One of my resolutions for 2017 was to drastically limit the amount of time I spent on social media, especially because, only recently, I discovered how toxic it often was for my mental and emotional state. Well, with very few slip-ups, I’ve managed to stick with my social media plan– Facebook for 10 minutes on …
With the onset of my thirties, not much obviously changed for me, aging-wise. Sure, I’d noticed for years that my body was becoming more sensitive to things like bad mattresses and not warming up properly before a hard workout. I also found my first gray hair when I was probably around 26, and I’ve had …
Upon embarking on any venture in life, most of us have some kind of expectation attached to the outcome of that venture. I decided to make cookies yesterday…I expected they would be delicious. (They were.) I went to a kickboxing class last night…I expected it would kick my butt. (It did. I can barely move …
Raven’s been sick with a nasty mucus-filled cough for days now, and for most kids, that would mean more naps (or maybe longer naps), but for Raven, that means that she sleeps less, and more fitfully at that. As of now, during her one “nap time” of the day, she is proceeding to name every …
I’m currently on Day 3 of this business known as Not-Leaving-the-Apartment, and poor Raven is on Day 4. It all started with an insane winter storm that dumped over 12 inches of snow in about as many hours, followed by a string of sub-zero days (like today, when we woke up and it was a …
2016 was a really big year for resolutions—big not just in what I managed to do, but also big because I just set SO MANY. Now, I’m all for making a little bit of progress in a lot of different areas, but in 2017, there are a few areas I’d like to make a …
As I mentioned in my last post, I’d meant for this to be my last post of 2016, but as I had some unexpected (but very wanted and appreciated) plans come up, this post will just have to ring in the new year. I first tried doing this last year and ended up loving …
