The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
I smoked for twenty years, and I quit smoking cold turkey six months ago. I always admired people who could decide they wanted to stop smoking, or anything for that matter, and just do it. These people must have a stronger will than me because I View Post
Today officially marks six months since my double bypass heart surgery. My heart surgery journey starts here if you'd like to follow along from the beginning. I'm truly amazed at how much better I feel. I've felt empowered and strong and have View Post
If you have a child under the age of 6 who spends time in a daycare or pre-school, they are at risk for increased exposure to germs and viruses. If you have school-aged children, they may also be bringing home unwanted health issues into your View Post
Let’s face it, varicose and spider veins can make anyone feel self-conscious about their appearance. If you are a woman, you might find yourself avoiding certain styles of dress in order to hide your legs. However, the real problem with these View Post
This morning I woke up with a broken blood vessel in my eye. Ok, y’all. I seriously don’t know what my issue is with bumps on my eyeballs! Just this past year, I had this: And it eventually went away. Umm. Scary! According to View Post
Boy, do I feel EXACTLY like this woman in this picture. So, thoroughly bored with the first level of the 30 Day Shred, I decided to bump it up to level 2. I am SO glad I did. The music is “peppier”, the exercises were fun View Post
I really felt like I phoned in all of the cardio on Day 7 of the 30 Day Shred workout. I did great with everything else, but the cardio killed me. I just keep thinking by now I should be breezing through this much easier, but I'm not. I have 3 View Post
An overall better mood and positive outlook on life are a few of the benefits I'm enjoying since starting the 30 Day Shred. Not that I wasn't positive before, but I feel different, and in a good way. My endurance is increasing with each workout and View Post
I have to be honest and tell you that I skipped a day between day 2 & 3 doing the 30 Day Shred. So, I'm just counting the next day I did it as day 3. I was still in a pretty good amount of pain that day, so I made the executive decision to rest. View Post
Well, just making it out of bed was an accomplishment today because apparently, I had NO idea how sore I was going to be today. I know yesterday's workout burned, but today my body was so sore it felt like I had been just pulled apart from every View Post
Today I completed my first attempt at 30 Day Shred, and honestly? I'm discouraged. I'm not going to start this post off complaining about how I hate Jillian Michaels, because I don't. What I do hate is the fact that I have LET myself get so very out View Post
