The sun is shining, birds are chirping, flowers are blooming — time to throw open those windows and air out the house. Those filthy, filthy windows. There must be some sign on them that only kids can see that says “wipe your grubby mitts here.” Window cleaning is a chore that I don’t get […]
Practical Weight Loss (You CAN lose weight this year!)
Early in my adult life I worked as a personal trainer. I had overcome weight struggles myself and wanted to help others with practical weight loss. I was young, naive and idealistic. I was also SINGLE, had DISPOSABLE INCOME, was WITHOUT CHILDREN, and without anything else that placed large demands on my time (a stressful career, caring […]
Revitalizing Your Marriage: Part 1
Change is in the air! We see it all over in nature as the the trees let go of the old to make eventual room for the new. This truth of nature got me thinking about what do I need to let go of so that my relationships can become revitalized. The first thing that […]
Welcome!
I’ll never forget it, it was a month or so after my colicky first born arrived. I was reading a book about parenting and the gal wrote about trying to go to the bathroom while holding a sleeping baby, followed by “What? you thought you were the only one who did that?” It was at that […]
Let’s face it, we all just want to be skinny: Hope for a busy mom
Early in my adult life I worked as a personal trainer. I had overcome weight struggles myself and wanted to help others do the same. I was young, naive and idealistic. I was also SINGLE, had DISPOSABLE INCOME, was WITHOUT CHILDREN, and without anything else that placed large demands on my time (a stressful career, caring for […]
My Sweet Reward: I’m doing a good job as a mom (& you are too!)
This fall marks the end of my reign as a mom of preschoolers. My youngest daughter, Maddie starts kindergarten this September. Man, am I going to miss my little buddy. I call this past year with just Maddie at home my sweet reward. While Kyle and Charlotte were at school, Maddie and I drank coffee, […]