Fashion Spring Forward {Guest Post}

Celebrity stylist, host of Style Network’s makeover show “How Do I Look?” and Yoplait Light Two Week Tune Up spokesperson, Jeannie Mai gives you the rundown on how to spring forward this season Transition from winter to Spring Take the opportunity to do a little spring cleaning.  You can freshen up your wardrobe by adding [...]

Sometimes You Have To Try Change {#CleverTryNew}

A couple of years ago I decided it was time for a career and life change. Even though I enjoyed working with the people and some of the work, I was under paid and overworked. My employer even knew that but with cutbacks it was impossible to grant me a higher than usual raise or [...]

The jiggles… {#Mamavation Monday}

I just came to a realization. One that sabotages every single effort of weight-loss in the past and one that ALMOST got to me this round while I was sick physically and probably emotionally the past 2 weeks… When I begin to lose the inches, my skin gets softer and of course jigglier in some [...]

Motivation starts at home…{#Mamavation Monday}

Question: What motivates you to get going and what keeps you going? My kids are a big motivating factor because I want to have more energy to play with them and want to be around as long as possible to enjoy their big moments in life. I have to be a role model to them. [...]

ME Time!

Thanks to Crystal Light for sponsoring this post. To learn more about how Crystal Light can flavor your day with 30 refreshing flavors, visit http://www.facebook.com/crystallight. You wake up early, you rush through the morning, rush through the day whether it’s as a working parent or stay at home parent, chauffeur kids around to extracurricular activities, [...]

3.8 Pounds DOWN! {#Mamavation Monday}

Oh yeah, Oh yeah, doing the happy dance, shakin’ my tush! Oh the feeling of awesomeness knowing I’m finally losing weight again with my Weight Watchers and exercise program and it SHOWS! In fact…last night DH even said (as I’m bent over the sink brushing my teeth), “Wow, you’re #@% is getting smaller and rounder [...]

And she continues going strong…{#Mamavation Monday}

Two weeks past, now on week 3, and I’m still exercising 5 of 7 days. I’ve been feeling great since I’ve gone back to exercising. When I quite smoking last October I had no idea how much smoking was taking my breath away and deterring me from keeping at my heart rate up long to [...]

Exercise and Eat Smart {Mamavation Monday & Review}

What a great week I had health & fitness wise! And you know what? Even though I was having a rough time the week prior and some last week mentally, the feeling I felt after a good workout (yes, folks, I FINALLY went back to the gym after I had stopped last August) was just [...]

National Bubble Bath Day

Yes, you read that right! Today, January 8th, is NATIONAL BUBBLE BATH DAY. Who knows who started it, and frankly, who really cares?? It’s still National Bubble Day and it’s a day we need to force ourselves to just RELAX! As a society, we just don’t take that much needed time to unwind and “unthink” [...]

Energy?? What’s that?! {Giveaway}

I’m a working mom of 3 kids, 2 cats, and 1 adult kid (hubby). I work in the marketing field, I am a travel business owner, I help promote authors and their books, I pick up/chauffeur to/attend extracurricular games/practices, I do the shopping, I handle the dr. appointments, I clean house, I manage bills, I [...]