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Cat Sleeping Cuteness

When Clyde sleeps so sweetly like this, it’s all I can do not to just squeeze him to pieces!  In a good way, of course. View Post

30 Day Shred- Day 7- The Excuses Edition

I really felt like I phoned in all of the cardio on Day 7 of the 30 Day Shred workout.  I did great with everything else, but the cardio killed me.  I just keep thinking  by now I should be breezing through this much easier, but I'm not.  I have 3 View Post

30 Day Shred- Day 5 & 6

An overall better mood and positive outlook on life are a few of the benefits I'm enjoying since starting the 30 Day Shred.  Not that I wasn't positive before, but I feel different, and in a good way.  My endurance is increasing with each workout and View Post

The Watermelon Patch- Flip Flop Heaven!

Last week my parents, E.B., and I took our yearly trip to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  This is a trip I’ve taken with my parents ever since I was born, so I always look forward to saying hello to the Gulf of Mexico. Somewhere between Hattiesburg, View Post

Organized Closet

Being off work all summer means I finally have time to tackle projects around the home I’ve always wanted to do all school year long but couldn’t because I just didn’t have the time.  Organizing the clothes in my closet according to color was View Post

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30 Day Shred- Day 3 & 4

I have to be honest and tell you that I skipped a day between day 2 & 3 doing the 30 Day Shred. So, I'm just counting the next day I did it as day 3. I was still in a pretty good amount of pain that day, so I made the executive decision to rest. View Post

Like, OMG! Butter!!

I don’t know why this amused me while grocery shopping yesterday, but it just did. *giggle* View Post

30 Day Shred- Day 2

Well, just making it out of bed was an accomplishment today because apparently, I had NO idea how sore I was going to be today.  I know yesterday's workout burned, but today my body was so sore it felt like I had been just pulled apart from every View Post

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