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…