One morning, when the Child was five, she followed me around the house. The sort of following where she practically pressed up against me as I went about my routine: Brushing my teeth? Five-year-old smooshed at my side. Washing my face? Five-year-old face mashed up against mine. Finally, in a fit of exasperation, I asked her what she was doing: “I’m watching you, Mama. I’m learning ... Continue Reading
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Tips for walking a marathon?
JUMPING = play!! To know me is to be highly aware I'd rather play than do traditional exercise. Hula hoop. Scooter. Monkey bars. Roller skating. Hopscotch. Tether-ball. ANYTHING except organized workout classes or routines. I'm working to change that part of myself a bit. It's not I think it's time to grow up---I've just felt an inexplicable pull toward fitness mission statements and ... Continue Reading
6 Ways Dr. Seuss Taught Me About Healthy Living.
I'm asked all the time about my tattoos. Everything from Won't you regret them when your skin sags? (Nah, I await the colorful-droopage) to May I touch?? (that's typically asked by the under-5 crowd, they don't really ask and I don't much mind the exuberant leg rubs). Since my leg sleeve is most visible it's the one I'm more frequently asked about. People either adore it (and point it out ... Continue Reading
The Importance of Creating Daily Practices.
RIP cheap Mr. Coffee If you read my blog, hang with me offline or skim my Facebook ramblings I'm confident you're tired of my talking about coffee. If you've managed to avoid my coffee-talk (pun intended) here's the short version: Coffee was my everything. My morning routine (smell coffee. leap out of bed like a puppy). My evening tradition (cram filter with grounds. setting/triple ... Continue Reading
6 Life Lessons We Can Learn From Children.
The face and spirit which greet me each morning. My child is an early riser. She's consistently woken up around 530am since she began sleeping through the night. Friend often ask: Why don't you tell her to stay in her room until 630 or 7? The photo above is my reason why. She wakes up happy. She wakes up curious. She wakes up eager to discover what amazing thing the day will ... Continue Reading
My Kangoo Jumps
The below is not a sponsored post. No compensation was involved. I simply adore my Kangoo Jumps. And I can't help it. If I love you--I talk about you. As I age grow up many things have changed. I'm forced to be more responsible. I'm compelled to get serious about my (finger quotes) career path (unFQ). I'm (sometimes an accidental) role model for a little human. Life is ... 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
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
How to test if you’re sleep deprived.
Crack of Dawn Carla. To know me is to know I'm a lark. I'm a happy early riser. I never set an alarm (I am Kramer & yet also believe if I don't wake-up I'm not mean to be up. I'm always up.). I sleep like a toddler. I love EARLY MORNING workPLAYouts. I'm the woman who, if faced with choosing between SCHVITZ or SLEEP, always chooses the schvitz. I think I ... Continue Reading
Old hands.
Anyone else recall the (late 70's) commercial where two women compare tops of hands & the chronologically OLDER is proud to possess "younger looking hands" all thanks to XYZ product? Was it Palmolive?! (Google isn't much help with this factoid as I sit here blogging in "real time" and brain-dumping as the Child & Doodle slumber.) Anyway... I somehow internalized through that ... Continue Reading
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