Over our years together (going on 30 to be exact), Mr. and I have chosen not to do the traditional things for each other for Valentine's day. Well, not since the first one. That's the one where he gave me our official engagement ring, a card, some chocolate, and a dinner date. You can't repeat… Continue reading How to 3-d print layers of love into your marriage
Category: Going Gray
A slow growing fear
I did it! Mr. is going to be so impressed with my efforts. I crawled out of bed before him and Copper. Lazy men, right? Nah, I couldn't sleep so I woke up at 4:15 am. I'm having slow-growing nightmares about the damn bikini and other things. But that's beside the point. Then I took… Continue reading A slow growing fear
How my mom taught me to be brave in my own skin
The aftermath of my anticipation of the new bikini's arrival; the retail therapy session in between; the first introduction to said bikini; the intermediate rejection of it and chip consoling consumptions; the day after's resurgence of my ultimate goal - "To be happy in my own skin." All of it took me on a wild… Continue reading How my mom taught me to be brave in my own skin
The bikini arrived
The retail therapy session yesterday was exhausting. I got quite the workout in, though. Since we have so much snow around here, I dressed appropriately for the weather. I wore jeans, two layers of shirts, heavy socks, and hiking boots, under my scarf and winter coat. I left the house at 10:45 am and returned… Continue reading The bikini arrived
Icy surfs up and the bikini still hasn’t arrived yet!
Instantly disappointed is a mild manner way to put it. Poor me...poor Copper...poor Mr. It's -24 degrees this morning. And the two of them have to go out in it AGAIN. They might not be the only ones though. I probably have to go join the ranks, too. Heavy sighs in unison... That's how I… Continue reading Icy surfs up and the bikini still hasn’t arrived yet!
It’s the depth of the squat that matters
So...how did my little magical work your butt with squats and twist and turn to tone your love handle reminders work? Did I exercise my butt off yesterday? Well, let's see. Kind of. It hurt to do squats this morning while my coffee heated up. So, I guess, they did work. Surprisingly well, for the… Continue reading It’s the depth of the squat that matters