Years ago I made a “family bucket list”, things I wanted to do as a family before my Thing 1 and 2, leave home.  One of the things I wrote down was family martial arts.  A little over a year and a half ago I cancelled my gym membership and we started studying taekwondo as [...]

Last week, I went camping in the Sequoia National Forest.   It was a perfect week.   Something Brent and I both needed.  We  left BY OURSELVES Sunday evening bringing the essentials. My parents joined us Monday evening with Thing One and Thing Two, sometimes known as my children. We planned to leave on Wednesday [...]

All the world’s a stage gym. Last Thursday, I didn’t plan to workout.   I had already gotten in a good workout the day before but then I saw this… …like a crazy woman thankfully the kettlebells were still in the car The Workout 10 Kettlebell Snatches  (5 right, 5 left) 4 Flights of Stairs [...]

Brent is shooting some children’s music videos today and tomorrow.  Like last year, I’ve been hired to do “crafts service”.  Like most normal people, I brought my kettlebells along and slipped away for a workout. While Brent was doing this… …I was  doing this. (Don’t tell him.) The Gym 12 kg Kettlebell 16 kg Kettlebell [...]

Recently, Gwyneth Paltrow, said in her weekly GOOP newsletter that she “had the beginning stages of osteopenia.”  Osteopenia is the thinning of bone mass considered by many doctors to be a precursor to osteoporosis.  (Thank you Google.)  One of the causes is a lack of vitamin D and Dr. Lipman finishes off Gwyneth’s (yes we [...]

If the Bodybugg taught me anything, it taught me I have NO patience need to move more.  After wearing it for a few days, it was evident that I’m part sloth. Truth be told, I’m sort of sedentary by nature.  Many of my favorite things in life, such as reading, cuddling, writing, thinking, internet surfing [...]

We kicked our camping season off this weekend with a trip up the coast with one of our homeschooling groups.  (For those who may be considering homeschooling and are concerned about “socialization”.   Don’t worry, in most towns, the opportunities to hang out with other kids and really get to know other families are endless.) [...]

I know being sore is necessarily indicative of a good workout.  I don’t care.  I like being sore.  In fact, I LOVE being sore and I have a feeling that I’ll be sore tomorrow after today’s workout. I just did this workout this morning with my friend, Deb, aka, Smoothie Girl. Isn’t she cute.  If [...]

(Source) Good day dear readers!  (said in a horrible faux accent of unknown region) I hope you a restful weekend. The above picture would so be me and and I know some of you too!  Ha! Yesterday, Brent and I did this fun and fast workout.  We used kettlebells but you could easily modify it [...]

(Source) Hope you had a great weekend and for those who are mothers a fantastic Mother’s Day.  I bought myself a little present that I’ll tell you about later this week  :-) but first I want to finish my Climbing the Ladder:  Fun Workout Tools series. Here are links to the earlier posts if you want [...]