May 8th, 2009

Top 7 Best Pieces of Advice I've Ever Gotten…

1) Eat protein in the morning — my adorable, loving, sweetheart of a boyfriend, Andrew

2) When your face is breaking out, change your pillowcase and get your hair away from your face! — my mom, who I’m sure has given me even better advice than that

3) Everyone has their day in the sunshine — Ms. Hagel, my high school English teacher

4) Not everyone has to like you,

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May 7th, 2009

Road Rage

I spend a ridiculous amount of time in my car. My commute is an hour each way—WITHOUT traffic. On days with heavy traffic, I’ve been in my car for over two hours, just trying to make it home. That being said, I’ve gotten to drive among a lot of different sorts of people, and I would like to ask that everyone adhere to the following rules:

1) Please don’t stare

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May 6th, 2009

An apology

So, when I first posted about weight loss, I swore up and down that I wouldn’t turn this into a total weight loss blog, but here I am, talking about my fat loss again. Sorry, kids. It’s just kind of top of mind right now.

As I said on Saturday, my assessment was a freaking huge nightmare of a wake up call, realizing just how much weight I need to

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May 5th, 2009

shifting perspectives…

My whole life, my dad has teased me about my invisible checklist. Yes, it’s true, I seem to have a mental list of everything I want to do, of all the things I want to accomplish and all of the dreams I want to achieve. And once I decide to do it, I do it, usually as quickly and efficiently as possible. Sounds great right? Well, sometimes, it is. But

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May 4th, 2009

Yes, I've considered it.

One of the things I like best about teaching is that it’s MY DOMAIN. I get to run the show. And sure, this makes me a total control freak, but whatever. I’ve accepted the fact that I really, really like things to go my way. In my classroom, this doesn’t manifest itself so much with the kids as it does with my organization. Curriculum is in crates by quarter. Each

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May 3rd, 2009

How you know you had a good night…

When you have pictures like this, you know it’s been a good night…

It was a night of strawberries and champagne, Leslie taking the stage with her band, dancing up a storm, and lots of laughs.

Happy Birthday, Leslie!

May 2nd, 2009

I Have Been ASSESSED…

Part of the program at my gym is a monthly assessment, where you are weighed, have your thighs, waist, arms and hips measured, have your body fat tested, and then do as many squats, bench presses, push ups, pull ups, sit ups and then run a mile and a half as fast as you can.

Just writing that hurts, because let me tell you, it was the most depressing thing

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May 1st, 2009

Go team!

The only thing that could make my whole gym experience better would be the addition of a built-in, every single time, workout partner. And yesterday, I got it. Yes, my sweet, adorable, hottie of a boyfriend joined Fitness MD with me…so we’ll now be workin’ it out together. This is good for several reasons. First of all, I won’t miss him so darn much! It’s a long day to be

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