March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, so I figured I’d update this post I wrote in 2014 about the time I got hit on the head with a bocce ball. This wasn’t my first concussion, in fact I once had a neurosurgeon tell me to stop falling on my head. It was, however, my most dramatic. Our … Read more
Your excuses are valid. I know. You travel a lot. You’re forced to eat out a lot. You aren’t in one place long enough to have a gym membership. I get it. I’m in the same boat. Or maybe in the same jet, for sure I’m in coach with my knees grazing the seat in … Read more
Offspring and I had the opportunity to attend the sensational Odysseo by Cavalia in Vancouver, and we can’t stop raving about it. As part of their social media week, we were invited to a VIP experience including a cocktail party, gourmet catered dinner (they even had a kids buffet), desert during intermission, and a backstage … Read more
A few years ago I realized that Vivi was running out of time to make Valentine’s Day cards for her classmates, so I started searching online for free printable Valentine’s Day cards. There are so many awesome ones to choose from, but they are full color and we all know it’s cheaper to buy a new printer … Read more
You’ve been here a while, so I’m sure you’re not under the illusion that there are magic pills or shortcuts to health and fitness. You know that if your jeans get too tight it’s a simple equation of burning more calories than you’re consuming until they fit right again. You know that drinking water hydrates … Read more
And by rock I mean totally wing it with no itinerary or research done ahead of time (on my part) and have an absolutely fantastic experience anyway. This trip first took us to Rio Dulce, then El Remate on Lake Petén -Itzá before we continued on to Tikal National Park. I had long imagined I would … Read more
At the time I agreed to go on a weekend yoga retreat at Hacienda San Lucas with 4 of my girlfriends, I already had a daily practice and was a believer in the benefits of yoga. I had gone from taking daily anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxers and narcotic pain pills to treat my chronic back pain, … Read more
My daughter was born in the California desert, and spent the first five years of her life there. Because of this we have a relationship with hydration that verges on obsession. Neither of us can stand to get into a car to go anywhere without water. When we are thirsty, it is for water. Nothing else … Read more