Like most people, I'm a sucker for goal-setting around this time of year. "I'll do this" or "I'll do that" frequently crosses my lips each January 1st. But like an estimated 92% of Americans, I usually fall short of said resolution/goal. So while I've set a...
Halloween. Just saying the name of the holiday makes me realize how far we've come since last year, when my then-2-year-old Nathan cried and stomped when we tried to put him in his Super-Man outfit! This Halloween, he decided to rotate between three costumes: Incredible Hulk, Superman (the same one he...
I'll be the first to admit the headline here is misleading. My two toddlers go to school four days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. So I have ample time to train (just kidding!). Seriously, though, when my kids aren't with me (which is...
I can't believe summer's almost gone. Every year, just when I sink into the sun's warmth and start to appreciate outdoor runs, days at the park with the kids, and wearing white shorts, I see an e-mail blast declaring it's "back to school time" or...
You hear them on the radio, and see them gracing the covers of the most exclusive women’s magazines: Rocker moms. Articles about them are usually written in the vein of, “how P!nk is balancing diaper duty with recording” or “How mom-of-three Gwen Stefani makes time...
It may come to a surprise to some of my fellow moms, but I was a HUGE fan of “Girls Next Door,” the reality TV show centered on the day-to-day lives of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner (aka “Hef”) and his three live-in girlfriends — Holly...
I'm not the best when it comes to team sports. Sure, I played softball and soccer in high school, but when the balls came to me, I'd clam up, get freaked out by the pressure to perform, and just suck. Cross-country and track were more...