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Want to Change? Fight for It!

Gasping for air, I tried to resurface to catch a breath.   But try as I may, I could not break through. It didn’t take long to realize my head was deliberately being held down under water and for a brief moment I wondered, “Is this it?”   Thankfully our coach was on deck and told the… Continue reading Want to Change? Fight for It!

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Get Out and Enjoy Life!

I had been considering taking down this page because I started it to document my weight loss journey.  Lately that journey has slowed down.  In 2016, I lost 60 pounds.  In 2017, I lost 15 pounds.  So I really didn’t know if it was serving it’s purpose anymore.  However I have seen that yes indeed it… Continue reading Get Out and Enjoy Life!

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Patty Poppins? Not Quite….

My last blog post was entitled "Be Kind, It Doesn't Cost a Dime."  I wrote about being kind with our day to day interactions with others.  But let me ask you this.  Are you kind with yourself? My co-workers used to call me Patty Poppins.  They said, "She's practically perfect in every way."  Now of… Continue reading Patty Poppins? Not Quite….