Let's face it, we all need a vacation! Vacations allow you to take a break from the minutiae of your daily life, your to do lists, laundry and the like. It's a chance to have a beer at noon sitting pool side and wearing flip flops to dinner. Being on vacation shouldn't mean you abandon …
What’s Your Sleep Number?
I love a good nap. I mean L O V E them! I try to take a nap almost every day. My 4 year-old son (thankfully) still takes naps so after I set the munchkin down I creep into my room for some shut-eye. My 10 year old is reminded not to open the front …
Lost and Found
I lose my beloved Garmin all of the time. Not really lose, but misplace. Most often it's found in the bottom of a workout bag or behind the night table. My kitten Charley likes to swat it around to make the face light up. I usually have a mild panic attack when I can't find …
Trying Like Heck to Beat Those Odds
As I write this, my father is at the hospital having an operation to remove (amputate) his leg about 6 inches below the knee. Removing his foot and lower leg will hopefully stop the spread of a severe bone infection and allow his body to heal properly. Once he's on the path to healing he …
Overcome Emotional Eating
If you find yourself turning to food for comfort, stress relief, to shut out the day's events or just shut things out period than you may want to keep reading. There is a great book available that tackles this topic head on. Skinny Thinking; Five Revolutionary Steps to Permanently Heal Your Relationship with Food, Weight, …
Mill Valley Man Continues His Quest
Here's an update on a story I posted earlier. The Mill Valley fellow who is on a 3 week journey to spotlight childhood obesity by doing Burpees from Petaluma to the Golden Gate Bridge is still going strong. I got a chance to see Mr. Burpee (as I've nicknamed him) live as he squat-thrusted his …
Attention Exercise Geeks!
I have to give a shout out to this great new book I just purchased. The Women's Health Big Book of Exercises by Adam Campbell should be in your bookshelf! You get 619 exercises with full color photos and explanations, photos of muscle groups worked, nutrition advice, goal-specific workouts and much, much more. It's the …
Quote of the Week
"If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain." - Maya Angelou Now go run! Keli 🙂
Carving Out “Me Time”
Finding time in the day to take care of yourself is the biggest challenge for people today, but I think it's harder for Moms. All Moms work, whether we are paid or not, and taking time away from the family and kids feels like an indulgence. When I worked in an office full time and …
Inspiration with a Capital “I”
I finally was able to watch the latest episode of The Biggest Loser. I wasn't able to record it and the newest episode hadn't hit On Demand or Hulu yet so I resorted to buying the latest episode on Itunes. It was the best $1.99 I spent this week! For those of you who don't …
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