Putting in the Work

April 2, 2012

I went back to my diet/exercise routine yesterday. I’m borrowing the diet from Jillian Michael’s new Body Revolution program, with some changes. I added in food; the original averages 800-900 calories a day for the first week. My modifications bring it up to around 1200. I’m sticking with the exercise plan of 40-60 minutes of [...]

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An Alphabet Quest

April 1, 2012

  I have some amazing Facebook friends. A few weeks ago, one of them posted about a summer adventure project she’s completing with her two young children. They read “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” (Dr. Suess), and then came up with a new place to visit for each letter of the alphabet. I, of course, [...]

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Scrapbook Fever

March 28, 2012

I have a half-written craft-themed blog post coming in the next day or two, but I wanted to put this out a little earlier. Anyone who knows me knows that I love to craft. I discovered scrapbooking when Becca was a few months old. It was the perfect way to capture my memories while indulging [...]

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Why I Want to Finish Losing Weight

March 27, 2012

Happy Top Five Tuesday!! I started the new year much in the same way millions of other people did — with the intention of losing weight. I lost 15 pounds in the first two months. Since then, I have stalled out. I need to get back to work on this (and stop making caramel corn). [...]

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Book Review: Sookie Stackhouse Series

March 26, 2012

Finally, an entry to my bookshelf! I read. All. of. The. Time. I was addicted to my Kindle (until it was hit by a car…long story), and I have four overflowing bookshelves spread out across three rooms. This is something I have wanted to do for a while, and I’m excited to finally get it [...]

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