Daily Fit Tip: Put Your Best Shoe Forward!

Manic:  Fell on my bum coming down the mountain three months ago because I didn’t take the time to buy the right shoes! Managed:  Made time to buy the right shoes, which I will tell you about, so keep on reading! First of all, if you’ve been following my daily fit tips (and thank you!), […]

Crazy Cat Pic of the Week

I hope you all have been enjoying my crazy cat pictures because I have decided to post one a week.  Stanley and Tucker give me such great material, that I have to share.  Plus they help with this: Manic:  Me on most days! Managed:  I see my cats do something crazy or cute and I […]

Daily Fit Tip: Home Shape Up

Manic:  I realized today that tomorrow starts a very busy weekend for our family and my house was, well…kind of trashed! Managed:  Decided that today’s workout would be me getting my house in shape!  There are days when a run or trip to the gym just doesn’t fit in.  So when that happens, proceed with […]

Great Guac Recipe

Manic:  Need an impressive, but easy appetizer to bring to a party and you don’t have a lot of  time. Managed:  Trader Joe’s has an amazing cheat kit for really good guacamole!  Every time I make it, folks ask me for the recipe.  In addition to the Trader Joe’s kit, I add two more ingredients […]

Daily Fit Tip: Promises, promises!

Manic:  Woke up to a sick teenager, which isn’t fun for anyone!  So I wasn’t sure if I was going to get my promised workout in today. Managed:  Promised my younger kid that I would walk a nearby trail with her on her bike.  And because I promised her that we would do this, believe […]

Mama Home Remedies

Manic:  My teenager woke up with a virus today! Managed:   My Channel 3 segment called Mama Home Remedies aired today!  Since I just did this segment, I had everything on hand to care for him with some really good all natural remedies.  This stuff works for adults, too.  See it now and be well: [vodpod […]

Gal Pal Bridget’s Breaded Chicken Recipe

When I get recipes from other manic managed moms I know, I call them a gal pal recipe.  Today’s dinner idea comes from a gal pal of mine named Bridget.  She offered this to me after my daughter had dinner with their family and promptly announced that her chicken was the best she ever had!  […]

Daily Fit Tip: Fitting Fitness In

For today’s daily fit tip, I’m sharing some wisdom from a favorite website of mine called Vital Juice Daily (VJD).  Today’s VJD newsletter says that 20 or 25 minute workouts will get the job done.  Hooray I say!  Truly finding time to manage a workout into my manic schedule is a mental workout in itself!  […]

Daily Fit Tip: The Shake Weight

MANIC:  I promised you the Wii Fit Plus review but, note to self, don’t buy game parts used!  The Wii balance board that you stand on to get your weight, body mass index and more did not sync with my system.  So after I take that back to the store and get a brand new […]

My Best Breakfast Burrito Trick

Every weekend, I cook my family a nice breakfast.  Family favorites include waffles with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, blueberry pancakes and my breakfast burritoes, but only when done right.  When I say right, that means several things to my finicky family. First they want regular white tortillas, but I prefer the 100% whole wheat […]

Do I Have to Exercise?!

Yesterday’s post was all about that yummy menu at Hillside Spot Cafe and I’m still savoring all the food that I tried and then wrote about!  Well, I can’t continue to fill my belly and my blog with food stuff if I don’t work it off, especially now with my mid-40s slowed metabolism.  How come […]

From the Corn on the Cob to the Cookies: It’s All Good At Hillside Spot Cafe!

I am an unofficial foodie.  I’m not a food expert, chef or even much of a cook. But I can eat out with the best of them.  I could have trained to be a restaurant critic because I love to eat and I absolutely love to dine out.  And if restaurant food didn’t shrink my […]

Cool Clip of “Your Life A to Z” Show on Conan!

How cool!  Conan aired a clip of the show that I work on, “Your Life A to Z” with Lisa Haffner hosting a cooking segment.  Check it out and laugh… http://www.tbs.com/video/conan.jsp?oid=240592&eref=sharethisUrl Funny and fun!

Yes, my fat cat does yoga!

One of my favorite pictures of our fat cat, Tucker.  I think he was hinting to me that I need to do yoga.   He’s right and he makes me smile and laugh.  We adopted him three years ago from the pound and he has been such a good pet for us, this funny feline of mine!

Good 3TV segment about me time for moms!

Yesterday while doing my weekly Channel 3 segment, the producers asked me to sit in with the Mom Squad to discuss me time for moms.  Good discussion with some funny moments, too!  Watch the segment here…. http://www.facebook.com/YourLifeAtoZ#!/video/video.php?v=1512249137353&oid=65115878424&comments