Impatience has been a lifelong struggle for me. When I decide to do something, I want to do it rightthisverysecond, a charming trait that has made my husband make a blanket rule that I’m not allowed to talk about anything of import after 10 p.m. lest he end up helping me repaint the living room …
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I don’t know that cartwheels are a great sprinting technique but major props for style! Celebrities, weight loss gurus, the Biggest Loser trainers, the elderly folks at my gym (true story and good golly do I love them for it!) – it seems like everyone is talking about the magic of Tabata training these days. …
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Some people go to talk therapy, others find solace living in the gutted intestines of a mouthless kitty. You’ve got options. Hi-ho, hi-ho it’s back to therapy I go! And for the first time I’m really happy about it. In the past when I’ve sought out therapy (or was kinda sorta forced into therapy) it’s …
“Sport in school is the worst thing you can possibly inflict on children, particularly girls who are going through puberty and are necessarily self-conscious, often in pain and often vulnerable. Rather than being promoted as life-enhancing, health-giving and a fun way of giving you a fantastic body, sport is turned by school, and the frankly pervy …
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The winner of the T-Tapp program giveaway is Nicole! I had a hard time choosing between all the great entries so I went with the random number generator but I think Nicole will be a great person to try this out and I hope she’ll report back to us! I’ve already e-mailed her. Nicole, I …
Adult footie pajamas are one trend I have never been able to understand. You have to practically strip naked to pee! Just…why?? 2011 is almost over and you know what that means! No, not New Year’s parties with all their “auld lang syne” nonsense or fireworks or even resolutions: It’s time for the Top Ten …
This will be my next option. As I get older I’ll just call it Bride of Frankenstein. Weight lifting builds bone density. Weight lifting increases strength and power. Weight lifting burns fat all day long. Weight lifting makes you look tougher than Chuck Norris at Comic Con. Oh sure, everyone always talks about the benefits …
Likewise, may you not go to jail for 4 years for killing him either. I love someecards. One of the things I find most mystifying about this season (besides wondering why nobody ever writes new Christmas songs – I’m a fan of all the big holiday hits but a girl can only hear Jingle …
One of these things is not like the other… psych!! They’re actually ALL exactly the same body. Just with different heads creepily pasted on. “Everyone’s doing it” is not generally considered a great argument in regards to our health and yet when it comes to Photoshop and other advertising tricks a lot of people are …
Adrenal fatigue or Ambien-induced subway riding? I had a pretty great weekend: went to the local high school’s chemistry demonstration, ate chocolate covered figs for the first time, sewed a vintage-esque dress from a pattern I made myself based on a picture (my first time making my own pattern and it turned out so cute!!) …
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