Category: General Reflections

  • First Lady Sets Sights on Global Waistlines

    First Lady Sets Sights on Global Waistlines | TakePart – Inspiration to Action. One year into her ambitious “Let’s Move” campaign to fight obesity in America and encourage the country to make better choices in the kitchen, First Lady Michelle Obama is taking her crusade to the world stage. In an interview to mark the…

  • TED TALK: Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work

  • Cancer Sucks

    The journey is the reward – Chinese Proverb Today I am trying an evening class at Crossfit Impavidus to mix things up a bit so I slept in and will head there for the 730p class. I haven’t spoken much about our cancer journey lately – not because it doesn’t continue to color everything we…

  • Hit the Nail on the Head

    So I seriously had the best birthday yesterday. I woke up, worked out, headed to a baby shower lunch with some friends, came home, napped, and then headed out for a party thrown by some good friends. There is nothing like just living in the moment and enjoying your life.  I felt loved. So much…

  • 25 Years After Disaster, Keeping the Challenger Spirit Alive

    On the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, there was a collective gasp as Americans watched the space shuttle Challenger break apart just 73 seconds after it lifted off from Florida on what was supposed to be a mission of discovery and education. All seven astronauts died, including Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher chosen to go…

  • A Weather Induced Mini Workout for You!

    Scotty and I went out on a dinner date last nite — and did some errands while we were out. One of the things we started doing after he got sick was to ensure we spent some ‘alone’ time together. So we would go out once a week on a ‘date’. Nothing fancy — usually…

  • End of a Year: Just be yourself

    As the year comes to a close – I like to take some time to look at what I have done this year and find new inspiration to start the new year with a renewed commitment to health. I saw this on a Facebook status this morning: “Every new year people make resolutions to change…

  • Sleeping In

    I have got to get back on the clean eating program again.  I have had cookies, pie, ice cream, whipped cream, and BREAD! Yes i did — last night when we were out for Scott’s birthday.  I feel like crap though — not sleeping very well, overall fatigued. Shows what crap eating does to your…

  • If you hang around the barber shop, you get a haircut.

    One of my favorite quotes lately is this: “Sometimes, when we decide to live a healthier life, we must leave behind friends who are not traveling the same path.” – by Unknown And i post this on occasion because I think its very true. If you hang around people that are not into healthy living,…

  • You will get Back on Even Ground

    I loved this post by Mel over at The Clothes Make the Girl — because she calls it like she sees it. I am trying to be realistic and realize it’s ok to indulge once in a while — it doesn’t make you a failure or a bad person. You let yourself indulge – nothing…