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Picabo Street on Olympic Gold & Motherhood: “So Satisfying, It’s Scary”
Normal people don’t just join the United States Ski Team at age 17. They don’t just have a ski run named for them after winning an Olympic silver medal. And they certainly don’t get inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame after scoring more Olympic and World Championship medals than you can count on two hands. It’s safe to say that Picabo Street has had an amazing life. And for this mom-of-three, it just keeps getting better and better. Despite her ups and downs, the amazingly talented skier and inspiring woman has always come out on top.
Olympic Trainer John Abdo Shares Family Fitness Tips
Modern Mom was delighted to get a chance to interview fitness expert and Olympic trainer John Abdo about how to promote health and well-being in a family. John suggests that families exercise together, so health becomes a family activity, rather than an individual goal. Love that idea! Here’s some more practical health advice from the this renowned fitness guru and inventor of the Ab Doer Twist: ModernMom: What are some great exercises the whole family can do together?
Back to School Rules to Live By!
Why do we get butterflies in our stomachs on the first day back to school? There is a sense of vulnerability that overcomes many of us. During the two minutes at drop off, we begin to assess if we did what we needed to do to make our child fully prepared for this event. Should I have read more books to them? Should I have taken my child to the Museum of Modern Art instead of Chucky Cheese? My child is not perfect and they are going to realize this and I?m not there to defend him.
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
I love my Reproductive Endocrinologist (better known as my fertility doctor.). I love him as well as every single member of his staff in a deep, would-throw-myself-in-front-of-a-bus-to-save-their-lives, committed sort of way. The funny thing is, I think they feel the same way about me. Well, maybe it isnt realistic to think they feel that way about their patients. But they make me feel like they love me in that way, and that is good enough for me. When I walk into their office, I feel like Norm walking into Cheers. I get a big, friendly warm welcome.
Girlfriends Are Important in Life AND Biz!
As moms, we find comfort in joiningMommy groups, playgroups, taking Mommy-n-Me classes because everyone we meet is in the same boat. We can commiserate about lack of sleep, learn about the latest cosmetic that will cover under eye bags, laugh about things our kids say or how we lost our memory through pregnancy…But we can also inspireand empower each other. The same is true for womens business groups.