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Girl Push Ups Are Not A Thing
I have to get something off my chest – What is up with “Girl Push ups” aka GPUs? First off, there is no such thing as a girl push-up (a push up but you are on your knees). For those that automatically do these type of push ups without even attempting a standard push up –…
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New Year: Time for a Healthy Reset
We decided to adopt a puppy. We have been thinking about it for a while – and the kids are at an age where they can help at least a little with him. So, without further ado – Meet StormTrooper aka Trooper. He’s a 5 month old White German Shepherd and full of energy. He calms…
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Wellness: No Room for Excuses
I really didn’t want to get up and workout this morning. I had such a hard time falling asleep last night and when I did, it was after 1AM and I was restless. I am normally a solid sleeper so not sure why it was so tough. When the alarm blared at 5:00AM I hit snooze – thankfully my internal…
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When I eat like Crap, I feel like Crap
I’ve been struggling with my food choices the past few weeks and it has reminded me that when you eat like shit, you feel like shit. I’ve been so locked up in my head – not feeling my best – and it has translated to purposely not acknowledging what I am putting in my mouth. I am dealing…
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Move Out Of Your Comfort Zone in 2016
Here we are in December, weeks away from the New Year and the beginning of winter. Colder weather, darker days, a lot of stress for some trying to survive the holiday season. For me, it can be the perfect recipe for losing motivation and momentum – if you let it. I used to think that this time of…
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History Does Indeed Repeat Itself
I’ve been following the recent controversy around accepting refugees into our country. Our country was created by people fleeing oppression and it continues to flourish by all of us who make up this glorious melting pot. History repeats itself – I shared a recent article about groups of people not wanting to accept Jewish refugees fleeing from Germany during…
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Goodbye to a Friend: Life is Too Short
This weekend I attended the memorial service, well, it really was a celebration of life, for my friend Niki. A group of her local DC friends gathered in a church basement behind the Nation’s Capital to connect and share the joy that was Niki Mitchell. Niki was a writer, a published author, The New Color of Success: Twenty…
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Times Are Changing: A Bond Woman
My entire family went and saw the new James Bond pic, Spectre over the weekend. I will be the first one to admit that the entire Bond genre does not embrace the idea of positive female role models. It doesn’t scream feminism by any stretch of the word. However, like anything, it is fantasy fiction and for me,…