365 days ago, I was in exactly the same place I am right now: curled up on my couch with a bulldog and a cocktail after the kids are in bed, thinking about all that I want out of the new year. But other than my current couch coziness, I ended 2018 a full 180 …
The Hardest Fitness Goal: Acceptance
Over the past two years, I’ve lost almost 50 pounds. I’ve dropped 4 dress sizes. And while I now don’t cringe at every photo I see of myself, there is one hang-up I just can’t seem to get past. My uneven, why-won’t-they-just-get-thinner legs. Yes, my left leg is visually larger than my right leg. It’s …
Summer Without the Scale
It has been 42 days since I last stepped on the scale. 42 days of summer. 42 days of summer eating and drinking. It’s not dread that’s keeping me off the scale this summer. On the contrary: I’m very tempted to step on tomorrow morning (first thing in the morning, naked, naturally) and see where …
Living in Color
My husband asked me this weekend if I’m having a midlife crisis. The short answer is, probably. But I prefer to think of it as a #momlifecrisis. What prompted his question was my not-at-all-impromptu decision to color my hair for summer. To be fair, I’ve been toying with the idea of fantasy hair long before …