Category Archives: Barbara

Barbara – In the moment

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Last year about this time, I wrote about the 12 Days of (Fit) Christmas and the year before that I shared my letter to Santa. This year, I’m already turning my thoughts to setting goals for the New Year, like … Continue reading →

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Barbara – Average

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

I’ve been thinking about the law of averages lately – well, I didn’t know it was called that but I heard that we are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with and I’ve been thinking about … Continue reading →

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Barbara – In my house

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

I try not to use words like “bad” or “good” in describing foods or declare some foods off limits but I am increasingly willing to set some into the category “not in my house”. We don’t buy white bread – it’s … Continue reading →

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Barbara – Why are you doing this?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

On Saturday, Reid and I joined some other Losing It ladies (and some of their awesome kids) for a Color Vibe run. The site reported that there would be no timing system because it was intended as a fun run. And, I have to … Continue reading →

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Postcard from France

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

A person better at planning ahead than me would probably have prepared a post for when she was on vacation*. I suspect that people who are good at planning ahead also prepare meal plans, pre-fill food diaries and don’t need … Continue reading →

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Barbara – Starting the 2nd talk

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

I spent the long weekend in New York City at Blogher 12 with some pretty amazing women. I had the opportunity to workout with the US Army and learn about how they’ve changed their exercise routines to mimic real situations that … Continue reading →

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Barbara – My iPod is fat

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

I was backing up photos on Saturday and decided to look at my hard drive. It surprised me to see how full it was, given how big it seemed when I bought it. My husband wasn’t, though. “It’s your iPod,” … Continue reading →

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Barbara – No more teachers but a couple of books

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

Those of us with kids in school are now looking out at nine homework-free weeks and there seems a bit of time to fine tune and maybe even amp up our exercise plans. With that in mind, I’m looking closely at … Continue reading →

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Barbara – Role models

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

I talk about running a lot at home, just like I do here. The impact of all of this talk is evident in Reid. As I wrote last time, she was determined to run the 5K race on Race Weekend and … Continue reading →

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Babrara – Thank You note to volunteers and cheering people

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

I ran two races on Ottawa Race Weekend on May 26-27 and I’d like to send a “Thank You” note to all of the people who volunteered to make the course safe, give water and do the 1 001 things that you … Continue reading →

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