September 10, 2014November 5, 2018
Today’s task from the I’m Too Busy to Take Care of Myself Challenge: Day #6 – Meditate Meditate, or as I like to call it, Zzzzzzzzzz, is supposed to make...
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September 9, 2014November 5, 2018
Challenge #5 of the I’m Too Busy to Take Care of Myself Challenge: Eat Fruit in the Morning Fruit is sometimes called “God’s dessert”; other times it’s called dieter’s antichrist. Why...
September 8, 2014
To say I feel overwhelmed is an understatement. This month my mother (who recently moved in with us) starts chemo, radiation and physical therapy, both kids are back to school,...
September 7, 2014November 5, 2018
This month is the I’m Too Busy to Take Care of Myself Challenge. There are only 25 days of the challenge, ’cause, let’s face it, we’re all too damn busy...
September 6, 2014
Are you ready for Day 1 of the I’m Too Busy to Take Care of Myself Challenge? Challenge #1 – Spend Time with Someone You Love “Hey wait,” you may...
September 5, 2014
“I’m too busy” is one of the most common reasons/excuses for not leading a healthy lifestyle. I totally fall into this category at the moment, but I don’t want to...
September 3, 2014November 5, 2018
Do you believe in signs? I don’t think much about them, but this was kind of interesting. The other day my mother had an MRI to see if her lung...
August 29, 2014November 5, 2018
Prometheus had angered Zeus, king of the gods, by stealing fire for the humans, so Zeus devised a way to punish mankind: he created a woman. And her name was...
August 28, 2014November 5, 2018
It’s been two months since they found a tumor on my mom’s lung and she still has not started treatment. Why? Because the lab in NJ (where my mother lived)...
August 26, 2014November 5, 2018
This weekend I was invited to attend a fancy ball. Confession: I didn’t want to go. The past 8 weeks I’ve been fighting (and losing) a battle against looking and...
August 25, 2014
Son, Tonight you are my little boy (sorry, my “medium” boy. You’ve taken offense to the term “little” after you turned five.) And tomorrow you’re an official big kid, starting...
August 23, 2014
Pop Quiz: Which teen-girl-saves-the-world movie is your favorite? A) The Hunger Games/Catching Fire B) Divergent This is a tough one. Hunger Games’ Katniss is a naturally born badass killing small animals...
August 22, 2014
While doing cardio yesterday, my friend, Kim, and I discussed our summer weight gains but agreed it would get better next week. Why? Because next week children all over the...
August 20, 2014November 5, 2018
We went to the oncologist on Monday and she said the median life expectancy for someone with my mother’s stage of lung cancer is 12-18 months. I told my mom...
August 17, 2014
Two major events happen this week: my mother goes to the oncologist tomorrow to get her treatment game plan and my son has Kindergarten Orientation. Oh my. In preparation for...
August 16, 2014
It’s been about half a month since my last blog post. Are you ready to catch up? Good. My mom went into the hospital on July 2 after falling in...
