I love what Katie Couric recently said during her interview with Parade Magazine. “Life is a series of reboots, right? Either by choice or necessity. Change is still incredibly energizing and exciting.” During the interview in Parade, Katie spoke about losing her husband to cancer, career changes, and of course, her upcoming new talk show....
Category: Fitness/Health
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Everything You Want to Know About Camp Omni at Champions Gate
With summer vacation behind us and the holiday season approaching, now is a good time to think about holiday vacations and accommodations. This summer, we were lucky enough to get the full Camp Omni experience at the Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate and we absolutely loved it. Our family loves traveling and road trips so when this...
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Monday Motivation: Power Down & Don’t You Regret It!
It’s Monday morning, and if you are like me, this means you are catching up on tons of email, writing out your weekly plan, goals for the week, and trying to decide what to tackle first. This Monday is especially hectic because last week, I fell sick after taking care of two sick children. Although...
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Not Just Growing Pains: Understanding Juvenile Arthritis
July is Juvenile Arthritis month and as a child of someone that has suffered from Rheumatoid arthritis for over 30 years, I thought I would share some information about juvenile arthritis. Although my mom was diagnosed with arthritis as an adult, I still worry that maybe the disease will pass on to myself or even worse, one of...
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The Plastic Surgery Debate: Should Women Get It?
The Plastic Surgery debate has been in the blogosphere lately with several of Babble’s contributors weighing in on the issue and sharing their personal stories. Since then, a few other bloggers have shared their own stories, criticisms, or salutes to the women that have undergone a procedure or two themselves. To say that reactions have varied among...
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Jump Start Weight-Loss with a Mixed Berry Smoothie
If you are looking for a way to jumpstart weight-loss or incorporate healthy foods into your diet, try a healthy smoothie for breakfast or lunch. Since I have started drinking smoothies, I have more energy, my hair and nails are strong, and my skin feels good. I know it’s because I’m getting the added vitamins that my...
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Half-Marathon Is Here: It’s Go Time!
In less than 24 hours my feet will be pounding away on the pavement in Savannah, Georgia heading towards the finish line 13.1 miles away. Yep, tomorrow is the Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Half Marathon. I’m excited, anxious, and relaxed, all at the same time. Excited!! As I mentioned before, I’ll be running with a group...
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Running Gives You Wings
I am now in the final stretch of half-marathon number two with only 19 days left to train– Yikes! This training is going much better than the last time around. I stuck to my decision to train more outside and I think that has helped with distance and stamina. Running in the wind on different terrains...
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Monday Motiviation- Where do you find balance?
The other day I had a female colleague tell me that I always seemed so calm even when she knew I was busy. She stopped by my office for tips on time-management and advice on what she could do to lower her stress levels. Coincidently, another colleague had recently told me almost the same thing. While I was humbled by their...
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The Runner’s Diet
The Runner’s Diet Diet. That four letter word that often leads seemingly intelligent people to do things to our body that we know is not healthy for us. Some of us diet at an attempt to cleanse our bodies of impurities and others may diet to lose weight fast. Whatever the reason, many of us have...