All posts by simply...woman!

  • pjgofit
    get more fit in less time: high intensity is key

    from the Go Fit Gals. Last March was the annual summit for the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). These guys are the largest organization for sports medicine and exercise science. It’s this institution that helps to both...

    • Posted October 21, 2013
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  • n
    crystal andrus: what is “selfish”?

    Be honest:  How many times have you viewed the behavior of someone you care about as selfish—maybe even narcissistic? They may be sweet, cute, and fun to hang out with but you’re certain they care more about...

    • Posted October 21, 2013
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  • keckert
    fear is fatal—thoughts on my father’s suicide

    By Kelly Eckert. Today is the 5th “deathiversary” of my father’s suicide. He was 62 years old. He was physically healthy. He loved Hawaii, vodka martinis, English pubs, telling jokes and running marathons. He loved my mom,...

    • Posted October 21, 2013
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  • kathy staran maine coon
    letting go of hemingway. kathy staran says farewell to her beloved pet.

    At the end of 1993, having lost a wonderful pet, my darling Twinkles, a gray and white domestic short-haired cat, my husband and I decided to look into adopting another cat. We were looking for a kitten,...

    • Posted October 21, 2013
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  • trickortreaters
    pretending is for trick-or-treaters. let down the mask.

    by Darcy Lubow. Trick or treat! Truth or dare? BOO! It’s that time of year again, where things and beings that have been buried or brushed aside, hidden in the dark or locked away, get their time...

    • Posted October 21, 2013
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  • trish final edit of smaller
    using imbalance to manifest positive change

    The PIVOT POINT by Trisha Miltimore.   Your PIVOT POINT. The moment when you realize, with bone-deep certainty, that what you’re doing is NOT WORKING. That something needs to change… to be altered, removed, transformed, replaced or revisited....

    • Posted October 21, 2013
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  • u.n. women focusing on violence prevention with children

    from UNWomen.org. Violence against women and girls is rooted in gender-based discrimination and social norms and gender stereotypes that perpetuate such violence. Given the devastating effect violence has on women, efforts have mainly focused on responses and...

    • Posted October 17, 2013
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  • Danielle LaPorte
    how to wish someone well

    by Danielle LaPorte.   How to wish someone well — in a way that will blow your life wide open. We’ve all been hurt. Screwed over. Taken for granted. Unseen. And once we untangle our hearts and...

    • Posted October 17, 2013
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  • IMG
    raw cranberry lemon cheesecake bites

    The Rawtarian’s Thoughts Although this recipe looks pretty fancy, it’s actually quite easy. All you need is a blender, and although you need to use it twice you don’t even have to wash it in between uses...

    • Posted October 17, 2013
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  • spicy sausage pasta

    from Julie of By The Recipe. I met Beloved 15 years ago. We joke that once we got married, the real me came out. Prior to that, I was setting the trap. Hook. Line. Sinker. When we...

    • Posted October 17, 2013
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