• Working On My Fitness

    Weight.

    I used to love my arms. I used to train with free weights on a pretty regular basis, and my arms had some really nice definition. They weren’t arms of a bodybuilder or even what I’d call a “gym rat”, but they were just…nicely toned. I don’t even have a problem embarrassing myself by admitting to you that I used to gaze at my arms in the mirror just because I liked the way they looked. Unfortunately, I haven’t been very disciplined over the past four or five years about resistance training. Wait, scratch that. Let me rephrase. I GAVE UP resistance training about four or five years ago. I…

  • Random Thoughts

    Merry Christmas To (Most Of) You!

    Here we are…Christmas weekend 2011! I want to wish all of you who celebrate it a very, very Merry Christmas. I hope you enjoy it to the max whether you’re spending it with family, visiting friends, or hanging out solo in your robe and fuzzy slippers on the couch, watching movies like “Elf” and “A Christmas Story”. As usual, you know what MY family will be doing… Want to make this a long-term commitment? Please subscribe to my feed by clicking here.

  • Random Thoughts

    Life In The Fast Lane

    I’m happy to report that the loading problems that Suburban Scrawl was having due to being on an antiquated server have been taken care of, it seems! (I trust that you would let me know if you were still having trouble!) My hosting company actually completed the migration on Friday in a matter of about two hours or so, which made me insanely happy. (

  • Proud Moments,  Shameless Promotion,  Something That Could Change Your Life

    Listen To Me: I Have An Announcement! (Then, Listen To Your Mother!)

    I am beyond excited to FINALLY be able to talk about this online, after six days of knowing about it. Six days that seem like six years, that is! I, along with my friend Tracey of Just Another Mommy Blog, will be bringing the “Listen To Your Mother” show to Chicago in 2012! What IS the “Listen To Your Mother” show, you ask? It’s a showcase of local writers who read, for a live audience, one “performance” only, their words about motherhood. The first show, in Madison, Wisconsin on Mother’s Day in 2010 was conceived (get it?) and produced by Ann Imig, who is now the National Director. This year,…