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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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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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The National Park Service Rocks!
A great way to get out there with your family! Great News: The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees, so visitors can enjoy all 392 national parks for free April 17-25. In addition, many national park concessions are offering special promotions. National Park Service
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Flexible Spending Accounts Getting Slightly Less Flexible
Something we should all be aware of… lawmakers have changed the way flexible spending accounts are treated in order — they say — to discourage wasteful health care spending at the end of the year. The government will now cap annual contributions to FSAs at $2,500 and consumers will no longer be able to use…
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Good Morning Saturday
Good Morning! The weather today in DC is supposed to be amazing, so I am planning on doing some gardening/mulching and maybe even organizing the garage! Very exciting life! I went for a run outside today because when the weather is this beautiful, it’s a waste to run on a treadmill. I did about 4.5…
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Over-Tweezing: a possible epidemic?
BrowBeat: Confessions of an Over-Tweezed Teen: Beauty Blogger: Beauty: teenvogue.com. While this article focuses on teenage males and eyebrow maintenance, I thought it would be worthwhile to broaden the scope of the discussion a bit. First a few observations to share. A few years ago I returned to the good ole jersey shore to spend…
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Notable News
Organic: What it means on different products – latimes.com. Organic: What it means on different products You see the word more and more, but what does it say about what it’s on? Here are tips for fruits and vegetables, dairy and meat, cosmetics, processed foods and cotton and coffee. How to Be Organic on a…
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Cool Fitness Tools
I have found that when I have some sort of immediate feedback from my workout, it helps keep me engaged. Immediate being the key word. I found this article: Top 5 Fitness Apps For Your Iphone Or Ipod Touch | Tech News, Reviews, Business, Health News and More. which mentions a few of the ton…
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Buying Organics
Running in the AM and then spending a whole day in DC wore me out. On the drive home – the lull of the road can put me right to sleep — and that carried over to our arrival back home. We got home and within 30 minutes, I snuck upstairs and went to bed…
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Coordination is the key?!
Plumbline Training boot camp: warmup 2 rounds backwards lunges straight leg lifts (right leg, left leg) high knees tuck jumps core 2 rounds/1 min each crunches ab twists going up and down on command 6 inches 50 push-ups workout 3 rounds/1 min each station/AMRAP with 2 rest/active stations heavy jump ropes 45lb bb snatch squats/OH…