Category: Tips/Suggestions

  • Eating Well on a Budget

    From Underground Wellness:

  • Reflections on Letting Yourself Go

    Sometimes when I am driving to work or out doing an errand – I will randomly notice other women that look to be close to may age. Some of them look great – while others, well they don’t look their best. In some cases, it looks like they have given up any sense of self.…

  • Take Them A Meal!

    What a great, great idea. I know this would have come in handy when Scott was sick. In December of 2007, a close friend of ours collapsed from the sudden onset of a heart condition. The phone rang day and night because family, friends and neighbors wanted to help by bringing meals to her husband…

  • News to Note

    A few items to share: Today’s PSA: Exercise with caution in today’s inferno It’s been so darn hot the past week or so in the DC area and East Coast.  Make sure you are paying attention to tips and advice about exercising in this sort of heat. It tends to sneak up on you and…

  • July 2010 Villager – The Dirty Dozen

    As a way to give back – every month I write an article for my local homeowner’s association magazine – the Villager. Here is July’s article: The Dirty Dozen – Organic Food Information Live Fit and Sore – July 2010– Page 14

  • Summer suit season is here!

    Summer suit season is here!

    Friday means Rest Day! I appreciate this day so much – get a few extra Zzzz’s, get up and don’t have to rush with the kids, and let my body rest. Makes me very happy – I am planning on getting up early to go for a run before the heat of the day comes…

  • List of Free Summer Movie Fun

    DullesMoms.com List of Summer Movie Fun. Free Family Film Festival We have planned a fun-filled summer of select movies for kids and parents. Regal has proudly offered this free summer fun since 1991. Oh, did we mention that it’s FREE! Selected G or PG movies start at 10:00am every Tuesday and Wednesday during the festival.…

  • Coconut Water. Have you tried it?

    Coconut Water. Have you tried it? There are a ton of benefits to Coconut Water. It is high in potassium, contains natural sugars and has a lot less sodium that sports drinks, It’s a natural way to hydrate instead of drinking sports drinks like Gatorade.  It’s got a bit different texture and consistency than water…

  • getting lost in the gluttony

    Heading up to my home town, Cranford NJ for the weekend. A short weekend road trip to see my mom and my sister, Connie. We will hit NYC, the Jersey Shore and many many diners – I hope! 🙂 Nothing like New Jersey Diners.… If you have never been to one, you are missing a…

  • 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…