Giving New Meaning to Parenting

This started off as a little bit of a rough year.  A family member was sulky, didn’t want to get dressed, and always seemed to have a smart comeback for everything.  Even getting him to get dressed in the morning was a little bit more challenging than usual.  No, it wasn’t my husband.  It was [...]

This is a silly post. I generally don’t discuss exercise or health issues here, but I found something that is a must share.
Magazines tout “Flat abs in less than 15 minutes” all the time. For the past 5 years I have been searching for the abs workout that would touch my love handles and the [...]

Our weekend started out great. Saturday morning, I made crepes with chocolate sauce (melted semi-sweet choco chips). It was a lazy morning with no meetings and no schedules. I decided to run a few errands and took one of my daughters with me for the first few and the second for the others. They loved [...]

We tend to shy away from activities that scare us. For me, that meant dealing with severe back pain instead of making an appointment with a chiropractor. For months I tried massage and reflexology as a means to manage my pain, but they didn’t help. After all, one massage a month won’t do much to [...]

My husband takes an annual ski trip each January. He is an avid skier and since we live in Arizona doesn’t get to snow ski nearly as much as he would like. I feel he deserves this trip since he is the main financial contributor to our family. He allows me the opportunity to stay [...]

Despite receiving the vaccinations, my boys have fallen prey to H1N1. We caught Punk 1 early enough to receive the Tamiflu, and it eased the severity and the duration; but for Punk 2 it was too late. Here’s the stinky thing… In addition to getting the shot, Punk 2 already [...]

Next week my daughters have their annual check-up appointment. I am not a big fan of vaccinations although my girls are up-to-date with their shots as required by the school they attend. For the past couple of years their doctor has talked me into giving my daughters the flu vaccination. Last year I opted for [...]

Doesn’t every parent hate this phrase? At least sometimes?
I thought becoming an adult would mean infinite freedom to make my own decisions and be my own boss.  I could mess up, and no one would be there to correct me but myself.  Now it seems at every turn, we’re being admonished that we must still [...]

A few months ago I decided to sign up for a monthly membership at The Center for True Harmony and Wellness. This membership is similar to what you would pay at a Massage Envy – about $40 per month. Unlike other facilities, you can choose from massage, reflexology, cranial sacral, life coaching, etc. Before I [...]

I wrote recently of my desire to kick back and relax for the rest of the summer. I wanted to make sure that my boys see friends and family, that we all get a chance to relax some and have a good time.
This? Not an easy task.
We have made progress….the kids [...]