Health+Fitness
Why You Need Breathing Space and How To Find It
I feel like an elephant has been sitting on my chest for months, and he has finally stood up and lumbered off to look for peanuts. And now I am able to take a full, deep, cleansing breath… …aaaaaahhhhh…. I feel lighter and hopeful and open—I never want to forget this feeling! Ecstasy! But you…
Read MoreYou’re Not Fooling Anyone
“Hey, have you taken this class before?” I was standing outside the aerobics studio at my gym waiting for my favorite step aerobics class to begin. I turned toward the sound of the voice and was surprised by what I saw. The young lady was probably in her mid-20s. She had blond cornrows with pink…
Read MoreFunner Ways to Motivate Your Inner Athlete
When I was in 5th grade, I wrote a poem that rhymed the word summer with the word funner. My teacher helpfully informed me that funner wasn’t a real word, but he gave me permission to use it because I had “artistic license.” Now I think of something being funner if it’s edgy fun or…
Read MoreLessons From the Farmers Market
On the weekends, Chris and I like to go to the farmers market on the Embarcadero by the Ferry Building. I’m always finding something new to try. Have you ever eaten a pluot? I’d never seen them before moving to California (they’re a cross between a plum and an apricot). Pluots are absolutely delicious, fresh,…
Read MoreBe Good to Yourself For No Reason
Today is the official first day of fall (not like all those other days that felt like fall but really weren’t…stinkin’ fakey fall days). Fall is my favorite season. I love the chill in the air, the new school year, warm sweaters, changing leaves, and the start of the “Merry Hallothanksmas” holiday season. But, alas,…
Read MoreMaybe It’s For the Best
Do you ever get the feeling like the Universe is trying to tell you something, if only you’d listen? These pictures were taken down the street from our neighborhood Starbucks. Not pictured is my soy latte and Chris’s caramel apple spice just off camera on the brick ledge. I was complaining to Chris the other…
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