The other day I skipped out on life and had coffee instead. I sat. I didn't fit in fitness. I mindfully chose to have a saltier, crappier (technical term) snack I'd thought the morning would bring. And, because I am who I am, I scrawled this on my cup. A reminder to me: My taking a break was a choice and I owned it. More than that I knew--no matter how it appeared on the ... Continue Reading
Im weary of the have a healthy holiday! stuffs.
We may fill our FANCY cups with ice water...or GINGER ALE! Ahhh People. I know it's that time of year. I know it's important to lead by example and share our best tips & tricks for navigating the holiday temptations, avoiding the pit falls and saying NO! The thing is? Quite frankly? In the vein of what would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? I'm so over ... Continue Reading
Don’t push yourself! (guest post)
Push past your limits. Don't quit. You can do more than you think you can. When you want to stop, that's when you work harder. Keep going no matter what. Do more than you did yesterday. Pretty common mantras floating around the fitness world, eh? You can't go on Pinterest, browse through Instagram, or follow a fitness associated Twitter account without seeing things like this on a daily ... Continue Reading
My touchstone.
I'm over at our #wycwyc blog today talking about touchstones and rambling about rings. Join me? ... Continue Reading
Tips for walking a half-marathon?
I walked my first race in Napa! Every few years I decide I want to attempt, again, to be a runner. I'm uncertain why---I think it's because I covet the freedom of the run, as I know (in my heart and in my piriformis) I am not a runner. I get the RUNNINGurge. I commit. I bail. (except for that one time but Ive realized that was an anomaly.) Finally, thanks to a move to Oakland ... Continue Reading
Hopscotch with me.
I know. I'm gonna stop & gaze lovingly at the photo above as well she types pridefully pretending the whole 'net is shocked how quickly the Tornado is growing, too. The Tornado was four and, more even than the fact I wanna eat her face off she's so little and sweet, the photo symbolizes for me the lost art of exercise as FUN. Necklace in hand. Hair flying. Chortles of joy I ... Continue Reading
Join me in exercising LESS?
SWING SET fitness! I know. I say it all the time. The thing is, until I have the world on my band wagon (world wagon?!), I'm gonna say it again and again. In this day & age when everyone admonishes us to increase the exercise! I'm here waving the "sometimes less (time) is indeed more (results)!" flag loud & proud. (A flag which is, alas, not quite as fun as my freak flag. ... Continue Reading
I exercise intuitively.
I instinctively crave play-filled fitness. I became an intuitive eater long before I tapped into the notion of intuitive exercise. For some reason I was able to trust my body's "knowing" with regards to food, yet was slow on the proverbial uptake with heeding its messaging about movement. I created a workout plan. I followed said plain. Period. I'd fallen in love. I never wanted to ... Continue Reading
Musings on enjoying the process.
I don't know what the blog version of FAKEBOOKING is---but, in rereading this post, I think I accidentally did it. It's not that I wasn't excited to get a book deal (those who know me well know this is a process I started back in 2000), I just knew--unlike my beloved fiction writing--getting a "deal" was merely a permission slip to do work. You see, in the world of non-fiction, an agent ... Continue Reading
Meditation #wycwyc style
Recently the Tornado had a hard morning. She struggled. She was unable to lick her forearms. I was unable to help her feel better. Mid-DoodleWalk she plopped and, as she phrases it, tried to compose herself. It reminded me meditation need not be long or formal. Meditation can happen anywhere at any time. Meditation is really 3 short steps: Stop walking & ... Continue Reading