Finding ways to fit it all in each day . . .being fit, being healthy, enjoying BEING each day !
Sitting down to write this post is a little scary. If you have been here for any amount of time you know I share. I can overshare and I know that about myself. When I first began this blog many seasons ago it was a way to connect with my fitness clients and classes. It was a space to share … Read more about New Year New Path
Here we are in 2021. I am intentionally late to the New Year posting party. I didn't want to bombard your inbox with another post about the New Year, making resolutions, and blasting our past year. I broke up with making Resolutions a few years ago. Resolutions get a bad rap, and rightly so. To … Read more about Start Small in the New Year
Here we are in December and I cannot even imagine how we got here. Those types of statements used to make me crazy when I was a child, but here I am. . . Last year I wrote about some of the things that I was giving up for Christmas. I thought this might be a good time to share it again. … Read more about Things to Try This Christmas
If you know anything about me you know I am a huge proponent of JOY. I learned long ago that I just couldn't let things "steal my joy". I said that so often that now my sons repeat it back to me. I see and experience Joy as a wonderful, intriguing and encompassing state of being. I … Read more about Understanding AND Protecting Your JOY
Here's my question for you for the week. Where did you fail? What did you do wrong? Where did you make a mistake? I'm not here to make you feel bad. There's a reason for these questions. With all of the beautiful people on social media and perfectly curated photos out there these days, … Read more about Anyone Can Stay Stuck
If you google "recovery day" you will find countless articles on the importance of rest and recovery days for fitness. Taking a recovery day is just as important for progress as the actual exercise. Giving the body the ability to rest and recover allows the muscles to grow, come out of the stress … Read more about Recovery Days Move You Forward
Bear with me here. This is not a health and wellness post which is what I normally post here. So if you aren't up for a little sappy I don't want to take up your space and I'd love you to come back another day. A couple of days ago I closed the door behind me as I came … Read more about Now What?
I was working out the other morning and the Kelly Clarkson song "Broken and Beautiful" began playing. Can I tell you how much that song got under my skin? Obviously enough that I stewed on it, pulled out a legal pad and began putting my thoughts on paper. Yep. I'm still one of the dinosaurs that … Read more about No More Broken Talk, Please
It has been a week around here, right? Even in this slower, quarantined life it is still life and it just keeps coming. And coming. And now many businesses are opening their doors and slowly trying to get back into business and back into life. While I am thrilled for businesses I am personally … Read more about Phase 1 Openings and a Mobility Workout Video
I do not consider myself a control freak. (My boys may have a different view on this statement). However, I will admit that control, or lack of control, is something I have absolutely struggled with. It is an ongoing battle that I have been intentionally working on over the past couple of years. … Read more about Shelter in Place Yoga. Giving up Control
When I get up these days I take a few seconds to confirm what day of the week it is. Then, because I am such a good friend, I send text reminders to a few friends who might need that reminder (; Since today feels like number 3,476,953 days of quarantine, I definitely needed to remind myself that … Read more about Being Well These Days (and of course a workout!)