(source) I’m going on my 10th day of being sick and it’s starting to get to me.  Instead, of feeling sorry for myself or writing a long whiney post I thought I’d make a morning music happy-to-get-out-of-bed-and-enjoy-the-day playlist.  Or a fun upbeat workout playlist. The first song link is to my iTunes affiliate account.  I […]

Saturday morning, my family and I sat around the breakfast table.  Rather than attack our “to-do” list that is the length of all of our arms combined (I’ll explain later why it is so long.) we ended up procrastinating enjoying each other’s company and making a family “bucket list”. 10 Things: Our Family Bucket List […]

I didn’t “workout” once all weekend. Instead, I  pulled weeds, raked, trimmed, and shoveled. In the five years I’ve lived in my house, I can count on one hand how many times I’ve done yard work. Pathetic. True. (Maybe, that would explain the GIGANTIC fern-like weed overtaking my orange tree.) I love this sort of […]

Yesterday, I was making grilled cheeses for my boys when I got distracted had to take care of something very important. I left the kitchen for a moment and returned to something sitting on top of the grilled cheeses. What the…? Upon closer inspection. “Fail” Apparently, the grilled cheeses got too crispy for Mr. Smarty […]

Over the weekend I saw Tron. A few times in the movie Flynn says that he was so busy chasing perfection that he failed to see it in front of him. Or something like that. In fact, Flynn missed 20 years of his son’s life because he was busy chasing perfection. 20 years. Gone. We […]

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 […]

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 […]