Inspiration Archives

There’s a lot of shame going around! Body shaming, fat shaming and even fit shaming, and it’s all a shame! I always feel conflicted when I read...

Every year, right about now, I will start reminding my friend Christine that, on New Year’s Eve, we vowed that the upcoming year would be better...

Posted June 28, 2017

My relationship with fashion has had its ups and downs which, not surprisingly, seem to have a direct correlation with the ups and downs I’ve had...

Posted April 19, 2017

If I told you I sat down with Steve Burton to talk with him about passion and cheating, you may think that I was asking the popular actor, who...

Posted March 30, 2017

I like to think that my first step into a fitter lifestyle is along the lines of Newton’s law of motion where, “An object at rest stays at rest...

I was lucky enough to partner with Susan Andrews Kanoff (The Midlife Fashionista) who shares her amazing style for a Fitness to Fashion Workshop...

Imagine you’re at work, millions of people are watching you and, all across social media, there’s a flurry of comments on every aspect of you and...

When it comes to certain foods, I’ve realized that it’s easier for me to have none than it is to have a little. Much like the title of comedian...

Posted August 16, 2016

I tried everything from Atkins to Weight Watchers when the pounds were piling on. Off the top of my head, I can tell you I tried Atkins, The...

Posted July 6, 2016

One day I’m going to write a humorous children’s book. I even have the central character all picked out. It’s a camel. Truth be told, I’m the...

Posted April 26, 2016

As an engagement ring slips onto a bride-to-be’s finger, she has already been dreaming of what she will look like on her wedding day. If ever...

Posted April 6, 2016

I feel like I took a hundred first steps in my attempt to lose nearly one hundred pounds. Each time I started a program, whether it was...