Hello readers …. I’ve missed writing to you. Just a short note to kick this off…. This year, I am approaching my 50th birthday. Fifteen weeks from now (well, 14 1/2, technically, but whatevs …) I have hired a coach. It’s been a hot minute since I did that and last time didn’t go well.…
When I started this site, I was a Beachbody “coach” hoping to use this space to share recipes, workouts, tips and tricks, etc. Instead, it has morphed into this on and off transcription of my life and struggles with health and weight. I hope I am keeping what I post up beat and of service…
One month in and I will admit I haven’t done as much as I had hoped to. Life’s little fires still seem to be running my schedule more than I would like to admit. I am chronically juggling too many balls and can’t seem to put any of them down. Next self-improvement project? Possibly. What…
I am embarrassed. As I write this, I am thinking about who might read this. I am embarrassed to think that my father, certain friends, people in my life might read this. Now or in the future. But I write it anyway. This morning is day one of another challenge. It’s weigh in…
2018 begins! I have joined a 30 day challenge from my coach. It’s called Sweet 16 (I don’t know why, maybe he said and I missed it). Yesterday was enjoy the day, today is read the plan and prep. Prep is fairly easy for me (especially with holiday company leaving today). So what are my…
Here we are again…. the day before the calendar New Year. “Make the Resolution” day. What is your resolution? If you are like millions of other people, it is to get in shape, eat better, drink more water, lose weight yada yada yada…. Me too. But let’s not call it a resolution, m’kay? Those get…
Gorgeous day. Absolutely gorgeous. Hot, summer hot. In the fall. Wonderful. I am recovering from my root canal. Not so nicely, a lot more swelling than I was expecting. I’ve had a root canal before, but I don’t really remember much. This time, thanks to the Hashi’s, I am documenting everything. I think that has…
I have spent the last three days (Wednesday, Thursday, and today) sitting in doctor chairs being poked and prodded. Unfortunately, this is a common issue with Hashi’s. Even more unfortunately, this is a common issue in my family. Double Whammy. Two days ago, I went in for my regular six month dental check up…
Purging may not seem like it has anything to do with my Hashimoto’s, but it does… . Clutter leads directly to stress, stress impacts hormones, hormones, well… you get it. In August, I did my latest vision board version. On that board was an item for purging five items daily through the end of the year.…
It gets easier to miss a day when you’ve already missed a day earlier in the ‘challenge.’ Easier to make that next excuse. Easier to ‘forget. I made a commitment to myself, and to you, that I would write daily. I had topics daily. And I dropped that ball. And I am not happy about…
Wow has it really been 20 days? I know there were a few in there that I missed and caught up on, but man this daily stuff sure does get easier over time. It is true what they say! **If you have never challenged yourself to doing something you love for 30 days straight –…
I am usually so full of words, of stories, of tails to tell…. Until challenged to plot them every day for 30 days. Suddenly the words I have don’t seem to be worth printing. The stories of the day won’t even come out for my own journal, let alone for a blog. As I sit…
In the years that I have been practicing yoga, I have definitely hopped back and forth between the two camps of thought about using props in your yoga practice. My early teachers were supporters of props, but encouraged you to try first without them. To be sure you aren’t using them as a crutch, but…
Body, Mind, Spirit. We hear these words used together often. We maybe even use them together. But how often do we practice them together? How often do we really take the time to understand what this trinity of words means to us, in our day to day life? I am getting better at doing this.…
This weekend, I did something I haven’t done in years. I went away with a friend to explore, eat good food, sleep late, drink amazing coffee, and be creative. It was amazing. So very nourishing for my soul. A day and a half without internet. When we did get access to internet, we used it…
