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Book #12: Signs of Life, A Memoir by Natalie Taylor

Posted May 18th, 2012 by & filed under Book Reviews.

My biggest fear, since I was little, has been to find the love of my life and have to mourn them at a young age. I had a dream about…

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Book #11: Why We Get Fat and What To Do About It by Gary Taubes

Posted May 12th, 2012 by & filed under Book Reviews, Health and Fitness.

For dinner last night we had balsamic and garlic grilled flank steak, pan-seared broccoli rabe with olive oil and sea salt, and spaghetti squash with homemade creamy garlic “alfredo.” And,…

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Book #10: The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What It Really Takes to Stay Married by Iris Krasnow

Posted May 4th, 2012 by & filed under Book Reviews.

” there is one unifying core principle to avoiding divorce in The Secret Lives of Wives: to create a marriage that operates on many tracks, integrating friendships with box sexes, work…

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Dog as Personal Trainer?

Posted April 27th, 2012 by & filed under Health and Fitness.

I’ll go anywhere, as long as it’s forward – David Livingstone I took Sadie to the park for a run this morning and learned a few things… 1. Three months…

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Cleaning like a Boss

Posted April 15th, 2012 by & filed under Our Marriage.

Have you ever been woken up by your cat peeing between you and your husband in bed? As of this morning, I can say, yes…yes I have. And here’s the…

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Book #9: Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love & Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships by David Schnarch, Ph.D

Posted April 13th, 2012 by & filed under Book Reviews.

I’ve been trying to start this post for two weeks and I haven’t had success because you can flip to any of the 444 pages in this book and find…

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Sleep Cycle App

Posted April 13th, 2012 by & filed under Health and Fitness.

I’ve been using Sleep Cycle for 14 nights and have learned that so far, I’ve averaged 6 hours and 45 minutes of sleep per night. Apparently I rarely go to…

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Group Cycling, Tacos and Kripalu Yoga

Posted April 3rd, 2012 by & filed under Health and Fitness.

Today was one of those days where waking up felt like being ripped from everything wonderful, and that feeling of tired-fog hung on hardcore. I worked my way through all…

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New Health and Fitness Section!

Posted March 30th, 2012 by & filed under Health and Fitness.

Last Friday, my wedding coordinator (who quickly became a friend) and I decided to partner up and really get serious about tracking our food and exercise on MyFitness Pal. We also…

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Book #8: MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche

Posted March 27th, 2012 by & filed under Book Reviews.

This year hasn’t just made me more social, it’s made me more independent. I’m at once better at making friends and better about being alone. I, Vanessa, am a MWF,…

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Balancing Act

Posted May 14th, 2012 by & .

While this month is half over, I am finally settling in to it actually being May; there has just been so much going on in 2012! I’m
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Dog as Personal Trainer?

Posted April 27th, 2012 by & .

I’ll go anywhere, as long as it’s forward – David Livingstone I took Sadie to the park for a run this morning and learned a
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Cleaning like a Boss

Posted April 15th, 2012 by & .

Have you ever been woken up by your cat peeing between you and your husband in bed? As of this morning, I can say, yes…yes
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Sleep Cycle App

Posted April 13th, 2012 by & .

I’ve been using Sleep Cycle for 14 nights and have learned that so far, I’ve averaged 6 hours and 45 minutes of sleep per night.
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New Health and Fitness Section!

Posted March 30th, 2012 by & .

Last Friday, my wedding coordinator (who quickly became a friend) and I decided to partner up and really get serious about tracking our food and