September 1st is fall’s version of New Year’s Day. A time to set new goals. A time for a fresh start. The kids are in school, routines are being set. This is the perfect time to wipe the slate clean after an indulgent summer. Or maybe I’m the only one? Maybe you had a perfectly nutritious, alcohol-free, exercise-every-day kind of summer. If so, great job! Please tell us all…
Did you know 1 in 3 moms has diastasis recti? This separation of the abdominal muscles can cause pain, weakness, and put you at a much higher risk of injury when exercising. If you are doing the 21 Day Fix, make sure to check to see if you have diastasis recti before you begin. Click here to find out how to check yourself for diastasis recti. If you do…
I have some exciting news to share with you all. I launched a new website today! WAGS in Real Life is a place for women in professional baseball to connect, share stories and give each other advice. It is also a place where you can get a glimpse into the reality behind an often crazy lifestyle that is nothing like what is portrayed on television. Below is my first blog…
Our family loves the library. We stop by at least once a week to grab a stack of books and a movie or two. For a while, that was the extent of our library interactions, but in the past few years, we have discovered that the public library can be a much bigger resource than we had imagined. These days we take advantage of everything our local library has to…
I turn 38 today. Man, that feels weird to say. I don’t feel 38. I feel like the 90s were 10 years ago. Didn’t Ross and Rachel just break up? Where did the time go? I’m spending today with my two beautiful kids. Jeff is on the road because it’s baseball season, and that’s the way it goes most years. So as I sit here drinking my coffee, I thought…
The past two weeks have been rough. After a turbulent trip home from Israel-Palestine, I immediately got hit with allergies which triggered an autoimmune response that locked up my whole body. My back went into spasm. My kids got sick. And then I got the stomach flu. There has been so much to complain about. Which means this is the perfect time to make a gratitude list. Giving thanks is…
Thank you for all of your kind words about my decision to start blogging again. I’m glad you like the inspired imperfect version of me because trying to be anything else makes me a crazy person. I thought it would be fun every once in a while to bring you a list of things that are making me happy. Products, articles, videos, whatever. Sometimes these might include affiliate links, but…