Category Archives: health and vitality

Project: Proxy—Shake Weight

Remember Project: Proxy? That brilliant idea I had, the one where I decided to take on any challenge offered to me, like an internet version of Truth or Dare that’s only ever Dare and I can only ever accept? Yeah, … Continue reading

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If Only I Could Fit This Post on a Bumper Sticker

One exam down; two more to go (and the first was the hardest, so it’s all pie from here). Have I told you lately how grateful I am for everything? I mean it: every thing. It’s a weird sensation, this  … Continue reading

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Oops, I think I did it again.

Here’s a Project: Proxy update for you: (p.s. If you want to know more about the Project: Proxy feature of my blog, click here, and your wildest dreams will come true. {Or at least your somewhat-reasonable dream of wanting to … Continue reading

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Fact: Bagels with Butter

Normally I prefer my bagels with cream cheese… …but last week I bought low-fat cream cheese because, well, do I really need to explain why (I’m looking at YOU, spare tire), but when I smeared it on my toasted bagel … Continue reading

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Running isn’t my strong suit.

Time to answer another reader question. This week’s question comes from Jami, who writes: O.K. I want to ask a question. What quality do you wish you had? Seriously, I have such a hard time wishing for qualities that I … Continue reading

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Good things come to those who wait to clip their toenails until after noon.

This morning I clipped my toenails, and as I was sitting there clip clip clipping, I had the strangest feeling that something was wrong. I couldn’t pinpoint it, not at first, but finally I figured it out: Who in this … Continue reading

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