I woke up one morning... and I was fat.
OK... my not-so-shocking-confession :: It didn't really happen overnight. In fact, I spent quite a bit of quality time acquiring this weight. I watched it happen. For about a year, I...
February is American Heart Month. Though we tend to focus on the fun aspects of what our heart does - the romance of Valentine's Day, candy and cards with your little ones, Galentine's fun with your besties - this...
I can’t be still. Don’t get me wrong—I want to be still. I want to relax. But every time I sit down, I think of 796 other things I could be doing and even if I am too exhausted...
I would never say I had an eating disorder. But for years I weighed myself religiously. I meticulously counted calories and logged them into a website. My workouts were intense. It was always cardio of course: trying to burn...
It’s interesting what your brain does to protect itself in the throes of trauma. It often goes directly into survival mode. When I arrived on the scene of my house burning and I couldn’t find my husband, and the...
My 10 year old daughter was diagnosed with ADHD about 6 months ago. And although hers wouldn't be considered a "late" diagnosis, had I understood how ADHD often presents in girls, I could have had her evaluated and treated...
I am back in a place I never thought I would be or want to be again. Infertility is a taboo subject that is such a hard pill to swallow for so many.
My First Battle with Infertility
In 2011, after...
I found out I was pregnant in a bathroom at Starbucks. I didn’t know if I wanted to be a mom.
You’ll want to have kids one day, they say.
Calling the OB office the next day, the receptionist replied excitedly,...
Bathing suits are hanging in every store I've seen. Every single magazine is shouting to me from the front cover that it's time. There is no denying it. Swim suit season is just around the corner. Our choice as...
Everything is bigger in Texas is a phrase that can easily be assigned to VillaSport Athletic Club and Spa. We are talking big to the tune of 175,000 Square feet on average of facility with 12,000 of that being...
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Top 10 Reasons to Call Houston Home
Life in Houston, Texas has become an unexpected discovery of culture and community. After living here for almost 14 years, I have compiled the...
