January 13th 2009
Tags:
fitness,
philsophy
4 Comments
I've been paying a babysitter to come two nights a week, when the girls are in or almost-in bed so that I can head down to the treadmill at our local YMCA for an hour. I know that the Y smells like sweat and is rundown, but it's my haven ...
January 3rd 2009
Tags:
fitness
2 Comments
My family is spending the long weekend at the beach, and this morning my parents watched the girls while I went for a run. I know the picture is terrible, but I couldn't be bothered to spend more than 2 seconds to take a better picture.
A run at the ocean, ...
October 8th 2008
Tags:
fitness
4 Comments
The eternal problem as a parent... especially as a single parent... is wondering when you're going to fit it all in!I had to quit my karate classes when I got pregnant with Clara - and ever since, exercise has been catch as catch can. But lately, I've found a perfect ...
August 22nd 2008
Tags:
fitness,
music
One Comment
The great advantage of staying friends with my exes, my girls' dads, is that tonight I was totally fried after a long week and they both took the girls until tomorrow morning. I got an unexpected run in after work, and I hope to crash soon - maybe even with ...
May 29th 2008
Tags:
fitness
One Comment
Do this right away. I swear it will make you feel so much better than you do right now:Get outside and take a brisk walk. Preferably in a park or series of paths somewhere. But a neighborhood will do. Anywhere will do.I prefer to blast music into my headphones loud ...
May 8th 2008
Tags:
fitness,
hope
3 Comments
I have finally done it, I hit my stride. It was short, but it was there, and I'm happy to say that I recognized it when I saw it.I've been trying to get out and walk as much as I can lately. I try to put Clara into the ...
February 5th 2008
Tags:
body,
fitness
3 Comments
Do you ever feel like eating even though you're not hungry. Like, it might help the fact that the baby is crying, the nanny isn't working out, the bills aren't going to get paid again, and the male species seems to be pitted against you. And maybe a big spoonful ...
January 12th 2008
Tags:
body,
fitness
4 Comments
Last night, a friend (obviously a very good friend) dropped off a ziploc full of brownies for me and Joy. So for dessert, I gave Joy a piece. And then I very conservatively ate just one piece (because I am trying to be healthy, you know). But then I blacked ...
January 2nd 2008
Tags:
body,
fitness
2 Comments
It finally came to me today that unless I paint myself into a corner, I may never actually get my rear in gear and lose the new-and-improved 30+ pounds I've put on with this baby. Plus I got a little extra motivation from a hysterical Seattle writer, on her mom-fitness ...
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