A Girl in the Real World

We recently went to Florida for a family vacation with my mom and sister. My mom turned 60 and what she wanted to do was go to the beach. S...

Did you sing this post title a la The Beastie Boys? No? What is wrong with you? I have been trying to slowly get back in the habit of wor...

New years always means RESOLUTIONS! You know the age old typical resolutions. This is THE year we are going to get lean and clean up our di...

Hey. I'm still on overtime. I've officially worked 115 hours of overtime since the first of May...and there is no end in sight. P...

Well, nothing really. A whole lot of nothing. Not that I'm complaining. Not even a little bit. After the whirlwind that was December, I...

I've been living for the weekends lately, just so I can hit that door at quitting time on Friday and not have to think about work again...

Girls Night Fun in the sun on the 4th of July.   Hanging out with family. Doggy cousins. Working out with Seester. I no...

It is always smart to get a good solid eight hours of sleep when you plan on skipping your usual morning coffee...for the first time...in y...

Me, 2006   Me, 2010 Me, June 2012   Me, today. I feel like I am so very close to where I want to be. But I haven't b...

My weight loss story has been featured on Peak313 Fitness! Clare is a wonderful inspiration for your outsides AND your insides. She combine...

Jeremy and I have both been slacking. With our fitness. We've been self-indulgent for a good long time now...eating whatever we want, d...

1. Yoga is hard. And very relaxing at the same time. How is that possible? 2. It's pathetic when the idea of only reaching 89 sounds l...

1. I stayed up too late last night reading {Defiant by Pamela Clare}. Even after I put the book aside I had a really hard time finding sleep...

~ Anyone have any meditation techniques? Because this girl has GOT to learn to relax. It may be PMS too. I have a serious ebb and flow of em...

1. Asparagus is really good with hummus. 2. How to pronounce Quinoa {Keen-wa} 3. Eating healthy costs a lot of money. 4...

"I need you to be my Weight Watchers consultant. You just look so good". This was the compliment my co-worker gave me this week....

I can't believe its been a week since I posted. That wasn't planned. Life has just been whisking on by, throwing curve balls at me a...