it takes a village.

December 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

This boy. This little, blue-eyed boy with a BIG heart. He steals MY heart. His wish this Christmas is not for an iPod, Pokemon, or Legos. The one item on his Christmas list? WATER. To raise $10,000 for clean, safe water for 500 people. It takes a village, friends. Can you help? Will you help? [...]

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burst into summer beginning… {the ugly truth}

June 15, 2011 By 27 Comments

I seem to have sort of an all-or-nothing personality. The end of 2010 found me giving it my all and having success. The first half of 2011 has been pretty much a derailing of all that success and then some. I can feel it in my thighs as they smash together when I walk. Not [...]

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the uncreative, untitled weigh-in post

May 11, 2011 By 12 Comments

Another week come and gone! Hard to believe it’s mid-May already! Craziness. Last week, I was in a complete funk, and I will admit, I went a little lenient with the sugary-goodness called candy. I shook myself out of it by Monday, though, and am feeling good as I have made it through those horrible [...]

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45 days {giveaway}

May 6, 2011 By 1 Comment

Reposted from my personal blog. 45 days to reach our goal. 45 days to raise enough money to save lives. 1 BILLION people do not have access to clean water. 45 days to fund a project that will help women and children spend less time walking miles and miles for {dirty} water, which will enable [...]

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finale!! {not so grand}

April 13, 2011 By 4 Comments

Where do I begin? Perhaps that I had a less-than-stellar performance during this challenge? {thanks, Karena, for not kicking and cussing at me} Or that I have been in a funk? Or maybe that I should be training for a 1/2 marathon for June 12th, but I just started this week? I should also say [...]

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