I’ve realized something. I’ll never be a talk show host. Nope. I’m way too awkward. You really should see the outtakes. They are funny. Or just sad. I can’t decide. Maybe at the end of our trip I’ll do a video of all the outtakes. It’s good to laugh at yourself right? Anyway here is [...]

I ran across Roni’s blog, Roni’s Weigh, a few years ago when I started my own weight loss journey. Last year, I met her for the first time during Fitbloggin’ and got to spend time with her again at BlogHer. She is every bit as warm, friendly, and helpful in real life as she is [...]

It hard to put into words how much fun we’ve been having on the road. That’s not to say it’s not without its hard days.  I’ve found myself, once or twice, curled up on Brent’s lap crying my eyes wondering what the heck are we doing. The day we visited Carlsbad Caverns National Park was [...]

It’s Girl Hero time again! This Girl Hero is extra special because she is my sister-in-law.  Kristi is a hairstylist and mother to three wonderful boys!  Her and her husband Garrett enjoy being outdoors and cooking together and, boy, can they cook.  Seriously, Thanksgiving at their house is nothing short of AMAZING.  This spring Kristi [...]

I’m here being all kinds of crazy chillaxin’ at LAX with mascara speared down my cheeks. (I’m not good at goodbyes.) I’m taking a red eye flight to Baltimore. Going red eye because I’m scared to fly withBrent but terrified without him so we figured a red eye and some Xanax would do me (and [...]

How and why (far more important) to make sweet potato chips. PMS, which I like to refer to as Present Monster Syndrome, presents a set of challenges almost every month not the least of which are the cravings.  C.R.A.V.I.N.G.S.  Cravings, if not managed, will leave unwanted additions to my thighs every month and over time, [...]

I rarely post on the weekends.  I rarely eat dinner later than 7 pm.   I rarely eat pasta. It’s after 10 pm on Saturday night and I’m writing a blog with a lasagna cooking in the oven. Nothing has been normal the last two weeks.  We finally finished moving last night at 2 am. [...]

At times, my quest for health has felt more insane than sane.  There are just so many facets to consider and opposing opinions on what is and what is not healthy that it feels like the Cheshire Cat from Disney’s version of Alice in Wonderland is doling out dietary advice.  This way?  That way?  What [...]

Eleven years ago, almost to the hour, I was running down Bath Street in Santa Barbara crying and screaming.  It was the night before my wedding.  I was crazy.  Most of all, I was scared.  It wasn’t that I didn’t want to get married.  In fact, never in my life had I loved someone so [...]

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 [...]