I ran my first marathon a little less than five years ago. I was 44 years old, and it was the New York City Marathon. I’m an average runner. I’m not elite or fast or even in the top 50% of most races I participate in. But I love running because it keeps me constantly […]
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A Surprise (Mini) Vacation
My happy place is Carolina Beach, North Carolina. My family went there for the first time the summer before my senior year in high school and then it became a yearly tradition. I’ve gone down there with my parents and my brother and then with my husband and the kids about 25 out of the […]
A Perfect Afternoon
Today was one of the first afternoons this summer where I really gave myself an opportunity to just sit and rest and recharge and really enjoy a (sort of) lazy summer afternoon. Number 5 and 7 were invited to a water park with one of their swim team friends. They left the house at 9:30 […]
Today’s Opportunity For You To Pay It Forward
I get contacted fairly regularly by people, asking me to share Kickstarter or Go Fund Me or whatever campaigns. Very rarely do I do anything with them. VERY RARELY. I’d love to be able to help everyone out, but I just can’t. Every once in a while, though, I come across something that really strikes […]
Self-Care Happens Before You Reach The Breaking Point
Are you taking care of yourself? Like really taking care of yourself? How many days a week do you declare SELF CARE WINS! and chug five or nine glasses of wine or scarf down ten Oreos — or half the package — or spend the entire next day in bed — when you weren’t sick — […]
Getting Dressed Is Fun Again Thanks To Betsy Boo’s
Anyone who knew me before I got married and had kids knows that I actually have a decent sense of style. But as happens with so many of us moms, as soon as I had kids, I stopped taking care of myself. Life was so crazy and the last thing I wanted to deal with […]
