I like versatility.  Reversible jackets.  Kettlebells as doorstops or for workouts.  Minivans for  children or 4×8 sheets of plywood.  It’s one of the reasons I love my Perfect Pesto.  I can use it to spread on bread, make the most killer egg sandwiches ever, toss with pasta, in place of pizza sauce, toss with veggies, […]

Yesterday’s post about the RKC was a long one so today I’m just going to leave you with some links for some great stuff I’ve loved reading this week. (Source) Blogger buddy, Charlotte’s new book, The Great Fitness Experiment: One Year of Trying Everything, is now available for pre-order at Amazon.  If you have never read […]

I already knew the kettlebell was one of the best fitness tools out there.  I knew it had made working out fun again. I knew it was responsible for making my core the strongest it has ever been. I didn’t know it would become a tool God would use to further shape and challenge me. […]

First things first. What the heck is a girevik you ask?  It’s a kettlebell lifter. Now the real reason I write this post. THANK YOU. Truly.  We all have busy lives and there are millions of blogs so I don’t take it for granted that you spend a few minutes to read my ramblings  Thank […]

hand. Does anyone else find that SpongeBob episode hilarious?  Anyone?  Anyone?  I bet this girl does. Unlike Sponge Bob things aren’t so funny right now in my life. I have two days until the Russian Kettlebell Challenge and the scale has been erratic.  Up and down.  Up and down.  My body is bi-polar.  (Oh wait, […]

Yesterday, I was walking while my kids were in taekwondo when I stopped in my tracks. Scattered over the sidewalk in front of me were little pieces of my past. PEZ! When I was a kid I would buy the Pez multi-packs and not even bother putting them in the dispenser.  Scandalous. Oh how I […]

How to Make Whey, Cream Cheese, and Lacto-Fermented Beets. It’s not everyday you wake up and decide it would be a good day to start increasing your gut flora. A few days ago it was such a day and on that day I made whey. Move over Miss Muffet we got a new poet in […]

Friday, I was attempting my 5 minute snatch test again.  On rep 74 I felt my left shoulder weaken.  One more.  No it wasn’t just a bad rep, my shoulder was getting tired.  One more.  Yeah, it’s really tired.  My form was deteriorating and wanting to stay safe I put the kettlebell down.  Then I […]

I love Trader Joe’s.  LOVE it.  I love it so much that I have been seen waiting outside 15 minutes before they open their doors with the other crazies.  I’ve also said many times that I couldn’t live in a town where there wasn’t a Trader Joe’s.  That’s not spoiled, that’s being realistic.  However, believe […]

This weekend I spent my first weekend alone in my house EVER.  We won’t talk about how old I am and how SCARED I was.  Nor will we talk about how I refused to let anyone on Facebook know I was home alone for fear that I might be friends with a closet creeper.  Ya, […]