Baby Blogger Update

Good afternoon, I wanted to be the first to give you a heads up that my tenure as a full time baby blogger is coming to an end. I’ll be working in a supportive capacity over the month of February and retiring from baby by the first of March. I have been writing for the Baby blog since January of last year, mostly as a guest blogger; but I took over as a full time Baby Blogger last summer. My Tenure I’ve enjoyed my tenure here and I’ve loved exploring the world of the newborn, the infant and the toddler … Continue reading

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for Jan 20-26

Good morning, if you noticed a curious lack of the marriage blog week in review, I have to plead guilty. I wrote most of it, but yesterday, my daughter had a birthday party and we went out together to attend. It was a roller skating party and for those of you who follow my fitness blog posts, you know that my daughter and I have been roller-skating a great deal frequently, well we enjoyed ourselves roller-skating, but I was whipped after an hour and half on the skates and my legs felt like spaghetti. I’ll talk more about that in … Continue reading

Friday Fitness Funnies: Stopping Smoking

You had to know this is where my focus would be this week and for me, writing about these things, poking fun at them, sharing the torment and the pride and the success – they are all positive ways for me to channel trying to defeat this addiction. I’ve been winning the battles, but I’m not ready to declare the war won yet. So for now, here are some Friday Fitness Funnies that focus on smoking and stopping smoking. Quotes on Smoking For thy sake, Tobacco, I would do anything but die. — Charles Lamb, 1775-1834 I have every sympathy … Continue reading

Friday Fitness Funnies: Strengthen Your Funny Bone

Good morning and TGIF! It seems like Friday is coming around faster and faster. In some ways, that’s great because Friday means the start of the weekend. However, for a lot of us, Friday also means the start of the weekend hustle. This weekend, my daughter has a big Halloween party to go to at her gymnastics school. It’s a Parent’s Night Out that doubles as a Costume Party and Halloween celebration. She’s very excited about it. In the meanwhile, we have a dozen other things to do to get ready for Halloween on the 31st not to mention I’ve … Continue reading

The Fitness Week in Review, October 14-20

Good morning and Happy Saturday to you. We covered a lot of ground this week in the Fitness blog and whether we were talking about workout programs and trends or losing weight at your desk, we’ve been tackling a lot of topics. The temperatures are continuing to drop and several areas saw their first snow this week, so look forward to some snow based sports information and working out in frigid conditions. Sunday, October 15 In Budokon or Pogo Bootcamp? What’s around the next creative corner? We talked about all the changes in the fitness industry that are taking place … Continue reading

Friday Fitness Fun Quotes

I like to find some new, inspiring nugget to live by every day. I enjoy my calendars that are filled with little pearls of wisdom and quotes. In that vein, here are a few tips to inspire your personal fitness and to keep working on your exercise program. I hope they help. “Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.” – Charles Caleb Colton “No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned.” -Jean Paul “Old people have fewer diseases than the young, but their diseases never leave … Continue reading

Weight for these Quotes: Food for Thought

It’s sometimes nice to know we’re not the only ones who are obsessing about weight or fitness issues: I was once on a diet for two weeks running. All I lost was two weeks – George Foreman The Alimentary canal is thirty-two feet long You control only the first three inches of it. Control it well. – Kin Hubbard I bought a talking refrigerator that said Oink ever time I opened the door. It made me hungry for pork chops –Marie Matt When we lose twenty pounds, we may be losing that twenty best pounds we have! We may be … Continue reading

Friday Marriage Funnies – Fun Marriage Quotes

It’s a little crazy around here today, sick spouse and sick child along with two dogs that have veterinary appointments and a ton of work to get done. So in the hope of keeping things light and enjoyable – here are some fun marriage quotes to round off our week. Yes, today is Friday the 13th , but don’t let that spoil the fact that it is Friday and TGIF! Fun Marriage Quotes: A coward is a hero with a wife, kids, and a mortgage. — Marvin Kitman A gentleman is one who never swears at his wife while ladies … Continue reading

Hot Summer Friday Fitness Funnies

Man is it hot in August! People say that every year and for some reason, when August rolls back around – we’re amazed by how hot it once again is. Keeping in mind how hot it is in August – here are some quotes, jokes and funnies to keep yourself cool with on this hot day! Friday Funny Quotes for Fitness The English have three vegetables and two of them are cabbage. — Walter Page Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education. — Mark Twain Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you … Continue reading

Putting the Fun Back in Friday (Part I)

Happy Friday everyone! Today is put the fun back into Friday so do your TGIF dance and have some fun with these quotes and look for more Putting the Fun back in Friday blogs today. Fun Fitness Quotes: Life is not living, but living in health. – Martial Sickness is felt, but health not at all. – Thomas Fuller, M.D. The first wealth is health. – Emerson Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. – Thoreau Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it. – Emerson Health is the vital principle of … Continue reading