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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Run the ‘Hood 5K:: The Anderson Family!

October 25, 2011 By 1 Comment

We finally got to our 5K yesterday after the kids got out of school! I know, I know, I organized the freakin’ race and I can’t even get it done on the actual race day? Fail! Turns out we were visiting my husband at the rig, you know, in the middle-of-nowhere. Which is fine, because [...]

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confessions of melissa

March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

i have committed to running {wogging} a half-marathon in June. with my husband. and kids. not the one i had originally planned. but it will be rewarding, nonetheless. i need your help. here’s why.

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True Confessions of Melissa

June 29, 2010 By 2 Comments

I am happy to report that things are looking much better this week. Except for that pizza incident on Sunday. That three-pound gain last Wednesday was kind of an eye-opener that I need to knock this shit off! I have been drinking much more water on a regular basis. I have been working out. I [...]

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Headed in the Right Direction

July 8, 2009 By 2 Comments

I wish I could say that about everything in my life!! While the rest of my life is in turmoil, my weight has been consistently heading down this challenge! I am at my lowest weight since the beginning of Shrinking Jeans! I am down 6.2 lbs since the start of this challenge. Not bad, especially [...]

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True Confessions Monday – Melissa

June 1, 2009 By 5 Comments

1.  I have been doing horrible with my eating and exercise. 2. This injury in my ass is really a pain in the ass. My muscle is spasming every time I go from sitting to standing. I have tried a few different things to help, only it hasn’t helped. 3. I don’t know how I [...]

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