How many times have you had a whole day available to you with a big to-do list and an even bigger expectation of how much you are going to get done only to find yourself wondering where the f*ck the day went and zero things on your list completed? And how many times have you […]
Lessons I've Learned
A Reminder During The Holidays
This is a friendly reminder to you. And it’s a friendly reminder to me. Let me first say that I love the holidays. I LOVE THEM. I have been listening to Christmas music since November 1st. That’s how much I love this time of year. I also live in Connecticut and there’s nothing better than […]
Mom, How Was Your Day Today?
Number 4 and I have a pretty good relationship. She’s 13 now, and she still likes to talk to me and hang out with me and do stuff with me. That makes me feel pretty good about the job I’ve done as a mom so far. She also describes me as “chill” to her friends […]
The Weed/Marlboro/Franzia/Cap’n Crunch Approach Is No Longer Serving Me
I had an a-ha moment yesterday. Let me back up a little bit first. I have been all over the place with my weight pretty much my whole life. As a high schooler, I never thought I was thin enough. In college I was on the swim team and I swam — a lot — […]
Because You Don’t Do All The Stuff You Are Supposed To Do Either
In the last 24 hours, how many things have you done that you know you shouldn’t do? Or the other way around — how many things have you not done that you know you really are supposed to do? You know, like the not fun stuff. Did you floss your teeth last night? Did you […]
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, […]