Well, over the week I did some spring cleaning. And as I began to clean the nooks and crannies, I was uncovering hidden Easter eggs that my kids missed. Not just one egg, but four eggs. It so happened that these four eggs were full of foil wrapped chocolate eggs. Most of our eggs this year were filled with coins instead of sugar, but for some reason the odds were against me when cleaning and I struck the jackpot. I am a chocolate lover. I was caught off guard. As those ch

I hope you enjoyed a beautiful Easter Day yesterday as we celebrated the Risen Son, Jesus. Easter is a day of renewal. There are signs of renewal all around us at this time of year. The flowers are blossoming, the grass has turned green, the birds are singing, and the sun feels warmer. All of this is motivation for us to be outside breathing in the fresh air. We naturally begin spending more time outside. It's at this time of year that I notice many walkers and cyclists

Summer is just around the corner and I want to revisit an important point I wrote about several months ago. There is nothing more defeating then feeling like you should have started a healthy lifestyle several months ago, especially when summer finally shows up and you are not even close to feeling like shorts are an option. For women, unveiling bare legs, shoulders, and upper arms can cause anxiety....let alone fitting into a bathing suit...forget about it! For men, the mi

I'm on a Quest...really. I've been on the Quest bar diet for the last few months and must return back to whole, clean foods!! I don't know what it is about Quest bars, but they taste good! In fact they taste so good that I find myself replacing a few meals a day with them. Not only are they good tasting, but they can break the bank too. They are a little pricey for a bar. A case of 12 is almost $25. Yikes!!! I somehow find myself justifying it but thinking, "a real me