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Everyday Courage
I’ve been thinking and journaling about courage this week. I saw a meme the other day comparing Caitlyn Jenner to a soldier in military combat. The meme proclaimed that one was courageous and the...
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Five Signs It’s Time To Change My Workout Routine
I’ve been doing the Beach Body 21 Day Fix and 21 Day Fix Extreme for a few months now. I’ve seen amazing results, and at first I was excited and very motivated. Unfortunately, just like with any...
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Procrastination
I sit down to write every day. Most days the words come easily. Other days. . . not. The other day I was working on a story. Or, rather, I was trying to make myself work on a story. I was stuck and I...
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Top Ten Excuses for Not Exercising (With Solutions!)
As a fitness enthusiast I hear a lot of reasons excuses for not exercising from people who aren’t as interested in physical activity as I am. These are the top ten along with ways to work around the...
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A Discussion on Breast Reconstruction
In general, I think the public understands the concept of a mastectomy pretty well. The reconstruction process, however, is something of a mystery. Everyone knows it’s an option, but they don’t really...
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Are Hard Copy Books Dead?
Justin and I were discussing Christmas the other day. Namely, we were discussing what I want for Christmas. “Bookshelves,” I said. “I want my library back.” I have a small spare room in my house that...
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Back to School Madness
This week was steeped in back-to-school madness. I thought I was winning by purchasing school supplies at the beginning of the summer. I forgot that was only part of the process. Clothes shopping was...
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The Great Book Purge of 2015
I always think about books, but lately I’ve been thinking a lot about bookshelves. My pile of books was getting out of hand. Hazardous is not too strong a word. The more I thought about it, the more I...
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Back to Work!
I started back to work on Thursday. My first day back was like someone threw a bucket of cold water over my head. I had to dress like an adult for the first time in over a year (I’ve gotten waaay too...
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The Clock is my New Boss
Now that I’m back at work my days are much busier. I welcome the busy. It is a relief to have structure and routines again. I didn’t know how much I missed them until they were gone. While I was at...
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Morning Efficiencies
It was a busy Tuesday morning, one of those crazy mornings where everyone has magically forgotten how to get ready. I was rushing around the kitchen stuffing my lunch into my bag and hastily signing...
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Three Hobbies
I stumbled across this this quote one day while trolling Pinterest for recipes I’ll never make. I read it and thought “Yes, yes, yes!” It seemed like the perfect description of the work/life...
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Family Reunion – Texas Hill Country
Last weekend Justin and I attended a family reunion in the Texas Hill Country. While we see this side of the family frequently throughout the year, there hasn’t been an extended family gathering in...
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Why October is Hard
October is here! I’m thinking, pumpkin spice lattes! I’m thinking, colder (or, here in Texas, cooler) weather! I’m thinking, Halloween! And then I walk past a display of pink coffee mugs and water...
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Weekday Adventures
It’s Saturday morning. I’m sitting here in my pajamas, sipping my coffee and not going anywhere fast. Lazy weekend mornings are a nice recovery from a busy week. On Monday I picked my mom up from the...
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Three Things I Know Are 100% True About Running
Or, in my case, two. One day, poking around on the internet, I found this writing prompt: What are three things you know 100% to be true? Hm, I thought. That could be interesting. I sat down with a pen...
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Three Things I Know Are 100% True About Happiness At Work
This is the second post in a series answering the question What are three things you know 100% to be true? Last week I wrote about three things I know to be true about running. This week I’m tackling...
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Three Things I Know Are 100% True About Writing
This is my third post answering the writing prompt: What are three things you know 100% to be true? I covered running and happiness at work here and here. In this post I’m addressing the three things...
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An Experiment: Changing My Workout Time
I ran an experiment this week: I wanted to see if morning truly was the best time of day for me to work out. I did this by working out later in the day. I’ve done it before. I worked out at lunch for...
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That Moment When You Admit, Yes, You’re Sick
{Thanks to the utterly unpredictable Texas ‘winter’ weather where it’s 60 degrees one day and 85 the next, I’ve been battling what’s either a cold or severe allergies all week. So I’m giving myself a...
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