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Manic Monday

On April 27, 2015 · 2 Comments · In health and wellness, in the news, ketchup day, preschoolers, television, toddlers

Well, huh. I was doing so well at the beginning of the month with getting regular blog posts up, but then shit kind of hit the fan for a little while there. A few busy days led into a busy weekend which led into sickness, medical procedures, and then a trip to Virginia to see […]

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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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Sick, Sick, Sick

On January 15, 2015 · 1 Comment · In health and wellness

Since Sunday, we’ve had a horrible run of sickness in our house. It started last week with a little bit of runny noses, and then Vivienne developed a sporadic cough on Saturday. On Sunday night, she was up in the middle of the night with a fever, just wanting to be rocked and held and […]

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Lessons in Lip Ties & Tongue Ties

On September 3, 2014 · 10 Comments · In health and wellness, infant reflux, vivienne

A few months back, we were hanging out with my brother, sister-in-law and nephew. Somehow, we got onto the subject of lip ties—I think because they suspected that Bryce (2 years old) has one. At the time, their pediatrician and dentist had both said it was nothing to worry about, but I had happened to […]

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