This year, for the very first time, The Boy Scouts of the America have decided to bar obese scouts from their annual Jamboree. It’s the organization’s biggest event of the year, so the announcement prompted a lot of discussion in the media. Agree or disagree, the decision wasn’t made in a vacuum.

After the birth of her first son, CT certified English teacher and successful Social Media Marketer and Blogger, Julie began taking part in the Silk City Striders 2010 Wickham Park Cross Country Series. Now a mom of two, Julie found that this same Running Series jump-started her exercise routine. Although I’m familiar with Wickham Park, I had never taken part in this particular race before. I knew that it would be enjoyable to attend the event with another local teacher, writer and runner.

Whether you work outside of the house, or whether you are a stay-at-home mom, life seldom slows down for us to catch our breath, or bask in a daydream, or even watch the sunrise in the morning.  The undeniable fact is, there will always be tasks that need our attention, chores that need our doing, foods that need our preparing, mail that needs our sorting, and the endless list that keeps on going.  However, when it comes to our health, finding time to relax is a must.   Studies have proven just how important relaxation is.  It helps to strengthen the immune system;

Guess what?  It's Friday!  I hope your day is going great.

The mother/daughter relationship is so powerful and while often complicated, this relationship is truly one of the strongest and most beautiful bonds I’ve seen both professionally and personally.

A while ago, I wrote a post about mother/daughter relationships specifically in the area of dieting and weight loss and it’s time to bring it up again.

I’ve got information overload.  As a working woman approaching 50, mother of a teenager and 3rd grader who struggles with reading, a wife, colleague, friend, sister, daughter, and global citizen, I feel the pressure to keep up with the latest news about my industry, leadership, management, coaching, women’s health, aging, teenage health, academic success, college trends, youth sports, healthy eating, weight management, ex

Researchers in Sweden followed 71,706 adult individuals between the age of 45 and 83 over a 13-year period in an effort to determine the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables every day. They found that eating five servings of fruits and vegetables each day contributes to a longer life. And it seems that five servings is the right number. Those who ate more didn’t show any greater health benefit. But those who ate less showed less. The researchers found that those with limited fruit and vegetable consumption had “shorter survival and higher mortality rates.”

So there’s good news and there’s better news. Between work travel and family vacation, I spent the last two weeks or so away from the office – and then came back to a pile of emails and work. (It’s nice to know you’re missed, right?!)

Anyway, we had a great time as a family visiting friends, cousins and grandparents. We hit Cedar Point even though my kids won’t ride roller coasters, and we made our way through a seemingly endless chain of McDonald’s drive-throughs with the kids.

Looking for a physical and mental challenge to sum up your July? How about a mid-summer 5K run? If you happen to be in the central Connecticut area for the last Saturday of this month, please visit this website to learn more about the Scottish Rite Freemasons 5K Run to Benefit Children with Dyslexia: http://www.plattsys.com/waspeview.asp?eventid=1042. As a CT Certified Reading Consultant, this race holds special meaning for me both personally and professionally.

In my quest to be supermom , I have come to realize that I have not been taking my own advice.  Over the last year, I have had a lot on my plate.  With starting this blog, going back to school, working full-time, all while attempting to breastfeed exclusively, be a dance mom, and chase after my now toddler, I have been very overwhelmed and failed to admit it.  Thus, I learned the hard way that overloading my life (many times unnecessarily) has taken a toll on my mental and physical being.  So how did