I have been so incredibly sore all weekend, to the point where I’ve been walking around looking like something Dr. Frankenstein created. My legs won’t bend, my arms don’t want to hold anything heavier than a cup of coffee and my breasts have totally given up trying to fight gravity…. […]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
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Like many of you, I spent last Friday night watching the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Olympics on television and was amazed by the show of unity and purpose. It continues to amaze me that every 4 years people from all over can put aside all of the craziness of […]
My husband and I aren’t mushy people. In fact, we’re the people who make fun of mushy people. So we almost didn’t bother to celebrate Valentine’s Day but then I found out my friend, KB, was hosting a Valentine’s Day Dinner at her coffee shop. Once I saw the menu, […]
Today I was such a slug. I did absolutely nothing ~ my thighs, knees and calves hurt like crazy. Honestly, I think that 30 minute 1 mile walk that I did at the gym yesterday did me in. That’ll teach me… Today was the second day of the Shrinking Jeans […]
Guess what I did today? I went to the gym! Now let me explain something, it’s been a long time since I’ve been in a real gym. Like 13 long years… I quit going to the gym after I separated from the Army. Actually, I quit going to the gym […]
What is the one thing all mother’s need? More time for herself. Moms often feel like they are being selfish or being bad mothers when they take some time for themselves away from their families. And as a mother of four, I can tell you, it’s not being selfish, it’s […]
Maybe I was too happy the other day when I started C25K. Or maybe Global Warming is conspiring against me and causing massive amounts of snow to get dumped on my area. Or maybe I’m just not meant to run. Whatever it is, something is keeping me off the track […]
We’ve all seen Kelly Ripa’s incredibly funny commercials for Electrolux where she demonstrates the wonders of motherhood and how we balance laundry, cooking, sleepovers, parties, pets and, hardest of all, husbands. So it seems only fitting that the two uberforces of motherhood would join forces to raise money for a […]
Today is the final day of the Rethink Your Shrink Weigh~In Wednesday at Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans. *sniffle* We’ve come a long way, sisters… When I first started this journey, I was feeling all kinds of yucky ~ fat, bloated, undesirable, unhealthy, tired, etc. Now it’s six weeks later […]
I’m fresh off my first day of the C25K program, as in I just got home from the track and I wanted to write this post before I lost my endorphin high. When I first arrived at the track, I was a little intimidated for a variety of reasons: ~ […]
I am not a sports fan. In fact, I could truly care less about football. What I am, though, is a fan of New Orleans. My love affair with New Orleans started in 1991 when I was a student at Dillard University. There was something about the city that captured […]
February is Black History Month and I’m never really quite sure how to handle it. Should I write a post dedicated to some aspect of Black history? Should I write a month long series? Should I just ignore it and move on? I think my attitude reflects the conflicted world […]
I’m a big fan of the exotic ~ be it person, place or thing. If it’s different I’m drawn to it (just ask my poor children who have to go through life with names like Anjuli, Jazmine and Arkese). But I especially love exotic foods (seriously, there is almost nothing […]