Mar 28, 2011

As Good As It Can Get?

March 28, 2011 By
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Saturday at my boot camp class I stepped on the scale expecting to see no change again. After all, this past week hadn't been the best: I'd had deep dish pizza one night, ate several small bites of … [Continue reading...]

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Mar 21, 2011

Temple Grandin Gives Me Hope

March 21, 2011 By
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Seems like anytime I send for an old-fashioned DVD from Netflix, it then sits around our house for weeks and weeks before I ever get around to watching it, even if I was so excited to see it. Just … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Autism, being a mom, Cordy, reviews


Mar 18, 2011

Nobody Ever Said Life, Or Weight Loss, Was Fair

March 18, 2011 By

First, I had that Shamrock Shake yesterday. The only one I was allowing myself for the entire year. And it tasted...eh. Either the memory was too grand in my mind, or they've changed the recipe, but … [Continue reading...]

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Mar 15, 2011

What I Learned At A Lady Gaga Concert

March 15, 2011 By

1. I'm old.2. Because I'm old, I was only a little sad that I didn't splurge on the standing-room-only floor tickets. When there was a 90 minute intermission between the opening act and the appearance … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: me me me, pop culture, random


Mar 10, 2011

Temptation

March 10, 2011 By
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Now that we're in the season of Lent, temptation seems like a topic worth discussing. Seems like everyone I know is giving up something for Lent, with the most popular shunned items being desserts, … [Continue reading...]

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Mar 7, 2011

Losing My Mind (And Finding It Again), Part 3

March 7, 2011 By

(Continued from part 1 and part 2)I'd like to say everything was sunshine and rainbows after that first pill, but that's not the way it happened. I continued taking the pills as instructed, although I … [Continue reading...]

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Mar 4, 2011

Losing My Mind (And Finding It Again), Part 2

March 4, 2011 By

*continued from part 1*Attention-deficit disorder? No, I'd never really considered that possibility for myself. Sure, I've jokingly claimed that I have ADD at conferences from so much going on, but … [Continue reading...]

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