This pic amuses me because I found it on a site under the heading of “preschool crafts”. It’s titled “Build a sand castle with tin cans.” Uh-huh, sure. You’re going to write your kid’s college admissions essay too aren’t you? “Why are you buying play sand in the middle of a blizzard?” The cashier at …
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Women’s Day magazine recently interviewed me about my book and it’s up on their website now! Angela of Pretty in Orange wrote a wonderful review of my book on her blog and is giving away TWO copies! So head over there and comment for another chance to win my book:) Written with love by Charlotte …
And now you’re not hungry are you? Gah. I shudder every time I look at this. Common sense vs the New York Times. This last week saw an epic showdown between conventional wisdom and the venerable Gray Lady over a topic everyone usually agrees on: breakfast. (Although now that I type that out, it’s not …
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image from we heart it Wearing a gold 80’s leotard. Climbing a piece of silk 100 feet in the air. Punching until my knuckles bled. Eating beans that could have killed me. I’ve done a lot of stupid things in the name of health. I got into fitness for the dubious reason of dealing with …
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“Knockers!” “Jugs!” “Fun bags!” “Sweater puppies!” Sitting in the darkened audience at the talent show my friend put on as a fundraiser for breast cancer research, I listened as all my friends called out their favorite euphemisms for boobs. I wanted to contribute – what’s more fun than sitting in a big room talking girlie …
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Note: This is hands-down the most enigmatic post I’ve ever written, not because of what it says but because of the effect it continues to have on other people. I wrote this in February of 2009, when I was not in a very good place mentally and I thought it would be a nice little …
Unsolicited uterus update! My problem is I have a wicked case of PMS. (No, I’m not pregnant but I scared you didn’t I?) Aren’t you glad you didn’t ask? Despite having my monthly, well, monthly since I was 16 – late bloomers holla! – I’m still surprised by its appearance every 30ish days. First my …
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A huge thank-you to all of you who took the time to Facebook, e-mail, tweet or leave me a comment today about Jelly Bean’s surgery. They made me feel so loved and less anxious as I read through them while sitting in the waiting room. Her surgery went great and the doctor said he got …
I’ll be honest: fashion is what really got me into exercise. I can’t wait for unitards to make a comeback! It wasn’t the runs in the dark in the middle of winter at 4 a.m and again at 10 p.m. It wasn’t leaving my son’s hospital bed to go do a high-intensity interval class instead …
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Great news: My book The Great Fitness Experiment: One Year of Trying Everything is available now for the Kindle and other e-readers! Woohoo! For a chance to win a free copy, check out Diet Girl’s review of my book and giveaway! Today I’m blogging at BlogHer about The Sit Down Diet and how to Get …
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