Short Bursts of Exercise – or “Exercise Snacks”

As a kid, my mom often gave me “exercise snacks” without either of us knowing it. She would send me down to our cold cement floor cellar to grab ingredients for her next recipe. Or she would ask me to go downstairs to fold laundry and distribute it two floors up to the proper bedrooms. This worked out well for … Read More

Hack: Do this to keep Motivated in the Gym and Kitchen

For the last few years, many bloggers have written annual posts about their “word” for the new year. Oh, that’s nice, I thought sarcastically while scrolling past the articles. You might think I am jumping on the bandwagon, and you might be right! Initially, I didn’t see the value in a single word as a year-long theme. But then I … Read More

Lessons from a Mother-In-Love (Part 2)

Earlier this year I wrote a tribute to my Mother in Law. She called me her daughter-in-love, and I referred to her as my mother-in-love. You can read about this how this woman touched many lives here. Over the years both she and my own mother taught me valuable lessons about being a wife mother sister daughter and friend. While … Read More