Three days ago my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer.  It has been caught early and the prognosis looks great.  While cancer is never good news there is so much to be thankful for and, rather than dwell in fear or anger, I’m going to turn my heart towards thanksgiving. 10 Reasons I’m Thankful for [...]

The tide has come in and I’ve been stuck in the sand.  The current pulls me out to sea.  Grains of sand slip through my fingers as I try to grasp hold . Useless.  So I wait because the tide aways returns me to solid ground. I look up from my  lonely place and see [...]

I love starting a roadtrip while it’s still dark.  There is nothing quite like watching the sunrise welcome a new day of adventure. Saturday morning, Brent and I, alone, took off for Vegas with a change of clothes, two cups of coffee, beef jerky, bananas, and some sparring gear. We decided to take the road [...]

This morning I did something spectacular. I threw away some unreasonable expectations I had of myself.  Some mental clutter.  Some .0002 oz weights. For years, I have had perfectly straight rows of turquoise post it notes taped to the wall behind my computer monitor.  On them I wrote “steps” that I thought would take me [...]

I have had mad cravings (along with roller coaster emotions)this past week and a half.   MAD. CRAVINGS.  The Monster of Present Monster Syndrome (PMS) is drooling at the mouth and ready to chew through anything that is not nailed down.  This is not normal.   Usually, once a month I have about 3-5 days where [...]

My Amazon “Wish List” is so long that it even overwhelms Santa and every time I get another “might be interested” email from Amazon my list get longer.  Well almost every time. Yesterday morning, I got an email that said,  “As someone who has browsed for weights, you might be interested in seeing some [...]

“They” are talking again and this time, rather than telling us we need to exercise more, they are telling us we are wasting our time. Oh joy. Yesterday, the Guardian posted this article, Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin which was basically rehash of Time’s article with the same title that was published over a [...]

What do kettlebell certifications, microwaves, and raccoons all have in common? They make me nervous.  Tomorrow is my second official taekwondo tournament and I’m a bit nervous.  Okay so I’m really nervous. Considering MMA Mama beat me in the last tournament giving me a nasty bruise adding injury to insult  , I think my nervousness is justified. [...]

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 [...]