How mindful are you? How often have you driven somewhere and had no recollection of the drive? How many times have you walked upstairs to get something and then stood at the top of the stairs wondering what the hell you came upstairs to get in the first place? How many times have you read […]
Self Care
I’m looking at the Mom in the mirror. I’m asking her to change her ways.
I kind of put a lot of things on hold or pushed them aside for the marathon. So now I’m on a quest to get organized and catch up. I’m also on a mission to become more organized in general. Permanently. I can’t take it anymore. The other day I was listening to Howard Stern. […]
Why be honest when you can be passive aggressive? Or, how to completely destroy a friendship.
About 5 years ago, a very close friend of mine asked my husband to do a really small job at her house. Those little “handyman” type projects aren’t really his thing, but I kind of begged him to do it. My friend had a reputation for being a little, um, difficult. And demanding. She lived […]
Don’t I know you from somewhere?
So four really awesome things happened last week… First Awesome Thing That Happened: The day after Lose to Win was over, I wrote a letter every spin instructor, trainer, and staff member at the Y and personally hand delivered them. Some of the people weren’t there when I delivered them, so I left the remaining […]
my dirty (not so) little secret
My alarm goes off every morning at 4:00 a.m. I usually hit snooze a couple times, but I’m sitting at the computer sometime between 4:30 and 4:45 every morning. Although it’s early, I look forward to this little sliver of “me” time. I get my coffee, go up to the office, and start writing. I love being […]
