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Injured

On April 8, 2015 · 1 Comment · In exercise, health and wellness

A few weeks ago, I hurt myself during CrossFit. I don’t like telling people this, because a lot of non-CrossFitters shake their heads and sigh about how dangerous CrossFit is, and how they hear about so many injuries as a result of it. The thing is—there are common injuries associated with nearly every sport out […]

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The End of the Paleo Diet Experiment

On February 23, 2015 · 8 Comments · In exercise, health and wellness, paleo nutrition challenge

Looking back, I’m not even sure what possessed me to do this. I am NOT a dieter. I have never done South Beach, Atkins, The Zone, etc. I *did* do Weight Watchers in 2006 after I put on some post-college desk job weight and it worked well for me—I lost 20 lbs. and after gaining […]

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Let’s call it… an update.

On January 23, 2015 · 4 Comments · In essential oils, exercise, paleo nutrition challenge

Last week was crazy because my kids were home sick every single day, and we were juggling doctors’ appointments, cuddles, meds, and work.

This week was crazy because my kids were home sick every single day last week, and we needed to catch up. Michael and I also started on Monday our nutrition challenge with […]

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New Year. New Me?

On January 7, 2015 · 2 Comments · In essential oils, exercise, work

I don’t “do” resolutions.

I can’t even remember a time that I actually tried to make a new year’s resolution. But that doesn’t mean that I haven’t done things to better myself over the years. I suppose I always have ideas and goals—both short-term and long-term—in the back of my mind, and depending on what […]

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CrossFittin’

On August 20, 2014 · 1 Comment · In exercise, working mom

You guys: I started doing CrossFit.

I’ll pause for a second while you laugh. Or pick up your jaw from the floor. Or applaud or something, I don’t know. :)

I’ve posted a few times about how difficult it has been for me to work regular exercise into my life since having children. I’ve tried […]

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