Thoughts

True Confessions – The Struggling Edition

November 8, 2011

I know it’s been over a month since I’ve posted here on my blog.  Please accept my apology!  My post today over at The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans will explain everything, so please stop by and check it out. Here’s a photo teaser that pretty much sums things up: Special thanks goes out to [...]

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I Love My Life

August 6, 2011

You know, it’s taken me a looooooooong time to get here, but I can now honestly say it:   I love my life!   Here’s why: I’m working in an industry (aerospace) that was my goal from a very young age.  Ok, so my dream job as a child was to work for NASA specifically, but [...]

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Operation Facing Fifty

August 1, 2011

As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been giving a lot of thought about making some major changes in my life.  Part of that comes from the realization that I’m only 2.5 years away from turning …. 50!  OMG, how the hell did THAT happen?!!  There’s just something about realizing you’re in the second [...]

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Life’s Defining Moments

July 26, 2011

We all face defining moments in our lives.  It’s those certain times when we experience something that changes us forever, sometimes good and sometimes bad.  For me, July has definitely seemed to be a month full of defining moments in my life. You see, for the last several years, July has typically been a bit [...]

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It’s a Brand New Day

June 1, 2011

Photo by Thomas Hawk I will start by quickly saying that I’m (finally) almost done with my post-FitBloggin‘ recap, but it’s not quite ready yet. I hope to have it up in the next day or two. There was just so much to take in and process before I could post about the experience. One [...]

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A New Day & A New Attitude

April 7, 2011

Wow, what a difference a couple of days can make in one’s attitude. I’m feeling SO much better today vs. a couple of days ago when I wrote my Fear, Loathing, & Secrets post. I can’t help but think that a lot of it is just putting my story out there and letting go of [...]

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Fear, Loathing, & Secrets

April 5, 2011

Even though there are no photos in my post, this may very well be my most Exposed post yet.  It’s long and emotional, so if you’ve no interest in that sort of thing, please feel free to come back tomorrow when I’ll be back to my typical lighter blog post fare. I’ve lived most of [...]

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What It’s All About

February 3, 2011

Those of you who follow me on Twitter already know that I’m a major fan of Enell sports bras. They are a little piece of heaven here on earth for those of us with … *ahem* … larger chests. Are they the prettiest sports bra around? Not by a long shot. I lovingly refer to [...]

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Interested or Committed?

January 13, 2011

It’s time for my next installment from the “100 Days of Weight Loss” book. This is from day 2 which is titled, “Interested or Committed?” The primary theme for this topic was ways to tell whether you are truly committed to your weight loss journey, or just somewhat interested in it. How can you tell [...]

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I Used to Be That Way …

January 11, 2011

As I mentioned last week, one of my goals for 2011 is to work my way through the 100 Days of Weight Loss book. Given I work full-time+ and I’m going to school full-time now as well, covering a chapter per day just isn’t very realistic. My plan is to get in two chapters per [...]

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