It’s not always easy having family that lives over 10 hours away… especially when that family is a set of grandparents.  My husband’s whole family lives in Pittsburgh, it’s very difficult for them because they feel like they’re missing out on certain things in the boys lives.  I’m always calling my mother-in-law to update her on things that the boys [...]

We’re T-minus 2 weeks until Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island. I’m hoping that if I tell myself I’m ready often enough, it will be true. You’re ready, Jane. You’re ready. You’re. Ready. This is a race I competed in last year. It was actually an amazing experience for me. But I also went into it with a lot of confidence… the [...]

“What is beauty?“ Every woman will give you a different answer. And… that answer will probably change, too – throughout the course of a woman’s life. For me, it most certainly has. I recently wrote about how I have been using Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash. I absolutely love it! I can finally day (after 5 1/2 [...]

9 years ago TODAY, I married the man of my dreams.  The second I met Matt in October of 1998 I knew I would marry him, call it “intuition.”  I just loved him instantly.  I was one of those girls who started dreaming of their wedding when I was a very little girl.  I wanted that big white dress.  I [...]

Since becoming a mother, I have become much more aware and concerned about sun damage on the skin of my children, my husband and myself. It’s so important to keep yourself protected against the sun… I’m one of those moms that lathers my children from head-to-toe (along with myself) throughout the whole day at the beach and/or the pool. I’m [...]

I grew up loving to swim. As a matter of fact, I still love to swim. I first joined a swim team at age 5. I wasn’t that great… but I had a heck of a lotta’ drive – kind of like my son William. William has always loved the water. He begged me this whole past winter to let [...]

I first learned about the bread + butter project this past March. The bread + butter project is about helping hungry people. They donate the profits from their e-store to nonprofit organizations that help feed the hungry. They’re on a mission to work together as a family, develop a sustainable business model and find out what it takes to make [...]

As I’ve gotten older there are 2 things when it comes to taking care of myself that I’ve discovered – 1. I needed to find a beauty regimen. 2. And it needed to be something easy. Which brings me to my “What is Beauty?” series with Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash. I’m very much about trying taking [...]

My husband had his first triathlon this past weekend. I was beyond excited (and a little nervous) for him. I’ve blogged about my husband’s weightloss journey before… 2 years ago he committed to losing 50 pounds. That 50 pounds turned into losing 70 pounds. He completely transformed himself. I was beyond (beyond) happy and proud and impressed. He did it [...]

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