A few years ago a friend was diagnosed with cancer. Her entire village rallied around her & I was honored to help brainstorm her nutrition plan. Less than specific foods we talked about how her tastes would be forced to shift (she was a self-proclaimed junk food junkie) & I shared with her how I weaned myself from sugars and slowly became an intuitive eater. We villagers ... Continue Reading
I never felt stoppable.
When I launched MizFit it was "enough" to have a passion for healthy living. It was 2006. I was just back from Guatemala. Gnarls Barkley was popular. Skinny jeans were only starting to emerge on the Austin hipster scene. And The Biggest Loser television show was born. People heard what I had to say----but my message was diminished because I was a long-term loser. No big ... Continue Reading
My broken window.
The notion of broken windows has been on my mind lately. Each time I park my car and walk away---Im convinced when I return it will either not be there or have a broken window. More than negative thinking or using law of attraction in the wrong manner---it's felt like a form of self-protection. This way, if I return and my vehicle hath been, um, (finger quote) altered (unFQ) it's neither ... Continue Reading
No electronics at the pool!
For us American-types it's memorial day. For many of us it's nearing summertime. I had no plans to rereun this post until a friend shared a near-miss with her daughter yesterday. She said to me pretty much what I share below regarding how THANKFUL she was she never, ever, ever uses her smartphone near a pool. First, HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY to us American types. Id imagine, ... Continue Reading
She’s a tiny Buddha covered in pink.
The other morning the child and I were hanging out and taking it slow. I lament her early rising (she's up by 530a without fail) but the busier she gets the more Im enjoying the fact we *always* have time in the morning to BE. By way of full disclosure-- this was not one of my best mornings. I was a little tired. A lot distracted (by her stuff. camp stuff. but that made no difference to ... Continue Reading
Are big bloggers cliquey?
The title of this post is "stolen" from an email I received. When I read the subject line (Big bloggers are so cliquey!) it took me a moment to realize the sender did not mean STATURE but perceived reach. Apparently Im slow that way. But I digress. Essentially the message asked if, when I started blogging, "big bloggers" (I still envisioned highlymuscled post-writing machines) had been ... Continue Reading
Im not boring.
The other day I stumbled upon an article which resonated with me. I usually avoid "list articles" as the voices Im drawn to dont typically lend themselves to 8 Ways to Drink More Water Than You Ever Dreamed Possible or 5 Tips for Creating the Life You Want in 7 Seconds. This article, however, had me nodding in agreement as it listed ways/tips to be more interesting. First, it ... Continue Reading
If we had coffee…
A little while ago I stumbled upon this blog post. It resonated with me because it's precisely how blog reading feels/is to me. I read blogs in the morning with my coffee *before* the zaniness of my day begins. I also liked the concept because my favorite blogs to *read* are written in that manner. As if we were just two friends getting together and chatting over coffee. Ive ... Continue Reading
Walgreens Way to Well tour.
The following is a sponsored post by Walgreens & the Way to Well health tour. Walgreens had no previous knowledge I pretty much LIVE at the corner of happy & healthy and all opinions are my own. When presented with an opportunity I know immediately if it's a fit. As soon as I was contacted about the Walgreens Way To Well bus tour, I knew Id say yes for two ... Continue Reading
We are storytellers.
Sometimes I forget who I am. It's not (fingerquote) a mom-thing (unFQ) as I loathe when women denigrate other women by implying their lives are easy by virtue of the fact they have no children. It's a human thing. We're all so busy being super, nailing deadlines and crossing stuffs off our to-do lists who has time to focus on self-definitions? Until a few weeks ago Id have ... Continue Reading
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