The pottery wheel is basically a machine that can be used for shaping and molding rounded ceramics out of lumps of clay. Used correctly and with patience and care, beautiful masterpieces can emerge. On this first weekend of the final month of 2012, I feel like this pottery idea is a great metaphor for my [...]
Do you wake up feeling inspired everyday? Let’s face it, we all have days when we just aren’t “feeling it”. But what if you could face each morning with a new sense of enthusiasm for all that you need to do and be? You’d probably get more done, be more creative, and start your day [...]
Did you know there was such a thing as the journal of Psychosomatic Medicine? Well, there seems to be a journal for everything these days, especially in the health field, and I recently came across some studies that I found pretty cool. I’ll try to relate them in non-techie-speak here…Why? Because I think these studies [...]
When you were younger did you dream of someday becoming an astronaut, a firefighter, or even the President of the United States? Well, if you’re like most, somewhere along the way you lost that innocent childlike belief that all things were possible, you became “practical”, and you began to settle for a little less. Today, [...]
Here’s my latest Pinterest inspired repurposing idea! I’m not sure what you call this personality trait, but when it comes to my home, I just can’t seem to sit still until everything is “just right”. I’m the gal who is always rearranging the furniture, painting an old bookshelf, or looking for some DIY project around the house. I’m also [...]
I was watching the DIY show Renovation Realities this afternoon, amused at this couple who were trying to guess whether the wall they were breaking down in the middle of their kitchen was weight-bearing or not. I always wonder why these people never use Google or You Tube for a little tidbit of information from someone [...]
6 Tips on How to Fit a Balanced Diet into Your Busy Schedule By Maura Tibbs (Adapted from Beachbody Newsletter #472) Welcome to a typical day at the office. Most of us know it well. You’re not even at your desk yet, and your mind is already preoccupied with emails to answer, phone calls to return, [...]
If you purchased a Beachbody program like P90X, Insanity, or Turbo Fire, or even a nutritional product through Beachbody, then you already have a Beachbody Coach assigned to you and may not even know it. As a Beachbody customer you are automatically assigned to a Beachbody Coach. It is your right as a customer to [...]
What do DIY projects have to do with health and fitness? For me, the feeling I get after completing a project in my home is just like the one I get after a good workout. I just feel so “accomplished”, especially when it’s a first-time-project like installing flooring, or an exceptionally challenging workout like Shaun [...]
Summer is officially here, and that means planes, trains, and automobiles all across the country will be filled with people traveling to vacation destinations. You might be thinking that a vacation may be the perfect excuse to give your exercise routine some time off, too. But that doesn’t need to be the case. After all, [...]