I love coffee; I mean I really love coffee. For me the day has not begun until I’ve had my morning cup of Joe. Now, because I take this love of mine seriously, I can’t just drink out of any mug in the morning – I need a mug that either reminds me of a special place, was given to me from someone special OR has something written on it that will motivate me for the day to come. One of my favorite coffee mugs sports this very famous quote from Henry David Thoreau “go confident

This past week I participated in a Strong Summit, a day geared towards celebrating strong women in Fitness. The day included lecture sessions from some of the strongest women in the fitness circuit as well as work out sessions led by amazing female instructors. It was a day to celebrate women’s strength not only physical strength but mental and emotional strength too. The day really got me to thinking about the various definitions of strength and the many interpretations that

Ranidaphobia For as long as I can remember, I have been irrationally, stupidly, embarrassingly afraid of frogs. As far back as high school, continuing on into University biology courses, I had to always place sticky notes over any picture of a frog or a toad because otherwise I would not be able to concentrate and read the text on the page. I remember once pulling into my driveway at home when I was in high school and noticed a frog on the front porch; I stayed in my car fo