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This is your life. Make it good NOW

June 25, 2022 6 Views 0 Comment
I love what I do. But.. I need a break! We all do from time to time. When I find …
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Not Sober, No Longer A Drinker. Where I Am Today. Free!

May 03, 2022 104 Views 0 Comment
It’s May, 2022 and I’ve now been mostly without alcohol for nearly a year and a half! I’m not sober, …
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Drinking/No Drinking, Part II, The Naked Mind

February 25, 2022 142 Views 0 Comment
Written February 2021: I wrote the previous blog about my own drinking, then wanted to get other perspectives so I …
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Dry January? Drinking/No Drinking, Part I

February 01, 2022 168 Views 0 Comment
Written January, 2021 I want to talk about drinking. Are you doing a Dry January? Getting stone cold sober for …
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Molly Niles Renshaw

I’m Molly, writer, Pilates teacher/studio owner and entrepreneur. I started my
career as a modern dancer in the mid-90’s (read- waitress and artist model). I
started Tarrylife as a place to write about what’s on my mind and to remind
readers to press pause, remember what’s important and live the good life.

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An absolutely epic birthday at the pier! Pippa had An absolutely epic birthday at the pier! Pippa had the best time and so did I!
#santamonicapier #pippasbirthday #8thbirthday #pippabird
Can my angel girl really be 8 today?! Happy Birthd Can my angel girl really be 8 today?! Happy Birthday my Pippa Bird 🥳🎉🎁🥳🎉 We love you so much ❤️You’ve made our lives so fun.
#pippa #pippabird #happy8thbirthday #myangel👼
It's National Yoga Day! I've been a Pilates teache It's National Yoga Day! I've been a Pilates teacher for 23 years but I started yoga and Pilates the same year in 1995.

Since then I've had a great love affair with yoga and when I'm at the right studio with the right teacher, I feel like I'm coming home. I started at Jivamukti in New York City where it was hot and sweaty with lots of chanting, sanskrit and theory. I loved it.

You have to dig a bit to find studios like this in Los Angeles where looking a certain way is more important than a spiritual practice but they exist and I've found some amazing teachers here.

As I've gotten older and wiser, I'm more careful about who I practice with because I definitely did some damage in my crazy youth of holding endless shoulder stands, headstands and backbends. As I've studied the body and biomechanics, I know my limits and I know what the body should NOT do. If a teacher cues me to do something I know is harmful to me (or any cervical spine), I politely decline. 

I've been lucky to have great instructors like Sharon Gannon, @malachiyoga and @heatherseiniger who certified me at YogaWorks in 2008!

I used to get annoyed when people would ask "Is Pilates kind of like yoga?" Uh, not really. They're different but both awesome. I see Pilates as more of a physical practice to strengthen, stretch and overall make your body balanced and strong and yoga as a spiritual practice that can also makes you strong and flexible (with the right teacher who understands the body) Happy #nationalyogaday 
#jivamukti #yogaworks #pilatesandyoga
RIP Mark Shields. I’d look forward to the sparri RIP Mark Shields. I’d look forward to the sparring match of “Shields and Brooks “ every Friday with David Brooks on the PBS Newshour. He was a great storyteller, so funny, knew everything about history and politics and above all was always civil. Sadly so absent today. I’ll miss him! #ripmarkshields #pbsnewshour
I miss my dad every day but even more on this day I miss my dad every day but even more on this day ❤️ #happyfathersday #happyheavenlyfathersday #imissmydaddy
Happy Father’s Day to this Rad Dad! ❤️❤️ Happy Father’s Day to this Rad Dad! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I don’t think I realized when we met what a rad dad he would be. He teaches them all the things I can’t - how to fix stuff, coding, bug removal and so much more😂 Most importantly he’s the solid, steady rock my kids depend on no matter what and that’s priceless 🌟#happyfathersday2022 #raddad
Pre Father’s Day al fresco dinner 🍔 🥗 🌽 Pre Father’s Day al fresco dinner 🍔 🥗 🌽 🍉 #fathersdaybbq #ilovesummer
I’ve been hosting these teacher workouts when I I’ve been hosting these teacher workouts when I can with the goal of making it a weekly session. It’s so fun to workout together and do advanced work and encourage and egg each other on. And it holds me accountable so I actually do all the reps! #teacherworkout #advancedreformer #gratz_pilates #teamgratz #gratzreformer
My red nails look so good against a black cat back My red nails look so good against a black cat background 😻🐈‍⬛💅🏼#rednails #blackcat #improcrastinating
Omg, Top Gun Maverick was EPIC! Back to the scene Omg, Top Gun Maverick was EPIC! Back to the scene of the crime at the Gal with the same gals from 1986 minus @cmcwolff and @erinprinnkerrigan It was so fun!
My question is seriously, how does Tom Cruise look that good? He’s freaking 60 years old. It’s unreal.
#maverick #topgunmaverick #valleygirls #818rules #sogood
Pippa’s ballet bestie, a couple unauthorized pic Pippa’s ballet bestie, a couple unauthorized pics from the show and Pip’s favorite soup dumplings at @danmodernchinese #agoodnight #balletperformance #soupdumplings
First Day/ Last Day of school. I now have a 3rd an First Day/ Last Day of school. I now have a 3rd and a 5th grader!!😭Stop growing! 
Another awesome year at Westminster in the books. Thank you Ms Pruett and Mr. Shear and Mr. Cohen for making 2nd and 4th great 😊 🙏🏻❤️🫶#elementaryschool #lastdayofschool2022 #firstdaylastday
An epic Mom’s Night Out! First one since 2019. I An epic Mom’s Night Out! First one since 2019. I’m so glad we pulled it off one time this year. So fun! And I love the surveillance photo 😂Thx Mario ❤️❤️@vanzettiandsacco #momsnightout #westminstermoms
Tug O War! Go Pip! WE Fitness Fun Day was a succ Tug O War! Go Pip! 

WE Fitness Fun Day was a success! Had to go to Ben & Jerry’s on the boardwalk to celebrate and they’re giving out these awesome Venice/Pride towels. So into it.
#wefitnessfunday #movementismedicine #icecreamfriday
This could be my boy. Im so disgusted with this co This could be my boy. Im so disgusted with this country. How can this keep happening ? How can we live in a place that values a few idiots gun rights over the good of everyone else? These weapons should be illegal! Im just sick over this and the 2nd amendment which makes no sense in 2022. We’re the only country this ridiculous. There was one mass shooting in Australia and they took all the guns away! That’s sanity. That’s a solution. You know how many shooting there’s been there since? A big goose egg- zero. If you support the NRA you’re a terrible person. Period.
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