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Bold but Senseless
A few years ago, my first boyfriend came to Vermont and we met for coffee. I hadn’t seen him in maybe 15 years? And I was worried. There was this nagging feeling I had, not that either of us weren’t...
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Tradeoffs
Many people think they have to give up foods they love, or feel guilt after the fact when they indulge, but I don’t think that’s true. It’s all a matter of balancing the good with the bad. I have heard...
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What do you see?
I moved to Vermont when I was 26. At that time, all decisions were motivated by work, and this was my 3rd career and location move in 5 years. My mother remarked a few times she thought I was smart to...
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The Fitness Blues
When I first started this journal, my idea was this would be the place for me to work out my thoughts about staying healthy through the years. And I wanted this to be about me as a woman; not a mom. I...
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Rethinking Thanksgiving Traditions
In a few days we’ll be trading leaf-bare Maples for Palm Trees. And we will be leaving the jackets in the car at Albany Park & Fly; they won’t be needed. Instead of rolling in leaf piles, the kids...
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My Year-end Health Report Card
It’s really great that I set doctors appointments a year in advance, because it means I won’t forget to call and make appointments. But then, a year later, I am horrified when these appointments pop up...
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Lessons from my son: Fidget more, Sit Less
I’m consistently awed by the wisdom I have gained from my child. And this past week, I can add more of that to the list, where his instincts were on target to solve one of my problems, while my...
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Mourning the end of a Chapter
Last week, I was driving along VT Route 30 towards my house, like I do multiple times every day. One would think I was engrossed in whatever informative topic was on Vermont Edition that day, as loud...
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The Myth of the Health Outlier
I open the attic storage area door and weasel my way through the crawlspace. On my knees and reaching over boxes of clothing and piles of luggage, I see the suitcase I’m looking for and attempt to...
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Who needs Life Balance Anyway?
Life Balance. We talk about it. We read about it in our struggle to achieve it. And we think about it Way, way, way too much. If anything in our life is off-balance. We know it. But if we achieve it?...
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