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My kids slept like champions. In turn, I slept like a champion.   We bought a giant chocolate bar. Kristien and I tried to play Trivial Pursuit… But quickly realized that we lack the knowledge required to play such a game and switched to Monopoly.  I lost. I bought this lovely body cream.  It smells [...]

This past Sunday was a fun Day in the Life for me to record because it was my “Henry Day.”  The Husband and I really want to make an effort to do things alone with each kid – not just when they are little, but when they are bigger, too.  Obviously, Claire doesn’t appreciate this [...]

Spontaneous decision this weekend – I decided to run a race! My friend Brandi and her husband Jay were doing the Charlotte Health and Fitness 4 Miler.  On Friday night, she invited me to tag along.  After walk/running 4 miles last weekend, I knew I’d be able to complete the race… plus, I really needed [...]

One thing I’ve noticed about Round 2 – we use a lot less stuff.  Maybe Claire is just an ‘easier’ baby (true) or maybe we’re just more low-maintenance in general (definitely true, too).  But there are some things that I can’t imagine getting through each day without.  Here’s a list of the gear we love! [...]

Wahoo!  Back at it.  I was feeling rather enthusiastic this week. I did a lot of running and a little something new, too – PiYo!  I’m really excited about how good I feel.  My first run really wiped me out (I crashed HAAARD that night at 8:30) but now that I’ve adjusted, I’m feeling energized [...]

First run back!  This is how I felt about it: (That is me doing a jig.  Hah.)   Just like I did post-Henry, when I received the doctor’s okay to start exercising, I drove home and immediately went on a run.  Too pumped to wait long!  WAHOO.  I was so excited to get back out [...]

By popular demand, I’ve created that motivational private Facebook group mentioned in this post – here’s the link to Get Fit Blog Friends.  The idea was originally to have a place for everyone trying for a 5K to track their progress, but I think it would be more fun to open it up to EVERYONE, [...]

Good morning!   I had so much fun tallying up the votes for the Sweet Santa and Scary Santa 2014.  Here are the winners!   Natalie won the Sweet Santa category. And Ashton won the Scary Santa category.  Hah! Thanks to everyone who entered and voted.  As always – it was super fun!  Can’t wait [...]

On Christmas morning, we woke up bright and early and headed into Disney! The decision to spend the holiday at Disney was completely spontaneous – and totally fun.  We decided to go down, packed the car that night, and left the next day!  We “planned” the trip from our phones in the car.      Henry [...]

Happy Christmas!  Let me tell you what we did over the weekend.   We went to the Bank of America headquarters to see the Leonard Bearstein Symphony Orchestra.  Apparently this is a Charlotte “thing” - Leonard and his animatronic orchestra give free daily performances of Christmas songs throughout the holidays. I thought Henry would enjoy [...]

Today (Sunday) is the last day to send in your Sweet Santa + Scary Santa entries.  You can read the official rules on this post.  I can’t wait to see your kiddos! While you’re waiting for the awesomeness that will be the Santa posts, here are some yummy cookie recipes to keep you busy in [...]

The tagline of Healthy Tipping Point is “When everyday decisions add up to something amazing.”  For years, I struggled with being healthy because I thought healthy = perfection.  If I wasn’t perfect (um, and who is?), I had “blown it.”  And then all hell broke loose.   Now, I realize that being healthy is about [...]

Good morning! Today’s goal is to organize my bedroom so it doesn’t look like a baby bomb went off.  I think if I just corral the dirty clothes, I’ll be light years ahead of the game…   I need to pull things together because my mom is leaving in the next few days – I [...]