Three Birds

Three Birds

I watched them. Three little birds. Chirping and making noise in the beautiful sunshine of the day. I thought about them. I thought about the situation going on in the world right now. Carefree and unscathed, they flitted around the small bush in front of 

56 Eve

56 Eve

56 eve. Tomorrow is my birthday. Tomorrow is March 12th. Another year. Did I waste it? Did I use it wisely? We don’t get much time. We may feel like we do, but we don’t.  As I sit here and look back on my year, 

Work Ethic and Levis Jeans

Work Ethic and Levis Jeans

I was 12. I thought I was a big shot. After all, how many other 12 year old kids had a job? It was technically my first job, because taxes, but I had done a ton of babysitting before that. I babysat from the time 

Not I, Not Me, It’s Us and We – The Process

Not I, Not Me, It’s Us and We – The Process

Has anyone ever told you to enjoy the process? It usually entails an effort happening on your part and that effort is something that is going to take a while, or something that is going to be hard. For example, losing weight. We’ve all been 

Excuses, Break Up With Them

Excuses, Break Up With Them

Excuses. We all have them. They are automatic. They take no thinking. They take no creativity. They are there. If you don’t have them, you’re lying. We all use them. We like to pretend they render us powerless.  Excuses can be powerful though. We let 

Show Up

Show Up

How are you showing up for yourself? As I am sure you know, we are always our toughest critic. We are ridiculously hard on ourselves when it comes to our bodies. How we look. How we see ourselves. You know the drill. There is not 

The Lady In The Blue Dress

The Lady In The Blue Dress

The lady in the blue dress. It’s been a rough week. There have been so many deaths recently. It’s hard. I feel for the families. Just in the last month death has touched so many families of people I went to school with. It makes 

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Lifestyle changes – what makes a person want to change their lifestyle? Because they want to lose weight? A health scare? Because they want to? Because they want to gain weight? All good reasons. All reasons you may want to change. One thing that we 

The Girl With The Crooked Smile

The Girl With The Crooked Smile

The other day I was looking for a pic from the camera roll on my phone and found my little kid picture. Kindergarten or first grade. I think it’s first grade. Me. The girl with the crooked smile. The girl with the blue eyes and 

Rest is the Best

Rest is the Best

All or Nothing. Balls to the Wall. I’ll sleep when I die. You only live once. More is better. Don’t be a pussy. Any of those phrases sound familiar? I’m sure they do. I used to be that way. I used to think the more