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Twitter Updates for 2008-08-31

is So Jazzed, she can’t stand it. Whee! #
For heaven #
For heaven’s sake, wear your seatbelt. I just spent the day at the hospital with a young woman who didn’t. #

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Sun, August 31 2008 » Everything else » No Comments

Great dreams last night

First, I had a dream that, in 12 years or so, my middle child (now 4) and I ran a triathlon together and it was a great experience for us both. (I was just talking to my husband about how she needs some one on one time with us both because the other two are [...]

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Sun, August 31 2008 » Motivation, Self image » 4 Comments

Twitter Updates for 2008-08-30

is triathlon obsessed. And going to make my obsession work for me. #

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Sat, August 30 2008 » Everything else » No Comments

Morale-o-Meter results thus far and my day

I don’t think I’m going to keep Morale-O-Meter up — because there are only so many places I can maintain info and still have a life — but it’s interesting. I think I will keep this type of info up informally in my planner.

I felt great today. Got a lot done. Didn’t start my walking/running [...]

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Sat, August 30 2008 » Persistence, Useful tools » No Comments

My 2008 and 2009 fitness goals

As a start:

Develop a training plan that will get me ready for all three legs of a sprint-distance triathlon.
Do a 5k run/walk (I’ll be walking). Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis in Raleigh, NC is on Dec 6, 2008. And I get to wear bells (though after 5k of bells jingling, that might be like water [...]

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Sat, August 30 2008 » Strategy » 2 Comments

Action plan: focus on triathlon, not weight

OK, I’m much more relaxed since refocusing on a goal other than weight loss. Remind of this. Often. I get REALLY freaked out about the number on the scale, but I’m great with non-scale victories when weight loss just happens as a side effect.
My action plan for today was to post my goals here, take [...]

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Sat, August 30 2008 » Motivation, Strategy » 1 Comment

Twitter Updates for 2008-08-29

Off to lunch with my husband and a dear friend #

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Fri, August 29 2008 » Everything else » No Comments

Smiling Now Primarily Used To Communicate Anger

Very funny article on the Onion: Smiling Now Primarily Used To Communicate Anger
Hmm. I do smile a lot…
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OK, I was going to leave this post at that — a light little funny link for a Friday.
But, after pondering it in the shower, I need to add more. There’s a serious side.
For years, when [...]

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Fri, August 29 2008 » Humor, Stress eating » 1 Comment

Useful links about establishing good habits

I have good habits and I have bad habits. And changing the bad habits to good ones is hard! Or perhaps I’ve made it harder than it has to be.
I found a number of good links today about habits and routines, most from Zen Habits:

7 Little Habits That Can Change Your Life, and How to [...]

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Fri, August 29 2008 » Persistence, Strategy » No Comments

Twitter Updates for 2008-08-28

My husband is just the best. #

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Thu, August 28 2008 » Everything else » No Comments