Have you ever seen a highly productive person and couldn’t help wondering how they did it? What makes them so organized; so effective; so on-top of things? It just doesn’t seem fair! Most productive people aren’t trying to make your life miserable they are just living their own lives the best way that they know…
You know that feeling. That sinking, ball of lead in the pit of your stomach, suddenly so exhausted feeling that you can hardly keep your eyes open. Maybe it was some bad news. Or maybe another mom at school drop-off made you feel not good enough. Maybe you’ve been refereeing your kids since 6 am…
Feeding kids is tricky these days, what with all of the access to junk foods high in sugar, school celebrations, family parties and holidays throughout the year. Foods high in added sugar, as well as foods that didn’t contain added sugars traditionally but now DO (like ketchup, salad dressings, sauces, kid’s yogurt, pasta sauce, breakfast…
As the year begins, we make promises to ourselves that we are going to get into better “shape” by going on a diet and exercising more. We enter into the New Year with motivation and hopefulness. I have seen this trend in the fitness industry as a personal trainer and group exercise instructor for the…
It’s a wood table and five mismatched chairs at which my husband and two kids eat almost every night. This holiday season it will welcome our extended family of over 15 people for dinners and desserts. I like to think of it as my axis mundi. Literally translated, it means “axis of the world.” Axis mundi…