Yearly Archives: 2017

I’ve been a skinny fat. I’ve had issues with eating and weight control. I’ve been a cardio bunny, lifter and a mixture of both. I’ve been a competitor for a long time. I’ve competed in the 84+kg category, to the 84kg and cut to the 72kg. I’m no stranger to […]

Don’t be mean to your body, when it is so ...

Rest Day. Rest Days. Rest Weekends. Taking a rest Day always feels very wrong to me. Like I am cheating on the gym with my couch, and that the case of lazies will destroy everything that I have put into my workouts. It’s silly really, how can 1 day completely […]

We all need to rest… Rest DAYS are key to ...

As a great 2007 song taught us…. Ladies and gentleman of the class of 2007, wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proven by scientists. .. Whereas the rest of my advice […]

Being sick doesn’t give you a “get out exercise free ...

The relief of being honest. Honest with yourself and others around you. Today’s post was meant to be something very different than what I am going to share, but I was so inspired by L this morning that I had to change my train of thought. So… Here it goes… […]

I don’t get it. Did my hair get flat? ...

Purple. Purple combines the stimulation of the color red and the calm of the color blue; soothing the mind and nerves, uplifts the spirit and encourages creativity. Purple. Purple, the color of Lupus. The combo of warm and cool can evoke creativity and boost one’s imagination. It’s a rarity in […]

You’re still AWESOME…. Happy Lupus Awareness Month!

1 ½ days…. Only 1 ½ days until Lupus Awareness Month. For my PSA… one of the only I will do as we walk in to yet another, pointless awareness month; Lupus is more severe than people think, it can do more harm to people then most realize and can […]

May is Lupus awareness month… celebrate with me as we ...

Baggage. I’ve been thinking a lot about baggage lately. No – not my work bag, purse, lunch bag and gym bag… but the emotional bags that we carry every day that add to our struggles. Like my insecurity satchel and the I’m not good enough carry on with its matching […]

Are you carrying a lot of bags?!? Emotional bags can ...

The thing about friends, friends like family… Is that they always seem to know when you need a good kick in the pants. This morning I got an amazing text from L, sending some great personal affirmations and positive self-talk! L inspires me and motivates me like no other. Her […]

Don’t let beavers dam your flow… stagnant water spreads disease..

Pain. Endless pain. Chronic pain. Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli. Pain is a feeling triggered in the nervous system; you may feel it as a prick, tingle, sting, burn or ache. Chronic pain is defined as any pain lasting more than 12 weeks. […]

Chronic pain is not your own… walk – give it ...

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Yesterday I got the chance to listen to a great speaker while I was at an event, Dr. Gina – she deals with conflict in the workplace. One of the topics she was discussing really made me think. We cannot control what pops into our heads – the good, the […]

We cannot control what pops into our heads, but we ...