Live Fit and Sore

Category: General Reflections

  • Becoming More Kind and Tolerant

    I think a fitting way to recognize the importance of this date is to talk about Becoming Kinder. How we can all do things in our life to become kinder to others and more tolerant of other people’s ideas. How to Be Kinder: 11 Fine Tips Here are some suggestions on how to start the…

  • Did They Really Just Say That?

    Here’s to having a good laugh today! It’s almost Friday but not quite so enjoy this collection of famous game shows and some of the stupid answers heard over the years! Best Of Stupid Game Show Answers

  • Just Another Sunday

    I did some coaching this morning and then spent the rest of the AM time helping Coach Jerry set up his gymnastics area at the box.  All of that equipment had just been sitting there and it was time to get it sorted out.  One thing is for sure about me — i may have…

  • Cirque du Soleil: Totem at The Plateau at National Harbor Aug 15 – Oct 7th

    Today is shaping up to be a much better day than earlier this week! Life is about ebbs and flows, peaks and valleys — you know the drill. The turnaround started yesterday when a friend at work asked if I wanted to take a walk. The weather is beautiful right now in the DC area,…

  • What a Week It’s Been and It’s only Weds!

    No One Likes An Eeyore I’m having not the greatest of weeks so far. I know there is hope to turn it around but man, yesterday really sucked in so many different ways and I am full of emotion about it. Today’s heavy lift didn’t help keep my emotions under wrap either.  I am sure…

  • Focus Your Energy in Your Swim Lane

    Don’t you love this quote. Its so true — your mind has a way of going into all the possible scenarios when you give it time to simmer over a decision or situation.  Sometimes you just have to let it go or it will drive you crazy. I coached this morning and I gotta tell…

  • 6 Things To Help Me Improve in Thirty Days

    I have a lot on my mind — so much so that I woke up with a headache. A lot of what’s on my mind is causing me a lot of grief. First off — I went to my doctor yesterday and accidentally saw the number on the scale. Whenever I get weighed, I make…

  • Paranoia is a Full Time Job

    I’ve been really looking into the relationships in my life and what makes me choose certain kinds of people and what behaviors trigger my insecurities and my defense mechanisms start come out in full force. At my age, I shouldn’t be so concerned with what others think and focus on doing what I do, the…

  • Swim Lanes

    I’m feeling about 80% like myself — and of course that means I go workout. Does it mean I should have gone –shrug! Along with being sick, I am going through a lot of self evaluation right now and not sure if that’s what is depressing me. I haven’t felt this down in a long…

  • Bring Home The Bacon…

    I am so happy that someone who has been there, done that wrote this. I think many of us Moms – in our mid 30s to 40s have or are now realizing the choices we have to make in order to have a career. I remember my single Mom working long hours to further her…