Tiny fingers. Shrill voices. (True story: Gym Buddy Allison asked me the other day if I’d noticed how Son #3 has a voice like a bunker-buster missile. Ah yes, the most adorable bunker buster ever but painfully piercing nonetheless.) Sticky messes. Phones ringing. E-mail pinging. And the never-ending demands. I asked my oldest son today if …
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Revenge of the Goldfish by Sandy Skoglund Goldfish brain. That’s what my friend Anna calls it. Cute but vacant: you can tell a goldfish anything – and expect it to be gone within the second. While it’s great that your goldfish will never tell anyone that you clean your earwax with your car key, it’s …
Not pictured: Me almost beaning myself with that dumbbell while I wobbled for 20 seconds trying to get my balance. 13 Simple Ways to Amp Up Your Push-Up. If you’ve been exercising for any length of time you are probably a little sick of regular push-ups. Here are a few ways to add some flavor …
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I got to see this musical!! This song blew me away! (No pun intended…) I whine a lot. (Especially this week!) But I have a ton of good things in my life. Take for instance, what I got to do for my job this week: to find the worst pictures of women “exercising” I could …
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I’ve felt unsettled all day about having published the post about Crystal Renn’s weight loss. I was hesitant about posting it in the first place and I think I should have listened to my gut. The problem is this: the way to get myself to stop obsessing over things like other women’s weight loss is …
So I’ve been nominated for a “fitterati” award from Fitness Magazine for best healthy living blog – and I had no idea until Sable told me! Yay!! I have no illusions that I’ll win but it does make my heart all sorts of happy to be nominated. So if you are the voting kind and …
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So #1 is… not funny. But the other 9 are hilarious! My fave is the somersault vid! (click thru to see video) A huge thank-you to everyone who stopped by to give me their support yesterday! The Today Show interview went really well I think! (And I only changed my outfit 12 times. Kidding! No I’m not.) …
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This hilarious video demonstrates the “renegade row with 1/2 lolasana” move. I can’t do it but I love that this guy can! Even better though are his little girls’ modifications. But this is a good example of what I’m talking about: super creative, fun, really wish I could do it. Although you should have seen …
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No I don’t think I’m guilty of this one. Or, at least, I’m no more guilty of it than all the other girls who wear leggings or yoga pants to the gym. Although feel free to disillusion me in the comments. So many sins, so little time, really… No, really. It’s 11:30 at night and …
This pic is completely irrelevant except as a subtext for telling you that the closest I’ve ever come to a celebrity in real life was sitting just a few rows behind Billy Corgan at a basketball game in the 90’s. It’s my one claim to fame and I’m sticking with it. Plus, Batman is always …
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