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Black Friday Cometh
I have been an online shopper since before online shopping was convenient and mainstream. I shy away from crowds and those times of year when shopping is just too peopley. So, how I find myself working in the belly of the beast by choice this holiday season is beyond me. I took the plunge. I’m…
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Meet My New Planner
I admit it. I am a planner addict. Since I was in elementary school, I have used some form of paper planner to try and keep track of everything I have happening at any given time. I back-up my engagements on my Google calendar, but there is nothing like having a physical representation of my…
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We Love Michigan
My youngest and I make no secret that we are big fans of Michigan football. After spending a long weekend in Holland, Michigan with some of my workout friends, my youngest is an even bigger fan of the state. I enjoyed the weekend too–it reminded me of traveling to Michigan as a kid. Back then…
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When “Type A” Becomes a Problem
For as long as I can remember, I have been a hard-driving, take no prisoners workaholic. My senior year of high school, I was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” and although I have enjoyed some pretty terrific successes in life, I have never trusted them. My current position is fantastic and those who hired me…
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Are Macros Just Food Math?
After a year of working out and only half paying attention to what I have been eating, I know I have reached the limit of my 40-something body to continue to be more fit than fat. I have lost weight and I have been maintaining. But, I’m kind of to the point that I would…
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Spring Hair Engaged
Even though the snow keeps making its presence known, it did not dampen my desire to sass up my hair. I can’t remember when I last had my hair handled, so it was decidedly overdue for attention. Cut and color made it onto my to-do list in advance of an event Saturday night. And I…
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Surviving the Frozen 5k
Even though my only thought as the biting wind whipped all about was, “This is SO dumb. Why am I DOING this?”, I braved it anyway and ran the 5k Saturday afternoon. My time was nothing stellar–right around 44:00. The frustrating part that the course and a few other things slowed me WAY down. I…
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Do You Want to Run a 5k?
Did you hear that in the melody from Frozen? You were supposed to–go on & read it again. Tomorrow I will be running a 5k and be frozen, so it seems fitting.
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The Shoes Make the Outfit
In this case, the shoes may very well impact my ability to perform as needed to survive an onslaught of physical stimuli [pain!] and mental exhaustion [fear!]. Has anyone done a Tough Mudder? I need a good pair of shoes. I know why they are important and thus begins my walk down Humiliation Lane.