Say it Rah-shay

When I write my blog I tend to keep things all rainbows and kittens. Even the heavier subjects are approached with a bit of humor, lightened up and presented in a way that attempts to be serious yet casual. Lately I find myself feeling totally and hopelessly overwhelmed and ready to just discard it all. The signs are there: barely making it home before I pass…

3It’s that time of year again when Philadelphia celebrates freedom (Independence Day, the fourth of July, ya know!) with an over week long – eleven days celebration, Wawa Welcome America. Each year there are a score of free or low cost events to allow visitors to the city to celebrate and experience the the city in a unique way. This year The…

In which The Bee channels her inner Rachael Ray. It’s summer…do YOU Know what you are doing with your children?  For The Bee and my nephew, Dill, my sister and I are fortunate to have a wonderful network of family and friends who can either do some babysitting swaps, are aware of low cost interesting educational and entertaining programs or (total…

My problem area (today) is my midsection. I’ve become bored with crunches; while they are effective I feel so out of sorts with the way I look that I am impatient for results. I know I can’t spot tone but I wanted to find something to target my middle and wake up the muscles that are lying dormant under that…

So. Sunday afternoon and The Bee and I are involved in solitary activities. I’m reading and she’s playing some computer game. In an ‘A-ha!’ moment I remembered we had fresh fruit and a blender that was the purchase from a gift card and voila! Smoothies and time spent together. This blending set was $20.00 and tax at Macy’s but there…