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A Little Monday Inspiration – Move-mber

Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.  Kara Goucher, American Long-Distance Runner I think this fits so well with my 3 words of inspiration – Patience, Perseverance, and Positivity.  Nothing happens all at once and nothing comes without hard work. Keep working at your goals, checking off the…
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Product Review: Viva Labs Extra Virgin Organic Coconut Oil

I had the opportunity to try Viva Labs Organic Coconut Oil.  I was sent a 15 oz container for free in exchange for my honest review. Viva Labs is a nutritional and supplements company that wants to help you get the optimal health benefits through their products.  Viva Labs stands behind their products 100% and are…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

source There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. Beverly Sills, American Operatic Soprano As I begin Day 1 of my 5 Week Living and Active Challenge,(See Post HERE) this quote reminded me of my focus for this next 5 weeks.  This is exactly what I needed to hear.  No Short Cuts.  Do the…
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I’m Joining the Living and Active Challenge

Through our 90-100 degree heat the last couple weeks, I’ve been such a slacker on getting exercise.  So, when I saw Clare from PEAK313.com was going to run another 5 week challenge, I knew it was just the motivation I needed. I completed this challenge in September/October last year.  Even though I completed it, I really…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

“Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby When I saw this quote last week, it kind of stopped me in my tracks.  Really, who doesn’t have time for exercise?  Here I am, making excuses again.  Just…
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A Little Monday Inspiration and An Update

photo courtesy of guidance.fidelity.com “Progress is rarely a straight line.  There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead. “ Kara Goucher, American long-distance runner In the first 6 months of the year I have ran/walked a total of 64.72 miles.  I know to a great many…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

Remember the feeling you get from a good run is far better than the feeling you get from sitting around wishing you were running. Sarah Condor, runner Even if you aren’t a runner, I’m certainly not….yet.  This can apply to you for many things.  Even if you don’t like to workout, a good workout feels…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

www.fitsugar.com Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. The twenty minute walk you take is so much better for you than the three mile run you never do. Gretchen Rubin, author of THE HAPPINESS PROJECT and HAPPIER AT HOME. I get daily emails from Rubin and when I read this quote a…
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Not Today

Do you know what time of year it is?  Yes, it is winter…20 days until spring….but it is also McDONALD’S SHAMROCK SHAKE TIME! These shakes are really one of my favorite things to have and each year I wait for them to appear on commercials or signs so that I can order my first one.…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

Find a way to enjoy parts of every run. Most of your runs should be mostly enjoyable. Jeff Galloway, an American Olympian and lifetime runner I really don’t like running.  I’m not good at it.  I don’t run fast.  But, I get it done a few times a week.  Although, in order to get it…
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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