Memories

I have so many vivid memories. Sometimes is is a simple whiff of something that triggers the rerun in my head. I am sometimes sitting and watching 2 people interact, […] Read more »

I Compare Therefore I am

Do you ever find yourself using comparisons to clarify “your present situation” what ever it is. I compare, I justify, and then I decide. It is my version of the […] Read more »
Baseball, River Dad

Play Ball!

At some point last fall, my then-four-year-old son told me that he wanted to play baseball. Tears of joy streamed down my face. I love baseball. I have loved baseball […] Read more »

Archiving the Children

Each and every day after school, I unload my kids’ backpacks. I check to see what food drive, conference or school trip we have forgotten, empty out the crumbs, notice […] Read more »

Filet O Fish Really Isn’t A Healthy Alternative… Despite a Really Big Banner!

$3 for a bag of fried fish. (And only 760 calories). Roughly speaking, this was a banner I noticed flapping in the breeze over a McDonald’s establishment the other day. […] Read more »
Dessert

Still Unpacking… And Still Eating Dessert!

I am knee-deep in moving boxes, laundry, onsies, footsies and blankets! My lord there is a lot that comes with a baby! One little thing, so many big items. Is […] Read more »

Moving Day, Post-Pregnancy Goals and Visualization Tactics

  There is nothing like sitting back amongst boxes of junk/life possessions when you’re 37 weeks prego and feeling like your bottom is about to drop out from under you. […] Read more »
Positivity

Bits ‘O Inspiration for the Successful Weight Loss Seeker

To be successful in anything you have to think success. You have to eat it, breathe it, shower in it and indulge in it. You need to stay present and […] Read more »
Irish Food Pyramid

St. Patrick’s Day and the Irish Food Pyramid

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! If there ever was a day to wear green, drink whiskey and sing and dance alongside a bagpipe, today is it! (There is also the added […] Read more »

What’s Making You Fat?

I’m overwhelmed. Aren’t you? I mean seriously, how many exercise books, fad diet books and excuses (maybe it’s your thyroid that’s making you fat or maybe it’s all the high […] Read more »