U Can Win…..Tomorrow

So someone special put a bug in my ear about something special coming up tomorrow. Celebration Church in Long Reach is hosting a Community Resource day. And since this is Healthy Howard and I’m kinda health-focused my eyes immediately sought out the health components to this day. There are several. Fitness demos, health screenings, and nutritional lessons. Oh! And they … Continue reading →

Answer the Call!! Ho Co Health Survey Time

Health survey time!!! Yeah I know what you’re thinking. How can I be excited about a survey? First of all I’m a health nut and this stuff just fascinates me. Also, a survey means that someone is listening to me and my needs. A survey gives me a platform to express myself. And my hope … Continue reading →

Synergy Chronicles: Zumba a la Charmaine

Ladies and gentlemen I have found the hottest Zumba class in Columbia (granted I haven’t been to any other classes so I don’t have any other points of references but go with it). This class was hot hot HOT!!! High intensity. High energy. Rapid motion dance fitness that will have you humming and swaying in … Continue reading →

My little epiphany during my big race

I finished my fifth half marathon today in Brooklyn, New York. It was EPIC if I can use that tired old word for a moment. When I run my mind runs too. I think about everything from my children to my job to sex to wondering how morbidly obese people wipe themselves when they use … Continue reading →

Synergy Chronicles: Update

Hey there!! So I’ve been going to Synergy Women’s Fitness in Columbia for a little over three weeks now and I think I’m liking this gym. How do I know? For one, I’ve lost two pounds. Wooo hoooo!! And for two (if I can say ‘for two’) I can’t get there this week and I’m … Continue reading →

Urban Bushwoman- the reluctant tree hugger

Well, well, well. Another fine mess I’ve gotten myself into. So this is another instance of me acting without thinking it through. I got this email from Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) saying that they were giving away free trees to customers to plant. Well I’m environmentally friendly…sorta kinda… so I went through the proper … Continue reading →

The Best News I’ve Heard All Week

Soooo let’s see. We’ve had the Donald ‘Big Balls’ Sterling White Sheet Parade. The RepubliCANTs rejecting the minimum wage bill (not surprising but still disappointing). More than 250 precious Nigerian girls abducted from their school and sold as child brides to a bunch of sick bastards. A comedian who thinks that women who accuse men … Continue reading →

Things that Make Me Smile: The View Outside My Window

This tree is outside my front door. I LOVE when it blooms in the Spring. At night, when my porch light is on, it looks like a blast of cotton candy. POOF!!! I had to take a picture.   Just wanted to share.

Them bones!!! Osteoporosis Awareness Month

  Good bye April! Hello May! I look forward to more sunny days, more blooming flowers, and of course Memorial Day weekend. But May is also Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month so as a health advocate I must share something important to keep your eye on this condition. For those of you who don’t have … Continue reading →