Do you ever get in a food slump and find yourself cooking and eating the same thing week after week? We are! Couple that with multiple friends encouraging us to buy supplements because "surely no one gets enough recommended fruits and vegetables" and my slump has peaked. Time to improve!
Posted by Megan Merchant @ Sunday, May 19, 2013 @ 11:48am
Check out these wonderful charitable fitness events, dance classes, and performances this April and May at www.meganmerchant.com. All events below are located in Albuquerque unless stated otherwise. If you have a local event we missed, email me and we will add it to our post. Let's get fit and dance, New Mexico!
Posted by Megan Merchant @ Friday, April 26, 2013 @ 04:58am
Happy St. Patrick's Day! The following two recipes have a full platter base ingredient followed by the items for the rainbow colors. Plan out your shopping list by letting your kids help you draw the recipe as you make your list, such as our picture for fruit pizza below.
Skip to the end for some fun St. Patrick's web links.
Posted by Megan Merchant @ Sunday, March 17, 2013 @ 07:47am
Procrastination is not in itself evil, and bless the American Dream, it can even be slightly fun in the moments when all your work is complete and the choice is yours to be lazy for an hour or two. But the events that evolve from putting things off that can be severely detrimental: low activity leads to lower energy levels, not speaking with family for years adds to depression, missing deadlines leads to higher occupational stress...
Posted by Megan Merchant @ Friday, March 01, 2013 @ 07:34am
Or better titled, "The list I wish I had prior to the arrival of my own children" or "planning the unplannable." I dedicate this wellness post to the many amazing women in my life with babies arriving this year. Here's to making every new moment spectacular and give yourself love throughout the process. As for the amazing husbands and dads that make motherhood possible, I hope you share lists among each other as well.
Posted by Megan Merchant @ Monday, February 18, 2013 @ 09:29am
It's time for extra LOVE again! Valentine's: a day to say "I love you" to as many people as possible and spread gratitude and thanks for those that enhance your life. Here's an update on two of my favorite ways to enjoy Valentine’s Day.
Posted by Megan Merchant @ Thursday, February 14, 2013 @ 05:34am
Our family has faced some major "potential" transitions in the year 2012. Millions of US families are experiencing potential changes every day as well.
This morning as I struggled with my thoughts about this potential change, which has taken longer than the time required to make a child and for which we have completed every required task and are awaiting the employer's decision, these lyrics from Phillip Phillips song "Home" fill my mind:
Posted by Megan Merchant @ Wednesday, January 09, 2013 @ 07:03am
My Mom and I had the opportunity to give a collaborative fitness interview on FTNS.co this past week. A mother of two, my mom later became a successful Real Estate broker and business owner, recently a collegiate instructor, and soon graduate of a Masters program; she is an inspiration to her friends and family.
Posted by Megan Merchant @ Monday, December 24, 2012 @ 06:18am
We recently completed a week on communication skills and relationship development in my UNM-Valencia "Fundamentals of Human Sexuality" course where I posed the discussion topic:
Posted by Megan Merchant @ Tuesday, October 30, 2012 @ 20:30pm
