by admin on November 15, 2011
This past Sunday morning, I ran in the Dirty Spokes 10K trail run at a local state park. 10K… 6.2 miles… not something that was new to me. 6.2 miles on the trails — very new. A friend from high school told me about it on Facebook. I thought, “Suuure. I can do this. I’m a runner. I’m an [...]
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athletics,
Inspiration,
positive attitude,
positive thinking,
sports
by Lisa on February 1, 2011
Have you ever? While driving your kids home from school, have you ever heard something like this….”by the way – I need glitter, glue, and styrofoam balls to make planets for a project that’s due tomorrow. It’s worth like a major test grade.” AND There’s no way they’ll be able to finish it [...]
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health,
money,
Oprah's All-Stars,
relationships,
stewardship
by admin on January 31, 2011
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr. I’m a busy mom. I’m a wife, high school teacher and coach, business owner, blogger, and hamster [...]
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cooking,
motherhood,
organizing,
recipes,
time management,
timesaver
by Nif on August 30, 2010
A friend and I were talking the other day about diet and exercise. I had recently finished a “30-day challenge” where several friends and I were trying to do some sort of exercise for 30 days in May. I had also taken the suggestion of holistic nutritionist Paula Owens to remove dairy, sugar, and wheat [...]
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change,
motivation,
self-discipline
by Lisa on March 26, 2010
*On Casual Fridays, we make recommendations about books, websites, movies, etc. We would love to hear your Casual Friday recommendations, too. Do you like to nag? Would you rather have fun being sneaky? As you know, I love podcasts! I love it when I can use time in my car to learn, grow, and inspire [...]