Im no ringmaster.

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This re-post is dedicated to a group of women who, on those days where I feel as though Ive been thrust into the Ringmaster role, rush to remind me it isn't my circus. (this is her monkey) I know this is a crazy week for many of us USA types. It seems we are all a bit frantic.  Some are off on vacation with, hopefully, more time spent frolicking than online. Others are trolling ... Continue Reading

Skinny shaming.

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A few months ago I was asked to speak on a panel about fat shaming and skinny shaming. To say I wasn't all that excited would have been an understatement. I felt ill-equipped to address the gravity of fat shaming. I'd experienced through my clients. I'd not experienced it myself. And skinny shaming? A term that’s used to describe the act of degrading or insulting someone for being ... Continue Reading

The Mom Manifesto (guest post).

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I am almost at a loss to write an introduction to this guest post. Mish is a woman I've long admired.  A woman I met back in her single days.  She was markedly younger than I, yet I'd often find myself thanking her for sharing life-insights & telling her how wise beyond her years she was. Mish is a trailblazer.  She launched the EXPOSED movement, touched many lives and did it all without ... Continue Reading

Repetition is the key to mastery

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this took repetition for me to re-master at 46. (photocredit 9 year old) When we lived in Oakland we had a marriage counselor whose name auto-corrected to Dr. Creepy. Remember, we have Dr. Creepy today!  Dr. Creepy called... That tidbit is only tangentially related to my post, yet each time I think about it I smile. So I share it with you. Currently, Lately I've realized (thanks to ... Continue Reading

You shouldnt bowl fruit.

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I know it's not a popular sentiment, but I'm ready for summer to be over. It isn't even so much the child-at-home thing either. MomCamp rocked & even our a/c dying during the first triple digits of the year was an adventure thanks to her attitude. Ive made poor decisions (when did I think camp which necessitated I send a daily *kosher* lunch was a good idea?), coupled with the fact ... Continue Reading

Lolloping along.

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When I first started blogging I spent lots of time responding privately to comments. Instead of replying in the post's comments I'd email people and share in a more intimate fashion. Doing otherwise felt awkwardly presumptive (who on earth makes it a priority to return my blog comments to see if I've answered a question/chimed in?) and, even back when I wrote mainly more about fitness, the ... Continue Reading

Disrespecting the day.

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I wake up happy. My coffee is ready and waiting.  I'm guaranteed a slice of silence before the Child & her canine companion awake. There is, for me, tremendous promise in the dawn of a new day. I have no idea what's to come and it could be fantastical, fabulous and greatly unexpected. In that sense I'm a true optimist.  I greet each gift of 24 hours with an overwhelming sense of ... Continue Reading

My daily intermissions (guest post)

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When I opened my email bright and early one morning last week, to find that the infamous Carla asked me to write a guest post on my "daily intermissions", I smiled REALLY REALLY big! I was so honored and excited that she wanted me to share my thoughts on the idea of intermissions. My "daily intermissions" have become very important to me and are something that I look forward to on a nightly ... Continue Reading

Currently, Lately.

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Once upon a long time ago I wrote a series of If we had coffee... posts. Led to the idea by Journey of a Dreamer (it seems she's lost credit for the concept?), it felt a fun way to share stories about my life. For a little while. I mused about dogs in carts and being an Orange Rhino and a child who was feeling not-ten-but-not-four. And then it seemed over. For me. (I'm a misfit ... Continue Reading

Her voice is part of the silence.

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Well, it's happened again. As we've chatted about I'm either first to the party or the last one to arrive to the soiree shouting: Hey! Anyone else still here?? As with Gilmore Girls, Friday Night Lights and Nashville---I've succumbed to a marathon (not a binge!). As a result,*I* now wanna chat about something from which everyone else has moved on: Parenthood. I watched the discourse on ... Continue Reading

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