Every day the first thing I do (after getting myself a cup of coffee, feeding the cat, and putting a load of laundry in the washing machine) is write down three things I’m grateful for in my bullet journal. Starting my day off by thinking about what I am thankful for helps me focus on […]
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A Realistic Meditation for All My Fellow Potty-Mouthed Sisters
Most of you know that I love yoga. I’ve fallen a little bit off the wagon recently, though. Now that the kids are back to school and I have my feet back under me, I’m getting back to it. And I really hope I can inspire more people to give yoga a shot. But I understand […]
Sexless in Seattle
A while back a woman who referred to herself as Sexless in Seattle wrote to me and asked me a question about sex. Or more specifically, the absence of it in her marriage. She is a mom, has a young kid, has been dealing with depressions and taking antidepressants for a while now, and over the […]
The Two Things I Said NO To This Week
Yesterday I declared that this upcoming mom calendar year (which runs from September to August ) was going to be The Year of NO for me. Until I can regroup and recharge and re…. everything, I am not taking on any new projects, new ventures or new anything. I am going to strip my life down to only […]
Breathe in to five, and breathe out to five.
A quick story about how yoga literally made me a better parent in a moment of helplessness. I mentioned a couple days ago how Number 3 got pretty sick last weekend with a nasty stomach bug. He spent the day in bed on Sunday and was in and out of the bathroom with bouts of puking. […]
If you think you can’t do yoga, you should probably read this.
IF YOU ARE IN A CLOTHING RUT AND WANT A SUPER CUTE CAPSULE WARDROBE WHERE ALL THE THINKING IS DONE FOR YOU, CLICK BELOW. I DID, AND IT’S DEFINITELY THE BEST THING I DID FOR MYSELF IN 2015! A few weeks ago I embarked upon the 100 Days project, and my “project” was to practice yoga for […]