It’s been this way since the beginning. The fighting. The violence. The holier than thou attitudes. It happened in Mesopotamia. It happened with Napolean, Julius Caeser and with Alexander the Great. The quest for power, control and to be better than everyone else, thinking that we ARE better than everyone else. Wanting something and feeling… [Read More]
National Donut Day is upon us: freebies and recipes
Tomorrow is the big day! My children have literally been asking me when National Donut Day is since last year. Mind you, we eat donuts throughout the year, but for some reason, this “holiday” resonates with them. So I’ll pick up our carpool clan and we’ll hit up Dunkin’ before school. Wondering where you can… [Read More]
Healthy Snack Ideas (when you’re trying to get fit but you really like ice cream)
With my current quest for health and fitness, I have had to totally revamp my daily snacks. I didn’t eat horribly before, but let’s just say I’ve never met a doughnut or pumpkin muffin that I didn’t like. The first week or so I was at a complete loss. Sure I knew to eat fruits… [Read More]
My kids gave me a reminder today
I’m driving a Toyota Sienna this week and the kids are in awe of the double sunroofs. We had them in our old Acura but not in our current Nissan. Apparently, they miss it. Who knew? I’ve been sort of cranky these past few days. I’m not sure if it’s the let down after all… [Read More]
Burn Boot Camp Update: One Month In
Y’all, it’s happening. I’m turning into one of those crazy work-out people. I’ve never been a huge exercise person. Yes, I do it because I want to stay healthy, but I’ve never been super regimented about it. I worked out in college…sometimes. I used to walk a lot at night. After kids, I joined the… [Read More]
OMG, I joined a boot camp
Jello. My legs currently feel like Jello. Yesterday, I squatted them into obliteration. Then this morning we ran, kicked, squatted, jumped and ran some more. Thank the heavenly father for the grocery cart. If not for that, I would have had to to crawl out of the grocery store after making a quick stop for… [Read More]
How the flu almost made me crazy
I have laundry to switch out but I’m avoiding it. I mean, it’s literally 10 feet away from me, but I’m pretending it’s not there. Call it laziness. Call it avoidance. Either way, I just don’t feel like it. Last Thursday, I picked up the boy child from school to find he had a 102… [Read More]
6 things to help calm the chaos
There’s a weight pressing against my chest. It’s been there for awhile. It’s rough out there right now. I hesitate to even open up my computer because there’s just SO MUCH — opinions, arguments, facts, lies, half-truths. I can’t deal with it and I know a lot of you can’t either. And that’s just the… [Read More]
39 things to do before I turn 40
Today is my birthday, my 39th birthday to be exact. That means I have exactly 365 days before I turn 40. I’ll admit that makes a part of me uneasy. Forty has always seemed so…old. But it’s not really, not at all, though shaking that mentality is difficult. I’ve got a year to get “okay”… [Read More]
Time Keeps On Ticking: My Word of the Year
I’ve been thinking about a “word of the year” for the past several days. Nothing was really sticking. I toyed with the idea of appreciation – to focus on what I have in front of me, appreciate my life for what it is etc. But after a day or two, of rolling around in my… [Read More]
