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For Mom on Mother’s Day…something really ugly!
Greetings from Texas! Misti’s family celebrated Mother’s Day yesterday with a fun get-together at her sister’s place. A great time with good people, plenty of food and lots of good cheer. I’m 1,200 miles away from my mom, but that doesn’t mean … Continue reading
Texas Forever
My exceptionally talented supervisor (yes, she’ll probably read this) routinely accuses me of burying my lead. So without further ado… I’m leaving North Carolina. I’m moving to Texas. I’m doing it because of a woman.
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5 things we can learn from pop culture to make 2014 our best year yet
Funny, but for all of the scholarly quotes I’ve come across and enjoyed over the years, some of the best lessons came to me from fictional characters, disgraced athletes and musicians whose music I don’t even enjoy. Here are five … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, elvis costello, eric taylor, ferris bueller, mark mcgwire, matt demargel, new year's resolutions
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7 things I’m incredibly thankful for
Kind of like my life, this list is in no particular order…
Ready for my closeup!
So, my physical transformation has gone national, kind of. I’ve been featured in a syndicated news story about fitness apps and the privacy you sacrifice to use them. So far it’s run at least twice, but may be coming to … Continue reading
Healthy Habit #5: Incorporate the ultimate calorie-burning exercise into your routine
Editor’s note: If you’ve been following this series of posts on healthy habits (and based on the analytics, you haven’t!), you know I said I would share 8 Healthy Habits and all of them before I left for the MS … Continue reading
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Healthy Habit #4: What Popeye and Elvis can teach us about good nutrition
One of my favorite things about MyFitnessPal is that it tracks nutrients as well as calories. You can set a quick view for the nutrients that are most important to you, but all of the major vitamins and minerals are … Continue reading
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