I swam all four years I was at Lehigh. I made some really, really good friends. That’s the way it normally works with swimmers. If you are on the swim team, you have friendships and bonds for life. Only swimmers understand the swim life. The swim team is its own fraternity and sorority. Along with […]
Sound Mind Sound Body
You Can Do Hard Things
One of the reasons I am such a big proponent of exercise — aside from the obvious physical benefits and the mental health benefits and the example you are setting for your kids when it’s a regular part of your routine — is that you are pushed out of your physical comfort zone. And this […]
I’ve Missed Me, Too.
I’ve recently started watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. It took me a long time to pull the trigger to watch this show. I’ve had friends rave, but for some reason I just didn’t think I’d like it. I was wrong. I LOVE IT. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s about a newly married housewife […]
On Monday I’m Doing Something Uncomfortable. And Exciting.
When I started this blog seven and a half years ago, I didn’t really know where it was headed or what I was doing. I just started writing. I never really imagined it would become a business. I never thought I’d become an entrepreneur or a digital course creator or that I’d run an online […]
The Only Opinion That Matters Is Yours
I think one of the things that often stops women from working out is worrying what other people will think of them. They don’t want to look dumb/clueless/slow/fat/etc. They compare themselves to other women in the gym or the yoga studio or the pool or spin class or running on the road or wherever. I […]
My Grandma
Today is my grandma’s birthday. I’ve been thinking about her a lot in the last twenty-four hours since the Skillet Throw and knowing it was her birthday the next day. My grandma was not perfect. She was kinda judgmental and a little bit of a racist in a super naive and ignorant way. But she […]