I’m Vitamin D deficient. A good dose of sunshine will cure me. The only problem is, it’s been a little too cold to dwell outdoors for extended periods of time. For instance, it is currently 49 degrees in Atlanta. And that’s high in comparison to what we’ve been dealing with. Now I must give credit where it’s due. We were spared the frigid air for a few days earlier this month. Yep. It was a refreshing 67. But that didn’t last long enough. In fact, it ended abruptly when some 20 degree weather came to town. Then last week some tornados were lurking around. Enough already! I am just ready…

At least once a month, for reasons beyond, my control I experience a dramatic shift in my mood. My hormones regularly throw me into familiar and unwelcome states of being: insecurity, doubt, melancholy, woe, apprehension. I’m plagued by the most unreasonable and unsubstantiated thoughts. I’m fat, I’m ugly, I’ll never amount to anything, I’m such a loser. I suck at parenting. My friends don’t really like me. Does my husband even love me? My parents must be so disappointed. No need to plan an intervention! Thankfully, I’m aware of the cause and I know when these feelings begin to sprout that they’re just feelings. None of it is true.That being…

Today, I resumed my A.M. workouts. I took a holiday hiatus from the routine. And as a result found it impossible to get up the last two days. But today was different. I had to get back into the gym. Apparently, a wide assortment of New Year’s Resolution makers felt the same way. It was overrun with new faces. Usually, at 6:45 a.m. the athletic center is pretty vacant. There’s me and the guy in the white sleeveless shirt. He runs on his treadmill for 5 minutes at a time, then disappears to do some strength training, I suppose. Then, he’s back on the treadmill pounding it out. Then, there’s…