Tag: health
Halfway in: The 1,000 Hour Outside Challenge
The power cuts out mid-cupcake baking session.
The oven clicks off, the mixer stops whirring, and the sound machine upstairs falls silent. Twenty seconds later,...
How To Rehab Your Winter Skin
“Yikes!” I thought as I looked down at my red, cracked hands on the steering wheel the other day. After hand washing, diaper changing,...
Same Storm, Different Boats: Friendships in a Pandemic
When the Covid-19 pandemic first came on the scene, I underestimated the impact it was going to have on my life.
I think if...
40 Years Old: Admission Age to Ride the Menopause Wave
My 40th birthday is just around the corner. And I'm excited.
I feel healthier and happier at almost 40 than I did at 35 years...
To The Parent Who Feels Lost
To the Parent Who Feels Lost,
You may feel like you lost so much of your identity in the moments of parenting a child. But I...
Donate Blood + Be a Superhero Today
I started donating blood in high school.
I’d like to say I was an altruistic teenager, but I signed up with my friend Matt because...
Hot Time to Be Female – The Stuff No One Says...
What surprised me the most about hot flashes is how they almost feel like contractions. The slow wave, the tensing, the immersion in sensation,...
We CAN Do This: A Call to Action for Military Parents
At the time of writing this, I am awaiting my COVID-19 test results.
I started feeling congested and had a headache. I hoped for a...
Friday Favorites: Running Gear for the Veteran or Newbie
Here we are, ready to face another January. Whether your theme is “New Year, New You” or “New Year, Same You,” it is always...
Chasing Down Self Help
I watched Sex and the City on repeat in my college years. My girlfriends and I would gather around our living room TV with...
Breast Cancer Facts and Ways to Help All Year
If you see me with pink streaks in my hair this month, it's because for the last three decades in the United States, October...
To the Mom in the Thick of It
I remember the day like it was yesterday: we were stationed in Italy, my husband was working another 16-hour day, and I was running...