Slip slidin’ away Slip slidin’ away You know the nearer your destination The more you’re slip slidin’ away – Simon and Garfunkel Ever since my birthday in the beginning of November, I’ve been lazily “maintaining” rather than working to achieve fitness and weight goals.  I still walk a few times a week, but I can’t…

I’m that girl. You know, the one who finds a quiz in Redbook and suddenly has her husband trapped, forced to provide answers to questions related to topics he knows nothing about like threadcount preference or his favorite Jackson 5.  At the end we’re able to tell if our marriage is going to last forever…

Even when the rain falls Even when the flood starts rising Even when the storm comes I am washed by the water needtobreathe, “Washed By the Water” I like to love people. A friend once said that she could see herself falling in love with just about anyone because that is what she does ~…

Last week I stopped by the grocery store for bubble bath for the kids. I had no idea where the bubble bath was located.  Not only do grocery stores change the location of items what seems like daily, but there’s seemingly no rhyme or reason to the placement.  Rosemary next to the cilantro but basil…

Wondering where I’ve been? Starting next week regular posts, Twitter Parties, Friday Featured Giveaways and more will be returning to Resourceful Mommy.  I’ve been taking a much needed and wonderful extended holiday, and while I thought that it would be an opportunity to write more, it in fact has been a great opportunity to keep…

Last year at this time I wrote a post titled Welcome, 2011.  High Expectations, Take a Seat.  The idea was that rather than set myself up for stress and disappointment, I would vow to live a life with less stress in 2011, play the piano more, spend more time with my kids. Unfortunately, my anti-resolution…

From 5/23/11 – my first Mamavation Monday: To any regular readers of Resourceful Mommy, it is no surprise that I have been battling to achieve a healthy lifestyle and a slimmer body for most of my adult life.  Most of you have also become well acquainted with the Mamavation program created by Leah of @Bookieboo….

My daughter and her best friend, who happens to be Jewish, have been having discussions about religion for several months.  All of this culminated in my daughter asking if we could celebrate Hanukkah this year.  We are a Christian family so we compromised and decided to try out different aspects of the Hanukkah celebration.  Tonight…

When I began my journey with Mamavation to lose weight and get in shape, I realized quickly that what I ate – not just the number of calories, fat, etc. – was going to play as big a role in my success as anything else.  The Mamavation moms led me to the free tools at…

This morning’s church service – the final week of Advent – was exactly what I needed to keep me in the holiday spirit in these last days leading up to Christmas.  It was such a wonderful service that I decided to share it with all of you here: Video streaming by Ustream In other holiday…

The view on my morning walk isn’t always sunshine and happiness.  This was downright creepy! Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid Things, The Centsible Life, Rachel Ferruci, and Zensible Mama. Don’t forget to link your own photos below!

Nearly every morning after I watch the kids get on the bus, I go for a walk on the paths around my neighborhood.  Depending on the weather (I walk rain or shine) and how much time I have before I need to start working, I either make a 2.5 mile or a 1.5 mile loop….

…because even on days when I know I’m going to be soaked by the time I get back to my house and have to walk with water sloshing inside my shoes, I’ve got to get out there.  Even days that aren’t sunshiny perfect are worth enjoying. Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide…

Despite my best efforts to keep moving with daily walks, I have found myself slipping into the holiday lazies, especially when it comes to what I’m eating.  For some reason, there is something about a decorated Christmas tree and a fire in the fireplace that makes me think I need a bowl of popcorn in…

Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid Things, The Centsible Life, Rachel Ferruci, and Zensible Mama. Don’t forget to link your own photos below!

I don’t come from a family that hands out compliments frequently.  In fact, my entire small hometown in Pennsylvania is filled with the kind of people who will rebuild your house should it burn to the ground, but will not congratulate you should something wonderful happen to you.  Now, of course I’m generalizing.  In fact,…

I am thankful for my friends… for my family… for my warm and spacious home… for the beauty that surrounds me… and for all of you, who have helped to make this blessed life possible.  Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

I understand that I’m skipping a holiday, but I just can’t help myself! Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid Things, The Centsible Life, Rachel Ferruci, and Zensible Mama. Don’t forget to link your own photos below!

Last week my good friend and founder of Mamavation, Leah Segedie, wrote a post called “Being Called Fat Doesn’t Help Me Lose Weight Anytime Fitness” in response to a PR pitch for a book by a fitness author, a pitch that included the phrase “money is allergic to fat people.”  Leah had a lot of…

My husband is a saint.  He is supportive and amazing and brilliant, a wonderful friend and a fabulous father to our children.  And he looks great in a suit.  But sometimes I’m not sure that he hears me.  This morning we were getting ready to go somewhere, and we absolutely had to be there on…