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Pride (aka Tooting One’s Own Horn)
A collective conversation happening with some of my health and fitness peeps has sparked my thoughts in the arena of pride. It’s interesting as we become healthy, lose weight, gain strength and do all the things that were once thought impossible, people around us start out supportive, and then either join in the movement with… Continue reading
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Stuff
What is it about stuff? We live in a culture dominated by the accumulation of more. Better stuff, bigger stuff, shiny stuff, stuff to impress others. I’m certainly no exception. Hello, my name is CurlyMama and I like stuff! Recently my “niece” blogged about Project 333. You can read about it from her blog here.… Continue reading
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To the….
To the friends who inspired and paved the way… To the trainer who believed in me and my abilities before I could believe in myself… To the friends who didn’t laugh when I told them what I wanted to do… To the friends who walked and ran beside me as we cheered each other on…… Continue reading
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Adult Friends
Finding friends when you are 5 is relatively easy, requiring minimal social skills. “Hey! Wanna play!?” “Okay!” And off you go skip-idee-doo-dah with your new bestie! Not so much when you are 35. At 35, you find friends in other ways, through work, church, your spouse’s friends’ wives, etc. and through these avenues it affords… Continue reading
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The Halloween That Wasn’t
It all started so great. 5:30am, Jake is awake and trying to wake up Hannah. I lean over and whisper “Happy Halloween!!” And he exclaims, “Oh Yeah!” And then excitedly asks to put on his crocodile costume! Sure it’s, 5:30 am, but knock yourself out! By this time Hannah is tearing down the hall looking… Continue reading
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Ripples
With the onset of fall, the upcoming hustle and bustle of the Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas hoopla, I’m feeling a bit nostalgic about our life (and weather) in Hawaii. There is much I do not miss about life in Hawaii, but when I’m freezing my tootsies off in the pacific northwest rain, wearing warm boots and still cranking… Continue reading
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Love, Expressed
For about half of our marriage, Eric and I do this thing where I ask him the following question: “Why do you love me?” He responds by saying: “I love Lori because…., by Eric. I love Lori because…….” and then lists for that day and whatever may be going on between us. And then we… Continue reading
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10 Personal Running Questions (Tagged from SUAR)
Shut Up and Run had a post about personal running questions so I thought I would take it and “run” with it! If you haven’t checked out her blog yet, Beth is so hilarious – even if you aren’t a runner you’ll find yourself laughing! Love this gal’s sense of humor! So here are my responses… Continue reading
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More Deployment Positives
As I am getting along and finding my groove with the kiddos, I keep thinking of the positives of deployment and more and more are cropping up. I love how no matter what a person looks for – they will find it. If I am looking for the positives or the negatives of a situation… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 