This post is the sixth in BlogHer’s Inspiration to Fitness series. To start from week one, click here. I can’t believe this is the second to last week of our Inspiration to Fitness challenge! I hope that by now you are feeling stronger, healthier and have more energy throughout your day. I hope you are also learning that a great workout doesn’t have to take all day! One of the…
I had a dream last night. I was at a party and there was nothing for me to eat. It was a sit down dinner, so I couldn’t hide the fact that I wasn’t eating. As much as I tried to find something, I knew all the food was contaminated with gluten. I wondered out loud if this place had a gluten-free menu. Someone checked, they didn’t have one. Everyone…
I sit here today with a pounding head and no voice, but I’m ok with that. We had planned a trip to Disneyland that we did not intend to miss. Leila had been sick on and off for two weeks but recovered enough to enjoy yesterday. I caught the latest bug, but with some help from Extra Strength Tylenol and a lot of adrenaline, I was able to have fun…
This post is the sixth in BlogHer’s Inspiration to Fitness series. To start from week one, click here. Our first 4 workouts can be found here, here, here, and here. You’ve been working out for weeks, maybe months. Your body is getting stronger, and you are making progress. Then, all of a sudden you hit a plateau. Even though you might be working out every day, your body is no longer changing. What happened? Your body…
We’ve been going bell pepper crazy lately living so close to a Sprouts Farmers Market (they have the best prices on bell peppers). Leila and I could snack on bell pepper strips all day. We almost always eat them with our lunch, along with what she calls “potatoes” (grape tomatoes). I wanted to do something different with them this week, so I went searching for inspiration. I have a stuffed…
Have I mentioned that I love a good thrift store? It’s like a treasure hunt, except that most of the time I am hunting for ugly things that I can turn into treasures. It’s kind of exciting, the thrill of the hunt. I even snuck away to Goodwill the other day while my entire family was napping. I found a wooden letter “B” for 69 cents and a hideous wall…
When I started Project 365 Thanks, I knew that there would be days where feeling thankful wouldn’t necessarily be easy. I also knew that those would be the most important days to remember to give thanks. This is what I wrote in that first post: “Sometimes it’s easy to be thankful, but many times it’s hard. When the kids are screaming, the dishes are piled high, and I have a…