Monthly Archive: March 2014
Here’s the first dirty secret: I’m writing this on Sunday. Yeah… Also, I’ve been realizing that shopping for maternity clothes isn’t for the feint of heart, the feint of wallet or for any woman...
I love this—simple and to the point. I don’t want to give this test away, so test your empathy in a matter of seconds, starting….now! Photo: Sean MacEntee/Flickr; Flickr/Geraint Rowland.
There are many universally known truths about life. One is that life isn’t fair; another is that you don’t want to sit downwind of your lactose intolerant friend after she just ate cheese—and here are a...
Visit here for more of The Caged Girls. Chapter 36. She sits in bed writing what lies inside her chest. It spills out in bursts and pauses today rather than intense moments of clarity. She’s had...
I’ve been a bit of a grump lately. I’m sure it’s partly hormonal (I’m pregnant after all), but it’s also the reality that my life with this second impending birth isn’t the same as...
Your happy to-do list. Yesterday I was such a grump. I told my husband that my body felt like dog poo. All week long my yoga practice had been ho-hum, my runs were inconsistent, and...
Many worthwhile things in life really do take hard work and practice. Here’s a list of 10 things that, when practiced daily, will serve to make your life healthier and happier. 1. Mindful eating. When...
Seven signs you’re a yogi: 1. You don’t care about the Lululemon controversy—not really—all you want to do is hop on your mat and move and breathe. Mmmmm… 2. You don’t care if other...
My first child was born naturally. And, no, that doesn’t mean I had her at home. Rather, she was born in the birthing center of a local hospital, and I had no medications. I...
Visit here for more of The Caged Girls. Chapter 35. There’s a fearful quiet that permeates when you do nothing. The silence leaks into my bones and stills my clumsily racing heart—until I feel my heartbeat quicken, made...