An important part of getting fierce is to keep growing and going as we get older. The only way to accomplish that is to do something different from our usual routine. Challenge yourself! Do something you’ve been wanting to do but maybe have been putting off because it requires making yourself vulnerable or dealing with…
Month: May 2014
A Little Service Goes a Long Way
The other night there was a short blurb on the national news highlighting a group of volunteers in California who are helping single moms. The organization is called Serve a Little and the premise is if each person ‘serves a little’, mega service results. It got me thinking about all the benefits of volunteering, many…
Memorial Day
We join you today in thanking those who have served and sacrificed on our behalf, Honoring the loved ones that we miss, And celebrating with friends and family who are here. HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!
Why Willpower Ain’t All it’s Cracked Up to Be
While willpower can be an important ingredient to our weight-loss success, it is too easy to place the entire burden of success or failure upon it. Ever heard: “She just needs to exercise some willpower”? As if putting the word ‘just’ in there makes it much more doable. Instead of deciding we either have willpower…
10 Lo-Cal and No-Cal Memorial Day Picnic Ideas
Memorial Day is a time to get together with family and friends, remember those who were dear to us, and celebrate the long weekend. Picnic baskets are dusted off and grills get fired-up. It’s the first food-oriented holiday of the year. But it doesn’t have to be a diet-wrecker. Here are 10 ideas to create…
Re-purposed, Re-purchased and Re-Prized
OK – I’m a little reluctant to make the following confession as it might actually sound like someone’s Grandmother. I am someone’s Grandmother and love it, but I’m not sure I want to be instantly recognized as one. Anywho…. I confess to having loved discovering the following finds at an antique/flea market recently (and there…
5 Fierce Products to Try – Feedback Needed!
For today’s Friday Five we thought we’d show you 5 interesting products we’re curious about – in hopes that you’ve already tried it and can tell us whether or not it’s the real deal! 1. PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter. I saw this recently in an organic food store and did an instant: “Ewwwwww.” Powdered peanut…
Weight Loss Challenge Update
Several weeks ago I talked about reinstating the Women’s Weight Loss Challenge at Work to help get, and keep, me motivated to lose this weight once and for all. I tried to get Weight Watchers to hold meetings at work for our campus but, I was only able to get 4 people (including myself) to sign…
I See Faces – it’s Not Paranoia if They’re Really Looking at You
I have to confess that sometimes seeing faces in inanimate objects makes me wonder if I’m a little crazy. They seem to be everywhere. Looking at me. It’s not paranoia if they’re really looking at me, right? Let me share some of these faces with you. Then you tell me – AM I crazy?? I…
Friday Five – Movies with Fierce Moms
In honor of Mother’s Day, we decided to each share our top picks for movies with Fierce Moms in them in our Friday Five. Did you know that 103 years ago today, President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day official? As they said on the radio this morning, we don’t look a day over 99! Marg’s picks: 1….