Mind Tricks and Treats

Roaming around the cold streets of our neighborhood, smelling the singed pumpkin from our suprisingly flammable jack o’ lantern and fearing that my children will never go to sleep due to the candy that they are opening and shoveling faster than I can grab it from their sticky paws has made me delusional. First, I woke up this morning and had a cookie for breakfast.  In my mind, it tasted like this: But it actually looked like this: A Fitnessista... Read More

Halloween’s a Beach

It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween…and Spring Break. I woke up this morning and hit the treadmill while the Today show revealed their annual over-the-top Halloween costumes. I saw Matt Lauer first, and for a good half of a mile, I thought he was dressed as Ellen DeGeneres. After my run, I came in to get Gigi ready for school. Rather than have a bunch of kids showing up dressed like “Zebra Pimps” and “Runway... Read More

A Lack of Supervision

The good news is today was a really productive day.  My house is immaculately clean.  Well, let’s be honest, my house is no longer Child Protective Services bait.  Or is it?  You see, in order to get things done, my children are sometimes left to their own devices. After my run this morning, I had a very important phone call, which meant that breakfast had to wait.  Don’t worry though, Lulu started bellowing for “Bunny GWAMS!!!”... Read More