"Take me out to the ball game, take me out with the crowd, buy me some… Twinkies split down the middle, stuffed with a hot dog, and topped off with whipped cream and rainbow sprinkles with a cherry on top… It may be an edible heart attack, but I don't care if I never get back…"

Zoe Zellers,
TheDailyMeal.com

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Ok, so the Diet Coke thing was a little too hard to give up in one go. My schedule has not my own right now. In fact, for the first time last week, the hubby and I hired a babysitter to help get the kids to school one morning because I was traveling for work and he had to be at work by 8 a.m. It only took us nine years before we couldn’t deal with a morning drop off by ourselves! Of course, now the kids are asking if they can have a babysitter every morning, but that’s another story.

As summer approaches, and we’re gearing up for some of the hottest days of the year it is critical that we moms stay hydrated. And, what better way to ensure proper hydration than with the healthiest drink on the planet, good ol’ fashioned, water.

Last week I wrote about giving up Diet Coke as my next step to health. It had become my crutch in lieu of giving up my beloved Starbucks chai latte. (Oh, don’t be jealous Diet Coke, I’ll always love you, too – maybe too much.)

Just like with the chais, the cokes have been hard at first to avoid. I slipped a few times, especially on my many travels. But I’m forging forward and making new choices when it comes to beverages, just like I now do with my food. I’m planning ahead, making better choices and drinking a lot more flavored water.

I was recently quoted in an article on the health benefits of shopping. The article, in Medical Daily, is timely as it discusses this topic with regard to Memorial Day sales.

We’ve heard it time and time again, exercise is good for your health.  Trust me, being a former personal trainer and aerobic instructor I know how important it is to get in regular exercise.  But, when I became a mom, I also understood the challenge of trying to fit it in.  And, like most busy mothers, I allowed work, family and life to get in the way of consistent exercise, but not today.

Welcome to daycare…here is your daughter’s first cold. It will last about a month and then, when you finally think it’s gone, she’ll pick up something else. And so will you.

My son is starting middle school in the fall, my good friend’s youngest child leaves for college in August, my colleague’s husband just quit his job to join his wife’s firm, my 46 year-old childhood friend just learned he’s going to be a new father and my professional path (not so much what I do, but “how” I do it) is up for review.

Do you drink milk? If you do, raise your hand high and proud. Unless you have a disease state or condition that prohibits you from doing so, milk is good for us. I highly recommend it.