We’re a few weeks into the new year. A new decade in fact. For some, it’s a fresh start. A clean slate. A moment to start (or re-start) again. I love that feeling of a new year or a new week for that matter. But this year was different. The chance to jump-start a new […]
Here’s something you might not hear a girl say. I HATE spending money. Not just money on myself, but money period. My husband is much less conservative about money leaving us than me. But he is great about communicating about if and when he spends money. I have a spreadsheet with all of our monthly […]
It’s almost two in the afternoon. Reece has been napping for about an hour, which means I have another thirty minutes of quiet time. Yep, I get a full hour and a half that I can use to unload the dishwasher, clean my house, fold laundry, write a blog post that’s due in two days […]
I spun and lifted my way through my 20’s. I jogged, kick boxed and Bodypumped my way through the decade. Youthful, energetic and free of familial obligations, I worked my butt off daily at the gym, I discovered my fitness passion. Fitness was my biggest hobby and my passion. In fact, I spent so much […]
I don’t know about you, but my Januarys usually just stink. The post-holiday let-down and re-entry struggle after vacation are REAL, as are the slightttttly tight pants, a house full of glitter and laundry to put away, and overwhelming thoughts about a WHOLE new year stretching out in front of me. While others are making resolutions, […]
A few years into motherhood, I didn’t recognize myself. Obviously, life was drastically different than it was pre-baby. And for me personally, this period of my life also meant quitting a job I loved. And moving several states away from anything and anyone familiar. It was a grand adventure, but also terribly disorienting. For a while, […]
The first month of the year is over. If you are anything like me, January always seems to drag on. Like it has 375 days rather than 31. As we get back into the routine after the holidays, days can get long; and it’s right in the middle of cold and flu season. I spend […]
Did you know that continuous, prolonged stress is bad for the system? Like, really bad. In the beginning of the pandemic, I couldn’t believe how stressed I constantly felt. The weight was unrelenting. A few weeks in I realized I had to do something about the stress. I was hardly eating and I didn’t rest […]
I spent my 40th birthday on hospital bedrest pregnant with my soon to be born son. Fast forward to today and my bundle of joy is now a lively teenager. The years have gone by, and I will celebrate my 55th birthday in 2020. With age comes an expanding mid-section in my mid-life, I’d rather […]
New Years Resolutions Year after year, as far as I can remember, I always make the same New Year’s resolution: To lose weight and get to my ideal weight. I start off full speed ahead by going to the gym and eating healthy then somewhere around celebrations, vacations and just life I lose track of […]