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    Health

    My 2021 Word of the Year, Finally

    January 31, 2021 / No Comments

    “I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart: I am, I am, I am.” ~ Sylvia Plath Sylvia knew. Post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. I receive a small commission from purchases made via qualifying links. Words This year, it has taken me exactly a month to find my 2021 word of the year. Why? Well, I wasn’t convinced I’d bother to choose a word of the year. Wasn’t it a ridiculous assumption to make that a year would bend to meet the shape of a word. I mean after 2020, haven’t we all seen that life is nothing if…

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  • Health

    Getting My Gym Legs Back – Returning to the YMCA

    October 22, 2020 / No Comments

    After seven months of working out in my basement, I am moving on. This was the month that I found my gym legs again returning to the gym in person. Here’s how I found my gym legs again and here’s how it’s going so far… Deciding to Leave the Basement The decision to return to the YMCA near my home was not without a whole lot of introspection, hand ringing and anxiety. In fact, it kind of surprised me that I had anxiety returning at all, but after seven months of basement workouts, there it was. Nerves. Let’s face it the nerves were not unwarranted. I mean look around and…

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    Evolve at This Canadian Summer Skateboarding Camp

    June 3, 2019 /

    I have partnered with Evolve Camps, a Canadian action sports and skateboarding camp, to bring you information about these exciting summer camps. I received compensation for this post. My opinion is all my own. Hard to believe there’s only a month left of school. Then comes the chaos at home all summer, unless you have some tricks in the form of summer camps up your sleeve! Evolve Camps summer action sports day camp is a great way to keep kids active and busy! Picture your child dropping into a halfpipe confidently at skateboarding camp or discovering new tricks at scooter camp in London. Is There a Skateboarding Camp in London?…

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    December 24, 2018 /

    So how did I move more in 2018? Early this year I did that typical exercise you will see all over the Internet in January in which you chose a phrase or word to guide the year. My word of the year is a personal philosophy and also a goal to aspire to for the 365 days of the year. This is important for me every single January, because it helps give me some focus and provides a challenge as well. Looking back over these word of the year commitments that I have chosen consistently since 2014 I realized they all have something in common. Each of my words of…

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    Health

    Stay Fit for Your Fabulous Forties and Beyond #LBL

    June 1, 2016 /

    It’s important to stay fit at any age. It’s even more important for us women after we hit our 40s. After 40, our metabolisms can begin to slow, our ability to burn fat can slow, and we lose more bone mass. Sometimes conditions like LBL (light bladder leakage) can keep you from feeling as if you want to tackle anything physical. But when we make an effort to stay fit as we age, we improve our physical, mental and overall health.   Stay Fit – 5 Easy Ways to Keep Yourself in Better Health   Staying fit doesn’t mean you have to commit to being a full on gym rat every…

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    Great Workout Clothes by TASC Performance

    April 27, 2016 /

    I never have enough workout clothes. I love my yoga pants, but when you get a sweat happening in a crazy cardio fitness class, full length pants are way too much. I don’t want to feel like I’m going to pass out because I wear too much clothing to the gym and frankly I don’t want to worry about workout clothes when I am in the middle of a new fitness class, or when I am pushing my limits. I like a variety of options in workout clothes. That’s why I am enjoying Tasc Performance Wear right now. TASC Performance wear is super soft partly because it’s made of bamboo.…

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    Gaiam Premium Reversible Cushioned Yoga Mats

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    I have been practicing Yoga and Centergy for over a decade now. My routine makes me feel better and I have more energy. In fact, I am also much more flexible when I work out regularly, striving to achieve bird pose, or crocodile, in a room full of adults reaching for their own tree, or airplane, on their yoga mats. For me, Yoga was a way to gain some sense of calm after we adopted our second daughter Ainsley. The relaxation and quiet space of meditation, plus the physical ability required to maintain poses and balance helped me to build my strength. Yoga requires very little and can be done…

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  • high blood pressure
    Health,  Technology

    Operation Banish High Blood Pressure Week One Checkup #health #fitness

    December 12, 2014 /

    This is a check in along the way to tackling my high blood pressure issue that developed just this past year. High blood pressure is not something to be taken lightly and out can be deadly. I am committed to fixing the problem as I need to stick around longterm and be healthy for myself and my family. Follow along as I try to change this growing health concern. At the start of 2014, I was busy, getting ready for a major move to our new house, managing multiple accounts and a growing business and parenting some wonderful, but challenging kids. Somehow I still found time to work out on…

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    Limeapple Love and Girls Clothing – Bubble Jackets #TMMGG2014

    December 11, 2014 /

    We are in love with the cute and warm girls clothing fashions from Limeapple. Limeapple makes great, and age appropriate, girls clothing. That’s important to me. I don’t like to see little girls wearing grownup clothing. Limeapple seems to understand that. They make clothing that moves and works hard with active girls. Payton received this bubble jacket last week and she’s worn it several times. See the feature on the hands that makes it look a little but like a really expensive Lulu jacket? My kids are all over that. This bubble jacket cost half the price of comparable other active girls clothing. It’s incredibly unique with the rainbow zipper. I…

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    The two week wait. Cue ominous music. In infertility terms the two week wait is a suspenseful, frustrating, stressful time. It’s the two week wait IVF or IUI. After what is often months, and sometimes years of treatment the two week wait is one of the final hurdles and it can be a frustrating time. Here are some ideas to pass that time without going stir crazy. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock Anyone who has struggled to conceive and undergone fertility or infertility treatment such as IVF or IUI knows the torture of the two week wait. The two week wait IVF is bad enough without adding the stressful factors of…

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