MAMA: Adventures in Martial Arts and Motherhood

I am sorry to disappoint you but I am not a billionaire. I know you may have been hoping to hear that I won the jackpot last night, and that your check is currently in the mail. But sadly I did not win. Of course, there was zero chance of me having the winning numbers. I know what you are thinking. There is always a chance right? I mean, someone has to win. A dollar and a dream and all that. But in my case there really was no chance because I never even bought a ticket. Yes, you heard me right. Despite all the media hype and the Facebook posts and the fun pics of signs that could not go above 999, I didn't buy a Powerball ticket. Don't get me wrong. I thought about buying one. I mean, everyone else was doing it. And who doesn't want to win the lottery. Actually, me.  Ok bear with me here. Because I actually gave this a lot of thought before deciding not to buy that ticket. And before we begin lets be clear. Yes, I like money. And yes, it would be nice to have a bi

I am not one of those bloggers who gets paid to write about stuff. (That is not to say that I wouldn't accept some cash if you want me to blog about your diaper cream or rashguard brand or whatever, so go ahead send me the money!) But I normally do not use this space to endorse the things I've bought, or watched, or read, unless it is someone else's words and they have pissed me off greatly. But it is a new year and everyone is trying to make resolutions and better themselves and all of those good things so I thought I would write just one tiny post about this dude: http://www.amazon.com/Healing-Back-Pain-Mind-Body-Connection/dp/0446557684. If you are friends with my husband you have probably already heard all about Dr. Sarno and his books. In fact, if you know him well he has probably already handed you a copy of this book and ordered you to read it. Especially if you have pain. And we are all martial artists, so who doesn't have pain? Dr. Sarno's th