• Body Positive Doesn’t Mean Fat and Happy

    Body Positive Doesn’t Mean Fat and Happy

    I remember a time in my life where I was considered by the medical community to be “morbidly obese.” I used to take offense to it every year when I had to go in for a check up and within weeks of my appointment, I would have a letter in the mail from the doctor… Read more

  • Don’t Make Assumptions

    Don’t Make Assumptions

    Tomorrow will be a month since we put our 12 year old dog down. That’s also how long it’s been since I sat down to write a blog. I know I’ve said it over and over again that “I’m going to start writing every day.” And while I do write a little something every day,… Read more

  • The End

    The End

    Today is the day we are putting our girl to sleep. It looks like all of our timelines have finally met at the crossroad. Last night she quit walking and now she can’t get up. A part of me is a little relieved because now I can let some of the guilt go, but another… Read more

  • When you have to let go of your dog.

    When you have to let go of your dog.

    Tomorrow is the big day. The day we have been dreading. The day we have been putting off for months. It’s the day we say goodbye to our 12 year old German Shepherd. I’m not quite sure what to do with all my feelings about it. Most of me wants to cry. Part of me… Read more

  • Saying Goodbye to a Dog

    Saying Goodbye to a Dog

    Yesterday was a rough day. I called the vet to make the dreaded appointment to have my best friend of 12 years put to sleep. It felt weird scheduling her euthanasia. I guess I always thought something major and disastrous would happen and I would be forced to make an emergency visit to the vet… Read more

  • The First Week at a New Job

    The First Week at a New Job

    Nothing will wake you up faster in your life than punching a clock at a job after not having to do it for a while. It’s been a couple years since I’ve HAD to have a regular job. When I first started working out, FMG and I were working together and I felt like I… Read more