Bloom Life Design

“Excellence
 comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts,
 temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.” -
Aristotle Courage
 is a muscle. Just as you wouldn’t go into the gym for the first time and
 lift a 100-pound dumb bell – you don’t have to begin building [...]

The other day I got some not-so-positive feedback about a course I just finished teaching. I got some positive feedback too but the bad stuff is always easier to remember, right? As a life coach, I’m a scientist of my own life and I’ll tell you, I’ve been a fascinating subject these past few weeks.  [...]

I occasionally enjoy reading trashy Hollywood weeklys. Part of me likes to live vicariously. I like to spy on these beautiful, well dressed people as they make their way to the gym or home from an evening at The Ivy. I marvel at their perfect hair. The shoes. That handbag. The fun they must have flitting from one high priced restaurant to the next.

The other day a friend reminded me of that scene in the movie Pretty Woman when Vivian and Edward are lying in bed and Edward says to Vivian “I think you are a very bright special woman,” and she responds “the bad stuff is easier to believe, you ever notice that?”

Last night I received an invitation from a friend to join the Facebook group, “Homosexuals should be able to give blood like everyone else.”

As one of the most sought after weight loss coaches in the biz and a busy mom of two, I thought it would be inspiring to learn more about her own weight loss journey. I hope you enjoy this blog interview with the amazing Susan Hyatt!

I am about to make a very embarrassing confession.
Last weekend, while giving the twins a bath, I smacked my husband in the face with a sponge. This was not a light, playful smack. It was an angry, hostile one. And yes it happened right in front of the kids, the ones I’m constantly reminding to “be gentle.”

When Nancy Pelosi became the first female speaker of the house, a reporter asked her how she would manage such a big job. Her response, “Are you kidding? Being the Speaker of the House can’t be more difficult than raising five children.”

Anthony, my 19 month old son, was playing with a train at the Sip and Play Café a few months back. As he was innocently pushing the train around the track, another toddler shoved him in the chest. Stumbling to regain his footing, he turned to me with a look of pure shock, then started to cry. That look– the lips all puffed out, tears streaming down his cheeks — breaks my heart every time. Immediately I scooped him up and bought him a cupcake. I placed the cupcake in front of him and all became right with the world once again.

I love wine. I like to enjoy a nice rosé on a warm summer evening. I like to go out to a fine restaurant and order a fancy bottle. Fine, I will also disclose that I have a particular weakness for champagne which I am fond of consuming while watching reality TV.