December 2012

A few days ago, I was asked to give you all an updated blog roll – you know, a list of the blogs that I love to read. I read SO many blogs that it’s hard to give a comprehensive list – which is why I don’t keep a traditional blog roll – but I [...]

Good afternoon.  How goes it?  Thursdays are always one of my best days of the week because I meet up with my mom’s group – it’s nice to see my friends.  Our meet-up today was at Whole Foods. That meant I got to hit up the hot bar (for the second day in a row… [...]

Every now and then, the Husband and I stumble upon a new cultural difference between Americans and the English – even after being together for almost ten years.  I’m told that English people prefer to decorate the inside of their homes for Christmas.  And I think that most Americans focus on the lights and wreaths [...]

Half a year already? No! It can’t be.  From this to this in a blink of an eye.   I normally discuss how I’m doing for my Mind and Body After Baby updates, but this month, I really want to focus on Henry.  But before that, I’ll quickly give you a body update – I’m [...]

I totally woke up on the wrong side of the bed.  Well, I was on my side of the bed, but you know what I mean.  Hello, Mrs. Grumpygrumperstein.    I thought a run would lift my spirits.  Well… technically speaking, it was supposed to be a run, but once I got out there, I [...]

One of today’s meals: It was a delicious meal!   I used to be a pretty dedicated daily food blogger.  I blogged nearly every bit of food that passed my lips for a few years – it sounds annoying and tedious, but it was actually pretty fun.  And it’s such a neat way to see [...]

Our super-secret project can now be revealed! As you may know, the Husband, my father-in-law, and I own a holistic clinic here in Charlotte.  A lot of our business focuses on providing our patients with high-quality herbal formulas, vitamins and supplements (not the stuff you buy at Wal-Mart or GNC, but physician-grade products).  A while [...]

These days, my mornings are pretty repetitive.  Baby alarm goes off anytime between 6:20 and 7:00 AM.  I stumble upstairs and change Henry; we play in his room for a while.  Then, we stumble downstairs (carefully), I make coffee and food, and he has lots of play time.   Even my breakfasts are repetitive.  I [...]

Exxxxcuse me while I dust my shoulders off. I have had two really awesome weeks of training (I only put three weeks on my fridge at a time so I don’t psych myself out – it seems to work).  I’ve done all my ‘minimum’ workouts and even squeezed in two bonus swims.  However, my current [...]

Making a list and checking it twice?  Here are a few of my favorite things (plus some wonderful discount codes) for the holidays!   Operation Beautiful:  One Note at a Time Shameless plug.  Please consider giving a young girl (8 – 14 years old) my new Operation Beautiful book, One Note at a Time.  You [...]

I asked a very serious question on Twitter this morning. And I got some amazing responses.  My favorite thing was how many people simply replied, “Yes.” Craziest response? Stacey – she ran TWENTY MILES on a treadmill once.  I thought to myself, “If Stacey can do 20, I can totally do 7.”   Why was [...]

We didn’t see Santa today.  However, Henry did have his first (indoor) pool experience, which was oh-so-exciting for everyone involved.  Henry also discovered that smashing pears and squash between his toes feels really, really cool.  We’re working on getting the food in his mouth.  Thankfully, pears and squash happened before our dip in the pool.  [...]

When I walked into the kitchen this morning, it looked like this.  Whew.  Someone had quite the dinner par-tay last night. My sister-in-law came over and we exchanged Christmas gifts since she’ll be out of the country on the actual holiday.  The Husband made dinner, I made brownies, and it was loads of fun.  A [...]