I love Sundays. Saturdays are for shirking off work, relaxing or partying, eating junk food, de-stressing from the week. On Saturdays, you get a free pass. But Sunday morning comes, and everything is new again. A new week, a new perspective, a new beginning. A literal clean start: healthier eating, motivation to exercise, cleaning and […]
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Resolution Check-In, September Edition
Since I was five, with the exception of the last two years, I’ve been starting school the first week of September. That’s 25 years of First Days of School. Even now, while I’m still out on maternity leave, I feel the impact, as my husband and nearly all of our family are returning to the […]
Midnight Snack, Part 2
If you missed any previous installments, go back to Words From the Sowul and read from Part 1. 12:30. Kristy walked into the break room, pulling two dollars out of her pocket and smoothing them out with her fingers. “How many bottles will it be after this one?” said a teasing voice behind her. Kristy […]
The Discipline Muscle
This summer, while I was dieting and exercising my post-baby bod (as I wrote about in my post New Floors and Sticks of Butter), I was also exercising my discipline muscle. I used it every time I thought about the Almond Joy sundae at our local ice cream place. I used it when I felt […]
10 Baby-Friendly Exercises
The arrival of summer vacation was great timing for me, because around mid-June, Edwin became much more mobile. Gone are the days when I could put him down to slowly explore the finished basement while I did my morning workout. Now he moves too fast for me to rescue him from falling or injuring himself […]
New Floors and Sticks of Butter
I’ve missed a post or two this week, and I apologize. It’s a very busy time in the Sowul household right now, as we’re in the middle of getting our floors redone. The previous owners left us with nice, shiny wood floors covered in a very cheap sealant that started to peel within months of […]