My husband and I have never had a super healthy marriage. There were red flags right from the start on both ends that neither of us really paid attention to. Maybe we weren’t able to see them at the time. Or maybe we just chose not to. Either way, for sixteen years we’ve tried to
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Eighteen Pounds Down
I have been working really hard to make changes in my body — both with what I put into it and what it looks like. I have been sitting in a ton of discomfort. In the moments, it’s often hard. But now the discomfort is more tolerable. I’m not obsessing over not eating ice cream
Starting A New Chain
On July 8th after being really sporadic with blog posts, I wrote this post declaring that I was getting back on the wagon and I was committing to writing blog posts every day for… ever. I made it for thirteen days in a row. Then I took a little detour for two days. Then I
Feed Fear A Suck-It Sandwich
A couple weeks ago I took the kids to Paugussett State Forest. The kids had fun on the rope swings and jumping off the rocks. I didn’t bring my suit, so I just watched. But I vowed to wear my suit and join the kids on the rope swings and in the water the next
Schools Need Time To Execute and Refine
We are heading into a seemingly impossible time if you have school-aged children or you are a teacher. Teachers are going to have to navigate waters they have never entered before. They are going to have to operate under some inconceivable conditions. Parents are more polarized than ever. Some feel very strongly about sending their
My Name Is George
I’ve been participating in an 8-week strength training program. It’s called Butt Camp. It’s actually a shred and booty-building program. There’s a little (optional) competition in this program. Being competitive, of course I’m participating in it. I was supposed to do 50 minutes of cardio this morning according to the Butt Camp plan. I went