Author Archives: sheswrite

Stream of Consciousness: Quiet and Relax

Posted on by November 18, 2011

Sitting here, watching the ripples on the lake outside the window. It’s quiet. Gloriously quiet. I wish I could bottle up this moment of peace and uncork it whenever I needed.

I’m at a friend’s cabin in Door County. Well, he’s actually my hubby’s friend, but still. I feel like he’s given me a slice of serenity. I can hear nothing of my life back home. There’s no planes flying above, cars whizzing by, cell phone chiming with texts, Twitter chirping, cooing of my little … Read more ...

An Inspiration to Change: Kathy Pacholski

Posted on by November 15, 2011

Have you ever met someone that’s inspired you to change? That’s recently happened to me.

I met Kathy Pacholski. She is a stroke survivor warrior. She was very healthy when she had a stroke 15 months ago, relearned to do practically everything from folding laundry to walking and then on Nov. 6 climbed 103 flights of the Willis Tower.

Impressive, right? I wrote about Kathy’s journey on The Huffington Post here and we talked a lot on the phone. Our conversations would start with … Read more ...

Life’s Messy, Make The Best of It

Posted on by November 14, 2011

Life’s messy. And mine got messier after having kids. We’ve all had our clichéd poop stories, the blowouts and the up-the-backs. There’s also the food fights, where little Johnny’s cheeks and the wall behind him contain more spaghetti than his tummy.

But my messiness is also me. I can’t list all of my mommy messes because there’s too many to count, but also because my swiss-cheese brain can’t remember them all. So here’s a few from my highlight reel.

Burning Dinner. I love, love, … Read more ...

Tower Up: Our Climb Up Chicago’s Willis Tower

Posted on by November 7, 2011

“Tower Up!” That was the rallying cry yesterday. About 2,500 of us met at Chicago’s Willis Tower and climbed 103 flights. Some of us used hand-cycles, some used canes or were tethered to other people. We walked, ran, and even crawled up.

At the Willis Tower SkyDeck, after our climb.

The climb was to raise money for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. I got involved when my trainer started organizing a team to participate in the climb. Since I’d just finished the half-marathon and … Read more ...

Guest Blogger Talks Kim Kardashian & The Fairytale Marriage Myth

Posted on by November 4, 2011

*Guest blogger The Defiant Housewife talks about Kimmy K and the belief of a fairytale marriage.

Credit: Albert Michael/startraksphoto.com

OK. I’ll admit it. I watch Keeping Up With the Kardashians. And Khloe and Lamar. And Kourtney and Khloe take Miami. And I can’t forget about Kourtney and Kim Take New York. I know that half the world finds this family annoying as hell. I just find them entertaining.

They are hilarious and I love their clothes. I also think Kris Jenner is a f$&*#@% marketing … Read more ...