March 23, 2017
Anne Lamont, author of the writing book “Bird by Bird”, has a really funny essay in it called, “Shitty 1st Drafts”. In it she says that most people think that successful...
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March 21, 2017March 21, 2017
In a mere 10 (ten) weeks Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer/bikini season, will be upon us. Are you ready? If your answer is, ‘Hell no!’ I was like that...
March 16, 2017November 5, 2018
Looking for new salad ideas? This one is easy to make, full of fiber and (I daresay) tastes really good due to the mix of flavors and textures. Kale and...
March 15, 2017
My Body is a Science Project My original concept of bodybuilding was Hanz und Franz from SNL dropping dumbbells and saying they wanted to “Pump. You Up!” I had no...
March 12, 2017
One of the most frustrating things for my clients (and me too) is that they will eat clean all morning through lunch and then somewhere between 3-7 pm there is...
March 8, 2017
Happy International Women’s Day! This is a great day to thank all the women in your life and support local women-owned businesses as well. And speaking of that… I will be...
March 6, 2017
My husband’s words of advice to me when I signed up to do my first bodybuilding competition were, “Don’t lift too heavy! You don’t want to look scary.” Ha! I...
March 1, 2017March 1, 2017
I’m Catholic so this week I get to transition from the gluttonous celebrations of Marti Gras/Carnival/Fat Tuesday into the season of Lent, fasting and abstinence from meat on Fridays. Marti...
February 20, 2017
It’s been a long process, but for a good cause. My husband and I trained for a half marathon to help raise money for our friend’s son, JJ, who was paralyzed...
February 16, 2017
My husband, Henri, looked pale and was still holding the phone in his hand. Something was terribly wrong. I wanted to design some T-shirts to sell on my blog and was...
February 14, 2017February 14, 2017
I was standing in line, dutifully purchasing Minions Valentine’s Day cards and pink cupcakes for my son’s school party when the cashier just went off on a rant. “What’s the...
February 7, 2017February 20, 2017
7 Ways to Deal with an Injury I totally injured myself last week. (Happy birthday?) I was doing a short run mid-week and tripped on an uneven sidewalk and managed to...
February 2, 2017
I’m 43 years old today. Every year as a gift to myself I do something that forces me outside of my comfort zone; I call it my birthday scare. It’s...
February 1, 2017November 19, 2018
I’m pulling out all the stops for marathon training this week! Yesterday there was an uphill/downhill running technique video from my “American Grit” cast mate (and former NFL receiver) Tony...
January 31, 2017November 19, 2018
Tony, aka Touchdown Tony Simmons, is a former NFL and CFL receiver who played for the New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants and he currently...
January 31, 2017February 20, 2017
Ok, so my husband and I were going to run 10 glorious miles through a hilly park I had visited once previously while our two children rode their bicycles alongside. ...
