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Benefits of a Sauna for Athletes
The end of 2013 is almost here – boy what a year right? For me it was full of big changes – training at a new gym, getting laid off from a job I was ready to leave but couldn’t pull the trigger myself, working on my weaknesses and discovering lots of new things about…
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6 Questions To Help you Focus For the New Year
Last night was spent with good friends celebrating Scotty’s birthday. We laughed a lot, some drank a lot and got home late – so I went to a later class this morning only to find out I was the only one that showed up. Coach Dan and me – Although I appreciate the attention, it’s…
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Happy Birthday to the Silver Fox
I think next year for Christmas, I am going to go easy on the number of gifts for each kid. How do you do that though when your kiddos already have these high expectations of what they will receive? Well – I like the suggestions in the blog post linked below — strategic deprivation throughout…
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Christmas Eve – Be Happy
Here we are – Christmas Eve. I have a ton of wrapping to do and I will try to be in the holiday spirit. Sometimes I think these holidays do more damage to people than help. People get cranky, some kids forget how lucky they are and become greedy little brats, everything is rush, rush,…
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Almost There — Christmas
We are almost there — Christmas is two days away. I don’t know about anyone else, but this does not tend to be the happiest time of the year for me. The stress of getting everything done, the overeating, the change in my routine. It can all be too much. However, on the more positive…
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Happy Birthday CrossFit Chick: Christmas Abbott
There are quite a few things on my mind today – Yesterday, I posted this pic of me and my friend Kath who has joined our 6a group at Highbar CrossFit. My sister and I were talking and she asked me how long I have been at Highbar CrossFit. She said you were at that…
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Happy Birthday Mom!
I have started to dehydrate some fruit again and a lot of people have been asking me what dehydrator I use. I don’t have a fancy one — you can find ones that dry out the fruit in a matter of hours. Mine is a basic model and I prep the fruit before I go…
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The Fountain of Youth is No Secret
I have been having some issues with my right trap and shoulder for a while now. Anything overhead seems to aggravate it and being stubborn – I have been ignoring it, working through it and continuing on doing some mobility daily to loosen it up. I think it’s due to misalignment during lifting and just…
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Kindness During the Holidays
This weekend, I went to a holiday party at my friend Kyle’s house. We were asked to bring art supplies and personal items (shampoo, soap, pajama pants – all sizes and other cozy items) for the girls of Chloe house. Chloe House is a group home for teenage girls referred by the DC Department of Youth…
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Mother Nature Loves to Surprise You
Today’s workout had an interesting twist from the normal – we did a bunch of agility/mobility work. I love that sort of stuff because I am not only balanced challenged but also when I have to think and move at the same time –yeah that’s tough for me too. Because I didn’t grow up athletic,…