Brent and I  I kicked off the New Year early last week by attending taekwondo winter boot camp.  Yeah…pun intended. For 4 days, Brent and I kicked and punched alongside each other. Each day we did 45-60 minutes of cardio and strength, 45-60 minutes of kicking, 45-60 minutes of sparring and sparring drills, and 45 […]

Where do you want to be in 10 years?  When 2020 hits what do you want to look back and see? Only one full day left of 2010. It just seems like yesterday it was “Y2K”.   It just seems like yesterday I gave birth to a baby boy who is now 10 years old. 2000 […]

I don’t often post “this is what I did today” type of posts but this year Christmas felt so special that I can’t help but want to share it and capture it to keep in my memory.  Even if it was two days ago. There was nothing extraordinary about this particular Christmas.  Maybe it felt […]

Just because I can’t make cookies don’t eat many sweets around the holidays doesn’t mean I don’t indulge.   Oh no. This is one of my favorite indulgences.  Not just because it taste so good but it couldn’t be any easier to make.  Me procrastinate? Brent has been making this dip as an appetizer for […]

Good thing I’m not a perfectionist or I’d end up with some serious issues. Wait.  I already have serious issues. Behold my attempt to make cookies without a recipe. (And you thought I was being self righteous when I admitted to only making cookies once all year.) When cookies don’t work.  Use the same batter […]

It’s no small miracle that I’m asking for I need some advice. Request for Advice #1 My sister has said in the past that that one thing she would never give up is dairy. Ironically, my sister found out her new baby is lactose intolerant.  Go figure.  Does anyone know of any good sites, recipes, […]

I’m not a disordered eater nor am I a ballet dancer (although I don’t mind pretending I am in the kitchen) but today an article about a recent controversy regarding a New York Times critic and a NYC ballerina’s weight caught my eye. In a recent review, Alastair Macaulay said, “Jenifer Ringer, as the Sugar […]

I’m afraid of flying.  Once an airline attendent looked at my husband and asked, “Is she going to be okay?” as I stood next to him blubbering like a freak teary eyed.  Thankfully, last month when I flew to Indiana, I had something to distract me from my irrational fear. Charlotte Hilton Anderson, from The Great […]

Did you know there are two types of persimmons?  I didn’t until a few weeks ago when my husband saw that one of our friends on Facebook had gotten more persimmons than she could use from her CSA.  Brent quickly commented telling her how much I looooove persimmons and a few hours later we had […]

I haven’t mentioned it because I try not to complain to you guys but I have had a pulled hamstring and some serious lower back pain the last few months.  As a result, I had backed off and modified some of my training.  During my Thanksgiving vacation, I took it easy and stuck with light […]