by Lauren Slayton | Jun 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Monday, I was innocently watching the Bachelorette after eating the world’s greatest kale salad (part of our dream July 4th menu). I was in a pretty good mood until a commercial came on. Two women come in from a tough workout, they are exhausted. One of them goes to...
by Lauren Slayton | Jun 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Friday, my boys left for 7 weeks. This is their 3rd year and while I wasn’t especially emotional, my babysitter was a mess. So as soon as the bus pulled away, I had to make sure she was OK. There we were on the steps of the Museum of Natural History, I told her we’d...
by Lauren Slayton | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Thank you. On Monday, I floated it out there that I needed help deciding on the cover for my book The Little Book of Thin (I received a few emails that I had not mentioned the book enough, just wait). Your comments came in via the blog and Facebook and I was...
by Lauren Slayton | Jun 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
photo via Us Weekly I’m still editing this book though I can see a finish line in sight. We’ve been tweaking different version of the front (and back) cover and I’m fairly certain “let’s put this to bed” from my publisher means they’re annoyed with my desire to get...
by Lauren Slayton | Jun 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Fifteen years ago today it was raining. Perhaps you remember “El Niño”? My brother in law carried me across the lawn in a garbage bag. Don’t freak out, he was making sure my wedding gown didn’t get dirty (and it didn’t) going from the house where we got ready in...
by Lauren Slayton | Jun 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Open any fitness magazine and you’re likely to read, “eat small, frequent meals” and “don’t let yourself get too hungry”. These aren’t the worst pieces of dietary advice. “Everything in moderation” probably holds that title. However, eating frequency and...