Enough of the gloom and doom from yesterday’s post.  So what are some things we can actually do aside from moving out in the middle of nowhere to grow and raise our own food while wearing dresses made from feed bags.  We are all at different stages of change in our lifestyle.  (Assuming none of […]

Over Christmas break, I finally got around to watching Food Inc. and last night I read this article about Monsanto’s GMO corn being linked to organ failure.  If you haven’t seen Food Inc. I’d like to suggest you do.  It’s powerful, thought provoking, and it might even change your perspective on food or make you […]

As some of you know I had a secret affair with the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. A serious sugar addiction. On December 31st, 2007, I decided I would not eat candy, cookies, ect. for a year.  A year rolled by and I surprisingly kept my promise to myself.  So I decided to spend another year […]

Yay. An “opportunity” to grow in character already this year. This evening, I got a message that the kitchen in our rental had flooded and we are still 2000 miles away on vacation.  Thanks 2010 for the great start. I haven’t been on the computer much because I’ve been spending as much time as possible […]

We are left today for Indiana and will be gone for just over three weeks. While I love to travel I always get a little nervous about getting derailed from my healthy lifestyle. I’m visiting family and my sister and parents both have home gyms. My sister also belongs to a gym and mentioned getting […]

“T” “T” “L” “E” “B” “E” “L” “L” What’s that spell?  Kettlebell!!!! I’m not sure where I first read about kettlebells.  I’m sure it was online but as soon I read some of the claims made by kettlebell enthusiasts I knew I had to give them a try.  So in August, I started training with […]

One of my favorite things about blogging is making new friends.  Michelle was one of the first people to email me through my blog and I’m so glad she did!  Michelle is hilarious, witty, super duper encouraging, honest, and COMMITED to her family and her health.  She is definitely a Girl Hero! Michelle works as […]

My cat, Sunny (who I affectionately call Meow Cow), and I watched  the cold rain fall all morning. While it was cozy inside, it was too cold and wet to exercise outside.  In fact, I didn’t even want to cross the lawn to my garage.  Don’t judge.     So, I took a living room […]

As some of you have read, I decided to change the name of my blog to Girl-Heroes because I realized without so many girl heroes in my life I might still be locked in a closet depressed gorging myself on Krispi Creams or worse. One of my girl heroes is Martha. Martha has been a […]

The other day I had to go to the DMV.  Although the visit left me frustrated, I was actually reminded of a few important lessons of health. 1.  It was a cold Monday morning when I drove up to the DMV and saw a line that wrapped around the building.  I was a blink away […]