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week in review: conquering my fears

Linking up with Meghan at Clean Eats, Fast Feets for the Week in Review. This was kind of a crazy week. Or, at least it felt crazy. I worked…I don’t know, somewhere around 45 hours this week. 15 1/2 of those hours were Friday. Yeah…My feet still hurt. Even more when I followed up on… Continue reading week in review: conquering my fears

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week in review: plenty of reading

Linking up with Meghan over at Clean Eats Fast Feets, as usual, to find some motivation to actually write this post…I’m posting this on Sunday, and I’ll link up tomorrow. A little bit off my usual schedule, but I have plans for the rest of the day. This week, I : Wrote and published three… Continue reading week in review: plenty of reading

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week in review: progress

Linking up with Meghan over at Clean Eats, Fast Feets, as an excuse for my rambling… This week, I: -only managed to read one book, Paula Poundstone’s The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happinness. An interesting read, just wasn’t what I expected. But I liked it. -survived the first week of my… Continue reading week in review: progress

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I’m baaaack…..

Did you miss me?  No?  That’s cool. You’ve been busy, I’m sure, what with the holiday craziness and making New Years’ Resolutions you know you won’t keep.  Okay, maybe you’ll keep them.  I don’t know you that well (and why is that? Because you never comment! How am I supposed to get to know you… Continue reading I’m baaaack…..

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fat is a security blanket

There’s been a lot going on lately.  I’m dealing with some emotional issues related to the ex that I (might) feel like talking about soon.  For now, here’s the gist of conversations I’ve had recently with Super Mom and The Saint…. *** Why are we always trying to lose weight?  Obviously, because we need to. … Continue reading fat is a security blanket

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this is what personal growth looks like

Mental shifts are funny things. Sometimes, it takes something major to set them off: a medical problem, losing someone you care about, or another type of personal disaster. Sometimes, it doesn’t take anything to set them off. They just happen, and you’re not always aware of them until after they’ve happened. Sometimes, if you’re lucky,… Continue reading this is what personal growth looks like

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Battling My Inner Demons

This has been a rough week for me, mentally.  I’m doing an 8-week transition diet program, trying to get back to eating healthy and working out.  This was the second week, and the focus was on drinking more water and cutting out junk–whatever I defined as junk.  I was also supposed to keep track of… Continue reading Battling My Inner Demons