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Tattoo Aftercare
I'm planning on getting my second tattoo on the Friday (or Thursday evening) before Memorial Day. My first tattoo is a tramp stamp of the Kanji character "ru" (dragon). (Don't care about your opinion of the tramp stamp; I like it, husband likes it, no one else's opinion is relevant.) The second tattoo will be two dragons,…
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Foods after Oral Surgery
My husband had all four wisdom teeth pulled yesterday (only 20 years late). I got him flan, rice pudding, bread pudding, ice cream, yogurt and macaroni and cheese, all things he requested. He is already sick of sweet things. He forgot that he doesn't like many sweet things when he was giving me his list. He ate a small…
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Insanity Shoes
What shoes do you wear for Insanity? I'm on week 4 and my feet are killing me. I've tried barefoot, FiveFingers, Saucony running shoes and Merrell Pace Gloves. I've also tried all of those on and off an exercise mat. By the end of the first round of the warm up the ball of my foot is painful during certain exercises (butt…
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Chicken Noodle Soup
My chicken noodle soup kicks the PANTS off any other chicken noodle soup I've ever tasted. It's even better than my grandmother's chicken noodle soup (sorry Gramma). It's 250 calories of heaven. I have bronchitis and I need to get better by Saturday for my sister's wedding so I took the high-test cough syrup the doctor…
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NSV and N$V
My current jeans, Gap Curvy Bootcuts, size 6, have been getting a little less-than-flattering. They sag and make me look frumpy when I am getting decidedly less frumpy. I refuse to pay full price for jeans when I don't know if I'm going to stay a 4 or end up a 2. I'm perfectly happy if it's a 4 but I am very short and…
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Old Injury Advice
During the 1984 Winter Olympics I was 4 years old. I was fascinated by the figure skaters. I loved their sparkly dresses and I especially loved how they could jump and spin. I thought it would be great if I could spin like that and decided to try. I climbed up on the end of the couch and flung myself off the end, spinning…
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Strange Behavior
I had a rather strange NSV a couple days ago. I spent most of the day pulling my jeans back up. They just felt saggy. I did a little experimenting and made a new discovery. When I got home, I marched straight into the kitchen where my husband was making dinner, said "Look what I can do!" and pulled my pants down. Without…
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My Kinect was LYING to me
After buying the Xbox, the Kinect sensor and the game in January, I finally started doing Fitness Evolved 2012 last week. I'm a slow starter. I've been doing it for an hour a day and taking Saturday as a rest day (it's my busiest day so I figure I'm getting plenty of exercise anyway). I'm not slacking with the Kinect. I…
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How long does it hurt?
I hurt. My outer thighs hurt, my inner thighs hurt, my calves hurt, my shoulders hurt, my neck hurts. For a few months, the only exercise I've done is walking and rollerblading. This week, I've gotten back into regular exercise and I've been doing Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 on my Kinect. I've done running, jumping…
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Chia Recipes?
After reading so much about how good chia seeds are I've decided to try them. I picked some up yesterday and after a quick search on Google, I put a cup of water and a tablespoon of seeds in a container, shook it up and took it to work for breakfast this morning. I'm sure those of you who eat these on a regular basis know…
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The Christmas Cookie Diet
My mom is the queen of Christmas cookies. Or at least she was before my Dad had a quadruple bypass (completely genetic). So, my sister and I have taken over cookie duty. In the past week, I have made shortbread, caramel (for the shortbread), candy cane cookies, gingerbread, and peppermint pinwheels. I have probably made…
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88 Calorie Cupcakes
Seriously. 88 calories. 1 box of cake mix (I used Pillsbury Devil's Food), 1 can of pumpkin, and coffee. You're supposed to use 1/2 cup of coffee but I used a cup because the mixture seemed way too thick with just half a cup. Bake like the box says. You get 24 moist, delicious cupcakes at 88 calories each. You could even…
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Broke my Butt
Quite literally, I broke my butt. I fell while rollerblading and while I managed to avoid landing on my face, I landed directly on my tailbone and the x-rays show that it is indeed broken. Aside from the pain (who knew something small could hurt so much?), I can't do anything that makes my butt move while it heals (about 4…
