August 2012

Hey, hey.  I am very much enjoying my weekend.  My BFF Lauren (the one the Healthy Tipping Point book is dedicated to, actually – Lauren is the person who convinced me to shape up and get my life together) is visiting all the way from Singapore.  I haven’t seen her in over a year, so [...]

I am SUPER PUMPED because next weekend, I’ll be doing my first post-partum triathlon!  I’m really excited to get back into my hobby and thankful that I can squeeze in a race before the season ends for winter.  I can’t wait to cross the finish line and give Henry a big, sweaty momma beast kiss. [...]

I promised you an excellent side dish recipe last night – here it is! I was watching Restaurant Impossible a few weeks ago, and Chef Irvine made a cauliflower-mashed potato dish as a way to ‘sneak’ more veggies onto kids’ plates.  I’m not a cauliflower fan but obviously love mashed potatoes, so it seemed like [...]

Some days, I really feel like I have my shhhhh all together, if you know what I mean.  Henry is super happy, I’m keeping the house all tidy, I’m getting my work done, and I’m even showered and wearing real people clothes.  Other days… not so much.    I can’t help but feel totally flustered [...]

When it comes to sports bras, I’m a pretty tough critic.  That’s why I was intrigued when Champion sent me a link to their Bra Finder website. You answer a few questions (size, activity level, bra style – such as racer back, wire free, front closure) and the site whittles down your options to a [...]

My kitchen is a barometer for how pulled together of a mommy I am on any given day. Today’s forecast is overwhelmed with a chance of forgetting to feed the dogs.  Oh, wait.  Be right back…   Anyway…   Henry gave me a run for my money last night.   Luckily, the Husband is working a [...]

While at the grocery store this morning, I got sucked into the workout DVD section.  Apparently, I was feelin’ motivated at 8 AM. I’ve outgrown my at-home strength routine and had been thinking about ordering a new Jillian Michaels DVD.  After all, I saw pretty fantastic results when I did her 30 Day Shred Challenge [...]

Sleeping is overrated, apparently. Well, for some of us.  Some of us (cough cough – me) like it.  A lot.    An early morning means that our errands are completed!  I thought we had a fridge full of groceries, but looks were deceiving – we were out of produce.  So H and I hit the [...]

When I bought these ‘right’ and ‘left’ Nike dri-fit running socks right before I ran my first marathon (Disney back in 2010), I thought, “Because I never spring for expensive socks, I will lose righty or lefty in approximately two weeks. I just know it.” But I have managed to keep the pair together for [...]

I took a work ‘break’ to go to IKEA.  I use the term ‘break’ loosely because, while I love assembling IKEA furniture, I hate actually going to IKEA.  It’s so overwhelming.  And I always end up spending half the day there – it’s a vortex of Swedish goodies. We bought a new bed for the [...]

I wish I could say that I miss being on vacation… But I’m pretty thrilled to be home.  The dogs are, too – they keep running around the living room and tossing their toys in the air.  I even think Henry is pumped to be back.  Nothing as lovely as the familiar house smell!   [...]

Home, sweet home! We’ve got the driving-with-the-baby thing down.  I sit in the back and pump (we have an outlet in the car), feed Henry a bottle while he sits in his car seat, pull over for a burping and diaper change, and continue on our way.  Play breaks occur every three hours or so.  [...]

Five years ago, the Husband and I got engaged on a weekend trip to St. Augustine.  It was very unexpected – we were fresh out of college, Kristien was entering graduate school, and I didn’t think he had any plans to pop the question.  But he did!  We were driving to St. Augustine from Palm [...]