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I recently attended an artists’ studio tour in my hometown. Seeing these amazing avant-garde work/home/creative spaces was a powerful reminder that there is no “one way” to live or work. Drinking in this visual feast of multimedia, oil paintings, woodwork and sculpture, pottery and glassblowing brought my imagination alive and inspired me to re-visit one of my favorite mantras: do it different.

On April 15th, 2013, when twin bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon, a pit of fear and worry ached in my stomach, reminding me of how vulnerable my daughter Madison, a type 1 diabetic, is. I hate to be so grim, but without insulin, she will die. And with too much insulin, she will either go into a coma or die.

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I’m still chugging along, keeping to my eating plan. I’ve hit a bit of a plateau, but I’m OK about it. I’ve arrived at this moment before and I have somewhat high hopes that I’ll be able to push through. So please keep that in mind as you read on…

Chocolate Chocolate-chip Muffins from the corner deli I bought a large herbal tea this morning (more on my chai latte addiction later) and eyed one of my favorite morning treats. I don’t think I’ve had one in a year, but oh, man – how I loved these things! So sweet and sticky. Mmmmm.

Well, 

Summer is around the corner. Except, if you live on an island as I do, summer is virtually around every corner. ALL. THE. TIME. However, here are a few of my no fail, works every time, get fit tips that I found that have not only work for me, but everyone else. If I do it for 3 months, I lose between 12-15lbs, which is perfect, because that is what I essentially put on between September and March :)

1) Drink Water - I replace virtually every drink with water - sparkling, room temperature, cold, with lemon/lime...whatever floats your boat. Just drink it.

Debi Silber (aka The Mojo Coach) is not only a highly credentialed health and weight-loss expert, but also on of our inspiring WorkMom bloggers on workingmother.com. (You can read her blog here. So when my personal mojo started to wane this week, who better to reach out to? 

When motivation seems to wane, it’s helpful to do a few things.

SPIRULINA

You’ve know I’ve been excited about this journey, right? I’ve gotten to speak on TV about it, blog here about it — heck, I’ve even made myself the cover of Working Mother!

Yikes! Another possible bad habit is already starting to brew in my life all because of this article, This Bad Habit Could Make You Sick that I read on www.foxnews.com. For the past couple days, I can’t stop over-thinking things, which is stressing me out!