Trying EXPENSIVE candy... is it worth it?

In our house gummy bears and candy are treats that have to be earned (or used for bribing, if we're being honest ).  My kids will tell me their friends get to eat a whole packet of gummy bears, and I tell them, "I don't care what your friends are doing"... That makes me sound like I'm becoming my mom,... whom is awesome, BTW, but didn't we all have those arguments: 'all my friends are doing it', and our parents said 'so what?!'.

I was at a local health/supplement/nutrition store the other day and came across these gummy candies called "Smart Sweets" that boast having only 1g-3g of sugar per serving, which is the whole baggie (50 g).  The little bag of candy cost $4.29.

What holding hands taught me about Leadership

Hey Nerds,

This post wasn't planned; it was inspired by a practice run I did with Matthew Saturday afternoon.

We weren't able to get out for a run until about 3:30pm, and quite frankly, I don't think either of us wanted to go.  We had been busy with some errands and house chores, but I told Matthew he needed to practice to condition his body.

We did our stretches, then started running... about 30 meters in, Matthew stops. 

Running... is it for me?

Hey Nerds,
When I was in high school (long time ago), I had the marks to make the Honour Roll list, but I was lacking one criteria: Sports.  Uhhhg... I am not good at sports... my lowest mark in my high school years was a C in PhysEd.... yes, it's possible to get a low mark in gym class (this is a Nerdy Girl's blog remember?)

So, I had to find a sport I could join and make the team, and not embarrass myself by getting hit in the head by a ball.  Enter: Cross Country Running... it's an individual sport, so I didn't have to co-ordinate passing or receiving a ball!

Pretending I know what I'm doing during a warm up

Welcome to Life as a Nerdy Girl...

I've been hesitant to finally hit "Publish" on this.  I've been sitting on this blog for years, ignored it, forgot about it, and then decided to start it up again recently, but still, it's been a couple of weeks since I started looking into it again.  There's a fear associated with putting yourself out there and trying something new.  I opened a fortune cookie the other day, I had to take a picture.  To me, putting myself out there is daring, so here we go!

This blog is going to be a little mix of everything... it's mostly geared towards trying to follow a healthy lifestyle of exercise and eating, but it will include much more.