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It’s been a long day I have to say its time to go to bed. So hit the sack And don’t...

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 22:15:48 -0400

It’s been a long day
I have to say its time to go to bed.
So hit the sack
And don’t come back
You need to reefresh that head!

Spring Clearing

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:23:13 -0400

Spring Cleaning is in the air, although rumor has it we’re getting snow on Friday, so what’ stopping you from starting. Spring Cleaning isn’t just about cleaning out closets or attics or basements, it’s also about clearing your mind. Today is as good a day as any, to check in with your monthly goals from March, and your upcoming April goals.

Here were my March Goals:

Get rid of parking tickets (car still sitting in driveway, hmmm)
Get myself out there both online and at events to create more visibility.

So, how did I do? The first one is pretty obvious, but the second one, I would say I did very well! I not only attended three events this month, but I also created two additional web sites!

I have several friends who lead great charitable organizations, that I wanted to link people to, so I created PositiveParticipation.org. Here, you can connect to them! Then, I created my own blog about how to market to people like me. I’m what you call Health Curious, not quite health conscious, but I’m eager to learn a little everyday.

Have you checked in with your goals this month, and set your April ones? Share your goals with us on our Facebook page and you become our BSW Member of the month!

Stay fit, be healthy, and have fun!

Practice Mindfulness

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:21:10 -0400

Practice Mindfulness

Your Nutritionista: The Truth About Food Costs

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:15:35 -0400

Your Nutritionista: The Truth About Food Costs:

nutritionista:

I wanted to share this article from Mark’s Daily Apple because I think it’s crucial for anyone who’s ever believed they couldn’t eat healthy because it’s “too expensive.” In reality, Americans a smaller percentage of their income on groceries than ANY OTHER COUNTRY. Why isn’t buying quality…

Finding your Center

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:14:12 -0400

Our bodies are vessels. They can hold only a limited amount of energy, either good or bad. Find your center. Cleanse your body of bad energy and replenish it with good. Feel restored. Feel animated. Let your daily work energize you rather than deplete your energy. Create joy.

Resolutions: Summoning Chi

Today, I will center myself and act from a place of balance.
Today, I will open myself to the goodness of the Universe. I will remain aware that its energy is my energy and mine, its. I will be present to our moving and flowing together.
Today, I will stay centered even in tense situations and watch as my stressors vaporize. I will enjoy the abundance of confidence I gain in myself.
Today, I will look for opportunities to remember that with every breath, I take into my blood the power of the Universe-that with every breath, I must also give myself back.
Today, I will give thanks to the Infinite for sharing with me the power to heal.

BSW Inventory

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:05:00 -0500

Have you ever taken an inventory of all that you have put off? I mean really review everything and write it ALL down? I did just that, and it was exhausting. I still keep thinking of items I need to add to the list. So, this is what keeps me up at night? And I’ll tell you what, since writing that list, I slept better than I have in months.

While I write out my monthly goals; personal, family, and business, this list doesn’t fit the “goal” category. I refer these to as little habits and nuances that, unfortunately, I tend to put under the rug. However, it’s these little nuances that either make me or break me.

Today I was reading Jenn’s blog on Personal Fit Coach, as she and I both started P90X around the same time. I ran into timing trouble a month ago, and she got sick. While this is something you can do from home, neither of us were able to keep it up and now we’re faced with the inevitable question of “what now?”

On my inventory list, this is labeled as seeing things through that better myself. Not a goal, but a habit. So, rather than tackle it, I ignored it, thinking it will go away. But there it was right in front of me on Jenn’s post, “it’s always a juggling act.” Life is not perfect. But we need to keep moving forward, even if we have taken a few steps backward.

When you look at your inventory of habits from how it is stocked and what it is stocked with, I believe it defines who you are, and how you approach life. So, rather than be defined as one to sweep this under the rug, I leave you now, and will go re-start my P90X.

What does your inventory look like?

Stay fit, be healthy, and have fun! And enjoy Boston Sports Woman today!

Falling Forward

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:12:36 -0500

Walking everyday through the leaves reminds me of being a kid. That sweet scent of the leaves and the crunch beneath my feet take me back to a time when life didn’t produce so many thoughts, so many things to do, and remembering (and forgetting) things left undone.

Today, at last, is a beautiful Fall day, but it seems it’s taken so long to get here. Spoiled by the spring and summer weather, my mind is so confused and keeps going backward. But why, why would I want to go back in the past, when I have so much in front of me right now?

Am I unsatisfied with what is taking place now, or am I anticipating too much doom and gloom? Really, this is not a downer post, it really is a reflection of my feelings from the last 24 hours, taking a long walk through the leaves, and realizing it’s all good.

I can’t put the past completely behind me, however, I have learned what I now know, and will push forward and keep walking through the leaves, until they turn to snow piles!

The Travel Mom

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:19:27 -0400

The Travel Mom

I recently had the great opportunity to meet Emily Kaufman, the Travel Mom. Emily and I met at The ArtBar in Cambridge over a “community lunch”.

Fortunately, Emily brought her friend Lauren, from SeaWorld, to tell us about all the new wonderful things happening at SeaWorld Orlando. (Annie and I are planning on heading to Florida for my husband’s Spring Training, so timing is perfect) We were joined by Jill, from Boston Central, and had a great time chatting about Emily’s travels, and even her life in Calabassas California (that’s right you Khardashian-lovers, she lives down the street from them in Calabasass).

Emily, being from California, was thrilled to have the New England Clam Chowder, and munch on the lobstah rolls. It was so great to watch someone relish in things we take advantage of. And then she began to tell me how much she loves to travel with kids, and see the looks on their faces for the first time they see something new. It seemed as she told the story she was going back to that mommy moment and falling in love all over again too.

The Travel Mom has been around since 1998, long before any of us were blogging, tweeting, or FB’ing. So it was rather fun to share how the social media world unfolds and how important it is. Emily started her career in Television, which, as many bloggers will admit, is something they would love. Have their own show about what it is they are so passionate about. Emily’s passion is clearly Travel. And she’s so great to tell the trade secrets and share the insights on the industry!

After lunch we had the opportunity to sit down with the Travel Mom and she shared her top three tips for us. You can see the interview here! And, of course, Emily has her book, The Travel Mom’s Ultimate Guide to Travel: Planning, Surviving, and Enjoying Your Vacation Together available on Amazon!

The great part of our conversation with Emily was her introduction of Lauren from SeaWorld. Personally, I have never been to SeaWorld, so to hear all the great new exhibits and fun happening there made it all the more enticing. Lauren also shared with us a love for community giving that works for the consumer! With SeaWorld Cares each purchase of a $5.00 child’s ticket, SeaWorld will donate 100% of the price of the ticket to fund non-profit organizations that are working right now to help wildlife conservation efforts. You can choose any of the four conservation partners to receive the donation.

We hope to catch up with Emily again soon. What’s better than hanging out with The Travel Mom? Maybe traveling with the Travel MOM!

Look for a BIG Giveaway in November from our friends at SeaWorld!!! You must be a BSW member by 11/30/10 and over 18 in order to qualify.

Happy Hump Day: Give Yourself a Makeover (In the Nude!)

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:07:28 -0400

Happy Hump Day: Give Yourself a Makeover (In the Nude!):

From our newest blog member, Healthy Chicks!

Getting Back on Track: How to Return After a Fitness Hiatus

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:32:49 -0400

Getting Back on Track: How to Return After a Fitness Hiatus:

We needed this kick today!

BSW Thought for the Day: My Happiness Project

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:07:00 -0400

BSW Thought for the Day: My Happiness Project

Sometimes, I am a bit naive to think that a title of a book could create such an emotion! And, I don’t mean for me. When My Happiness Project book arrived, and my husband saw it on the floor, he started to question me about whether or not I was happy. I had always told him since leaving my corporate job that I was the happiest I had been in a decade, but now, with this book, what was he to think? I admit, I am truly happy. So fortunate to be home with my kids, taking them to school, home when they come home, cooking, walking, writing. But deep inside, as I search my soul, there is something missing.

When I was in college I was always searching for the meaning of things that happend in my life. As I got older I learned the hard ways on how to be. What I mean is that (and I’ll admit just to you) I have been a bit immature in my thinking, an idealist who saw the good in everyone, trusting everyone and everything. Often times I was hurt as a result of this. Many times putting myself in situations that became awkward and unflattering for me. I did a great job of making myself look bad.

Never one to question authority, nor to “get back at that person for that email”, I would just let it be. But, in the end it ate away at me. Made me angry, and eventually came out lashing out at others out of context. My immaturity hurt me. And again, my naivete was going to hurt me again with my husband not understanding my goals.

I call them goals now, not needs. I started to call them needs, however, realizing I wanted to achieve something and stay with it, they became goals. I will share my happiness project with you in the coming weeks. I will help my husband and family to better understand what I am feeling and what I am about to achieve. This, this Happiness project is for me.

Stay healthy, be fit, and have fun!

BSW Thought for the Day: Busy Mom?

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:06:00 -0400

BSW Thought for the Day: Busy Mom?

I’ve been home now for almost 16 months, playing the role of mother, wife, launderer, cook, cleaning lady, gardener, dog walker, accountant, blogger, blogger, web site developer, marketer, business partner, fitness partner, listener, and friend. What one role do I feel I have mastered? None. Or so I thought.

What makes me a master of any of these crafts I thought this morning. Ok, the wife and mother crafts are a given, but have I shown mastery in these fields lately? I think not answers the peanut gallery. (I do so love them, but they have several key points in the last week in which to back them up)

The kids and I went to the Boston Local Food Festival on Saturday, knowing we had a hockey game to get to in Foxboro by 3:30. Did I make it on time? No. Did I go to the wrong rink first? Yes. Point made
Dinner at 9? Really now. Feeding your kids and husband long after bed time is really proof that I am slacking.
The laundry Pile has now taken a life of its own. My feeling is the kids have so many clothes, wear your underwear inside out if you must.
Bill paying - parking tickets? Which one do I choose? Maybe I should start with the registration for my car?
Didn’t walk dog due to rain. Lame excuse. Her brown eyes are looking at me longingly to stretch her little furry body and take a poop. I ignore her once more.
Getting lost in Blog World can be time consuming. I forgot to eat lunch and dinner yesterday due to a high-volume of comment-writing.
Number, shmumbers, I know its month-end, but I just want to start October off with a bang!
Writing a blog while “listening” to a friend talk has been the norm all last week.
Calling friends takes 30 seconds out of my day just to let them know I am alive.
The last time I worked out was…..

These are not confessions, this is a simple list of why I am a master of none. But am I? I do somehow manage to get most of this stuff done, just not done perfectly. Perhaps being a master at any of these crafts is ludicrous when you consider I do each of them every day. I’d say that is rather admirable! There is no harm in trying to get it all done.

But clean underwear would be really nice….

Stay healthy, be fit, and have fun!

BSW Thought for the Day: Reflections of Me

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:06:00 -0400

BSW Thought for the Day: Reflections of Me

Spending time in the car is always time for great reflection. What I imagine as I’m driving, while not texting, is not where I’m headed so much as where I have been. Yesterday I drove to Connecticut to attend a family funeral. As I drove over the Connecticut River, passing Hartford, I am able to reflect on my childhood filled with fond memories of Grandparents, brothers, parents and cousins. The River has a special place in my heart. My Grandfather fished in it as a child, and we all rode in his boat up and down the river as he told us his stories. History is such a wonderful treasure when spoken from the mouth of our elders.

He sang songs and recited Gungadin from memory. His deep voice still resonates in my brain. Now as I made my journey to my Sister-in-law’s mother’s funeral, I tried desperately to capture her voice in my head, and remember her smile. I had known her since I was seventeen. (No, I’m not going to do the math for you!) She was beautiful, kind and loving. She always embraced me when I saw her at family gatherings. She was special.

Continuing on my road, on this journey to something so bitter sweet, I couldn’t hold back my tears. They were not tears of sadness, but tears of what will people say about me when I should pass? I have not always been the perfect person you see today (kidding!) I have lost friends to misunderstandings, whom I miss dearly. I have talked behind the backs of others and been caught. I have spoken from both sides of my mouth. I have said unkind words to get others to like me. I, was a follower.

Two Fridays I have written my posts, “Sorry I’m not Sorry”. This week, I am sorry for the person I was when I did those things. Bullying has been in the news so much lately, and many fail to realize bullying isn’t just in the cyber-space or between kids or teenagers, it happens to adults. Many of us are bigger than these people, however, at the same time, it still hurts.

My reflections while driving to a funeral opened up a lot of feelings. Looking back, memories of family, laughter, friends come and gone, and most of all, looking at myself as a person. I’m more congniscent of this person every day. Making sure she finds time for her self, and for the people in her life. What do you reflect upon when you are alone? How do you see yourself today? What have you learned from the past person you were?

Boston Sports Woman loves to hear from you! We have many fun and exciting things happening in October. Please keep posted!

Stay healthy, be fit, and have fun!

Ing-ing!

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:03:48 -0400

BSW Thought for the Day: Inging

Sunday, the second day of the long weekend. Noting that I have little to do other than laundry, bathroom cleaning, mopping, sweeping, raking, bed making, dog walking…that’s a lot of -inging!

I first saw this clock at a shop in Newport and fell in love with it, clearly it is a statement of how I feel today! Except here in Boston it should read “What-evah!” Not much for words on Sunday morning, I figure that I’ll sit back and watch my family and tell you what they are -inging today.

NOTH-ING. Watch-ing TV. Scream-ing. Begg-ing. Sigh-ing.

That’s doesn’t seem terribly productive. But, they do look happy and relaxed. Do you think I can get them moving?

Why, why should I when they are so content in their couching?

All my -inging is making me think.

Why should we do any thing?

So, today, we will do WHAT-EVAH-ING!

Stay healthy, be fit, and have fun!

"You can always forget yesterday, but you can never forget tomorrow!"

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:41:03 -0400

“You can always forget yesterday, but you can never forget tomorrow!”

- Mimi

WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:40:08 -0400

the center of the earth

"What I am today, I am now becoming"

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:22:33 -0400

“What I am today, I am now becoming”

Sweet Treats from Travel,Wine,Dine!

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:20:00 -0400

Sweet Treats from Travel,Wine,Dine!:

Travel, Wine, Dine’s Blog Post on Boston Sports Woman: Yummy Sweet Treats!

BSW Thought for the Day: What The Past Has Taught Me Today

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:17:40 -0400

What inspires me most? Hmm, maybe the people around me? Or perhaps the goals I’ve set for myself? No, I have to be honest, it’s music. I’m the classic Shower, In-the-car, Rock Star. Only thing is, I’m the only one in the audience.

My singing career started way back when I was about 5 or six, and I sang Delta Dawn for my mom. The problem was, I had to sing from the top of the stairs, and she wasn’t allowed to be able to see me. She was so proud of me, (I think because she couldn’t carry a tune herself) she suggested I keep singing and said that eventually I would get the courage up to sing in front of people.

The years passed, and in Jr High I found myself in the chorus. A safe place for a singer like me, lost in a group of people, singing among several voices. Until, well, until our first concert. My voice is somewhat low, like an alto or tenor-like lowness. And I was only about 4’9” tall so I was placed in the front row of the choir. Bummer, right up front.

However nervous I felt, I didn’t let my love for singing bring me down. Closing my eyes, I belted out my parts, along with the other alto’s and happily sang my way through our Christmas Production. What I didn’t know was that my reverberating voice was picked up on the microphone more than anyone else’s. Several people came up to me after the performance and congratulated me on my voice, the strength and sensitivity to the mic. Was this a good thing? Well, needless to say, the Choir Director moved me to the back of the choir for fear that my voice would be heard too much.

My ego was crushed. The thought that a microphone picked up my voice and people heard me, felt great. But then to have someone say, “no, we’re going to have to put you in the back, so no one hears your voice over the others. It needs to blend in with everyone elses.” I was twelve. My Rock Star Days were over already. My fear became larger than life. But, funny, as life is, I would be given another chance, and it was not anyone’s doing but the Gods!

High School was an amazing experience for me. I had great friends, from all walks of life. We didn’t separate ourselves by the Jocks, the Stoners, the Cheerleaders, the Fashionistas, or the Nerds. Our class? We all blended into one big happy group. That was the last time in my life that I felt that way. I felt so good about the people in my life then that I sang with one of the best sopranos in the chorus and a guitar-strumming stoner at Graduation. What no one knew would happen was that the Soprano got nervous! She stopped singing in the middle of the song! And my stoner-strummin-guitar player? He forgot the song mid-way through! I was left up there, all alone with just my voice, a microphone and 1,000 people watching my next move.

I giggled. I asked him to go back and start again. I sang alone. For a time. She eventually jumped back in. We held hands, smiled and laughed our way through it! The Gods had spoken. So, where is my singing career today? Now I hold private concerts for people’s birthdays (on the phone) or for my family in the car, and of course, the shower!

What did I learn from that time in my life? I learned that you can be knocked down, pushed aside because of a strength you may carry that is too much, but eventually, eventually your strength will be needed and you will end up giving that strength to others in support. It has never been my plan to be the one to shine. I am not the one who want to be the one in the front row for everyone to see or hear. No spotlight for me. I just want to support those I care for because it makes me feel really good.

What gives you strength, or inspiration? You’d be surprised where you just might find it!

Stay healthy, be fit and have fun!

BSW Thought for the Day: What's Gotten Into Me?

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:15:59 -0400

Nesting is an interesting aspect of my monthly life. When it shows up, it’s generally a very good thing, however, it does tend to tire me out! It hit me around 7pm Thursday night. Minding my own business, I started to re-do all of Annie’s drawers in her closet, I then moved to Charlie’s room, and took out the vacuum. Really? Vacuuming on a Thursday night? Whatever had gotten into me?

The kids don’t particularly like my nesting. It interferes with their worlds too much. (Honestly, I think its the fact that I make them accountable to help me or things will get tossed). So, Thursday went by, Friday, more nesting instincts, of cleaning the basement (really!) then on to Saturday. On Saturday I purged several items from Annie’s room. She forgets most of this stuff exists, so its no big deal. But then, I started in on my computer. What a strange place I found myself.

Lost in blogger world for nearly three hours, Annie, I left upstairs to fend for herself, then I realized it was time to go to the Flea Market! Well, isn’t this a statement? Purging items to go buy more items of no-use?! That must be why I started nesting so much, ridding my conscious of the old in order to accept the new?

Yes, I was just slightly crazy at the Flea Market. I bought six pashminas! Three are gifts, but two, two I will keep for myself. But that was really it, other than the wallet clutch I purchased. My kids were shocked I didn’t come home with a new purse. Almost amazed, they looked at me oddly and said, “then, why did you go to the Flea Market if you didn’t get a new purse?” I’m not sure why, I thought about it for a bit, and realized, I just needed some time to be me. Some time to spend with a friend, listening, talking, and just being me, not being Mommy.

See, I’m Mommy or somebody’s wife 99% of the time. That’s my label. Working from home is a whole new level of self. It’s just me and the dog, unless I have an appointment or interview. I’m not in cubicle land anymore. I can’t complain about the workload, or the Manager from hell. That’s me! I’m the creator of the schedule, the keeper of my destiny. Wow, that’s deep!

To tap off the weekend, on Sunday I went into full-blown Helga the Gardener mode. With clippers in hand, dirt under my fingernails, it all felt so great. I hadn’t weeded in so long, I forgot how dirty I could get. Back in the days of cubicle land, I weeded regularly, likely a release of stress from work. Now, now I don’t remember what stress feels like, and that’s kind of nice. The only stress right now is getting what I need to get done on the site in 24 hours. There clearly aren’t enough hours in the day to run a website on your own to keep it fresh and entertaining. But I try.

I get the idea that the nesting I was feeling was as a result of my need for stress release, though I don’t necessarily feel it, it lingers, hanging out there in the balance. No longer striking me and creating the mad woman of yesteryear, but this intense, gotta get it done, can-do attitude of an entrepreneur. What a nice change. It’s funny, since I’ve been talking of stress in this post, my eye has begun twitching. Funny, how memories impact our subconscious.

Ok, well onto to more reading, doing and fun with the site. the plans for our event are coming together. I hope to see you there!

Stay fit, be happy, and have fun!