Category: General Musings
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A Tale of Two Ditches
Mr. Potato Head and I believe in breakfast. Eating a good breakfast jumpstarts your metabolism, gives you energy to get through the morning, and assures you of eating at least one solid meal today, in case the Zombie Apocalypse strikes later on and you’re too busy running for your life to stop and eat. My…
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Frog Hunting
I don’t want to tell you about this, but I’m going to. So consider yourselves in my inner circle of confidentiality. In my continuing effort to improve my life skills, I have (very reluctantly and recently) joined the massive social experiment that is called Online Dating. In case you haven’t ever experienced it, online dating…
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Motivation Station
I’ve been fielding a lot of questions and smart remarks lately about how I motivate myself to get up and work out, especially at 5am. So I thought I’d make you a list ways to get yourself to exercise, whether that’s going to CrossFit, playing tennis, doing yoga, or working on your smiling muscles in the…
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The Mirror’s Never Enough
Lately I’ve been thinking that I could cut my own hair if I could just take my head off. Have you ever thought about the fact that you will never actually see the back of your head with just your eyes? You can use mirrors, or look at pictures, or have someone describe it to…
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Surviving Illness
Our house has been ravaged by illness over the past few weeks. We’ve fallen prey to multiple rounds of Influenza, the Common Cold, and, that dreaded monster of a virus (especially in homes with small children), Cabin Fever. Since it seems ’tis the season, I thought I’d write a few tips, in case your house…
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An Invitation and a Warning
Dear Friends, I’ve loved the idea of blogging, of writing consistently and sharing my thoughts with the world. I communicate so much better in writing than by words that come out of my mouth, so it’s cathartic and fun for me to write. And I believe that, sometimes, I have things to say, things worth…