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Celebrating 57 Years of Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon

It’s Simon Le Bon’s 57th birthday!

The man (and his band) are on fire right now.

Duran Duran, Simon Le Bon, Pressure Off, Paper Gods Yes, this hot at 57.  En Fuego! Screen shot from the amazing Duran Duran video of “Pressure Off”.

Whether you’re a fan or not, you can’t really be a media consumer and not see or hear about Duran Duran lately.  The new album “Paper Gods” debuted at #10 on the Billboard charts and has been well received by fans and critics alike.

The coverage has […]

By |October 27th, 2015|

5 Things You Need To Know About Yoga Teacher Training

In case you missed my announcement (since I haven’t been posting regularly, it’s entirely likely), I recently started Yoga Teacher Training with CorePower Yoga.

The idea of becoming a yoga teacher or fitness instructor is something that has been brewing within me for sometime but here are 5 things I think anyone contemplating Yoga Teacher Training should know before taking the plunge:

Yoga Teacher Training, 5 Things To Know About Yoga Teacher Training, YTT, Core Power Yoga

 

Determine What Are You Looking To Get Out of  YTT

Not […]

By |October 20th, 2015|

Why I'm Officially A Cliche

Last week I told you why I haven’t been blogging and now I get to share why I’m becoming a cliche:

I’m a health and fitness 45 year old female nearing mid-life.

I’m a transplanted New Yorker living a semi-mellow life in California

(minus the road rage)

and now

I’ve signed up for CorePower Yoga Teacher Training.

That’s right people, I’m becoming a yoga instructor.

 

By then end of 2015 I’ll be a multi-hyphenate woman:

Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, RYT […]

By |October 13th, 2015|

5 Reasons Why I Haven't Been Blogging

You know when you say you’re going to do something and you don’t do it?  You marinate in dread and find it difficult to take even a tiny step out of the situation you’ve created for yourself.  Today, I’m taking that step forward and giving you the scoop of what’s been holding me back from blogging lately.

1.  Overwhelm

Some people thrive on pressure and some fold.  Me, I’m a bit of a deer in the headlights when the chips don’t just fall but they scatter.  Over the past few months there have been a plethora of issues […]

By |October 9th, 2015|

If You Haven't Posted In Awhile, Are You Still A Blogger?

If you take a long and unplanned blogging break, are you still a blogger?

I still identify with being a blogger but I know that I haven’t been a very good one lately.

Guilt

I haven’t posted in awhile and even before my break, I was posting very inconsistently

and the guilt doesn’t get easier, it gets worse.

Blogger Guilt is real, people.

You feel like you let yourself down and your readers down

by being inconsistent and not openly sharing your struggle.

By |August 21st, 2015|

It's Duran Duran Appreciation Day!

Yes, it’s real.  It’s isn’t just a made up thing by crazy Duran Duran fans.

Duran Duran Appreciation Day, DDAD, DDAD15

I know I’ve been MIA recently but please know that it isn’t my intention for this blog to solely become a shrine to my favorite band.  However, it is Duran Duran Appreciation Day so I couldn’t let the day go without acknowledgment.  A post about the state of things in my world is forthcoming so sit tight.

I’m off to […]

By |August 10th, 2015|
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