So you know how I’m trying to eat healthier and exercise, and lose a few lbs in the process? Well, it turns out I need a little help. Somehow {magically I think}, I gained 15 pounds over the Winter. I know, right? Unbelievable. I don’t know if it was all the cupcakes {yummmmmm} or sitting at my desk for hours every day, but somehow I went from my ideal weight to….15 pounds around my middle. Blurg. Well, in addition to…
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April’s theme for the month is………..Fiber This is the last week of the month……so how did you do with eating more fiber? Were you surprised at how many foods have fiber? I hope you were all successful. The last question about fiber is….. What about all the fiber bars, and high fiber cereals…what is really in them. Is that all real fiber? When you are at the grocery store, I am sure you see a variety of new products that…
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Both my father and my mother were born in Poland in 1937 and 1941 respectively. As a child, my father lived outside of Warsaw in a two story house in a small town built within a forest. I suppose that back then forests were not clear cut to make room for a city, but the city was built within the forest, clearing out only the trees that needed to be cut. Up until a few years back, the cobble on…
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I had known in a very peripheral way about Nie Nie Dialogues before last Fall, though I didn’t know Stephanie personally. I still don’t, but I love her. If you don’t know her story, Stephanie and her husband Christian were in a terrible airplane crash last Fall, barely made it out alive, and were severely burned in the process. At Christmastime the blog-o-sphere was abuzz with auctions to benefit Stephanie and Christian and their ever growing medical expenses. The New…
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I still need you to keep coming forward with your fit tips. I’m squirreling them away for a rainy day and I want as many as I can get. Please. Today’s fit tip? Set yourself up to succeed. What does that mean? It means: assume you are going to meet your goals. Know you are going to meet your goals. Don’t set yourself up with even an ounce of self-doubt. You can do it, you know you can. Don’t let…
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A few months ago I started using something called P.I.N.K. Fitness. It’s a bar. That’s it, a bar. Well, a bar and some DVD’s. But I’m telling you right here and now, as someone who’s been exercising regularly since I was a teenager, looks can be deceiving. This little bar has been kicking my fanny around the block three times a week, for a couple of months, and boy howdy, it’s amazing. $99.95 First of all, I picked up the…
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Today’s fit tip comes from reader Michelle {thank you Michelle!}. For those of you who haven’t submitted your fit tips, come on!, what are you waiting for? Here’s Michelle’s tip: Have a mix of indoor and outdoor activities, especially if you are an outdoor exerciser. Rain {Allison’s note: rain or SNOW} can easily make you say, “I can’t run today…” Perfect tip Michelle. I, um, *kind of* needed to hear that. I may have accidentally/on purpose derailed my fitness plans…
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I have two babies with sensitive skin, and I’ve gone through plenty of skin care products and diaper creams trying to find those that are effective yet mild, and that treat as well as prevent problems. Bonus points for natural, organic, and pleasant-smelling. Because babies just shouldn’t smell like medicine. Thus, I was delighted to discover Mayron’s Good Baby. Developed by mommy and Emmy-winning actress Melanie Mayron (of the hit TV shows “Lipstick Jungle,” and“thirtysomething.” ) and her father, a chemist, Good…
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Spring Break kind of snuck up on me. That’s what happens when you go on vacation the week before Spring Break; you end up all sorts of confused when it’s really time for vacation. C is home with me, dying of boredom and looking to do some crafts, so I looked to my favorite craft resource for some ideas to keep us occupied for a little while: Make & Takes. Marie is the cleverest person I know. Really. We’re in…
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