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Jamie Oliver Launches Online Campaign For Healthy Eating in Schools
Chef Jamie Oliver (of Naked Chef fame) has launched a cross-platform campaign called Jamie’s Food Revolution in an attempt to overhaul the way kids eat in America. Today is Food Revolution Friday, and Oliver is taking to the web in order to get folks to sign his petition to improve food in school cafeterias via…
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How inspirational
All I can say is thank GOD today is my rest day. My body is so sore, it is hard to move and I think the soreness actually woke me up a few times during the night. This proves that yesterday’s Plumbline workout was obviously a great one. I actually love being this sore –…
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Yup, a Certified Dork.
Before I share some ‘notable news’ with you – I wanted to tell you a story about my Hannah & Scott. It is still making me laugh and I hope it translates well here… Hannah and I were on our way home from an errand and I had just said something about “daddy is such…
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Giving back
To me a vital part of living a healthy life is giving back. Giving back does not have to be any huge production either. There are tons of small ways to do it. For those of you that have volunteered, you know that there is very little in the world more rewarding than helping out…
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Yahoo!
Good morning! I had a great workout and am in the greatest mood! It may be partly due to a new personal best: I posted my fastest 1 mile time EVER: 7:54! Nothing like seeing a marked improvement in your effort to reboost and reaffirm your commitment! I am so happy that my Plumbline boot…
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A Window Screen is Not a Safety Device
Every year, in the United States, nearly 5,000 children — mostly toddlers — fall out of windows; 28 percent require a hospital stay and approximately 20 die. In 2008, 18 children were admitted to The Children’s Hospital for injuries suffered when they fell out of a window. A child who falls 10 feet can suffer…
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No Excuses, No Whining
Today’s workout was a tough one and what made it tougher was that it was a chilly morning. I just wanted to keep myself under the covers – the big comfortable comforter! It’s sleeping weather in my book. And I hate to admit it but I hit the snooze button once. I NEVER hit that…
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Sesame Street and Katie Couric Help Grieving Families
A friend of mine has volunteered in the past at the Comfort Zone Camp . This camp is the nation’s largest bereavement camp and it is offered free of charge to children ages 7-17 who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver. What a wonderful way to give back… There is…