Monthly Archives: December 2011
A Holiday Tour of the Midwest
Yes, that’s right, I was on a pretty extensive tour of the Great Midwest for the two weeks before Christmas. You may be thinking that there’s not much I could tell you about driving through six midwestern states (or maybe … Continue reading
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A Backwards Christmas
I’ve written all these holiday blogs but they have rarely mentioned Jesus. That seems backwards. I keep up with my “Bible in a year” plan every other year, except at Christmas time. That’s when I fall behind. That seems backwards. … Continue reading
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Holidays and Healthy Body…Image? Last Part
So after writing all these posts on body image and the holidays, I have to make a confession. I’ve recently lost a bit of weight. I like it, I think I look better. I feel better. This isn’t the confession. … Continue reading
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Holidays and Healthy Body…Image? Part II
So I’m one of the “average Americans” I mentioned in my last post that gains about 10 pounds every winter. At this point I’ve just sort of accepted it, because I seem quite powerless to stop it- unless I’m willing … Continue reading
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Holidays and Healthy Body…Image?
A friend of mine whom I met while interviewing for the doctoral program in psychology at KU last year recently asked me to write a post for her fabulous blog on body image. My post is below. The other day … Continue reading
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On Substitute Teaching
So subbing is just another one of those jobs I thought I’d never have to do again, but wound up doing recently. Because. I’m poor. And jobless. (but I’m not throwing a pity party or anything) Here are … Continue reading
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Playin With Them Boys
The thing about being a female athlete is that the older you get, the harder it is to find other females to play with. So, if you’re like me, you end up playing with guys most of the time….which is … Continue reading
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Christmas Changes
It seems that most bloggers are blogging about the holidays lately. I read one really great post about passive aggressive gift giving. Funny stuff. So as any self-respecting blogger should do, I’ve decided to copy the rest and write about … Continue reading
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