My New Philosophy!

I tend to be really hard on myself. One of my hurdles is that I have little patience. Remember when you asked your mother for something and she said “What’s the magic word?” Meaning–’please’, right? Not me–my magic word is “NOW!”
I am pleased with my progress so far, but [...]

Another Rant–This Time for a Friend

I am glad so many of you enjoyed–and agreed with–my rant the other day regarding the egregious attempted prescription of two drugs to my father which are clearly contraindicated and dangerous together. It’s so important for people to know and understand what is really going on in the doctor’s offices, and to educate and [...]

Sun Warrior Wins the Natural News Reader’s Choice Award!

Hello, My Defiant Friends!
I just wanted to share this with you! (I like to share!) As you know, I am a huge fan of Sun Warrior Raw Vegan Protein, and I sell it right here on my site–just click on any of the links.   I use it every single day [...]

Off-Season???

I am now in my second full day of my official off-season workout and diet protocol. There’s nothing ‘off’ about this season! I am so sore today from my leg workout yesterday! Michael worked out with me, almost rep for rep. He was dying at the end, [...]

Giving Thanks

How was your Thanksgiving? I hope each and every one of you had a wonderful holiday, and really had a chance to not only reflect on what you are most thankful for, but actually got to have those things close to you and experience them in real time.
I am so thankful for my husband, [...]

Final Prep Week

Wow, my final prep plan for this week leading up to Nationals is WAY less than I expected it to be. I feel like I am not doing enough! But Rob says he wants me to stay exactly where I am at, so I trust their judgment. I had a good cardio [...]

The BIG Announcement

OK, I have been hinting at a big new project I am working on, and I am ready to tell you about it.
As you all know, unless you have been under a rock or don’t have cable, the real estate market is, well……not what it used to be. The reality of that [...]

Six days and counting!

It’s the Final Countdown! T-minus 6 days and counting. I am so excited about my trip to the NPC Nationals, but I am not nervous at all. Even though I recently found out just how big of a deal this show is. If Figure & Bodybuilding were football, this would be [...]

Breaking Through

Can you believe it? Two posts in a row? I am inspired today!
I just had to share my experiences from today, as I felt I made a major breakthrough on overcoming fears and being intimidated by false obstacles.
First of all, this morning, I shocked myself. Remember [...]

Fall Ramblings, Inspired by the Leaf Colors!

Life is good. I am sitting here, sipping a healthy cup of Teecino–hazelnut flavored of course–watching the brightly colored leaves drift down onto my deck and reflect in the waters of Lake Murray. It’s definitely fall now, here in SC. We just returned from a beautiful trip to Tennessee, and the colors in [...]

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