I am forever on a quest to eat healthier, maintain my weight, and keep my family happy at the same time. Teenagers can and will live on macaroni and cheese, pizza, and chicken nuggets if you let them. In our house we have to have variety; we have to have fruits and veggies. Trying to come ...
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Be Your Own Cheerleader
I don’t know about you, but I have a problem seeing myself the way others seem to view me. When my parents tell me how proud of me they are or how far I’ve come, well, I have trouble believing it.
Sweepstakes: Win An Entire Hotel for a Weekend from Hampton Hotel & Suites
Every day starting June 1, 2010 through September 4, 2010 Hampton Hotels & Suites is giving away weekend stays for four. 100 winners total.
One grand prize of an entire hotel for 2 nights will be randomly selected on or about September 10, 2010.
Reflection: The Price of Educating Oneself, part 4
Fall turned to winter, and winter to spring. Spring is a signal of rebirth and change. Big changes were on the horizon.
Reflection: The Price of Educating Oneself, part 3
After an extensive search, the powers that be hired a new boss. I was so excited. No longer would I feel the pull of so many directions. Others warned me to be careful.
Reflection: The Price of Educating Oneself, part 2
All around me I found myself having trouble relating to anyone. At work I was put in charge since no one else was a) around and b) willing to take on the responsibility. This would be my first big lesson in working relationships.
Reflection: The Price of Educating Oneself, part 1
Dwayne returned to Virginia in the winter of 2008. He had no job and not much to show for his year away. I was working full time, but things at work were going downhill fast. And my relationship with Dwayne could best be described as one frayed string being pulled so hard that it would surely break. Yet, somehow it held.
