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1. I just had a brainfart and tried to go to the blogger platform to add this post. As much as I love the flexibility [Read More]

The Deployment Diet: Lose Five Pounds! Fast!

You’d think two weeks in a foreign country would be a recipe for diet disaster. No more! I recently found myself [Read More]

April is the month of Nostalgia

We were watching Objectified the other night. It’s a documentary about the everyday things we use in life, and [Read More]

The avocado Audrey

Feed me,  Seymour! It’a my first-ever avocado sprout! Cross your fingers for it! I hope it comes out of its husk [Read More]

This is Your Brain on a 5K

On Saturday I did a “virtual 5k.” It was to raise money for the Dick Beardsley Foundation. It was called [Read More]

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Does this avocado happen to be named after Audrey? Read the post

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Yes!. Travel can be slimming. Sounds like you made the very best of a tough trip. You do good work, Woman! x0 N2 Read the post

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If you are interested in Pat Tillman's story you should check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C36E1095yKs Read the post

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Thanks for reading, Amalia! Man, I miss my agenda. And it's funny that you say you became more of a procrastinator once Read the post

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