Soaking it all in

Happy Memorial Day! I'm sure many of you, like me, are clinging to the last bits of the long weekend before we have to start our work week all over again.

I met Martha Ellen (yes, my eyes definitely popped out when she told me her name - so old fashioned, I love it!) at the Fairfax Farmer's Market 2 or so weeks ago. She was the first person who did not want to talk about her book with me but was willing to talk to me in general about what it is loosely about and what it's for. I asked her why she didn't want to share the book with me and she said that she'd rather not tell me the title. Something about how it may not interest me...or that it was a secret. So secretive that I was not allowed to take many notes. She's reading and researching alot for a fitness show she wants to pitch hence the vagueness. I understood completely.

Martha Ellen was reading a psychology book of sorts that deals with addictions. Many people claim that exercising/working out can be an addiction so she wanted to get more background on addictions in general. She's been reading alot about sports physiology, health, fitness, and nutrition to better arm herself in her TV show pitch. We talked a little bit more about her show and I asked why she wanted to create a fitness show. She tells me that she has been a trainer since 1990 and was also a dancer. She's really interested in movement and how the body works, how it ties to overall health...all this sparked the idea for her new show. Martha Ellen understands that people may be skeptical about having another fitness show and/or book coming out with more diet and workout tips but she's already ahead of the game. Again, mum's the word but we did talk more about how it is important to have a twist to your ideas when bringing your new baby out into the world. You gotta stand out if you wanna make it!


Many of her ideas are in her head and now she is working hard to get them all on paper and properly outline all that she has been reading and researching.

Last book she's read? The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan by Michelle Schoffro Cook

Other interests? Organic farming and chakras

If you could read books in only one subject matter, what would they be about?