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“I Do Feel You Have A Good Shot.”

January 17, 2019 by not your average mom 4 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Parenting, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: Ironman, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, team in training, triathlon

15 Ways To Stay On Track With Exercise When The Kids Are Home For The Summer

May 30, 2018 by not your average mom 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: 5K races, at home workouts, how to exercise when the kids are home, summer vacation, team in training, triathlons, working out in the summer

10K. I know I can do it.

June 17, 2015 by not your average mom 2 Comments

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. […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, fundraising, Swim Across America, team in training

My charitable and oh so caring organization? You got that fucking right, Gabrielle.

February 15, 2015 by not your average mom 24 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: a New Beginning for Patty, Go Fund Me.com, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Swim Across America, team in training

This is a really sad story. But I need to let it go.

October 17, 2013 by not your average mom 8 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, LLS, team in training

Start spreading the neeewwwws….

July 15, 2013 by not your average mom 16 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: LLS, NYC triathlon, push yourself, setting goals, team in training, you are not alone

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