If you’ve been around here for a while you know I had a little brother who died when he was three years old. I was sixteen at the time, and a junior in high school. My brother’s name was Christopher, and he was diagnosed with leukemia at about eighteen months old, had chemo and radiation […]
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15 Ways To Stay On Track With Exercise When The Kids Are Home For The Summer
Summer vacation is approaching for many of us, and what that also means for many of us is the kids are home all day and our school year routines are thrown off. While it’s nice to have lazier and more relaxed mornings and a break from the stress of packing lunches, helping with homework, shuttling […]
10K. I know I can do it.
If you are new to the party, let me catch you up to speed. I used to be fat. I gained about 70 pounds with my first pregnancy, and just never managed to lose them. Until I knew I was done having kids. Then I decided it was time to get healthy. I entered a triathlon. […]
My charitable and oh so caring organization? You got that fucking right, Gabrielle.
Dear Gabrielle, The other day I wrote a post which was an update about a woman named Patty and her two young sons. Patty is a fairly new reader who very bravely asked for help a couple months ago. This ultimately resulted in her leaving a really unhealthy relationship and then starting a new life with […]
This is a really sad story. But I need to let it go.
My brother died almost 28 years ago on December 16th. It was 2 weeks after his 3rd birthday. And it was around this time of year that we found out he was going to die. It was around this time of year that I looked into the stands at a home swim meet and didn’t […]
Start spreading the neeewwwws….
Well, I did it. It didn’t go the way I had hoped it would ideally, but, I did it. And it feels good. I did some things I never thought I could. Or would. First, there was the issue of getting into the city. Drive or take the train? I was afraid I’d get lost […]