by Robin | Jan 21, 2015 | Health, Recipes, Simple Mom, Uncategorized
I have never been better at numbering my days– Day 20 of Whole30; Day 8 of 18 sessions of Boot Camp. Neither is easy for me and there are days I am ready to quit ALL of it. But I won’t and here’s why: compelling motive, accountability, fun (are you...
by Robin | Apr 14, 2014 | Health, Personal, Recipes, Whole 30
In hindsight, our timing could have been better. After a wonderful return trip to Germany recently (one reason of many the blog has been so quiet lately), eating and drinking incredible things, we decided to shock our bodies senseless by beginning Whole 30 the...
by Robin | Feb 29, 2012 | Brand partnership, Health, Vicks VapoRub Bloggers
Back when I joined Vicks VapoRub for their Winter campaign, I had no idea a few months later I'd be in another country 5,000 miles from home. How in the world could I write a natural cough-and-cold-ish story that would support a product sold in the...
by Robin | Jan 8, 2012 | Health, Life with boys, Personal
My youngest has sworn by this cure for months, but I've been skeptical. Until tonight. I didn't just have the hiccups, I had the hiccup-burps; much more annoying and completely unladylike. So I figured I had nothing to lose and protein to gain. I've...
by Robin | Nov 30, 2011 | Health, Memoir, Nostalgia
The way my father expressed TLC sometimes tilted toward the rough and gruff, but there was no mistaking it as Love In Action; and it provided substance for some of my earliest childhood memories. Sometimes I think there's something wrong with me, though: my...
by Robin | Jul 25, 2011 | Bargains, Connect ~ Community by Therapon, Face2Face, Health, Real beauty, Therapon
No one could have been more surprised than me to try a skincare product that made a difference the first time I tried it. But when I was asked to partner with Theraderm, first to host a Face 2 Face event in Chattanooga, then to write for their beauty site, The...