Trick or Calculus! The joys of trick or treating

October 31st, 2007

This evening’s Halloween trick or treating was ‘way interesting! One of my kids sprained her foot in karate, necessitating her to be on crutches for the foreseeable future. […] Continue Reading…

Quick and easy ways to count calories

October 30th, 2007

Morning,

Ever wish you had a quick and easy way to count calories online?

Bow to the Internet - of course you’ll find lots of resources!

Here are some goodies you can […] Continue Reading…

Review - Taebo and Billy Blanks anyone?

October 29th, 2007

Morning,

One of my absolute favorite workout DVDs is Billy Blanks and Taebo. Have you tried them out yet?

I really like Taebo because of the martial arts aspect and […] Continue Reading…

Going out in a blaze of glory

October 28th, 2007

You know, you can choose to view everything in life as a hero’s journey. It makes the pain and difficulties much easier to bear.

My right femur is getting […] Continue Reading…

Honor your poor dieting weight loss choices and then….

October 28th, 2007

Choices.

It’s a great concept.

Yesterday my overly-angsted kid told me, Mom, stop saying I’m making choices in regards to my actions!

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You know, just think about it. Who controls your […] Continue Reading…

I’m not your friend, I’m your mom. That’s my role in life.

October 27th, 2007

Morning,

I think that being a firm parent is one of the toughest things a mom has to do.

Today one of my kids made some very ill-considered choices…so I chose […] Continue Reading…

Another pound bye-bye, weight loss diet plateau broken

October 27th, 2007

Happiness is waking up and seeing you’re 131.8, compared to the 133-135 between which you’ve bounced for the past 3 weeks. :)

Well! It looks like I’m 6 […] Continue Reading…

Looking for weight loss and diet success stories?

October 26th, 2007

Morning,

One of the great things about the Internet is you can always find superb support no matter in what area you need!

Consider weight loss and dieting! Here are […] Continue Reading…

Believing in your children, believing in your students…believing in yourself

October 25th, 2007

Morning,

Yesterday’s karate class was (as always!) quite an eye-opening experience. Ever since last week when our beloved sensei drilled us until exhaustion (but he didn’t break us!), my […] Continue Reading…

Ripping up a first grader’s homework

October 25th, 2007

Ah, the joys of maintaining standards of excellent and self-pride in one’s work!

This morning my first grader brought to me his homework. Now, he is very much aware […] Continue Reading…