“Eat this, but not that, and you will lose weight.” “Do this exercise, and your body will transform.” “Follow this meal plan to reach your goal.” Anyone who is unhappy with their body, and has ever gone to a class at the gym, picked up a magazine, or had a conversation with friends, has at [...]

I never really thought much about Valentine’s Day. As a kid, it was always just my sister’s birthday, and I felt special because my dad happened to buy me flowers on that day too. It was her day though, so even as I grew older and all of my friends were freaking out about what [...]

There are certain qualities in others that I admire...OK, well maybe I can get sucked into feeling a teeny tiny bit envious at times too. When I’m invited to a new mommy friend’s home, and they have the perfect photo display, I can get triggered. When I go to a dinner party, and the table [...]

So, some of you may have noticed that my most recent post titled, Ugh, It’s Monday, arrived in your inboxes on a Tuesday. The intention was to get it to all of you first thing on Monday morning, but as life has it, there was a technical glitch. My first inclination was to freak out, [...]

“Ugh, it’s Monday.” How many times have you woken up thinking that, or said it to others? “I have the Monday blues,” “It’s almost Friday,” and “I can’t wait for my vacation,” slip off the tongue pretty easily too. So many people are just wishing their lives away without even realizing it, and then complain [...]

Not to be the Grinch who stole New Year’s, but I must preface this post with a disclaimer that I’m a bit anti-New Year’s resolution. This is not because I’m not all for making positive changes in our lives...in fact, I’m the complete opposite. My reasoning behind my dislike for resolutions is because it is [...]

People often underestimate the power of the mind. What many don’t realize is that the self talk that goes on constantly in our heads is what shapes our lives. We are what we think. Do you go through life thinking, ‘I can do this,’ or ‘I can’t do this,’ ‘I have the worst luck,’ or [...]

The other night, as I sweat my brains out, and pushed myself to my limit in my favorite spin class, my teacher (whom I adore), yelled out little tidbits to motivate us. Normally I love this part of class, but that night, it really got me thinking. She shouted things like, “Push harder, so you [...]

I’ve tried very hard recently to eliminate saying that anyone or anything in my life made me feel a certain way. In doing so, I’ve started noticing just how common it is for people to say things like, “she made me feel bad,” or “my kids are driving me crazy,” or “my boss is making [...]