Looking Back (and Ahead) to Austin’s Freescale Marathon
The year was 1999, and my neighbor Sheree wanted to put together a five-person relay team to run the Austin Marathon (then the Motorola Marathon). …
Healthy Eating From My Own Backyard: the Kitchen Garden
One of my chief pleasures as an adult has always been working in a yard. I love everything — designing, planting, maintaining, and sitting outside, …
How Do You Find Motivation When Success Doesn’t Seem to be Coming?
Here we are, nearing the end of January and the waning of many a New Year’s resolution. According to statistics from the University of Scranton’s Journal …
Making Rainy Days a Workout Motivator
For the last few days in Austin, it’s steadily rained. Yes, I know this is par for the course for those in the Pacific northwest (my …
Those Horrible Things in the Refrigerator Ruining Your Diet
The other day, a friend of mine posted a photo on Facebook of the inside of her refrigerator; she did it as part of ongoing …
Future Authors at Austin’s Baranoff Elementary School
Last week, I had the pleasure of participating in the Baranoff Elementary School Young Authors Conference. This was my third year, and as always, it …
The Hardest Workout I’ve Ever Done
Don’t you hate those click-bating, sensational titles, like this one? They’re usually along the lines of “You’ll never believe…” and “You won’t guess….” They tell …
2014’s Best Fitness Lesson: Get off the Butt
It seems that, every year, there is some pivotal shift in the health/wellness/fitness landscape. “No fat” morphs into “eat good fats”; yesterday’s Jazzercise is today’s CrossFit. …
Specialized Girl Power
Over the years, one of the best things about my job at Austin Fit Magazine was meeting people and developing relationships, and perhaps one of …
What Sheryl Sandberg, Sloths, and Knitting Taught Me this December
December 2014 was a month of rest and recovery for me. It was — by far — the most relaxing holiday season I’ve ever had, …