March 20, 2025March 20, 2025
Do you like podcasts? My interview on Women Beyond the Table just went live today. We talked about ways to start over and try new things at any age, even...
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February 2, 2025
Every year I do something to scare myself. It’s kind of like having a bucket list only instead of doing 100 things and dropping dead, I do one thing and...
January 1, 2025
Happy New Year! Ah, yes, that time of year for resolutions and goals. This year I’m trying a few things based on deep research (I watched several YouTube videos) and...
December 9, 2024December 9, 2024
Howdy. If you’re reading this my guess is you’re going through some shit right now. Been there, done that, and I’m sending you a virtual hug through this blog post....
November 22, 2024
I feel bad about my neck. Let’s start there. I’m a pretty positive person, but the neck thing that happens to us 50+ women is such a randomly weird and...
June 28, 2024
Hey everyone! I wanted to give a quick update on my training for a fitness competition now that I’m 50, but first I wanted to share some good personal news....
March 16, 2024March 16, 2024
Do you ever fantasize what it would be like to have a home gym? I’m not talking about a bench press in the garage either, I mean like a high-end,...
March 4, 2024March 4, 2024
Happy book birthday, “To Rescue a Witch”! It’s taken 3 1/2 years to finish my debut novel, but it’s finally for sale in paperback ($11.99) and Kindle ($4.99). Thank you...
February 29, 2024February 29, 2024
Hi everyone! I’m giving away 100 copies of my book on Goodreads. Here is a link for your chance to win: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/383820-to-rescue-a-witch The giveaway ends on Monday, March 4, when...
February 2, 2024February 1, 2024
Holy moly I’m half a century years old! I’m actually pretty happy about it. If you’ve been following my blog for a while now you know that every year for...
January 5, 2024
The year may be new, but are you still holding onto toxic fitness clutter that’s bogging you down? I know I was. What’s toxic fitness? Anything that makes you feel...
January 1, 2024December 31, 2023
Happy New Year! Are you a person who writes goals? I’ve been writing resolutions since I was a kid. My mom always wrote her resolutions (lose weight, quit smoking, etc.)...
December 30, 2023
When I was 38 I had a bit of a midlife crisis. My business was failing, my marriage was on the rocks, my doctor told me I was borderline obese...
September 29, 2023
I had such great plans for this year. My husband and I were going to do a bodybuilding competition together in July and then celebrate with a working vacation to...
July 24, 2023
I was 19 years old, researching the difference between quality of education in urban versus suburban schools that included interviewing third graders and asking them about their experience. That’s when...
June 30, 2023
Scotland is a gorgeous country full of mountains and hills that I wanted to climb. That goal was a little rough considering: a) I live in Texas and b) I...
