Live Fit and Sore

Category: Kindness Matters

  • Approaching the World with Good Intentions

    I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the effects of how you see your world has on how situations play out in your life. I had a discussion with my brother over the weekend about kindness and approaching things with the idea that everyone around you has good intentions when they do what they…

  • Baby, It’s Cold Outside in the DMV Area

    I know there are a ton of people out there that live in cold weather and it’s just another day to them. However, in the Northern VA/DC metro area –this is not normal weather. It’s minus degrees with the wind today and holy crap – it’s cold. And for the third day in a row,…

  • Renew, Refresh, Restart

    I am still on cloud nine thinking about my newest niece, Simone Leigh, who arrived in the world on Thursday January 2 -weighing in at 8lbs 4oz and 21 inches long. There is something about a new baby to renew your spirit.   I woke up this morning feeling great – I remembered to take…

  • Focus on The Process Not The Goal

    Second day of the new year – My kids head back to school for two days, life resumes the routine. I’ve been thinking about what I want to work on this year. I dont like to set goals per se – I’ve never been big on setting Resolutions. As I have found out, life throws…

  • Benefits of a Sauna for Athletes

    The end of 2013 is almost here – boy what a year right? For me it was full of big changes – training at a new gym, getting laid off from a job I was ready to leave but couldn’t pull the trigger myself, working on my weaknesses and discovering lots of new things about…

  • 6 Questions To Help you Focus For the New Year

    Last night was spent with good friends celebrating Scotty’s birthday. We laughed a lot, some drank a lot and got home late – so I went to a later class this morning only to find out I was the only one that showed up. Coach Dan and me – Although I appreciate the attention, it’s…

  • Happy Birthday to the Silver Fox

    I think next year for Christmas, I am going to go easy on the number of gifts for each kid. How do you do that though when your kiddos already have these high expectations of what they will receive? Well – I like the suggestions in the blog post linked below — strategic deprivation throughout…

  • Christmas Eve – Be Happy

    Here we are – Christmas Eve. I have a ton of wrapping to do and I will try to be in the holiday spirit. Sometimes I think these holidays do more damage to people than help. People get cranky, some kids forget how lucky they are and become greedy little brats, everything is rush, rush,…

  • Almost There — Christmas

    We are almost there — Christmas is two days away. I don’t know about anyone else, but this does not tend to be the happiest time of the year for me.  The stress of getting everything done, the overeating, the change in my routine. It can all be too much. However, on the more positive…

  • Happy Birthday CrossFit Chick: Christmas Abbott

    There are quite a few things on my mind today – Yesterday, I posted this pic of me and my friend Kath who has joined our 6a group at Highbar CrossFit. My sister and I were talking and she asked me how long I have been at Highbar CrossFit.  She said you were at that…