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It’s Snowing! It’s Crazy!
It is super crazy that it’s snowing in Northern Virginia on 10/29! I believe they are saying 3-8in today. CARAZZZZY! You know what else is crazy? We have finished one week into the CrossFit Whole Life Nutrition challenge. I do like the fact that I woke up this morning without that groggy, hungover feeling. I…
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A Day in the City!
We had the most amazing time in DC. We went on a special White House tour which blew my mind and walked around the city at night. I love being in a city. That is something I realized walking around — I really love being in a city. i wish I had lived in a…
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MISS REPRESENTATION: Be The Change You Want to See…
I watched a trailer for a documentary coming out and it just completely drove home something I was thinking about — just yesterday. Hannah – My amazing, smart, beautiful, funny, quirky, inquisitive, bold, artistic, confident, caring daughter. She is so sure of herself, so confident. I love that she sees the world as hers for…
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My Fitness theory for my kids
While my hubby is off on a business trip, I get the benefit of sleeping in for the next few days. Well, I don’t have to get up so darn early but I do have to get up early and get the kids ready and off to school before 8A. I am going to mix…
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Is Parenting the Reason you are Fat?
Does Parenthood Make you Fat? they didn’t seem to mention the fact that many parents lose themselves as they become parents. They lose their identity and become known as “mom” or “dad”. Sometimes a research study comes along with results that are just plain depressing, and today, courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, is…
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CrossFit Field Trip: Gymnastics
Have you taken the pledge yet? I’m not one of those bloggers that is going to try to sell you something — but this really is a good cause. Gatorade is going to donate money to to the Women’s Sports Foundation — and you just need to sign the pledge. And if you leave a comment…
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Giveaway: Take the Pledge: Help Athletes BECOME from Gatorade
When I went to Blogher’11, I was lucky enough to attend a Gatorade event about young athletes, proper nutrition and how we, as parents, can help them ‘Become’ the great athletes they are destined to be. During the event, I was also fortunate to meet Brandi Chastain . For those of you too young to remember,…
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Girls, You are Full of Awesome!
Waking Up Full of Awesome Holy Smokes do I love this! There was a time when you were five years old, and you woke up full of awesome. You knew you were awesome. You loved yourself. You thought you were beautiful, even with missing teeth and messy hair and mismatched socks inside your grubby sneakers. You…