Health and Beauty Archive

  • Time to get my fitness on.

    Time to get my fitness on.

    Well, it’s January, the time of year when most Americans renew their pledge to get fit and strong, and I’m no exception.  Okay, if not fit and strong, then slightly in shape and at least stronger than my kids.  And, since they’re only 6 and 3 I’m thinking I’ve got about 6 years to beef up a little. [...]

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  • Could have been a terrible idea.

    Could have been a terrible idea.

    My hubby and I can be kind of cheap.  Not in the traditional “count every penny and waste not/want not” kind of way.  More in the “loathe spending money on things that won’t benefit us in some way, shape or form” kind of way.  This “cheapness” extends itself into different parts of our lives.  For [...]

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  • Ridiculous phobias

    Ridiculous phobias

    My “fear” post earlier this week got me thinking.  I have some ridiculous phobias.  (And here you thought my fear of landing on the ‘people of walmart’ website was a ridiculous phobia…unless you didn’t because you think there is a good possibility I could end up on that website, in which case, whatever.)  I’ve always [...]

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  • Fears…ignorance is not always bliss.

    Fears…ignorance is not always bliss.

    I recently realized something about myself.  I should have realized this little tidbit a long time ago.  I mean, there were all kinds of signals.  I’m quite sure that anyone who knows me probably would be shocked to find out that I am just now figuring this issue out.  Here it is…I am COMPLETELY unaware [...]

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  • Man…what was I thinking?

    Man…what was I thinking?

    Have you ever looked at an old picture/video of yourself and thought, what in the world was I thinking?  More specifically, did you used to think that you used to be ‘all that and a bag of chips’ and suddenly became aware that you weren’t even ‘some of that and a single chip’?  Not even a frickin’ frito.  [...]

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