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Entries Tagged as 'Beauty, Health & Fitness'

One Not So Great Side Effect Of Exercise

July 19th, 2008 · No Comments

One thing I of course love about working out is how much better I feel and look. I enjoy being able to get smaller clothes. Who am I kidding? I love being able to get smaller clothes! No matter how much I exercise, chasing my kids around the playground will always wipe […]

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Building A House With Love In Mind

July 15th, 2008 · 14 Comments

We visited my parents’ new home today ( they’re blogging about it here), to see how things were coming along. It’s due to be ready in a few weeks, and so we wanted to see some of the “behind the scene” stuff. What we discovered when we got there touched my heart more than I […]

Tags: Beauty, Health & Fitness · Behavior · Family · Home

Weighing On My Mind

July 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Last year I read a blog post about a woman who had taken up running. She did it as a way to lose weight and participated in numerous competitions. At the end of her first year doing it she wrote a post saying that she had only lost 30 lbs. Comments came […]

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A Full Bladder

July 5th, 2008 · No Comments

I am pleased to report that the hydration pack was a success.  Yes, my husband would probably say it was also successful in making me look like a dork, and yes, he’s probably right.  I think though he might be a little biased due to the fact that I filled the “bladder,” yeah it does […]

Tags: Activities · Beauty, Health & Fitness

Thirsty or Dorky

June 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

A lot of my fellow moms are fit, but the level of fitness amongst most of my mom friends can’t be compared to that of the fittest triathletes I have met. When some of them have told me that they had been pregnant, I have almost fallen over. Given a choice between believing […]

Tags: Activities · Beauty, Health & Fitness · Behavior · Parenting

Fresh Fruit Recipes

June 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Last week we talked about things to do with the berries you’ve picked, like making jam, freezing or canning, or making fruit smoothies. This week I’d like to talk about some fresh fruit recipes. Working more fruits (and vegetables) into the kids’ diet is something I’ve been focusing on, so I try to […]

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My Whalesuit

June 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Thursday was a particularly eventful day. It was eventful because it finally really hit me that I would be doing another triathlon in a little over a week and I still hadn’t bought the dreaded wetsuit. I checked the time and realized that I should have enough time to drive out to the […]

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First Foods- Why ‘Mom-Made’
Might Not Be As Hard as You Think

June 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

My stomach turns at the smell of most baby food. Not so much the first stages; bananas and apples are pretty non-offensive. Once they move on to the pureed version of turkey and noodles, though, I can’t quite conceive the yellowish gelled glop as food. Combine the smell of this epicurean treat […]

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Berry Plans

June 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments

So. You’ve gone out with the kids are picked some berries. Now what do you do with them?
For starters, there’s always the “wash and eat” option. My boys love fresh berries. I do sprinkle a little sugar over anything tart.
The next thing I usually do with berries is make […]

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Floating Through Overconfidence

June 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

When I decided to do a triathlon, the sport I was most confident about was swimming. After all, I swam competitively from 4th grade through college. What was 400 yards in the water for a triathlon when my best event used to be a mile? Never mind that fact that I’m going […]

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