The proof is in the puddin' - Becky Driscoll

Today, I have begun a new journey.  No.  Not a journey – an expedition.  I have it all mapped out.  I have considered each route, and believe I have the best one laid out. I acquired the appropriate gear to make it a little easier going.  I have been so thorough, I even considered what to eat along the way. Success means a passage of immense symbolic significance.  Join me each Monday, as I share my journal of triumphs and challenges along the way to losing 25 lbs of body fat and reclaiming my wardrobe!

"A journey of 10000 steps begins with the first single step" 

Today was DAY 1:  I took the horrid body comp

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Intentional Intentions- Kate

So, the question I pose is simple: is it the thought that counts? We are raised in a society where people often use the phrase “It’s the thought that counts.” Thinking about something is often precluded by an intention to do that activity. In fact, Merriam-Webster’s dictionary says the word intention has 6 meanings. The first meaning is “a determination

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Finding work after kids- Kate Briggs

Going back to work poses many questions for the Mom who has stayed home. When first job searching after staying home with my children for 7 years, I ran into 2 major road blocks. The first was that I was often considered over-qualified for the job I was applying for. The second was that I had been out of the work force too long, or in other words-not enough experience. So how does a woman begin to look for a job when she has stayed home with her children?

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OUCH!

Updated on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 3:12PM by Sara Rolfs

OUCH! It starts so young! My 4 year old daughter comes home to tell me that on the playground today she was told that she isn’t pretty. OUCH! At 4! Why go there? All of a sudden my head reels to bulimia, anorexia, self esteem issues – all of these issues that the media have (admiringly) brought to our attention; (although she did say quite matter-of-factly that she thinks that she is pretty anyway, so I think I’m OK). I also realize that if others’ 4 year olds

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Sit, laugh, enjoy a good meal-together Kate

I find it interesting that when I look up families eating together, there is an actual study conducted by the University of Minnesota in 2004. This study shows that “frequent family meals are related to better nutritional intake, and a decreased risk for unhealthy weight control practices, and substance abuse.” (www.mealsmatter.org). Not only does this study show that our physical health is improved, but that the mental health is also improved.

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