Category Archives: Parenting

Scooby-Dooed, but Shapelier

The beauty of the ThighMaster, if Suzanne Somers is to be believed (and I’ve no reason to doubt her), is that you can squeeze, squeeze your way to shapely hips and thighs (and stop going to aerobics classes.) Bonus feature? You can multitask! Master your thighs while you watch television, read a book, or, play shuffleboard, probably. I don’t know. I assume if I tried it, I’d manage to harm myself on the ThighMaster the same way I harm myself on nearly every other piece of exercise equipment known to man. Maybe I’d pinch large chunks of my tender thigh flesh in the hinge, or pull out my leg hair, or launch the thing into my crotch.

Just like on the treadmill.

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November 2018 Month in Review – Blow out the Candles and Have a Piece of Cake (or Pie or Cobbler or Brownie)

Do you know who sang that lyric in the blog title? Answer at the end…

Oh, November. It’s been a long time since turning the calendar page felt like such a satisfying act of closure. So good.  Continue reading November 2018 Month in Review – Blow out the Candles and Have a Piece of Cake (or Pie or Cobbler or Brownie)

September 2018 Month in Review — Slacks and Hacks

September is a difficult month in the base case: new routines, new stressors, new activities, meetings, supplies, a sense that we’re still miles away from living the new normal. Big holidays for some of us add to our bloated calendars.  Continue reading September 2018 Month in Review — Slacks and Hacks