As many of you have read I have struggled with finding the will to exercise for many years now. I’ve made excuses for excuses and had convinced myself that even walking was just too much for me to handle. While reading an article on the beach last week something FiNaLlY sank in and I thought to myself, “StopContinue reading “You Can Do It!”
Category Archives: Getting Real
A Tradition of Giving
This past weekend my son went to a 5th birthday party for his friend, but instead of bringing a present for the Birthday Boy, he brought a bathing suit that will be donated along with a sackful of others to children who until now didn’t own a bathing suit of their own. My friend BridgetContinue reading “A Tradition of Giving”
{Liars, Deceivers, & Manipulators}
“Yah, you know who you are. You constantly BaDgEr us with your lies, deceive us to believe things that are not true about ourselves and others, and manipulate us to do absolutely stupid and crazy things that no SaNe person would ever do. You’re relentless, fickle, exasperating, and oh so annoying. One day CoLd, the next dayContinue reading “{Liars, Deceivers, & Manipulators}”
PAUSE
My husband and I have had a lot of changes in our life recently. Without thinking about it I have felt the need to want to RuSh through the unpleasant times and fAst foRwaRd to the days that I dream about everything being perfect (clean house, perfectly behaved kids, more free time, etc). How manyContinue reading “PAUSE”
Put Your Blinders On
Do you make decisions based on the people around you? DeeP dOwN did you decide to buy a new car because all your friends and family recently upgraded theirs? Did you put your kid in t-ball because you felt the pressure from the other parents? Have you recently felt the need to go on anContinue reading “Put Your Blinders On”
Are You Focused?
Have you stayed focused on the goals you set for yourself to accomplish before the summer months hit? Are there areas you need to target as the weather warms up and the BBQ’s get grilling? I think we all start out with great intentions to succeed, but somehow LiFe just gets in the way ofContinue reading “Are You Focused?”
The ReAL ME…
I recently read a facebook post from a college friend. Much like the writers of this blog, she is a “get real” kind of gal. This week she decided to go against the status quo and post the top ten “not so appealing” qualities about herself and her daily life. I know I share manyContinue reading “The ReAL ME…”
{Mommy Wars}
Ok, sometimes you just have to SpEaK uP and say, “Hold on a minute! I thought we (women) were in this thing ToGeThEr!!” If you’ve been watching the news the last couple of days you undoubtedly heard the comment Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen made about Ann Romney (the Republican candidate, Mitt’s wife) not working a dayContinue reading “{Mommy Wars}”
This Isn’t Working
How many times have you thought up a wonderful idea in your head but, when it came down to execution, it was much more difficult than you planned? Did you continue to force it to work or did you step back and realize ‘this isn’t working’? I can think of nUmeRouS times I’ve tried to forceContinue reading “This Isn’t Working”
Lazy Girls Workout
After New Years I cracked down and put a lot of time into meal planning and started working toward my weight watchers goal weight. As I’ve said before (to see my weight loss post click here) it isn’t like I had a lot of weight to lose, but the 10 to 15 pounds that creep up onContinue reading “Lazy Girls Workout”
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