Entries from May 2008 ↓

In Remembrance…

Your silent tents of green We deck with fragrant flowers; Yours has the suffering been, The memory shall be ours. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Photo credit: MrPyro321

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If you’d like to learn more about me, then read on, curious readers, read on!

This was the week of the meme’s. I was tagged by Weight Ladder to do a 6-word memoir. I had actually completed this meme in the past, but no worries. My “profound” words are still there for all to see. JoLynn at The Fit Shack tagged me with a “4 Things”- themed meme, and some [...]

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Link Love – Talking Trash and Super Skinny Models

Hey, I just joined the WOMAN Challenge (Women and girls Out Moving Across the Nation) this week. (Thanks for the inspiration, MizFit!) It’s an 8-week fitness challenge for women to exercise at least 30 minutes or get in 10,000 steps each day. Registration is free, and you can progress along virtual treks across the nation [...]

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Three Steps to Achieve Your Goals

I was struck by a story I heard the other day. I’d like to share it with you… After her moving performance, a great soprano was approached by a woman who gushed, “I sing too, but not like you! I would give anything to sing as well as you!” The soprano graciously thanked her and replied, [...]

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Breaking the Sugar Addiction – Step 2

If you’ve just arrived, or you’d like a review, check out my posts about sugar addiction and the solution to sugar addiction. I’m following the 7 steps outlined in Potatoes, Not Prozac. Step 2 is keeping a food journal. In this journal you write: The times you eat/drink What you eat/drink How you feel physically How [...]

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Breaking the Sugar Addiction Progress Report

I’ve been working on slowly weaning myself off sugar. And when I say slowly, I mean s-l-o-w-l-y. That’s just what I find works best for me. I’ve tried going off all sugar cold turkey in the past, but with disastrous results! I’m trying a completely different perspective I learned while reading Dr. Kathleen DesMaison’s book, Potatoes, [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day!

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan A little girl, asked where her home was, replied, “where mother is.” ~Keith L. Brooks The hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rules the world. [...]

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BPA in your water bottle and other noteworthy posts

Time I share some link love! And what an exceptional week to do so. I read some great posts that may have you rethinking a few of your daily habits. Workout mommy wrote two informative posts about the controversial chemical found in many water bottles and canned foods. Bisphenol-A (BPA) can leak out of the [...]

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Breakfast Success

My breakfast: Red pepper and onion finely chopped, cooked in a pan. 3-ish eggs (1 ½ w/yolks, 2 just whites) scrambled. Freshly ground pepper and low-fat shredded cheese added for good measure. After it’s cooked just right, the scrambled eggs are placed on top of homemade bread (made from portions of wheat, oat, and brown [...]

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