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May 9, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 24 Comments

I went to see my doctor today because I’ve been feeling very tired.(This could have something to do with the fact that I’ve got six kids and one of them, an Angela.)(I dunno. It’s tough to say.) They drew several vials of my blood (Hooray! Instant weight loss!) and are going to check my levels for vitamin D, vitamin B12, thyroid hormone and Easter … [Read more...]

Best Treadmill Song EVER

February 22, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Minnesota Me, odds and ends 6 Comments

This despite my being from the North.Cate, in gazing upon this photo as I blogged it, remarked, "They are a very odd-looking bunch."Agreed.Though granted, there were outfits *I* wore that could have rivaled them. … [Read more...]

The Beast that’s been my Eating

July 22, 2010 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Just Me, Minnesota Me 38 Comments

Update: Thank you for the feedback, everyone! I will be returning to this subject after my break. My apologies to anyone who does not have an unhealthy relationship with food. I do, and because I am looking to amend this bad habit…I’m going to write about it.Not the typical light fare with which this blog has been concerned, I know! It is easier … [Read more...]

If I do nothing else today…

January 4, 2010 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Just Me, Minnesota Me 13 Comments

...I will have spent 10 minutes on our new Wii Fit.(My Mii is tubby. This annoys me.)Love from your would-be calorie buster, … [Read more...]

Overheard This Morning

November 12, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Just Me, Minnesota Me 8 Comments

...When doing this DVD with my three little hens:“Can you…make her…take a...break?”Mind, we were only doing Level One.And I needed that break as much as they did. … [Read more...]

Saved by the Bro

November 2, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Joe, Minnesota Me, New Baby 6 Comments

This is how I got my workout in this morning.AMDG, … [Read more...]

Conflicted

September 26, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Minnesota Me, New Baby 50 Comments

Anthony has his four-month check-up on Tuesday. We have always chosen to vaccinate our children—have always taken our doctors at their word and recommendation.Still, I always wince at the sight of all those shots.I don’t mean for this to be a controversial post at all. I know that there are people with strong opinions on both sides of the … [Read more...]

That which doesn’t kill us…

September 17, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, New Baby 18 Comments

We took Anthony in for his blood draw last night.*He didn’t just get one poke. He got three.My husband went in with the two technicians—allegedly, both trained phlebotomists—while I kept myself busy in the little room outside. My inner dialogue went something like this:“Mother Mary, pray for us. Mother Mary, pray for us. St. Anthony, pray for us, … [Read more...]

Stuff & Nothin’ on a Saturday

August 1, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Hearth & Home, Just Me, Minnesota Me 4 Comments

Physically: I got my sad, sorry you-know-what to Weight Watchers this morning for the first time in three weeks. Woo hoo! I’ve lost five pounds! I promptly went home and prepared a healthy breakfast of eggs & sautéed vegetables and wrote it all down in my little journal.That’s the point of these weekly meetings. Accountability is a good … [Read more...]

Ergh.

July 30, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Just Me, Minnesota Me 16 Comments

I think that I have food poisoning.Say a prayer for me--please? please? I promise I won't eat any more cheese balls.Ever.AMDG,PS. My daughter just told a neighbor that I'm sick from drinking too much coffee. I don't think that's it, but isn't it funny how I seem to have this "reputation"?PPS. Watching the national news coverage of swine flu did not … [Read more...]

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