A clean refrigerator feels really good. Like a sneeze, only better. I just cleaned out my fridge (and I just sneezed). It wasn’t even that bad (the fridge), but I can’t deny that it looks and feels pretty amazing now that I’m done. Putting away groceries was an extremely pleasurable, mind blowing, out-of-body experience. (ok, … Read more
I usually sketch out exercise plans a couple days in advance, taking the weather forecast and our schedule into account when coming up with a loose idea of what I’ll do in the days ahead. I knew I was going to “ride Saturday, run Sunday” – but when I woke up this morning, I felt … Read more
Sometimes eating better is more about what you don’t buy as compared to what you do buy. One trick to making healthier food choices more frequently is to simply stop buying unhealthy foods in first place. That might sound painfully obvious or maybe it feels absolutely impossible – but if you can manage to leave … Read more
Have you ever heard that you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with? I slept late yesterday and inadvertently missed the run with my neighborhood running group. No biggie – instead I hopped on my bike and went out for a solo ride when I got up. (See my little … Read more
You know that saying; What we see depends mainly on what we look for. Sometimes the answers that we seek are right in front of our very eyes, it’s just a matter of opening them and taking a look. A couple weeks before all this finger felon business went down I’d read an article on … Read more
How To Lose Weight and Keep It Off For Good
November 20th, 2010 | Posted by in Weight Loss - (15 Comments)Once upon a time I was that girl who tried and tried to lose weight and never saw any real, lasting results. While I never had a huge amount of weight to lose, I did know I wanted to be slimmer than I was for what felt like the majority of my life. The post-pregnancy … Read more
Some where in the span of the last half year – give or take a couple weeks – life went from sickly sweet and seemingly picture perfect to oh-so-insanely soap opera-ish that even Susan Lucci would have to change the channel because she can’t keep up. Yes, once upon a time I used to watch … Read more
After what seems like the 100th day in a row of packing and hauling toys and household items to the new house, I found myself blanking once again when it was time to figure out what on earth I was going to make for dinner tonight. I think I made 6 trips back and forth … Read more
It’s crazy me with my crazy green juice again. I was thinking this morning about why I drink this juice most mornings of the week. I want to be fit and healthy, but I also want to hold on to my remaining shreds of youth for as long as I can. Maxine was born when … Read more
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