So, I thought I'd been through it all. I've done a LOT of hard workouts - you don't lose 60 pounds without hitting the gym a lot - not to mention complete a 200-mile bike ride in a day, run a marathon, complete an Ironman. I've been tired and I've been sore and I thought I knew muscle pain.

Well, that was before I met Crossfit.

Apparently Crossfit is this new trend in exercise classes; a co-worker of mine set up a… Read More

In the summer, when I carry a smaller purse, I don't have room to carry my camera.

So as any reader of this blog could see, I end up taking a lot of pictures with my cell phone camera - which frankly stinks. Most cell phone cameras are just checkboxes on a product features list, and the camera in my Motorola Q is no different.

But lately I've been really wanting to carry a camera everywhere I go. Out dancing with the… Read More

It started at a much younger age than I ever thought possible.

My baby, my darling four-year-old I affectionately call The Girl, came home from preschool last week with this pronouncement: "I want to be Juliet."

I didn't think much of it at first. I figured Juliet got a toy she wanted, or maybe Juliet got to go home from daycare earlier than my baby. So I said, "And why do you want to be Juliet?"

"Because she is so beautiful," The Girl… Read More

When The Boy was born, I was all about the books. He would make the slightest noise, and I'd try to look up in every parenting book I had what it could possibly mean.

Eventually I learned to trust my own intuition and put the manuals away. I think they only served to freak me out, anyway.

So for the past five years or so, I haven't thought about what is age-appropriate for a seven-year-old. I think about what is appropriate for… Read More

I love candy so much. It ranks right up there with French fries.

So obviously as a Fit Mama, it's got to stay out of my life as much as possible. I really don't want to have it in my house.

So I'm trying to figure out what food or little toys I could substitute for candy and not disappoint the neighborhood.

I asked the experts: The Boy and The Girl.

The Girl was completely impractical. "A princess dancing set!" she said. "You… Read More

I have to admit, around some of my friends, I get a little embarrassed at this time of year.

"Are you willing to volunteer at the church's Harvest Party on Oct. 31?," they ask me.

And the answer: "Uh, no. My kids are allowed to Trick-or-Treat."

Sometimes I'm met with a non-judgmental, "Oh, okay" - but other times there's just stunned silence.

Are my kids condemned because I allow them to gather candy in the neighborhood?

Now, I am going to admit up front… Read More