Go Charlotte! It’s your birthday! We gonna party like it’s your birthday! …which means that Turbo Jennie did all my fave songs for my birthday turbokick workout AND all my friends wore tutus in my honor (okay so half of these are my tutus but they were all super good sports about wearing them!). Anyone …
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I have been afraid of the dark for as long as I can remember. Some of my earliest memories are of vivid, terrifying nightmares (more evidence my brain’s been broken since the get-go?). But along with the panicky night awakenings is the soothing memory of my dad. He would sit right in our bedroom doorway …
Becoming one with art at the outdoor sculpture park. Just what every mother wants to see: their children for which they labored long hours playing under 10 tons of precariously balanced rusty metal! Monkey bars used to be my thing. I don’t want to brag or anything but in elementary school I was kind …
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Seriously, there are no words for how much I used to love the parachute in gym class! Although it probably had a lot to do with the fact I got to hide and no one threw balls at me… “Plus-Size friendly!” vs “No skinny people allowed!” is the difference between a market niche and an …
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Dance like no one’s watching. We’ve all heard this axiom a thousand times. But have you ever considered why people feel so compelled to repeat it? Because generally someone is watching. And even if they aren’t watching you, they’re watching someone like you and it’s easy to internalize the comments, stares or blog posts critiquing …
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Stuff I wrote lately: Fitness It’s here! It’s here!! The NFL Cheerleader workout slideshow is live! Think cheerleaders aren’t real athletes? Try this workout and get back to me… if you can still sit up to type. Lipstick and Lunges: My day as an NFL cheerleader. You already saw the (hilarious) preview, now see what …
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When my husband planted these grapes I thought he was nuts – we do not have the climate nor growing season for grapes – and yet look at them thrive! Lesson learned: Never underestimate the power of faith. And fertilizer. After a long night of anxiety- and thunderstorm- fueled wakefulness (two hours of sleep is …
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Tiger Lady. That’s what my oldest son christened me as soon as he could talk, thanks to my knees-to-navel stretch marks. (Note: that proud day was also the day I decided he was too old to shower with mommy anymore.) So I will be the last person to tell you that you can have a …
Read more “Pregnancy: Attack of the Body Snatchers, Snooki Edition”
It’s easy to do, only needs a 5$ tool and is purported to do everything from cleansing the lymphatic system, strengthening the immune system and reducing the signs of aging to removing cellulite. So why isn’t everyone “dry brushing”? Because it’s nuts, that’s why. I am not a Pretty Pony. (Not for lack of trying …
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2009 was a banner year for Gym Buddy Babies! Pretty sure we freaked everyone out so much that no one at our gym drank the water for a good 6 months. Swinging alone at midnight in a strange park in a stranger city, I had nothing but the starlight and the creak of the metal …
Read more “Night Swinging* Deserves a Quiet Night… (Not that I got it)”
