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Read more: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday
No comments on Thankful ThursdayThings that I am thankful for: 1 The man of the house packed a yummy lunch for me today. He also cooked each night I was home this week. 2 AC. Most houses in Seattle don’t have AC. I don’t regret installing ours, even if we barely used it last year. 3 A job where showing up in shorts one day and a dress the next is…
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Read more: Death of a Bra
Death of a Bra
Two, actually. In the last week two if the three Lilyette 908 size 44DDDs I have been wearing died. One snapped an underwire right in the middle. The other has a hole in a strategic place: But it’s not just the bras I’ve been wearing. Several stores have told me the Lilyette 908 is discontinued. *sniff* I am aware that Venus by Cortland 7101 is similar, and…
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Read more: God Should Look At Magazines to Know What People Should Look Like
God Should Look At Magazines to Know What People Should Look Like
Yes, it’s funny. It also shows the disconnect between what we expect people to look like. We expect people to look like what we’re used to seeing — and if we mostly see other people in magazines or on TV or in movies, that’s what we expect people to look like. And when the movie’s over, we are surprised that reality hasn’t conformed to our fantasies.…
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Read more: Thankful Thursday
Thankful Thursday
[an occasional exercise in gratitude] It’s Thursday and I’m thankful for… Being thanked for work I did on an event. Being complimented on my writing and this blog. Between blackout curtains and weight lifting I’m mostly getting enough sleep this summer. Physically feeling the benefits of regular strength training. Splurging on a few summer tops & such. New Donna Andrews book! I feel like I’m starting to wake up…
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Read more: Interesting Results, or, Fat Not Fatal
Interesting Results, or, Fat Not Fatal
Not so interesting in terms of finding that being fat, alone, doesn’t make you die sooner. But the data on how fat interacts with other conditions is interesting. Results: In analyses not adjusted for diabetes or hypertension, only severe obesity was associated with mortality (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.00–1.59). After adjusting for diabetes and hypertension, severe obesity was no longer associated with mortality, and milder…
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Read more: Things In A List
Things In A List
Seeking distraction from caretaking for parent with dementia? Volunteering to help organize another convention might be a bit more distraction than you need. Abstract prints can make spills disappear. Sleep debt is cumulative. Dancing is fun. Baby cuddles and giggles are amazing.
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Read more: Some Things To Read
Some Things To Read
The Fat Nutritionist has an excellent, and sadly useful, post titled “A little 101 – I get to exist.” It is okay to be fat, because fat people already exist. Fat people have existed for a very, very long time. Even if all of us tried, not all of us would become permanently thin. Fat people exist. We have existed. We will continue to exist. So to say that it’s not…
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Read more: Kitchen Heroes
Kitchen Heroes
The man of the house made dinner tonight. Not fancy — a steak stir-fry and garlic bread — but colorful and crunchy yummy. It’s not uncommon, either. I work longer hours and I have the longer commute. A friend was over for dinner tonight and it was comfortable and normal. Today, for some reason, it reminded me of this song by Talis Kimberley: Funny how the heroes…
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Read more: What Does It Say That This Is News?
What Does It Say That This Is News?
The truth is, getting up and moving is good even if you’re thin. Seriously, this was included in a Sunday magazine feature on exercise. Specifically: I’m perfectly fine the way I am, thank you. I’m not even overweight. The truth is, getting up and moving is good even if you’re thin. It turns out being sedentary is a health risk. Period. It’s up there with high cholesterol,…
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