I’ve abandoned blogging. It wasn’t intentional, it has just been an intense two years. I know, it’s hard to believe that having a 4th baby a week after moving to […]

Dear Wisconsin, As I sit here, a passenger in my own car, getting closer and closer to the border that takes me away from you, I am flooded with thoughts […]

So, what is inspire :: real life? The mission: to inspire. Real food. Real workouts. Real ideas. Real parenting. On a budget. Inspiring a REAL life. Essentially it’s an outlet […]

So, today is Chris’s last exam. At 4pm, he will officially be 50% a doctor and will have completed his basic science courses, meaning our time in Grenada has come to […]

Friends are, undoubtably, one of the best parts of life. Hands down. There are several categories of friends. Let’s think about life as a baseball game for minute. We have […]

One of the things I remember and loved most about living at home, was getting ready with my mom. Each morning I’d go in the bathroom to shower just after […]

Last October, I decided to enter an essay contest. The theme was ‘Life Lessons.’ Now that the contest is over I thought I would share my entry with you. Enjoy.  […]

A year might not be enough. We arrived on this crazy island, almost 1 year ago. 1 YEAR … whaaaaaaaattttt???? How did that happen? When we got here, all that […]

The words, “I can’t,” are not allowed in my house.  If they’re used, they are corrected, “I will try.”  I used this same philosophy with all of my personal training […]