Gratuitous C-Section or Not?

As a veteran of three C-Section surgeries, I was surprised and disheartened to read this article on the Top 10 Signs Your Doctor is Planning to Perform an Unnecessary Cesarean Section On You. I wouldn’t wish a C-Section on anyone. It’s major surgery, there is a long recovery period, and there can be serious complications…

Unplugging to Connect?

It’s simple. The purpose of National Day of Unplugging is to tune into the world around you for 24 hours. Sign the pledge here – Nationaldayofunplugging.com This coming Friday, March 7, 2014 is the National Day of Unplugging. It is a day to tune out of electronic connections and tune into the world around you…

Thank Someone Today!

Thanking people who helped you can be really important. I don’t think we do enough of that in our daily lives. I want to take a moment to thank a few people who have helped me over the last 15 months. I started Retrofit on Christmas Eve in 2012 (no reason to wait, really) and…

Do you Prefer the Movie or the Book?

My kids and I had a very funny discussion about whether we preferred the book or a movie made of the book. We happened to be watching The Hunger Games. I had read all three of the Hunger Games books a few months ago but I hadn’t seen any of the movies yet. My middle…