I'm writing today's fitme journal from a balcony in Hawaii. I am on the family vacation we set up to celebrate my husband's return from deployment and being stationed away from us.

If you are new to my blog... my husband is Active Duty Navy and a little less than 3 years ago,...

I'm home from Nashville.  My boys who are 10 and 12 came with my husband Josh to get me from the airport. That means they really missed me.

My daughter Georgia, who is 2, actually ran to me when I got home.   I missed them a lot.

To say I was tired from travel would be a huge...

Happy Valentine's Day! Guess who is coming home tonight? My Valentine! Yup, it's been a full 8 weeks since he's been home, but Josh's plane lands tonight and he will be home for a full week.

I've been in "go mode" since he left on December 26th, barely slowing down enough to count the days. But...

another confession

I am sitting on the couch with Bonny drinking my labor kickstart tea.  I drank some last night, but I guess I need more.

Over the course of this journal, I've told you everything under the sun.   I've been so grateful for the outlet to share my days and...

Turn turn turn...

I am sitting on the couch...drinking coffee...trying not to sneeze.  It is allergy season and as beautiful as the flowers and trees are... I am allergic to pollen.

If I sneeze, I will likely spill coffee on my macbook and pee myself.  The slam dunk of...

Time Budget

I didn't sleep well last night.  Not sure why.  I woke up around 3 and then couldn't fall back asleep.  I had this funny thought that I was like a rotisserie chicken because I just kept flipping and turning to find a spot I would fall back to sleep.

I remember thinking...

Weight Gain

Wednesday I had my check up at the baby doctor.  All is well.  I didn't get to see her, but I heard her heartbeat and she was moving around quite a bit.   Next week I have my 20 week anatomy ultrasound and I will be able to actually see her.

Lately, Henry has...

Lean In

The boys started taking Jiu Jitsu about a month ago.  Now they go 3x a week at a spot right above my CrossFit gym.  They received gi's for Christmas from my sister and for 45 min a session they learn a combination of what I would best describe as wrestling and survival.

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Twisted Up

Today I fly back to Washington state from Florida.  I am ready to be home with my boys.  When I finish this email, I am going for a walk.  One more lap of sunshine.   I'm going to get coffee, one last acai bowl (I've had 2 on this trip), and stick my toes in...

Here is the thing...we live in the real world.

Yesterday was one of those “real days” for me.

Josh left to head to Washington state and report to his ship.   We won’t see him for just over a month while we wrap things up in Maryland.   Once we follow him to...

Just about 1 year ago, Lucy was diagnosed with Stage 3 Inflammatory Breast Cancer.   Since her diagnosis, Lucy has traveled to Boston to participate in a chemotherapy trial to aggressively treat this rare form of Breast Cancer.  Lucy is a mom of 2 and actually discovered her cancer...