After 6 years out of the classroom, I enrolled in an exercise class at our local community college this semester. Last Monday, I got to experience all the excitement of a “first day of school” again. This shouldn’t mean much to a 28 year old momma of toddlers. However, after hanging out all summer with…
Category: Body Image
Earning your Stripes: why celebrating stretch marks in pregnancy is GR-R-REAT
“NOOOOO!!!” I cried. I found it… glaring at me from the right lower side of my expanding belly: my first stretch mark. At 24 weeks (6 months), it showed up like a slash mark on my gorgeous baby-bump. I growled with irritation! Seriously, I rub greasy lotion on that skin religiously. I’ve been chugging water like a…
4 Good Reasons to Stop saying the F-word.
Ok, I’m not talking about that F-word… Though I would really like to stop seeing it appear on my Facebook feed. (Shameless plug, my friends.) Nope, the abominable F-word I am talking about is… dare I say it on my blog?….. FAT. There is a popular “pin” showing up on Pinterest* lately: Inigo Montoya is…