Ronin needs to have further Autism testing done. Just when I had accepted the PDD-NOS diagnosis, we might be getting a new label! Did you ever get "bad" news from your child's doctor? How did you handle it?

I started this blog in November, 2012. It's officially 6 months old TODAY! A lot has happened in that 6 month time period. A lot. I've been a featured blogger on many influential websites, I've been invited to VIP events, I've had some of the "big names" in social media follow me on Twitter and other social media platforms, and I've had the opportunity to come in contact with some really great National brands. From Polar to Skora Running shoes, Feetures,  Athleta and Iron Girl, I have been... [More]

May 4th is Star Wars Day!! It falls on a Saturday this year which means once we've exhausted the kids from playing all day, we'll snuggle up on the couch and begin a Star Wars Marathon. We'll watch them in order which the kids will find entertaining because they always notice how the cinematography changes, and they love to point it out to us. Cause you know us old folks don't notice stuff like that. My family LOVES Star Wars. The kids know the music, the composer, can listen to a track and tel... [More]

Do you have an anchor? Throughout my weight loss and fitness journey I had anchors. It was something that I could look at that would remind me of WHY I started this whole transformation in the first place. One of my "big" anchors is my Weight Watchers key chain and all the "tokens" that I earned for a specific amount of weight lost. I earned the key chain for 10% of my body weight lost, and then the disc's are for 25lb, 50lb, 75lb, 100lb, etc...lost. But wait...there's more I earned the ... [More]

I've been talking to a lot of people lately about the choices I had to make when I first started on my weight loss and fitness journey. People are so curious how I managed to lose 212lbs and be able to keep it off for 2 years, and counting! Here's my trick. I continue to learn, to tweak, to improve. There is NO one way to do something. We all need to keep growing, keep seeking, keep learning. I can help you, just ask. But realize that what worked for ME, might not be the right choice for YOU.... [More]