Tag: 2009
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The Crew (March 13, 2013)
Estimated Reading Time: 2-3 minutes. My sister has a group of people she calls The Crew. For years they met weekly for brunch to catch up. I never knew exactly what they had to catch up on since they were a social entity, going everywhere together except to sleep and to work. Seriously,…
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I Choose PYW WYP DGS (March 13, 2013)
Have I told any of you what it means yet? Without further adieu: Plan Your Work Work Your Plan Don’t Get Sidetracked We have successfully hi day #69 of my Sixty-Nine Healthy Choices for my awesome father’s birthday present. Hit it last weekend. So the blog titles will change, but the journey will continue because…
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I Choose to Spend $$ (March 13, 2013)
Have you ever heard anyone say, “It’s not worth losing the weight because our finances are too tight; I can’t afford new clothes.” I have heard it. And if you haven’t, it’s possible I just outed you because you’ve thought those words. I’ve never said those words. But I’ve thought them. And afterwards, I’ve thought…
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I Choose to Let My Yes Be Yes (March 12, 2013)
Last night’s workout revealed a 592-calorie burn on the elliptical. My heart monitor said 486. I said I would only use the heart monitor numbers. That’s what I entered into myfitnesspal. I do not like that I made that decision. I will abide by it. Ho hum.
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I Choose to Not Repeat Past Mistakes (March 7, 2013)
…and today was one of those mistakes. Lots of driving. Gray skies. Dreary. Slushy. Many errands. Sleepy mommy. This is a recipe for disaster. Unexpected stops, not enough healthy food prepped beforehand. Not good. Not good. Not good! I was economically savvy and made wise food choices for the kids…no fast food or anything, but…
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I Choose to Get Up Anyway (March 6, 2013)
Even if Ethnic Man sleeps in. Even if my muscles are sore. Even if all my little lambs are still sleeping and I can get a few extra ZZZZZs. Even if the school district declares a snow day… I will get up and get going. Or in the spirit of Jessica Hulcy, I will get…
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I Choose to Button! (March 5, 2013)
At Thanksgiving I wore a long tunic-style jacket with tuxedo ruffles. It was sharp. I looked good. I had a really fun shirt. The tunic hung open and showcased my great jewelry. I was stylin’! This past Sunday I was dressing for church and I pulled out the same jacket, mostly because I had nothing…
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I Choose to Post the Heart Monitor Results (March 3, 2013)
Today I did Zumba Rush on the Kinect. After a vigorous workout on “short class,” it told me that I burned 467 calories. I recently invested in a heart monitor, which I was attached to during said workout. The heart monitor said I only burned 255 calories. Do you know how badly I wanted to…
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Chocolate Chip Cookies with BUTTER!!! (February 28, 2013)
Uh-oh! She fell off the wagon. Nope, she didn’t. She just decided that baking chocolate chip cookies is better than eating the whole batch. Bake them. Plate them. Give them away. There is joy in shared calories!!
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I Choose to Make My Traveling Snacks (February 24, 2013)
Long day coming up. A fazillion basketball games mixed with doc appointments and errands. DRIVE THROUGH!! MCDONALD’S!!! No. I will not succumb! I will bring our food. Oh, I hate doing that. For you moms of many or moms of just a few with big stomachs, it’s like cooking and packing Thanksgiving dinner and all…
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I Choose Prayer
I Choose Prayer (February 23, 2013) Remember in the Sound of Music when Maria says, “Oh, help,” when she first beholds the von Trapp estate in all its glory? That’s how I feel about my days, hours, minutes sometimes. I love Ethnic Man, the spawns, our home, and all of the blessings associated; it’s an…
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I Choose to Forgive Myself (February 22, 2013)
My cravings came at the tail end of the cycle this time. Don’t you hate that?! You think you’ve conquered the beast and the beast sneaks up from behind and smacks you in the head with a box of Girl Scout cookies (which, by the way, I will not be buying again because they just…