exercise

Wordless Wednesday — Landon’s First Hike

March 10, 2010

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Wordless Wednesday — Taking a Walk

November 11, 2009

I finally got the stroller out for the first time since we moved and went for a walk with Landon. It wasn’t very sunny, and we didn’t get very far — there is just too much to explore, and this 3-year-old doesn’t want to sit in a stroller, he wants to push it — but [...]

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Did You Gain or Lose Weight After You Stopped Breastfeeding?

July 20, 2009

I keep saying that breastfeeding is the best diet I have ever been on, yet when I mention this a lot of women tell me that they feel like their bodies are holding on to weight they can’t shed because of their breastfeeding. My friend Karen warns me that I should be very careful after [...]

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Confessions of a Former Exercise Fan – Part 2

May 5, 2009

Okay, so I broke down, I exercised. When I found myself in the car at 9:00 this morning I could not believe I was actually driving to a tennis class, but the offer was so enticing, I couldn’t resist. A local gym was offering a three-weeks “Instant Tennis” class that meets twice a week. It’s [...]

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Confessions of a Former Exercise Fan

April 20, 2009

Oh, the good old days, exercising while pregnant . . . Okay, I am getting fat. This is going in the wrong direction — summer is upon us! Aaah! My weight is okay, but I am just so out of shape! I am wearing the same four pants over and over again because I refuse [...]

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ER Up Close and Personal

April 4, 2009

Sorry I haven’t written in a few days. A lot has happened, well, one major thing. On Tuesday I spend 10 hours of quality time with my husband—lying on a gurney in an ER room, hooked up to an IV and blood pressure machine. Oh, the fun! Years ago I rented a room from and [...]

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Finding Time for Exercising and… Taxes

March 26, 2009

Taxes, ugh… I just spend another evening compiling the necessary information for our accountant. Yes, we still haven’t sent him what he needs. I have been meaning to give him a call for weeks now, to at least let him know that we intend to use him again this year! But I have been so [...]

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How to Cure Pinkeye and Other Random Thoughts

March 23, 2009

Just a few random thoughts: — I finally finished proofreading the Social Welfare Policy textbook, yay! Now I can breath again! It’s been a loooong week, many nights after 1 a.m. But I made some okay money and am so much smarter when it comes to social welfare issues :) — Do other 2-years-5-month-old boys [...]

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