by Nif on February 22, 2010
I think that being a mom is a rewarding, scary, stressful, fulfilling, daunting, wonderful, overwhelming responsibility. I also think that for me to be the best mom I can be, I need to be the best person I can be. By best I mean happiest and most successful.
I’ve recently started reading a new book by [...]
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courage,
motherhood,
motivation,
strong mothers
by Nif on February 17, 2010
Got a good caption for our Wordless Wednesday? Leave a comment with a caption for the picture below and we’ll select our favorite. No prizes, but 15 minutes of fame and some braggin’ rights.
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by Nif on February 16, 2010
The following review is by this week’s guest blogger, Susan Robie. There are two things she says that I really like…. she says, “Will I make a change? Not sure. But if I don’t, it’s not because I don’t know better.” She’s talking about making a change to a healthier lifestyle, but I think it [...]
by Nif on February 15, 2010
You know, we’ve learned that posting on blogs is a funny thing. We’ve got lots of friends who read this blog and they make comments to us in person, and many made comments to us last week about the book, weight loss, nutrition…. but we only had 4 comments posted. We almost had only 3, but Sandy Frederick made it [...]
by Nif on February 13, 2010
by Paula Owens, Nutritionist, Fitness Expert, and Weight Loss Coach
The majority of processed foods contain ingredients that are harmful and cause adverse health conditions and complaints. If you include packaged foods in your diet, get in the habit of reading the label, more specifically, the list of ingredients, and be aware of these ingredients.
1. HIGH [...]
by Nif on February 10, 2010
Most of you know that my youngest recently celebrated a birthday. One of her favorite gifts was from my older sister + her family. They sent her a “decorate-it-yourself” piggy bank and 7 dollars.
Perfect gift for an ar-tiste.
Here’s the front. Isn’t it cute?
Just to be safe… she included instructions an invitation. (See “money goes in here”).
Then she showed me [...]
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children,
humor,
parenting,
Wordless Wednesday
by Nif on February 9, 2010
Among my many roles (mother, wife, business owner, science teacher, runner, blogger, friend), I am a high school softball pitching coach. I have been giving pitching lessons for over 20 years and have probably worked with at least a thousand pitchers. A lot of what I do at this point is by intuition, as my [...]
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motherhood,
parenting,
raising children,
resilience,
strong mothers
by Nif on February 8, 2010
I’m SOOOOO excited about this book giveaway!
The Power of 4 by Paula Owens is a terrific book, and
we’re giving away FOUR of them!
After getting back into a routine in January, February is the perfect month to focus on your own health and wellness. We salute you by giving away four of these terrific books! You [...]
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health and wellness,
nutrition
by Nif on February 1, 2010
Here, let me share.
A couple of Saturdays ago, I went on a 12-mile run. I tell you this to let you know that I had 2 hours to do nothing but think about this. :) As I was running, I thought about all the lessons I have learned from running, and compared it to my [...]
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attitude,
courage,
encouragement,
exercise,
Inspiration,
motivation,
resilience,
self-discipline
by Nif on January 18, 2010
We celebrated a birthday in our family last week.
An 11th birthday for one special little girl.
We told stories of how it was when I was pregnant with her… how I went to the doctor hoping that she would tell me that we would induce THAT day (– only to find out it would be the [...]
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family,
motherhood,
raising children