Live Fit and Sore

Category: Parenting/Family

  • It’s the small moments that mean so much

  • A wonderful morning!

    I went for a run this morning with 2 of my favorite ladies. We met at Partlows on the W&OD Trail and did 4 miles together – I ran .5 mi there and back to meet them.  It certainly makes the time go by faster and the run seem easier when you have good company.…

  • Crazy for Cranford: New Yorkers won over by this New Jersey town’s all-American charm

    Crazy for Cranford: New Yorkers won over by this New Jersey town’s all-American charm. Cranford is my hometown. I grew up there, graduated high school there, and have family still there. It’s a nice town and I didn’t realize it then, but a wonderful place to grow up as a kid. Close to NYC, close…

  • Notable News

    Still a bit under the weather so my initial idea of getting up and going for a run fell to the wayside. I did want to share some interesting news I have come across the past few days: Vitamin D and colorectal cancer focus of new Arizona study U of AZ is my Alma mater…

  • Sleep does a body good

    In addition to me being a bit under the weather, my real job has been insanely busy. I work for an education company and the time before Back to school is our busiest. We are feverishly working trying to get our ducks in a row ready for the upcoming school year.  It seems that everyone…

  • Weekends are for fun

    I’m just out and about enjoying the day. The DC area is having a gorgeous weather day and I am taking full advantage of it. I am running the AOL 5K tomorrow morning so I am resting up. I hope where ever you are – you are being active and having fun! That’s what weekends…

  • Books make a difference – and you can help kids in need

    Read about this over at Melicious’s Blog: The Clothes Make the Girl Not only am I a big proponent of helping and giving back, I also work in the education field – so reading/books=right up my alley. Books Make a Difference. BlogHer and BookRenter are donating 1000 books to kids in need, and all you…

  • Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Lemonade Days – June 11, 12 & 13

    I had the pleasure of meeting Jay and Liz Scott, the parents of an extraordinary little girl – Alex – and hearing their story a few years ago during a Leadership camp I organized for student’s that attend K12, Inc.* schools. After that meeting, we were so inspired , K12, Inc. partnered with them to…

  • Top Perfumes Contain Hazardous Secret Chemicals

    Top Perfumes Contain Hazardous Secret Chemicals, Report Finds Failing to name the chemicals in a fragrance is legal under the Federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1973. Though that law requires companies to list cosmetics ingredients on product labels, it explicitly exempts requiring breaking out the specific components of a perfume or cologne. Instead,…

  • It’s going to end up biting us in the ass

    Rachael Ray Lobbies Capitol for School Lunch Bill – NYTimes.com. Instead, she grimaced, leaned in and sounded off about the federal Child Nutrition Act and what she considers to be the government’s stingy reimbursement rates for school lunches. “Ridiculous,” she said. Rachel Ray also has a non-profit called Yum-o! Check it out for good recipes…