May 14, 2015November 5, 2018
This past Mother’s Day I found myself in the unfortunate position of writing the eulogy from my own mother. Before she passed I asked her what her proudest moment was...
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May 2, 2015November 5, 2018
I had to take a break today; just a walk around the neighborhood. I passed by a field of flowers encircled by a barbed wire fence. That’s what hospice feels like. ...
March 31, 2015November 5, 2018
My day started at 4 a.m., after about as many hours of sleep, and greeted me an extra two pounds of water weight from drinking diet soda on my double...
March 20, 2015November 5, 2018
This week I was filled with anxiety. About two weeks before I competed in the Arnold Amateur my mother had to go back to the hospital to have 1.5 liters...
March 13, 2015November 5, 2018
Like a lot of women, I’ve had body issues the majority of my life. Obesity, diabetes and heart disease run in my family and I did the yo-yo diet thing...
February 9, 2015November 5, 2018
If you really want to start a fun conversation, ask people what they think about 50 Shades of Grey. I’ve heard everything from frustration that the Sons of Anarchy guy...
January 12, 2015November 5, 2018
My two favorite topics are fitness and education. On the surface they may not seem related, but the book I recently finished, The Smartest Kids in the World and How...
December 20, 2014November 5, 2018
Each December it’s natural to reflect on how your life has changed the past year. Remember those Christmas newsletters that used to be popular but now that everyone’s on Facebook...
December 4, 2014November 5, 2018
My mother quit smoking 30 years ago, which is why we were really confused by her diagnosis of lung cancer this summer. But since she had smoked in the past, we...
November 22, 2014November 5, 2018
Everything was just a little off that day. My mother always gets her labs done first to make sure her blood count is high enough to get her weekly chemo,...
November 12, 2014November 5, 2018
It’s Whatever Wednesday, so today I’m writing about my dabbling with the idea of homeschooling my kids. When my daughter, Rylee, was four this was a really big topic in my...
October 23, 2014November 5, 2018
In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month and, you know, turning 40, I had my first mammogram today. It was quick, relatively painless and quite peculiar. For those of...
October 17, 2014November 5, 2018
I love funny books, and I just found a great one called, I See You Made An Effort – Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50, by...
October 7, 2014November 5, 2018
If you are younger than 32 do not read this post. It might frighten you and you probably cannot relate to the stuff at this point in your life. I’m...
September 30, 2014November 5, 2018
Some months fly by in a blink; September crawled by slower than molasses in the middle of winter. I was begging for the month to be over. Knowing that a)...
September 25, 2014November 5, 2018
I don’t know about you, but my life keeps getting crazier every day. I mean, I guess I’m due; after all I’ve had a solid two years in a row of overall happiness....
