I discovered Gretchen Rubin after hearing her on Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations podcast in the 8 Rules To Happiness episode. She’s written a bunch of books — some New York Times bestsellers — and after hearing this podcast and then checking out her Facebook page, and I went right to the library and checked out The Four […]
Sound Mind Sound Body
I Want A Crew Of Non-Drinking Mom Friends
It’s been 53 weeks since I quit drinking. Since it was my one year anniversary last week, I’ve been thinking a lot about this past year. About how I came to the decision to stop. About what has been difficult. About what wasn’t that difficult. About what I miss. And about what I don’t miss. […]
The Six Biggest Challenges Women Face When It Comes To Their Fitness And Overall Health
I have been doing some research the past couple months, trying to determine what it is that prevents women from taking care of their bodies. When it comes to their fitness and overall health, I have found that the majority of women face the six following challenges: 1. No motivation The demands of motherhood can […]
Week 12
I am 12 weeks into not treating my body like crap and being more mindful of what I put into it. This is a big week for me because yesterday was one year since I quit drinking. I think one of the reasons I gained so much weight in the last year is because without […]
No Matter What Shape Or Size It Is, My Body Is My Body.
In a little less than an hour, anywhere between 10 and 25 people are coming over to my house to hang out by the pool. Earlier this morning I was sewing the top to my bikini because the stitching on one of the straps came loose. Number 5 saw me and said, “I don’t think […]
The Perfect Jeans, A Pretty Top, And Betsy Boo’s Boutique
Somehow the Universe has a way of taking care of you, and it knows just what you need and when you need it. Over the course of the last two years I had completely spiraled out of control with my eating and gained about twenty pounds. None of my clothes fit me anymore, and I […]
