Janathon proved to be the reboot / kickstart I needed to get my lazy-ass back in gear. Funny how announcing to the world that you’ll be working out every day will actually make you work out every day. How is this a surprise to me? It’s not like I didn’t use the exact same formula to…
Since my last post opened the door for some excuse-making, I’m counter-balancing it with a Throwback Thursday post from August 2013. Stop making excuses and start taking control of your choices. One of my biggest rants in the history of this blog. Enjoy.
I just want to look nice in a prom dress, she said quietly. Her words squeezed my heart tightly. No. I won’t cry. I will help her. Gatherings with my side of the family often end in deep conversations about health, weight loss, and exercise. All the women in my family inherited the curse of the apple body type. Not a…
The idea of taking a road trip, in a convertible, across the country seemed like it might be fun. And parts of it were. That said, when I learned that the air conditioning was on the fritz […and that Mr. Enthusiasm hadn’t bothered to address that small issue before we left], I was concerned, to…
During Day 2 of the massive 3,800 km road trip from Toronto to Las Vegas, I saw this billboard. I believe it was somewhere in Nebraska. But it may have been in Iowa. Those two states were one big blur to me, thanks to a scorching sun beating down during my topless drive through the heartland.…
Source This is the longest I’ve managed to stay away from Las Vegas since buying the condo there nearly 4 years ago. Seriously, between Dec 2009 and May 2013 we never went more than a 6 week stretch before a return visit. Whether it was an extended weekend, or a month-long stay, we were there at least once every month or…
my year of sweat 