Month: April 2012

  • Your Children Want YOU! | The Power of Moms

    This is a GREAT reminder to all of us parents – trying to do it all. Stop, breathe and remember what truly counts…   Your Children Want YOU! via Your Children Want YOU! | The Power of Moms. There’s something deeper going on in family life than can ever be expressed on a social network.…

  • Squats and Fish Oil

    We did a good shoulder workout today! Warmup 50 Double Unders 2x bear crawl inchworm Push up Hollow Rocks Mobility Skill Handstands WOD As many rounds as possible in 12 mins of: 3 Handstand Push-ups 6 Kettlebell Swings 9 Knees-to-elbows 10 Rounds.

  • It Happens For A Reason

    I have talked about this before but the power of self talk and believing in yourself!  This morning during our skill session, we were working on handstands. A new athlete walked up to the wall and said there is no way I can do this, right before she tried. I looked at her and pulled…

  • Power Snatch

    Because of the chest cold, I skipped 5 days in a ROW working out. Unheard of for me really! But I am now well rested and reset and ready for some progress! Warmup 150 Single Jump Ropes/50 Dus 2x 10 Squats 5 Burpees 25Ft Walking Lunges 10 Pass Thrus 10 Good Mornings Skill Snatch WOD…

  • Road Trip with Purpose

    What a spring break it has been — Lots of beautiful weather, down time, time spent with the kids and hubby, cleaning and a road trip. I can’t forget the 2 days I spent in bed tackling whatever bug knocked me down.  I am ready to get back into the routine of my life —…

  • What Eating Too Much Sugar Does to Your Brain

    What Eating Too Much Sugar Does to Your Brain Overeating, poor memory formation, learning disorders, depression  – all have been linked in recent research to the over-consumption of sugar. And these linkages point to a problem that is only beginning to be better understood: what our chronic intake of added sugar is doing to our brains. According…

  • Excuses for NOT making ideas happen

    I ran across this blog post the other day that really resonated with me — and they used a Yiddish proverb, so how could I not love it! 99 Excuses For NOT Making Ideas Happen There’s an old Yiddish proverb that goes, “If you don’t want to do something, one excuse is as good as…

  • it’s kicking my butt.

    i’ve been i bed going on two days with a bad chest cold …. it’s kicking my butt.

  • Getting Back to Nature

    I had a great day yesterday. The weather was perfect, I am off from work and I spent a large part of the day with my kids, outdoors being active. We went to Great Country Farms and just ran around, climbed on things — got back to nature! It was such a great day and…

  • Get Your Kids Outside and Moving!

    Too Few Kids Getting Outdoors With Mom or Dad Nearly half of all U.S. preschool-age children don’t get outdoors at least once a day for parent-supervised playtime, researchers reported Monday, causing concern among experts who say early exercise habits could protect children from obesity later in life. Many children might not be getting enough outdoor…