“You need to stop saying that. It isn’t easy or simple. I know what you mean--others don’t.” My husband made that remark to me after I responded to a new friend's question about losing weight. It was only then I realized how frequently, when asked about my journey to fit; I used the adjectives easy and simple. Once he pointed it out, however, I immediately saw his perspective. Weight ... Continue Reading
My child plays no sports.
band geek FTW!! I am definitely not a sportswoman. I was born before the push for girls in sports. I claim (I think I read it somewhere?) it's all because when there's dyslexia in a family the non-dyslexic sibling will have poor athletic prowess. The bottom line is I'm not traditionally athletic. I've discovered through trial & error, however, I enjoy moving my body and lifting ... Continue Reading
Today is about changing perspective.
Sure, if you reside in the USA it's also Memorial Day, but I'm seizing today to shift some thoughts which no longer serve me. I'm taking today (to pause and remember those who have died in service of our country and) to make time for something I'd professed to be too busy for and which I need to make a priority. Today is about changing perspective literally in hopes it changes my perspective ... Continue Reading
Is Blogging Dead? I say NO! (guest post).
Please welcome Kristine (whose hair I covet but that's a different post). I've invited her here to share her response to my musings on the State of the Blogging. I have a lot of thoughts on the topic of blogging. Even though I don’t write long "journalog"-type posts much, I still consider myself having been a blogger since April 2000. That’s forever in internet years, right?! I ... Continue Reading
4 lessons weight training taught me about life.
Resistance training, for me, is bigger than something I do to stay fit as I age. It's taught me more about life in general than anything else I've done and, paradoxically, helps me remain laser-focused on whats important to me outside fitness. I advocate resistance training for health, but am a resistance training evangelist because of what Ive learned from it about living fully. 1. If ... Continue Reading
Charming the Therapy Doodle.
 I'm training to be a what?! A long time ago in a land far away, a Goldendoodle name Charming entered our lives. He was a recovery-canine of sorts for the Child (after a rescue effort gone awry) and the two quickly became inseparable. yep , we did the stroller to avoid Parvo. They played together. She hauled him all over California. He became her ever-present sidekick. He was unflaggingly ... Continue Reading
The Value of Pain.
(Carla note: I adore The Invitation, too.) Please welcome my writer-friend, Valerie. And, because writers WRITE, the below was simply her comment about my Happiness Bullying post. Because it resonated with me Ive asked her to share it here. I hope it resonates with you as well. I've spent several days pondering this post. Carla always makes me think - some days more than others. ... Continue Reading
Lets get HORIZONTAL!
When we chatted about connection, and I shared how one motion helped me reframe my days, I was surprised many people both "got it" and needed it. It's not I surmise I'm a special snowflake (as our little friend used to call me) it's as we bumble through life & see what others choose to share it's easy to think I'm the only one who ___. Whatever your ___ might be. You commented. You ... Continue Reading
Blogging is dead. Long live the blog!
Last week I had a secret meeting jetted off for a short trip. The plan was to: go, meetmeetmeet, sleep, return. What's not included above? Hint: it rhymes with SLOGGING. A touch of social media exhaustion coupled with choosing to live & not blog about life resulted in my decision to leave the laptop home. The trip was fantastic. The trip was pretty damn enlightening. The trip ... Continue Reading
How many hours a day do you workout?
(if I'm running something BAD is behind me!) Last week I helped with Family Health & Fitness Night at the Child's school. It was a fun way to find out about elementary school PA (I've learned the hard way NOT to refer to it as PE. I guess it's no longer EDUCATION but activity?). It was also another experience of moms asking me: "How many hours a day do you workout?" Hours. Yep. No ... Continue Reading
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