About Me
I am a mom, writer, advocate, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, in-law, outlaw, friend, neighbor, Michigander, Detroit sports fan, moviegoer, music lover, global thinker, and suburbanite of Detroit. I love my husband, children, family, friends, neighbors, dog, country, planet, and Italian-Irish heritage.
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Fit Trail Interval Training
The bright blue skies beckoned me. Scorching temperatures and increasing humidity did not deter me. Today, I began using the Fit Trail at Stony Creek Metro Park for the interval training portion of my summer fitness program. It includes 32 … Continue reading
Life Replays: Party Scenes from Freshman Year
In anticipation of the four-day Memorial Day weekend, I mixed up a white wine cooler recipe I found at Whole Foods. All of a sudden party scenes from freshman year at Western Michigan University replayed in my head. In an … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Writers
Tagged Life, life replays, Western Herald, Western Michigan University
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A Rant for Today
A part of my brain says I have no business to gripe. There are others nearby and far away with challenges greater than mine. What’s the big deal? The deal is this. What good does it do to keep a … Continue reading
Charming the People: Four Keys to Success
Introducing — Riff — Master Charmer My four-year-old son, Riff is a master at charming people. He doesn’t need much coaching when it comes to endearing me, his dad, grandparents, teachers, bus drivers, teachers, and friends. His adherence to four … Continue reading
What’s Your Take?
My interest in watching NBC’s Biggest Loser dwindled this year. While I still believe in the opportunity given to contestants on the show, I do feel the show has moved further away from the original message used to build its … Continue reading
Posted in Work It Out
Tagged Anna Kournikova, Biggest Loser, health
Running for a Purpose
I have never been a competitive runner. Until now, I ran for therapeutic, social and general fitness purposes. But, for the most part, I thought running was kind of boring. To me, it paled in comparison to the adrenaline rush … Continue reading
Do Shopping Marathons Qualify as Exercise?
Do shopping marathons qualify as exercise? I think so. Just like 5k training, they require planning, goals, motivation, comfortable shoes, strategy, selectivity, focus, competition, stamina, strength, resilience, aggression, and great eye candy. Planning makes it easier to focus and get … Continue reading
Parties and Beverage Preferences
Forget about parties and beverage preferences. The open exchange of ideas and decisive action are what the world needs right now. To be successful, the world needs to consider all kinds of philosophies. So, who cares about whether they are … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Inspirational, Philosophy, politics, Thought
Eight Creative Sparks
What sparks your creative energy? My top eight include cleaning, gardening, and walking. Add in some MP3 tunes from Foo Fighters, U2 or Pink Floyd; and the ideas blow my mind. In fact, I’m listening to Pink Floyd’s Blue Sky … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Forces, Life, Writers
Tagged creative, Foo Fighters, gardening, Godsmack, ideas, Life, Pink Floyd, random, thoughts, walking
Take a Trip with Me
Take a trip with me to New York City. On my new Life Replay page, I rehash good times from June 2002 during a visit to Manhattan with five special people. The motivation behind writing this post was the death … Continue reading
