See update at bottom! 12 boxes. 12 sheets of bubble wrap. 12 packing slips. 12 separate deliveries to my front door. All for the want of a pair of red and black shoes. Someone at Finish Line has a wicked sense of humor. Either that or they need to fire whoever wrote the code for …
“So do you really wear your pants hiked up to your boobs?!” my friend Meghan greeted me when I walked in to TurboKick this morning. (Not to be confused with Gym Buddy Megan – our gym has a lot of Meg(h)ans..) Momentarily taken aback, I said something super intelligent like… “Wha…?” “Jeni told me you …
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As of tomorrow, my newest Kindergartner! He’s got his birthday crown, a plastic spoon and a butterfly crafted out of paper and a pipe cleaner for security. (Jelly Bean is, as always, just along for the ride.) “Dear God, please don’t let the popcorn machine be gone!” my 5-year-old sobbed tonight as he said …
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As I sat putting the finishing touches on my second book last night, I was overwhelmed with this feeling of immense gratitude. Re-reading and re-living the high- and low- lights of all those Great Fitness Experiments made me realize how incredibly blessed I am to have you guys. I’ve said it before but I truly …
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I bet people just fawn all over her… “Oftentimes you get women saying, ‘I can’t exercise today because I don’t want to sweat my hair back or get my hair wet,’ ” said Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin. “When you’re starting to exercise, you look for reasons not to, and sometimes the hair is one …
I found this framed picture at my local thrift shop today. It really has nothing to do with today’s post but how horrifying is this thing? It’s like the patron saint of pedophiles. Or Fabio’s night job. Either way, it would give my kids night terrors… “Are you looking for the Easter Bunny?” “Are you …
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Love hurts. But hate hurts worse. And disinterest may be the most painful of all. The other day I had a conversation that went something like this: Friend*: Oh hey, I’ll see you tomorrow night at X’s! Me: For what? Friend (eyes widening in panic): Ah um, her dinner party? (As I remain silent she …
note: I am not posting the lingerie ads nor the more risque of the Vogue photos (of which the above picture is a part) because I find them deeply disturbing. I’ve linked to articles with some of the pics if you are curious. Children don’t have a voice. From the moment they are born, we …
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Another day, another inane celebrity quote – in a world Charlie Sheen isn’t even considered shocking anymore, why bother with the cobwebs that decorate pretty, vacant minds? Well for one thing, they’re not vacant. I think for the most part celebrities are not stupid. Sure they do dumb things sometimes (don’t we all?) but save …
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Disappointed. That’s the only way to describe how I felt after my first month of volunteering every day at the battered women’s shelter. It started out all fun and spy games, with the coordinator telling me to meet her on the corner of a crowded intersection and to come alone. Once I got to the …
