40-60-80
A busy Mother of littles. An empty-nester/entrepreneur. A retired octogenarian. My baby sister is turning 40. I am (almost) 60. And Mama Val just turned 80. We just spent a week in Hawaii, celebrating BIG birthdays, and discussing life. I came home so inspired by these two women, and wanted to share a few nuggets […]
What Are You Afraid Of
Here’s a fun fact about me…I am terrified of the ocean. I love to see it, hear it, wade in it, and be by it. But I have a great fear of being IN it. I am a mountain girl, who likes my feet on solid ground. I like control, meaning I like to see […]
Get Out In It
“If you want to learn about the world, get out in it” ~Mae (a fabulous 4th grader) How do you define ‘comfort zone’? By definition, it’s the place where “you feel comfortable and your abilities are not being tested.” Also, the place where “you don’t have to do anything new or different.” We’ve all heard […]
Thoughts on Blinking
“As time goes by, suddenly you’re wise, another blink of an eye, sixty-seven is gone.The sun is getting high, we’re moving on…” ~Five for Fighting And just like that, it’s June, my favorite month. Because it’s my birthday month, and because Geminis are my favorite people. I married one and gave birth to one. Never […]
40 Years of Making Fitness Fun
It All Started with Jane On May 1, 1981 I pulled on my spandex and leg warmers and taught my first aerobics class. With only a Jane Fonda video under my elastic belt, and a cassette tape in the boom box, I led three women through a bunch of jumping around to the beat. I […]
The Truth
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. ~Rene Descartes Satya, one of the Yamas in the Yoga Sutras asks us to live in truth. To be truthful in our thinking, in our speaking, and in […]
Compare and Despair
”Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt Have you experienced it? You’re scrolling late at night and you see that friend with the perfect…everything…you sigh, feel like crap about yourself, grab another cocktail and keep scrolling. The experts call it ‘compare and despair’ and it’s rampant. We’ve all taken to social media since […]
Groundhog Day…Again
I have been saying this all year, but today it’s literal. It’s Groundhog Day! Who can forget the DJ’s voice booming from Bill Murray’s clock radio as it ticks from 5:59 to 6:00am. And then…I’ve got you babe. If you don’t know what I am talking about kids, get into your jammies and curl up with […]
Resistance
“When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile” ~ Regina Brett Let’s talk about resistance. Because I have been feeling A LOT of it lately, know what I mean? Since March, I have been the poster girl for “let’s look for the silver lining” and “come on, zoom is the next best thing!” but hey. […]
Do What You Love
#Truth. My truth. I am so grateful that for the last (almost) 40 years, I have gotten up, pulled on stretchy pants, and headed out to do what I love. I can honestly say that there has not been a time that it has felt like work to me. Even the hard days, when my […]