Today marks the 2nd week of CFNE being closed to avoid the spread of COVID-19, and I am still being surprised at the many phases we’ve gone through so far. All of these phases have been so unique, too. Some as a parent of young children, some of older ones. Some as parents with Ben, and some as a parent as a stay-at-home mother. Some as an owner of a small business, some as a…
If you haven’t adopted the celebration of Festivus in your home, I would consider it this holiday season. The Seinfeld-created holiday of airing your grievances with your loved ones has really moved the needle for our family in an effort to be more honest with each other, and live in a home full of joy…not resentment. There is, of course, an inherent risk that the “celebration” turns into a tragic falling out. But, that’s a…
I had an experience at the end of our annual “Always Remember” workout at CFNE this morning. It’s a very special workout for our community as they’re a lot of symbolism in the rep scheme that reminds us of things like actual date of 9/11, the number of planes that went down that day, and the number of people who lost their lives. We do it every year, but only once a year. And, because…
Active listening is something I don’t think comes all that naturally to people, but is worth diving in and forcing yourself to get really good at. You know when you find someone who is really good at it. They’re the sort of person you just wish you could be around more because of what it feels like when you’re with them: you feel like they couldn’t be more interested in the story you’re telling, you…
This Monday, we started a nutrition challenge at CFNE that I am so fired up about that I want to write about it here to see if I can get any cyber buddies to jump on board with until May 24th. Every class is doing their own thing, but here is what I’m having my class get on board with. Sleep: a minimum of 7-8 hours every night. Nutrition: make 1 major change + 3…
Just about every morning, I need to remind Bode…as he completely tortures and teases Harley Love over breakfast…about how he should be behaving and treating people. Over the almost 5 years that Harley Love has been around and, notironically, Bode has been completely torturing and teasing her, we’ve arrived at a super simple motto that he knows like the back of his hand: “Behave in a way that makes people happy, not sad.” I love that…
