While I’ve still got the fire of motivation burning within me, I figured I’d better start a 7-day challenge, and stat. Because I’m trying to provoke a lifestyle change with these challenges, I wanted to start with a diet change that isn’t TOO drastically different from what I’m used to, which is why I …
Living with the Ghosts of Weights Past and Future
Time to get real here, folks— I have been 100% guilty of spending a lot of time lately with the Ghosts of Weights Past & Future. In other words, instead of focusing on my current body shape and what I’m currently capable of, my mind keeps drifting back to “happier” weight times (like back …
Provo: Not the Armpit of the State?
When I first flew the nest and started out on my own, I somehow came up with the saying that Provo and Ogden were officially the armpits of Utah, a statement that always inevitably offended half of Utahns while simultaneously delighting the other half. This judgment was based loosely on two things: – the …
Rhubarb Makes Me Think Deep Thoughts
A couple weeks back, I ordered the book I Dare Me off of Amazon, which is the true story of how Lu Ann Cahn, a woman in her mid-fifties who was feeling officially stuck in a rut, changed her life entirely by making herself try something new every single day for a year. (Side …
Top 5 Tips for Better Vacation Photos
I have always been a bit obsessed with taking pictures—it was an obsession that started with the disposable cameras of my girls’ camp days that has continued (with ever increasing enthusiasm) to my latest DSLR purchase. In my friend circle growing up, I was generally the one who could be counted on to capture everything …
First Family Camping Trip Since 1987
Growing up, my family was never a “camping family” (or at least they hadn’t been since I came along in 1986). To my knowledge, the last “real” family camping trip we had taken was all the way back in 1987 when my parents attempted to take their five kids (me being a baby at …
Top 5 Times I Felt Beautiful
Like most women (I imagine), I have a lot of ups and downs about my appearance. There will be weeks or months when I feel down about my appearance or my weight or some other superficial thing, and there will be weeks (sometimes months) when I feel like my skin sparkles in the sun like …