Exercising Is For the Birds

by | Jun 19, 2013 | Health and Wellness

I am 34, with a wonderful and supportive husband and a 4-year-old daughter, wanting so badly to feel better about myself. It is great to have a man who tells you all the time how beautiful he thinks you are. But it is another thing to look in the mirror and feel that...

Winter Hair Care

by | Feb 24, 2013 | Health and Wellness

In the fall of my sixth grade year, my hair was getting more and more unruly. I didn’t know that puberty was changing its texture. I had always had thick hair with a slight wave, but something was changing and I was tired of having “bad hair” days. I asked my sister...

I Used To Be Hot

by | Feb 21, 2013 | Health and Wellness

It’s true. Smokin’ hot, and sweaty. Super sweaty. Embarrassing sweaty. For years I worked on a remedy. I did lots of research, to no avail. I drank more water; that didn’t work. I saw a naturalist; that didn’t help. I tried different deodorant....

What CAN You Do In Three Months?

by | Jan 28, 2013 | Health and Wellness

It’s the beginning of another year and everywhere I look, I see signs about a “new year, a new you!”  I don’t know about you, but I’m not a “New Year’s resolution-making person” (nothing against you if you are). I just figure, if I want to make a change, now is the...

Thieves

by | Jan 8, 2013 | Health and Wellness

I don’t know about you, but December has been a busy month in our house. As I left work the last Thursday in December, I savored the idea of a long, quiet weekend. We had a trip to Mayo Clinic the next week to seek some expert advice for our son’s asthma,...

Working Out Is Hard To Do

by | Oct 24, 2012 | Health and Wellness, Self Discovery

I’m not exactly an athlete by nature. I used to be a fast sprinter as a child, but by junior high PE classes, I remember my knees knocking together when I tried to run the mile for class. I wasn’t the last one to finish, but it was close. I wasn’t in...