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Year-end goals
by Linda Lee
views: 129 | rating: 9.5 | comments: 1
November 18, 2009 02:03 PM EST (featured date: November 18, 2009) — At the end of every December I fill out a little questionnaire designed to help me look back on my year. The questions range from "What did you do this year that you've never done before?" to "What was . . . more
Conquering Our Vices
by Kim Holmes
views: 149 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
November 11, 2009 05:10 PM EST (featured date: November 11, 2009) — Anyone who finds themselves on a path towards betterment has most likely dealt with some sort of vice along their journey. Some people give up caffeine, some stop drinking alcohol. For me – . . . more
Scheduled fitness setbacks
by Linda Lee
views: 302 | comments: 4
November 05, 2009 02:40 PM EST (featured date: November 05, 2009) — I've mentioned that I'm running a half-marathon in February, right? I don't want to assume you've read my every post to date, and yet I don't want to say the same things over and over, so real quick-like . . . more
November 04, 2009 07:16 PM EST (featured date: November 04, 2009) — I think I'm in a winter rut. This is especially a bad sign seeing as how it is only the first week of November, a good 6 weeks out from actual winter. Especially in Alabama when sometimes “Winter” . . . more
Add + Subtract
by Kath Younger
views: 797 | comments: 2
November 03, 2009 07:47 AM EST (featured date: November 03, 2009) — When it comes to balance, it is easier to add than subtract. Subtracting involves changing a habit. It means there will be emptiness. Something to miss. Adding may involve a shift in priorities . . . more
My Own Cold Weather Running Requirements
by Kim Holmes
views: 314 | rating: 10 | comments: 1
October 28, 2009 02:51 PM EDT (featured date: October 28, 2009) — The thing I love about my gym membership is it allows me to stay fit and healthy, regardless of what Mother Nature wants to throw at me. If it is bone-chilling cold, heat-stroke hot, storming, or . . . more
Best hairstyle for an active lifestyle?
by Linda Lee
views: 262 | rating: 10 | comments: 6
October 27, 2009 02:25 PM EDT (featured date: October 27, 2009) — So, can we get a little girly today and talk about hair? I'm in the same stage I get to at least once a year, where I can't decide if I should cut it, or grow it, or just go all Brtiney-off-her-meds and . . . more
26 Ways To Stay Young + Pure
by Kath Younger
views: 1589 | comments: 1
October 26, 2009 09:48 AM EDT (featured date: October 26, 2009) — If you know me, you know I am obsessed (in the absolute best way possible!!) with the number 26 . It’s just so beautiful!! Today I am turning 27. 26 was a fabulous year, but it is a bittersweet . . . more
October 21, 2009 06:26 AM EDT (featured date: October 21, 2009) — When I ran my marathon I found myself very motivated by the sideline cheerleaders along the course. Were they all there for me? Of course not, but they cheered for everyone so their support helped . . . more
Dealing with food triggers
by Linda Lee
views: 241 | rating: 10 | comments: 6
October 20, 2009 02:42 PM EDT (featured date: October 20, 2009) — Last Saturday my husband and I had a much-anticipated night out without the kids, with dinner in a non-plastic-utensil restaurant and a movie enjoyed in an actual movie theater. We're lucky in that we . . . more
Is Mom Always Right?
by Kath Younger
views: 1131 | rating: 10
October 19, 2009 09:38 AM EDT (featured date: October 19, 2009) — My mom was a history major at Duke, and both of my parents love museums and historical sites. Throughout our childhood travels, they hauled my sister and me to the Alamo in Texas, to the Freedom Trail . . . more
Writing it down
by Linda Lee
views: 283 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
October 12, 2009 11:38 PM EDT (featured date: October 12, 2009) — I'm making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for my preschooler and as usual, I lick the knife clean, because 1) that's the best way to get the peanut butter residue off before it bakes on in the dishwasher, . . . more
Measuring Your Own Health
by Kim Holmes
views: 205 | rating: 10
October 07, 2009 09:39 PM EDT (featured date: October 07, 2009) — Sometimes I focus on the size of jeans I'm wearing and the number on the scale in the morning when I'm trying to gauge my success on this journey of health and fitness. They are easy numbers to . . . more
Slipping back into bad habits
by Linda Lee
views: 244 | rating: 10 | comments: 4
October 07, 2009 01:58 PM EDT (featured date: October 07, 2009) — I love fall: the smells, the chilly air, the leaves. I love pumpkins and pumpkin-flavored things and switching back to warm sweet lattes and miniature Halloween chocolate bars and cozying up on the couch . . . more
"For The Nutrients!"
by Kath Younger
views: 928 | comments: 1
October 05, 2009 08:47 AM EDT (featured date: October 05, 2009) — “What did you have for lunch today darling?” “A smashed grilled cheese on Dakota bread.” “And breakfast?” “Bread with peanut butter and banana.” . . . more
For The Love Of Pumpkin
by Kim Holmes
views: 128 | rating: 10
September 30, 2009 06:05 PM EDT (featured date: September 30, 2009) — This week brought Autumn to Alabama. We woke up to crisp and cool mornings with high temperatures never passing glorious. The sky was a bright blue, broken only by soft and fluffy white clouds. . . . more
Community vs. competition
by Linda Lee
views: 229 | rating: 10
September 28, 2009 03:30 PM EDT (featured date: September 28, 2009) — Less than a minute into the start of the race, I heard a collective oh no from the crowd of people I was running with. I turned and got a brief glance at a man lying on the sidewalk, holding his head. . . . more
September 24, 2009 09:50 AM EDT (featured date: September 24, 2009) — When I first started running regularly a few years ago, I didn't even own an iPod or mp3 player of any sort. When I ran on the treadmill at the gym, I brought along headphones to listen to the TVs, . . . more
Cheering section
by Linda Lee
views: 228 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
September 21, 2009 06:51 PM EDT (featured date: September 23, 2009) — Last Saturday was the sprint triathlon I've been training for all summer (as long as we can collectively agree that "training" sometimes means "thinking about how I should be training while actually . . . more
Desperately Seeking DVDs
by Kim Holmes
views: 144 | rating: 10
September 16, 2009 02:30 PM EDT (featured date: September 16, 2009) — There are some points throughout the year where my life gets exponentially more busy than previous months. I am currently knee deep in that type of schedule. I've got trips planned, dental procedures . . . more
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