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Hell In A Lunchbox: How My Kid’s Daycare Totally Threw Me Under The Bus
So, a couple of weeks ago, I got a letter from Luke’s daycare. Actually, it was probably months ago, but I wouldn’t know that because Talin and I are endlessly forgetting to remove and review all the...
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Hey Girl, It’s Your Birthday
Hey ya’ll. It’s Laura’s birthday today. Let’s give her some love…even though it’s Sunday and none of you are probably listening, lol. Courtesy of Your Ecards
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This Is What 42 Looks Like
Oh hey! Remember me? Yes, I actually write here. Sometimes. When I’m not on vacation, traveling for business or just generally going nuts trying to balance a full-time career and a growing family....
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“My Vacation From My Vacation” or “How I Suck At Life”
So. It’s been a rough week or so since my return from vacation. I. Don’t. Know. What’s wrong with me. I can’t get the motivation to do anything: eat right, workout, be a sane mother/wife. I’m just all...
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Feeding the Beast: The Best Fast Food Smart Phone App (So far)
[Note: The following is not a paid endorsement. Opinions stated in this post are my own. Although, I gladly accept gratuities should the winner feel so inclined.] OK, so here’s the deal: I love to eat...
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Good Vibrations? Not So Much. My Less Than Awesome 5k Color Vibe Run.
So, Saturday, Talin and I traveled to Raleigh with Luke in tow to run the Color Vibe 5k at MacNairs Country Acres. My goal, which I may or may not have informed you of, is to run a 5K every month until...
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Giddy Up: It’s Time to Get Fit Ya’ll.
So as you all know, while Laura is the picture of discipline when it comes to portion size and food choices, I am not. And while she refuses to exercise, it’s basically all I’ll really commit to. We...
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Forgive Me 450, For I Have Sinned…
It’s been a million days since my last full day of good choices. Or at least it seems like it. And I have a confession. To lighten the mood, before I tell you what I have to tell you… I have gained all...
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It’s 3 AM, do you know where your ‘Reset’ button is?
It’s 3:00 AM. I’m not sure if I’m awake at this ungodly hour because I feel guilty that I have not yet gone to Zumba or if I am simply experiencing generalized anxiety that Becky, too, is lying awake...
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Happy Independence Day!
Image credit: someecards.com Like you, we’re enjoying a long holiday weekend with family and friends. Becky’s taken off to our nation’s Capitol to play ‘Spy Games’ and I’m camping in the mountains. I...
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles: The Bloopers Reel
So, last week, Talin and I embarked on the epic journey I planned a few months back. It all started when we bought our partners out last fall and began to realize that for the next couple of years, at...
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REMIX! The Last 100 Choices, Nutrisystem Style.
We begin this post with an inspirational remix everyone should watch in honor of the final countdown on 450 Good Choices: That’s a great way to waste six minutes at work. So we are on the last leg,...
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So You Think You Can Camp?
So over the July 4th holiday, while Becky was exploring all modes of transportation and testing out her ability to withstand the insanity of hospital emergency rooms, I was in the hills of North...
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The Five Stages of Debauchery
As you all know, from time to time, I have a hard time with my choices. And it all boils down to this one fundamental truth: I like to party. The fact that my parents made a slight mistake on my birth...
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“It’s not menopause that sucks” and other things my mother taught me about...
Hey, everybody. Meet Martie, the mother of 450 Good Choices: Mom and my oldest – Summer 2012Cute, aren’t they?Photo credit: http://www.ariaimagesphotography.com Martie has been a nurse for longer than...
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It’s The Final Countdown!
I just couldn’t help myself. Everything about that video makes me laugh. The song. The keyboard. Everything. So we are down to the final 50 people. So where am I at? Well. My starting weight was...
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Holy Cheese And Rice My Life is Bananas
Can I just tell you, shit is getting REAL around here. I mean, generally speaking, I tread water in life. I make do. But life — like marriage — is cyclical. I have small expanses of time that are...
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Just Random Shanigans
So Laura and I are crawling or limping valiantly, however you want to think of it, towards the finish line of the first 450. There are many reasons for this that I won’t bore you with, but I’m pretty...
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Holy GMO, Batman! Is anyone else confused?
As a rule, I’m fairly disconnected from current events. I rarely watch the news and I was never a newspaper kind of girl. It all started with the post-9/11 war on terror. One night I’m sitting at the...
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Get Happy: Positive Psychology’s Recipe for Success
We all want to be happy. But often our formula for it begins with a “when.” When I lose 10, 20 or 30 pounds…when I eradicate cellulite from every square inch of my being…when I’m a size 6….when I win...
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