• The Real Story

    December 20, 2013 I’ve shared my life online for nearly 9 years. People have read as I transparently talked about my battle with Bulimia, my courage in quitting my corporate job, my struggle in…

    December 20, 2013
  • Vegan Chocolate Bundt Cake

    I love to bake. I bake 1-2 times a week and our cookie jar is rarely empty. So, for my son’s 2nd birthday I originally wanted to make a watermelon cake, but (duh!) watermelon…

    December 19, 2013
  • Sorry but not sorry.

    November 25, 2013 There are not many things I’m sorry about in life, but recently I’ve been feeling a deep sense of sadness within me. After being blocked on Facebook and reading the Yahoo…

    November 26, 2013
  • 4 words I will Never Use.

    There are certain terms I rarely use in my vocabulary that has been used a lot lately via comments on my Facebook page and website. While I am often portrayed as uncompassionate by viewers,…

    November 25, 2013
  • I am banned from Facebook

    November 22, 2013 I am banned from Facebook. This morning I decided to vent on the current state of our obesity crisis in America. I was motivated by constant body (fat) acceptance campaigns strewn…

    November 23, 2013
  • Pain Gives Us Strength.

    November 13, 2013 My world is so silent. Besides the sounds of my playful sons, the car radio, the gym’s music and the noise my key strokes make, I don’t hear much. My husband…

    November 14, 2013
  • List of TV Appearances

    In the last few weeks I’ve been making my rounds with the media world. Silly me, I never realized rivalries between networks or how fast news flies! The week Yahoo posted my pic online…

    November 8, 2013
  • The 5 issues with America Today

    I’m alive! After the onslaught of last week’s media blitz and feeling like a punching bag from commenters, emailers and news/talk show hosts (won’t say who) I feel like I can still smile knowing…

    November 5, 2013
  • No One Can Make you Feel Inferior without Your Consent.

    October 21, 2013 No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. One of my favorite first ladies, Eleanor Roosevelt, once quoted that powerful message. Perhaps if I were someone of higher caliber,…

    October 21, 2013
  • Today I cried.

    October 8, 2013 Today I cried. I cried because I missed my husband. I missed the young couple we once were. I missed the moment we first met, I missed the long drives we…

    October 9, 2013