Birthday Struggle
I have a birthday coming up. Getting older has never bothered me, and while I joke about being old, I also know my husband will always be older. Next week, I’ll be 35 and for [...]
More Than A Habit
In my workout group, I’m one of the regulars who comes almost no matter what. I thrive on a routine in general, my daughter usually gets some park time or time playing with friends (often [...]
Showing Up
Anyone in my regular class will tell you that I’m famous for saying “at least you showed up” or something similar whenever anyone says they’re struggling that day, or they don’t feel like working out. [...]
A Few extra Pounds
I feel like overall I have pretty good body image and self-esteem. I try to set a good example for my daughter. For example, I admonished my mom’s best friend once for saying something negative [...]
Cholesterol
I have a confession. I’ve always had high cholesterol. Like, scary high. So high that at one point (in my twenties, just to give you context) my PCP wanted to put me on a statin [...]
Listening to My Body
Yesterday I made an interesting discovery about myself. My 35 year old body is rejecting jumping jacks. Yesterday my right foot simply said “Nope. No more of that nonsense.” And it told me this in [...]
New Year, New Me?
I generally don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I believe that if you feel you need to make a change in your life, you make it then rather than waiting around for some arbitrary date to [...]
Blog Intro
Allow me to introduce myself. I’m a 30-something (but who’s counting?), married, stay at home mom of one. I’m a lot of other things too, but those seem to be the big ones everyone is [...]