yelling out the window into the abyss, there are a few I’ve been rotating through that I’ve really enjoyed. There’s Obe, which offers daily, live, and on-demand workout classes in a really affordable setting. Mirror, which you guys have heard me rave about many times, which has made their digital classes available whether you have the actual Mirror or not (I’ve been doing them on my phone through their app). Sweat, a resource for virtual personal training sessions (yay, real humans!). And Melissa…
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Happy Instagram Accounts To Follow

I recently asked on instastories for you to share with me the Instagram accounts that are helping you through these stressful and uncertain times by brightening your feeds with joy, laughs, and general upliftyness. (It’s a word if I say it’s a word.) There were SO many amazing suggestions (I’m still trying to get through all of them) so thought I’d share them piecemeal—a few at a time each week in the Monday Memo! If you want to enliven your feed, below are my favorite suggestions, starting with my personal favorite @geoffreywalk which is the most heart-melting, delightful British couple,…
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Nécessaire

If you’ve played your algorithms right, you’ve probably seen this brand all over Instagram in recent months. I finally got my hands on some Nécessaire, and I’m in love. These products are focused on skin health, and are formulated with ingredients like vitamins A, B3, C and E, along with Omegas 6 and 9 and antioxidants and help to keep your skin’s pH where it should be. If you’re in need of some good self care stock while spending more-than-usual amounts of time at home, I highly recommend these fragrance-free, affordable little luxuries.
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MaryRuth Probiotics

Probiotics have countless health benefits including immune system support and improved digestion, so I am a huge fan. It is important though to use a good probiotic, and this is the one I use and absolutely love. It’s a liquid probiotic that’s 100% organic, and extremely highly rated. If you’ve been looking for an effective probiotic to try, this is my strong suggestion.
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Waxelene

My deepest thanks to Hilaria Baldwin for opening my eyes to this product. Waxelene is a highly-rated petroleum-free botanical jelly that is a lotion, ointment, and cream all in one. It’s hypoallergenic and made with all organic ingredients, and it has become my go-to for everything from diaper rash to minor cuts and scrapes to super-dry wintery hands. I basically don’t leave home with out it now.
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Massage Gun

First of all, I honestly can’t remember the last time I saw a full five-star rating for ANYTHING, but to add to the magnitude of this product’s success, there are over two thousand reviews that feel this way. The Massage Gun is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a quiet, adjustable, lightweight, and rechargeable percussion massage tool that relieves muscle tension. It comes with different attachments for different parts of the body, and honestly if you’ve ever felt soreness post-workout (or literally any other time) your life is about to change. Between all the unfortunate sitting we do at our…
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Posture Corrector

Desklife is out to get us, and we all need better posture. I’ve mentioned the Upright Go before, and I love it, but if you don’t want to get another gadget, I recently stumbled upon this posture-correcting brace, and its jaw-dropping Amazon ratings are all the marketing it needs.
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Reading Pillow Backrest

After having a baby, this memory foam reading pillow was amazing for round-the-clock feedings and is so comfortable and supportive I literally have to be convinced to get out of bed. It’s a far better alternative to stacking up every pillow in your vicinity and hoping they’ll support you. This pillow was specifically designed for sitting up in bed comfortably, and man does it deliver.
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Clean Hydration Electrolyte Drinks

File this under things I wish I knew about earlier in my pregnancy. My friend Jess recently introduced me to electrolyte drinks. When you’re dehydrated, your body suffers from a loss of water and electrolytes, and it’s important that you replenish what your body has lost—because we all know how not-amazing dehydration feels (not to mention the effects on our skin and overall health). These Basis Low Sugar Electrolyte Drinks put back what your body loses after a big workout (or extreme morning sickness during pregnancy) without adding in tons of sugar that can typically be found in other electrolyte…
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