February 18, 2014
When you go to bed at night do you often feel like you have a million things to do and you have a tough time unwinding? That’s where I’m at...
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February 14, 2014
Valentine’s Day can translate into a lot of calories whether you’re in a relationship (champagne, overpriced dinner, chocolate) or single (wine, overpriced Ben & Jerry’s, chocolate) so why not fight...
February 13, 2014
Pop Quiz: Do you like drinking water? A) I love it! I could drink it straight up all the live long day! B) Hate it. C) If I flavor it...
February 12, 2014
Catholic school requires that all students wear a uniform. The reasoning behind this is if everybody looks the same, pupils will be less distracted by fashion and better able to...
February 9, 2014
One of the blogs I follow, The Mommelah, recently posted a check-in to her New Year’s Resolutions. It then occurred to me that I usually print up monthly goals, but...
February 7, 2014
The 2014 Winter Olympics started today in Sochi, Russia. While there’s a lot to be excited about, including a dozen new events, there seems to be a dark cloud over...
February 6, 2014
Austin, Texas is in an weather-related uproar today. It was 25 degrees, or as people in Chicago would say, “it was a nice day.” They delayed school for two hours...
February 3, 2014
What do you call a person who goes to New Orleans, drinks like a fish, parties like a rock star, eats whatever she wants, and doesn’t gain weight or get...
January 29, 2014
This Sunday, February 2, millions of people will be celebrating my 40th birthday The Super Bowl. I’ve been feeling rather bummed all week because while tons of people will be...
January 23, 2014
Austin, Texas has decided to be trendy and suddenly turned cold today. In fact, it’s going to (maybe) snow a few flurries tonight. I hate the cold. “But, Lisa,” you...
January 22, 2014
Pop Quiz: What’s your favorite carbohydrate? Pasta Bread Cereal Oatmeal Potatoes Rice Other I used to love, love, LOVE pasta, but the last time I ate it I felt sick...
January 20, 2014
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here are some of his quotes originally said within the context of fighting racism, but that can easily translate into other areas...
January 17, 2014
Dear Lisa, I really love your blog and want to start a fitness blog to keep myself accountable, but don’t know where to begin. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!...
January 13, 2014
Today I was feeling totally overwhelmed. I had stuff to do for work, food shopping, help assistant coach my daughter’s Destination Imagination team, and no matter where I looked in...
January 6, 2014
I was going to write a post earlier today, but I was busy with my kids. They are still home from school because my children’s school district hates parents. Maybe...
January 3, 2014
Did you ever read the book The Secret? It was wildly popular in 2006. The film version was playing the other night and I began to watch it. (Spoiler alert...
