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My daughters and I watched the movie Tootsie the other night, and Jessica Lange – the romantic lead, who I have no doubt was chosen because of how beautiful she is – looked downright matronly compared to today’s standards. She wasn’t ripped, her arms weren’t sculpted, her ass wasn’t tight and toned. It made me… Read More

It’s been about six weeks since we’ve been locked up in our houses, and I’m sure you’re feeling about as cooped up and stir crazy as I am! It’s been a challenge to find things to do with my time, especially when I have to entertain not just myself but also my kids. But I… Read More

Last week, I totally lost it. I came home from the grocery store to unload my bags in a kitchen I had just cleaned an hour ago, in response to the mess that was apparently made after I went to sleep the night before. Instead of the clean kitchen I was expecting, however, I was… Read More

Have you ever found yourself arguing with one of your children, only to realize later how stupid and pointless it was? “You need to clean your room.” “I don’t want to clean my room.” “But you need to, because I need some help around here.” “I’m tired, and I don’t feel like it.” “Well I’m… Read More

I was at a barre class recently and saw a good friend of mine. After suffering through an hour of deceptively simple but excruciatingly painful ballet moves, we stopped in the lobby to talk. As we chatted about how hard the class was, she said, “Yes, but I’m here so I can eat later.” I… Read More

We women are so hard on ourselves. We lose our patience with our kids and call ourselves bad moms, we have a down day and say we’re depressed, we blow it on a diet and call ourselves failures. We assign ourselves all kinds of negative personality traits that, sadly, eventually become identities. But what if… Read More

Hi there! I’m so happy to see you well-rested, totally refreshed, and ready to take on the day! Ok, maybe you’re not. If you’re anything like I used to be, it’s more likely you didn’t sleep that great, you had to make coffee this morning that could double as rocket fuel, and you’re already dreaming… Read More

Happy New Year! Ok, there’s no way I’m going to start off a brand new decade with a post about how much water you need to drink or what kind of cardio you should do. I wanted to come up with something truly inspiring for the first post of the year — and honestly, I… Read More

If I asked you what you would wish for if you could have anything, I’ll bet you’d say to be thin or to lose weight or to have the perfect body. Maybe you would say all three. But in light of the fact that you’re probably knee deep in New Year’s resolutions right now in… Read More