It was late afternoon and my mom was cooking dinner. My sister was… well, I actually don’t remember what she was doing, and I was in the living room watching TV. Suddenly I heard shouting outside and something hit the front of our house. Startled, I looked out the window. Standing outside my house was the girl who lived down the street from me, shouting and throwing rocks at the front of my house. we went to school together, and for some reason we just…

As NEDAwareness week wraps up, I’d like to leave you with one last post.    *Note: I do plan to add other posts pertaining to this subject well after this week is over ;)

There is a lot of attention on the current childhood obesity epidemic that seems to not only over shadow another epidemic, but fuel it…

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Through my own (miss)adventures down the rabbit hole and the multiple journeys back, I have gotten to know NEDA. NEDA is the official Eating Disorder Association and it is wonderful. Over the years I have been…

Body Confidence                                                                              http://www.thesaplingstories.com/body-confidence/

- That’s kind of an oxymoron to me… Mix in a young child and the prospect of instilling this illusive psyche and well, that thought alone is more than a little…

Bubble failures, senile dogs, and a three year old

I thought it would be a great idea to try out a Pinterest find I call “Bubble Art”. We always have bubbles on hand and plenty of construction paper… But we were short on food coloring. I had the bright idea to improvise with my daughter’s water colors. I mean, it should work, right? Yeah, not so…

Reflection

It may not be January anymore, but it’s always a good time forreflection. I am a serial list maker and given how fast time goes by, I feel it is absolutely necessary to stop and remember the past, ponder the future, and savor the…