Ice Cream for Dinner

All or nothing. That is how I have lived most of my life. I am either all in or I am not at all, there isn't anything in between. I operate in a fixed mindset. On or off. Black or white. Truthfully, that serves me well at times. However, there are areas of my life … Continue reading Ice Cream for Dinner →

The Age of Accountability

I’ve been fighting this battle as long as I can remember. Well, I don’t know if fighting is the right word, since that would imply that I have been actively opposing, and that’s not entirely true. Maybe I have been struggling, not fighting. At times I have fought, and at times I have coasted along … Continue reading The Age of Accountability →

Choose Change

Who do you want to be? Deep down, if you allow yourself to dream for a moment, who is it that you are striving to become? What if we stopped striving to become someone, and began to be who we are right now? If we keep dreaming, we will never arrive, but if we live … Continue reading Choose Change →

The Baby Weight

I have struggled with my weight as long as I can remember. I struggled to lose weight, to accept my weight, to maintain my weight, and to carry my weight. The only thing that wasn't a struggle when it came to my weight was putting it on. A slow metabolism and a love for food … Continue reading The Baby Weight →

I Lost 3 Minutes…& 16 lbs.

Have you ever lost something? I recently lost a little plastic box shaped like a flower, and in each petal we store my daughters tiny elastic hair bands. I have looked in every reasonable place at least three times, and in a few unreasonable places more than once. And I cannot find it. I know … Continue reading I Lost 3 Minutes…& 16 lbs. →