Accepting Ourselves & Wanting More

I was part of an amazing call last night…sorry men this one was all for the ladies! This was one of the calls in The Ladies RX discussion series put on by Stephanie Vincent at Radical Hateloss. Here’s a quick overview:  “Last night women from all over the country gathered to talk about an important…

YOUR Very Best

It’s just you and the bar It’s so simple yet so hard to do. I preach it to my clients all the time…”focus on yourself, don’t worry about what others are doing around you…Compete with yourself… Be better than yesterday” Saying we like to compete with one another in CrossFit would be an understatement, it…

It’s NEVER what you expect

Isn’t that one true fact in life? Nothing ever pans out the exact way you expect, no matter how much you put into planning. I imagined and replayed over and over in my head the day that my son was born before it happened. I created what I thought I was going to feel, what…

Caution: inappropriate pregnant lady behavior

If I said I loved being a pregnant lady I would be lying. Pregnancy has been kicking my ass left and right for the majority of the past 8 1/2 months. One of the hardest part for me is learning how to scale back, how to slow down. I really only know two speeds; full…

Enjoying the whole journey

“I’ve had a rough month,” would be an understatement. Surely I’m not this big of a baby, but I have had at least 15 days where I wanted to stay in bed and cry all day. I’m learning a lot though. Things I didn’t know about pregnancy and that no one could explain to me…

And then there was 4

“Life isn’t happening to you; life is responding to you.” –The Secret: The Power Be very careful of what you put on your goal board and put out into the universe. Have you ever heard of the law of attraction? The Law of Attraction simply says that you attract into your life whatever you think…

What is Paleo?

If I get that question one more time! I have explained paleo eating about a million times, which is followed usually by something like, “Oh I love sugar and bread, I could never……” Fine than why did you ask?  What I’m not going to do is write about what paleo is, no I’m going to…

Packing, Stuffed Peppers and Baby Preparation

Over the next year we will be sharing our story as we go after the 2011 goals that we have set for ourselves. Everyday we either move closer to our goals or further away. Our biggest opportunity for improvement is focus. Jere and I love to start new big projects….we both unfortunately don’t love the…