July 10, 2012 Last week I had an “Aha!” moment. After my workout I began routinely doing something with my body that I’ve done for several years now. I have to say ‘something’ because I’m in the process of creating the product as I type. In that moment I yelled for my husband and ecstatically told him my idea. Since he’s seen me perform this ‘something’ for a long time, he wasn’t surprised when I told him it was something…
Reflections of a new Me.
June 20, 2012June 19, 2012 Lately I’ve been overwhelmed with social media. I’m not just talking about Facebook, I’m talking blogs, Twitter and Pinterest. It amazes me how much information is available and how instantly and continuously connected we are. After several years, I finally started a Facebook page. Last year I created a Twitter account, but I haven’t used it since. I even became a member of Pinterest, but the last couple times I’ve entered the site it became too overwhelming.…
God Bless the U.S.A.
June 12, 2012June 10, 2012 When preparing for my graduation from Franklin Elementary school, our classroom memorized Lee Greenwood’s song, “God Bless the U.S.A.” To this day, I love that song. It brings an incredible feeling of patriotism, devotion and love for my country. So you can only imagine how outraged I felt when hearing that an NYC school banned the song from its graduation ceremonies. In the last few years, there have been attempts to remove God in our Pledge of…
The Gift of Belief
May 29, 2012May 28, 2012 Two months ago, a couple of my employees called in sick for health related reasons. That week, I held a mandatory meeting to introduce a program in which they were to follow 8 simple rules for the next 12 weeks. Every week I weighed them, discussed their diet, introduced a new exercise and provide motivation for the next week. In a short period of time I watched as they lost inches off their waist and pounds off…
Un-feeding a Habit.
May 22, 2012May 21, 2012 For the past couple months I’ve been getting regular manicures at a nail salon. In the past, I usually manicured my own nails every week at home. However, ever since I tried the gel polish before going to Vegas, I became hooked! The polish never fades or chips. It promotes nail growth as it creates a hard shell around your natural nail size and protects it from damage. For someone who is very active with cleaning, working…
Life Before Kids.
May 17, 2012May 16, 2012 My office is a mess. My bookshelves have been tampered. There are puzzle pieces everywhere. I have the baby’s jumper and swing crowding my desk. And I’m surrounded by paperwork, half-eaten food and an empty protein shake carton. I feel disorganized. After all, I always felt that my external world reflected my internal world. The more controlled my environment is, the more controlled I am feeling. Since becoming a mom, all that logic has been thrown to…
The “weight” of my world.
April 10, 2012April 9, 2012 I can’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t preoccupied with my weight. In my pre-teen diaries, I would constantly write about boys, chores and my weight. In elementary I began a morning workout routine of 100 jumping jacks and 50 leg lifts. In high school I ate the same lunch; wheat bread with lettuce and turkey, fat free saltine crackers, fruit and water. If I bought fries, my friends would laughingly watch as I…
Soldier of Life
March 21, 2012March 22, 2012 Exactly seven years ago I created this website. In 2005, myspace wasn’t popular, facebook didn’t exist and blogging was not commonplace. I was 24 years old and at a crossroads in my personal, professional and physical life. I was nearing the end of a long-term relationship, I was branching into the corporate world and I was dealing with a debilitating eating disorder. After graduating with double majors from UC Davis, winning several beauty and fitness titles, traveling…
Have Faith….
March 6, 2012March 5, 2012 Since our return I’ve had two urgent doctor appointments for myself, one for Christian and one canceled appointment for Nicholas. My husband went to the ER twice, the second in which he was admitted. We were all suffering from various illness unrelated to each other. Due to this constant chaos, it feels like Paris was a big fat blur in a memory long, long ago. When you’re busy as I’ve been – it’s really hard to focus…
Our pilgrimage to Lourdes.
February 22, 2012February 22, 2012 Last year David would ask me suspicious questions while pregnant. He wondered how soon I could travel after having a child or how long it would take to get a birth certificate. It wasn’t until one of my closest friends, Phan, planned her wedding on Valentine’s day weekend when he finally ‘took the cat out of the bag’. He had booked a trip to Paris for Valentine’s Day! While away we splurged on croissants, nutella, wine and…