11 Days into September of 2001, my daughter, just one among thousands, died. All victims of unlucky circumstance – terrorism or Turner’s Syndrome, the end was the same. All beloved. All gone into the space between one breath and the next. 10 Fingers adorned each perfect hand, 10 tiny toes covered with ink from being …
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Yep, these things just seem to happen. To me. A lot. Internet karma has come to bite me on the butt. Mere days after publishing my post about my “Top Ten Most Embarrassing Fitness Moments Ever” I managed to top myself. Yes, even worse than the nose-vomit-headstand incident. And it all started, as things are …
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I used to believe in fairies. Truly I did. I loved the whole bit – unicorns, wizards, sprites and talking cauldrons – long past the age when it was acceptable. It wasn’t just that I wanted it to be true; it’s that I needed it to be true. I wanted to be ethereal, beautiful, powerful …
Read more “Rekindling My Fairy Magic [Would We Have Been Friends In High School?]”
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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I dread the day when this sweet little girl looks in the mirror and sees anything but a gorgeous miracle. In the meantime, this butterfly made her feel so happy! For days, even after it washed off, she’d touch her cheek and whisper “So pwetty!” There comes a day in every girl’s life when she …
Read more “The Cure For Not Being Good Enough [Pretty can be purchased but beauty cannot be bought]”
Baby Jumping: Officially the worst idea for a sport EVER. My fave is the dad holding up his little girl to watch like he’s all “If you don’t pick up your toys, you’re next!” Highlights of our Memorial Day vacation: Rain. Rock climbing in the rain. Hail. Archery in the rain. Lightning. Horseback riding in …
Read more “Go Jump in a Lake! [Motivating yourself to take that first step. Or fall.]”
Sometimes silence is definitely not the best option! It started with trying to take someone else’s words – words that had been used against me – and make them my own. Project Unbreakable* is for survivors of abuse and the premise is that you take the power, the secrecy, the lies, the fear and …
Jelly Bean’s first attempt at tree climbing. What she lacks in technique, she makes up for in screaming! “I DO IT!” has been Jelly Bean’s mantra of late. In classic two-year-old form she insists on doing everything herself, with varying degrees of success. Watching her attempt buttons, buckles and seatbelts is a lesson in tenacity. …
Totally unrelated but Gym Buddy Allison and I were noticing the other day how ridiculous song lyrics look when you have to read them close-captioned on the TVs at the gym. I still love Adele. End tangent. (Does it count as a tangent if I haven’t even started on the subject yet?) What is the …
Read more “The #1 Thing I Wish I Knew When I First Got Into Fitness: I am not ornamental”
Refreshing! But I’m pretty sure that’s still a foul. Group sports have never been my thing. And when I say “not my thing” I mean I was the girl who faked her period for three years before actually getting it, just so I wouldn’t have to play soccer with the other kids. It’s not that …
