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When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going

Pace yourself, honey…I whisper to myself like I’m running a marathon. But at this moment I don’t know a thing about pacing myself. My breath is sputtering, my legs are wobbling and I’m just trying to find the energy to make it to the finish line. I’m just four weeks from finishing my graduate program and […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, Get Inspired, Midlife musings

That Time I Went To A Nutritionist: Trying To Bring Sexy Back In Time For Spring

As a writer and a graduate student I spend a lot of time sitting on my tush. In the winter it’s easy to hide a few extra pounds here, a few inches there, under a layer of sweaters. But, now it’s springtime. The layers have been shed. And I’m trying to bring sexy back. A year […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, Midlife musings Tagged With: diet, health, nutritionist

The Real Reason I Don’t Want To See Photos Of Your Kids On Facebook

I don’t want to see photos of your kids on Facebook. I don’t want to see photos of them on Instagram or Snapchat either. You know, the ones on the first day of school. Absolutely adorable standing at the bus stop or on your front steps with their brand spanking new backpacks, shiny lunch boxes, […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Empty Nest, Parenting Tagged With: facebook, family, mom, social media

That Time I Tried Golf

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Every time I take up a new sport I get hurt. Like the time I tried kickboxing and thought I was a badass ninja. My left hip has never been the same. Or the time I tried working through the pain while planking, only to discover I broke a bone in my fragile foot. Or […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion & Exercise Tagged With: Caddy Shack, golf, sports injuries

When Life Gives You Lemons

when life gives you lemons

There are times in life that I need a little extra boost of confidence or encouragement. Like when I get a rejection from a bucket list publication. Or a project falls through. Or the scale keeps going up no matter how much I diet. This is when I seek the type of encouragement that borders […]

Filed Under: Get Inspired, Parenting Tagged With: inspiration, sports, writing

Bonding Over Shopping And Sports

lululemon

Many mothers and fathers bond with their sons and daughters through sports. Some go to games together. Some toss balls together. Some huddle together in front of the TV. When my son turns on a basketball game or football game on TV in our den, I sit down on the couch to watch it with […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, Midlife musings, Parenting Tagged With: bonding, daughters, family, love, shopping, sports

Love On The Run

love running

When I was in high school I realized my afternoon dance-a-thons in front of a full-length mirror in my bedroom weren’t keeping me in the girlish shape of my prepubescent youth. Refusing to give up cafeteria glazed donuts, I needed a plan. So I started running. In the 1980s we called it jogging. Use the […]

Filed Under: Love Tagged With: high school, love, running, sports

What’s So Special About The Super Bowl?

Super Bowl Sunday. The day that football fans of all ages look forward to all year. And in our home, it’s no different. Super Bowl is family time. While my husband and son plant themselves on the couch to watch the big game, I sit at my desk a few feet away and put my […]

Filed Under: Love Tagged With: family, friends, super bowl, Super Bowl Sunday

I’ve Been Called Many Things, Sporty Isn’t One Of Them

sports

If you found yourself on this page, rest assured I haven’t gone all sporty on you and joined a team. No, no, no. That would never happen. I might break a nail. Those of you dear readers who keep up with me, know that I’ve gone back to school. And I thought you might be […]

Filed Under: Blogging & Writing Tagged With: graduate school, sports, sports writing, sporty spice, USC, writing

Books to read while hiding from your family this holiday season. Just kidding! (Not really.)

Just in case you find a few hours to yourself this holiday season, whether on a plane, or perhaps, hiding in the closet when family visits so you can avoid post-election mayhem (preferably with a glass of wine or other beverage of choice), here are some books you might like that have been sitting on […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Midlife musings, Reading List Tagged With: books, college, graduate school, reading list

The New Kid In Class

At the end of this summer, when all the cute little kiddies toting lunch boxes and backpacks went back to school, and parents of college students bid their tearful goodbyes, someone else went back to school. Someone older. Someone SO MUCH OLDER… ME! You heard right. Careful what you wish for… For nearly two decades […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Empty Nest Tagged With: back to school, class, graduate school, journalism, master's degree

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