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Tarry means to linger in expectation. Join us as we celebrate women of a certain age who want to live with intention and experience real joy; savoring the next stage of life.
Fight Overwhelm With A Solid Routine And Lists (and a little help from the village)
This holiday season I'm not crushing it how I have in past years. Not at all. In fact, I feel totally overwhelmed. I'm feeling like I won't get it all done! Between the Nutcracker dress rehearsals and performances, shopping for teacher gifts, cheering my son on at his...
Fight Overwhelm With A Solid Routine And Lists (and a little help from the village)
This holiday season I'm not crushing it how I have in past years. Not at all. In fact, I feel totally overwhelmed. I'm feeling like I won't get it all done! Between the Nutcracker dress rehearsals and performances, shopping for teacher gifts, cheering my son on at his swim meet, making lunches and dinners and getting the kids to school, keeping the house tidy, working out - oh and running my business - I am overwhelmed! And if I had a nickel...
Not Sober, No Longer A Drinker. Where I Am Today. Free!
It’s May, 2022 and I’ve now been mostly without alcohol for nearly a year and a half! I’m not sober, but I’m not a drinker anymore. I'm free....
The Naked Mind by Annie Grace (Drinking/No Drinking, Part II)
Written February 2021: I wrote the previous blog about my own drinking, then wanted to get other perspectives so I posed the question on Facebook....
Dry January? Drinking/No Drinking, Part I
Written January, 2021 I want to talk about drinking. Are you doing a Dry January? Getting stone cold sober for a month? Then what? The idea is...
Yay 2022!
Happy New Year! This has been a week of joy for me. There's nothing I love more than turning a fresh page to a new year on the calendar. Oh the...
The 10, 20, 30 Rule. Return To Life. Why Consistency Wins.
I wrapped up the first round of the aptly named Joseph Pilates Challenge in November. As I gear up for Round II of the challenge starting next week,...
Self care is not self-ISH, it is self-LESS
The holiday season is in full swing! And although this time of year is chock full of fun and merrymaking, it can also take a serious toll on our...
3 Pilates Cues I Wish Would Go Away
I've been teaching Pilates for a long, long time. I love it and I know classical Pilates is the best way to get and stay in shape. I've had amazing...
Simplify, the Tarry Life Motto
"Simplicity simplicity simplicity", the words of transcendentalist, Henry David Thoreau, move me and sum up how I want to live. Monday, July 12th is...
Write It Down
It's July! And that means we're more than halfway through the year. How are you doing on your goals? Did you write them down? Did you know writing...

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