Live Fit and Sore

Category: Parenting/Family

  • Thrusters here we come —

    Happy 7th Birthday to my crazy, funny, quirky son Nate Dogg!  He has kept things in our lives super interesting and his personality has shown from day 1.   This week has been a series of very hard, challenging but great WODs at CrossFit Impavidus. There have been a bunch of skills thrust upon me…

  • Vacation…

  • Happy Birthday to my Beautiful Daughter!

    Today is my beautiful Hannah Bea’s 9th birthday. It is hard to believe that it has been 9 years since I took that trip to Reston Hospital that forever changed my life. I became a Mom. What a wonderful journey it is — This morning’s workout was fun — I can’t begin to tell you…

  • Bear Down Arizona!

    Bear Down Arizona — What a great win last night over Duke to land themselves in the Great 8 — What a great story this will make — I took today as a rest day. After all those deadlifts yesterday, my back is feeling it. It’s not the type of pain where I hurt it…

  • Cancer — sucks.

    Kim Hill dies at 44; woman’s childhood cancer battle inspired creation of Ronald McDonald House It’s always interesting to learn about the origins of things that seem like they have been around forever. Hannah, along with some of her friends, raised money for the Ronald Mcdonald House a few years ago – but I never…

  • Hi Ho, Hi Ho – it’s off to nature we go…

    I had a really fun Friday night – I went over my friend Sara’s house – who invited me and our friend Anu for dinner. It was so nice to chat and laugh with them. Both of these women really inspire me in so many ways – that I am so thankful for being in…

  • Nate is going Gluten Free

    Clues to Gluten Sensitivity So I have heard all about gluten sensitivity. Was convinced that I have a sensitivity to it — been aligning with a Paleo view of eating — no wheat, rice, beans,anything with gluten, dairy. Fresh fruit, veggies, lean meat, nuts, berries — and would say I am probably 80-90% on target.…

  • Harnessing the Power of the Mom Blogger

    Harnessing the Power of the Mom Blogger Yeah, I know. THE latest advice on child-rearing, baby products and prenatal yoga stretches is not being found in conversations over the picket fence but rather in Twitter messages, blog rolls and on Facebook walls. To that end, marketers have been increasingly harnessing the power of mothers online…

  • Family Remembers Auschwitz Survivor Zygmunt Choroszy

    Family Remembers Auschwitz Survivor Zygmunt Choroszy. I loved reading this story and what an amazing man Zygmunt must have been. The courage, tenacity and strength he must have possessed to go through what he did and end up with an amazing family life and be an amazing person. Really an great example of ‘it doesn’t…

  • Cancer Support Blogs

    I was recently contacted by Roxanne McAnn at Nursingschools.net about a recent article on their own blog about bloggers who have opened their lives and experiences to help others going thru the same. They have included my blog! I am so honored and this is truly what it’s all about for me — giving back…