Holiday Wish List 2011-12

November 21, 2011
Wishlist!

Today, I’ve already done a lot of writing. I’m an English student, after all, plus I have a few guest contributor pieces coming up (yay!); I’m all tapped out. SO! I’m publishing my Holiday Wish List! I say 2011-12 because my birthday is in Early January, so there are 2 chances to get GREAT deals [...]

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#Mamavation Monday: The Holidays

November 20, 2011
Mamavation Mondays

You guys, I’m so excited it’s almost Thanksgiving. I love getting together with family, I love the seasonal foods, and I love starting the countdown to Christmas, mostly because that means decorating for Christmas. And yes, my Pinterest boards are totally full of inspiration. Actually, it’s mostly twinkle lights. I love twinkle lights. Anyway, I [...]

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Clash of the Philosophies: Lululemon, Yoga and Ayn Rand

November 19, 2011
lululemon-john-galt-bag

Lululemon, an athletic apparel store that specializes in yoga gear and clothing, recently added the phrase “Who is John Galt?” to their holiday tote bags. First, some background. John Galt is a character from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, who encourages the great creative leaders of the world to strike and “stop the motor of the [...]

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Foodie Friday: 10 Tips for a Healthy Thanksgiving

November 18, 2011
Thanksgiving

I was watching “The Chew” this week, and they mentioned that a person typically chows down around 3500 calories during Thanksgiving dinner. 3500 calories!! That’s twice what the average person should eat in a day!!! But it’s Thanksgiving and with so many amazing choices, it can be REALLY hard to help yourself. However, there are [...]

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An Open Letter to the CEO of Anytime Fitness

November 17, 2011

Hello, Chuck. A few wonderful bloggers whose work and opinions I respect and admire came across a PR email about your book (Working Out Sucks) titled “Anytime Fitness CEO says money is allergic to fat people.” There is so much wrong with this statement, especially when compared to the description of the book: The success [...]

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Rebel Parenting: Healthy Eating in Schools

November 16, 2011

Today, Congress declared that pizza is passable as a vegetable. Pizza. A platter of bread, glazed with tomato paste and covered with cheese pizza. Pizza that can be up to 600 calories, 24g of fat and 1290 mg of sodium pizza (like a Pizza Hut cheese personal pan pizza). Why? Because it has 2 tbsp [...]

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