We have a hashtag in my membership group. It’s #TTBAGU. What does that stand for? Time To Be A Grown Up. One of the things I am working really hard on with myself and all my clients is taking ownership of all the sh*t that’s not going the way we want it to go. The […]
Exercise
Five Mindset Shifts To Make About Exercise In The New Year
I’ve become pretty flexible in my thinking now that I’m fifty and have been around the block a few times and have lots of successes and even more failures under my belt. But there is one thing I am not flexible on in my thinking. Exercise needs to be a part of my regular routine. […]
Anxious Kid – 1 Anxiety – 0
Two days ago I wrote this post about kids and anxiety. In that post, I used my little anxious buddy (with permission) as an example of how anxiety can really be misinterpreted as a behavior problem or a parenting problem. I didn’t really intend for the post to be only about my buddy, but rather […]
A Really Nice Thanksgiving
Out Thanksgiving morning started off with a turkey trot. All the kids were originally going to run it with me but one of the boys had runner’s remorse and one was sick. So it was just the girls today. All three girls kicked my ass. Number 4 finished in a (disappointing for her but I’d-kill-for-that-time) […]
What I Did For Exercise Last Week (November 10-16th)
I set a goal for myself to run 100 miles in November. I set this goal for a couple reasons. First, I kind of fell out of a running routine, and I know that the best way to solidify a habit is to get as many reps in as possible, so that was going to […]
What I Did For Exercise This Week And How I Motivate Myself
If I had to pick one form of exercise to do for the rest of my life, it would be running. I really enjoy running. I do other forms of exercise — I lift fairly consistently, I use the elliptical, I like spin classes and I still swim sporadically. But I love running the most, […]