A vacation alone

Have you ever taken a vacation alone? Over the years, my answer to this question has changed. As a kid - no way. As a teenager an…

Mercedes Maidana: Big Wave Surfer & City Girl

Growing up, I associated  the company  Patagonia  primarily with their  Snap-T pullover fleeces . All my friends had them and I d…

Conquering Fears in the Pool

My older son Jasper has always loved the water and swimming. While he would hesitate and show some apprehension when trying activ…

Defining "What's Beautiful"

Back in the beginning of May, I decided to enter Under Armour Women's What's Beautiful Competition  - a competition to r…

30 Days of Green Smoothies

A month ago, I joined Amanda from Run To The Finish and committed to drinking one green smoothie a day for the month of June. I …

Finding Time for Fitness - Part 2

A few weeks ago, I shared some tips on how I manage to find time to fit in fitness during my busy days as a working parent. It w…

Bloggy Boot Camp Philly

Earlier this year, I started thinking about attending a blog conference. I had only been blogging for a little while but I felt l…

Why I should write for YOUR magazine

As you know, I've been recently named a Fitfluential Ambassador. Fitfluential is starting to partner with some healthy livin…

Almost What Not to Wear

I don't know about you, but I have a closet full of clothes I don't wear. I've fallen into the "Mommy wardrobe&q…

5 Life Lessons I Learned From Surfing

Photo: Oriana Fowler/Surf Simply A year ago, I was on a beach in Costa Rica doing something I never dreamed of doing - learning t…

No More Making Excuses

On my way home from my doctor's appointment. No, I'm not putting weight on my right leg. It just looks that way because m…

Friday Round-Up

Homemade Get Well cards from the boys - my offline reading for the week. Since coming home on Monday , I've been pretty much …

Bye Bye ACL. It's been nice knowing you.

Well ACL #2, we've had a good 15 year run together. You stepped in when ACL #1 gave way on the ski slopes in the Alps. You re…

No Turning Back - Injury Update

Last week, I went to see my doctor again . It had been four weeks since I injured my knee  and things were not improving. I take …

5 Ways Not to Bake a Birthday Cake

1) Do not agree to bake a cake that requires a 12 inch cake pan or any other size cake pan that you do not personally own. 2) Do …

Lessons from Ski School

I had my first ski lesson when I was four years old. It was a disaster. I remember that one ski boot kept unbuckling from my ski …