Around this time last year, I was scouring the internet for answers. I wanted to know how and when a woman could get back to lifting weights after a bilateral mastectomy. Because this was going to be me very soon. I was in darn good shape for a fifty-year-old woman - eight unassisted pull ups and plenty more pushups. A passionate lifter for close to 20 years, I knew I had to have this ... Continue Reading
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6 ways Gilmore Girls reinforced my parenting.
(our fancy ONLY for G.G. viewing cups.) The below is in celebration of the fact Gilmore Girls is returning for four NEW 90 minute episodes. The Child and I have already begun our preparations. Once upon a time, 15 years ago, a little show named Gilmore Girls was launched. I was a happy newlywed living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and cared NOT AT ALL about the WB channel or its ... Continue Reading
Loneliness vs Aloneness (guest post).
Iāve long been a fan of Carlaās ponderings, often bookmarking them for more consideration. I was away from home and my computer when I saw her I'm lonely post, so tweeted her to say Iād comment later. I also added. I often feel alone rather than lonely. It started a Twitter-enforced 140 character conversation about the difference between the two, which proved somewhat difficult. Hence, ... Continue Reading
Gilmore Girls reinforced my mothering.
(our fancy ONLY for use while G.G. viewing cups.) Once upon a time, 15 years ago (!), a little show named Gilmore Girls was launched. I was a happy newlywed living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and cared NOT AT ALL about the WB channel or its offerings. Flash forward fourteen long years and I'd changed. Gone were the dreadlocks and thoughts only of myself & growing my training ... Continue Reading
THE JOY OF A GADGET-FREE RUN (guest post).
Look at me! I'm gadget-free! Disclosure: I love me some Shauna Reid. Like we used to do a podcast together love. Like if I had the chance to kidnap someone and could force her to be my sisterwife it would be Shauna love.Ā Secondary disclosure: I invited her and her co-author, coach Julia Jones, to share thoughts on gadget-free running and to PROMO! PROMO! their new book (which I've read and ... Continue Reading
Why I lift weights.
The following is a reminder.Ā To me.Ā Ive not lost my mojo--it's more life hasĀ conspired (neutering! volunteering!) to snag my time.Ā The below is a nudge to myself.Ā Ā About voice.Ā My voice.Ā And how I *need*Ā to make the time to re-find it. My Oakland gym. Much to my parentsā chagrin Iām known for telling people I was not blessed with good genetics. Intellectual ... Continue Reading
Im not supposed to write this post…
So, you know, lets keep it just between us. The problem is, in a way I havent felt in a few weeks, I feel called to write it. I have to write the story whether I share it or not. And, being the misfit I am, Ive grown too excited not to share. Allow me to back up. When last I over-blathered my 'not supposed to share' Id returned to saying: You're just not a priority right ... Continue Reading
Happy EXERCISE like a pirate day!
To know our misfit trio is to know today is one of our FAVE DAYS and an occasion we celebrate with WILD abandon. We have pirate costumes. We have pirate tattoos (of the temporary & the not-so variety). We have a family flag of the pirate'y persuasion. We have pirate'y cold weather leg coverings. We have pirate technology. We have ... Continue Reading
Breakfast Protein POPSICLES! (guest post)
Confession: On Saturday mornings, when I was about age 7, my little brother and I used to sneak into the kitchen while Mom was sleeping and eat Fudgesicles for breakfast while we watched cartoons....OK, well, maybe we ate a few Fudgesicles...OK, OK! Yes! Between us, we finished off the box! Shameful, right?! Well, ya know what, Moms and Dads? I say it is time to EMBRACE the ... Continue Reading
A Different Kind of Makeover (guest post)
I've been watching Carla for years. She was one of my first 5 friends on Twitter.. true. She inspired me to get my (big, incredibly painful Isis tattoo) after she did the Dr. Seuss sleeve. She clearly has a higher pain tolerance than I do. Like all of you, I love her warmth, her commitment, her real-live way of making it work on her own terms. Here's something you might consider, I hope it adds ... Continue Reading