Work Out for 12 months/gain 10 pounds!

May 6, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Happy Monday! Monday is our favorite day around here, because it’s the day when the Cherubs go to school to spend seven hours learning all the things from people who aren’t me. They love it, I love it, it’s good for all involved. And it moves us toward the one big goal I have left […]

Time to Face the Music

April 13, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

Today I’m going to one of those specialty gyms for an introductory workout. There will be a weigh-in and nutritional analysis, and maybe if I’m lucky, fat calipers. Then I’ll join a small cadre of other women who are also there to “pursue our fitness goals.” Every one of us will be avoiding the mirror and […]

The Full Weight of Adoption

April 7, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

I just tried on all my summer clothes. Nothing fits. Again. I have not worked out in any meaningful, sustained way in at least 8 months, and yet I’m shocked (SHOCKED!) to discover that I am facing yet another warm season with a wardrobe that consists of one pair of jeans and a single billowy […]

I failed to fail (it’s not the easiest thing to do)

October 14, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

I am on a fitness plan. It’s been two weeks. I did not undertake this on my own, you should know. This is my friend Spanish Girl’s fault. Her gym ran a promotional where members bring in a friend and you compete for 21 days as a team against other member/guest pairs. Whoever loses the […]