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Relationship Advice: Halloween Movie Edition

Submitted by Ms Chick on Monday, October 22nd, 8:36 pm
Relationship Advice: Halloween Movie Edition

You know who is a great example of a loving, healthy relationship?  Morticia and Gomez Addams.  Seriously, go and watch that movie, again if you’ve already seen it.  Look carefully at how they interact with each other.  They are not afraid to express their feelings for each other.  It’s obvious to anyone that they care a great deal for each other.

Honestly, Morticia Addams is my idol.  I mean look at her.  She’s a strong, sexy woman who commands respect.  She doesn’t have to show off all her goods to be attractive.  She handles what life throws her way with class... Read More

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Weekly Challenge: Where is your Mojo?

Submitted by Lorri Ann Code, Owner of Mama Bootcamp
Thursday, October 18th, 2012, 11:11am
Weekly Challenge: Where is your Mojo?

 

Where's your MOJO?   This week is all about excuses. 

We all have them. The reasons we give ourselves, and others, for not doing what we know is best, or what we promised ourselves or others we'd do.
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Whole again

Submitted by In These Small Moments
Sunday, October 14th, 2012, 8:38am
Whole again

Photo courtesy of Suebob Davis

I’ve written about my father here before.

I’ve shared my grief and my efforts to work through my sadness.

And I worried that you might be growing weary of hearing about it.

So, I stopped writing about him... Read More

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Weekly Challenge: The Power of the Push up!

Submitted by Lorri Ann Code, Owner of Mama Bootcamp
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012, 12:37pm
Weekly Challenge: The Power of the Push up!

2012 Weekly Challenge #39: The Power of the Push-Up

What do you do when your bootcamp coach says "time for pushups?" I'm willing to bet you groan, shoot a dirty look or, at a minimum roll your eyes. Admit it - you know its true!

Pushups aren't the easiest thing in the world to do. But they are worth every bit of effort you put into them. Pushups work SO many muscle groups. Primarily, they work your deltoids (shoulders), triceps (back of the upper arm) and pectorals (chest).
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Weekly Challenge: The First Look, a life coaching challenge

Submitted by Lorri Ann Code, Owner of Mama Bootcamp
Monday, September 24th, 2012, 12:06pm
Weekly Challenge: The First Look, a life coaching challenge

 The Daily Look

  How many times a day do you look in the mirror? Be honest! Maybe not a close look, but at least a glance or reflection in a mirror? Probably a lot, right? And when you do see your reflection, how often do you think (or even say) something negative about yourself?

Negative self-talk is something most of us do without even thinking about it. Somewhere along the line, many of us become our own worst critics, far harder on ourselves than we would ever be of others.

There is an old saying: you teach others how to treat you. But really, when you say negative things to yourself about yourself, aren't you teaching yourself how to treat you?
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30 is the New 20

Submitted by Girls on the Grid on Saturday, September 22nd, 10:00 am
30 is the New 20

By Nina Hajian

When a girl turns 21 she automatically feels a sense of empowerment. Not only can she can legally drink, but now she can also go to bars and clubs to really see what her options are. I remember getting drunk with my friends at 21. We would flirt with older guys and chain smoke cigarettes. We were 21!  Thinking about our skin and health wasn’t a priority at that time (or that we were going to look like that forever).

And from time to time our conversations would turn away from who was being a bitch at work or what guy recently broke our hearts to what life was going to be like at 30..  30 seemed so old back then! I used to think that by 30 I would be living in New York City, married or close to it, and hosting TRL. Back then I was gunning for Carson Daly’s job!

Now, I’m at the age of 30… and only one of those things is close to true... Read More

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What is your dating default?

Submitted by Ms Chick on Friday, September 21st, 9:52 am
What is your dating default?

My roommate and I were talking after many glasses of wine, which is when all brilliant ideas form, and we decided that there should be a default setting for dating. There used to be. One person would date one other person at one time. No. I don’t want there to be dating rules. Fuck rules. It’s more like standards. They can be changed to fit your emotional needs, but for the most part everyone has the same settings.  They know how things should operate... Read More

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