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When Making Oatmeal Is A Moment Of Worship

Almost every morning I do this absolutely insane thing. I make oatmeal. (I know, radical stuff there, right?) The thing is, I don’t like oatmeal. I don’t eat oatmeal (Is that sacrilegious for a mom to say? Shouldn’t we stoically eat our way through all things deemed “healthy”?) But I make it for my husband’s breakfast. It’s not complicated. I ...

Working Out as Worship???

Back in the day, I would slide a DVD into my laptop and play “30 Day Shred” — a workout video from the well-known TV fitness coach Jillian Michaels. Jillian promised that 30 days of exercising with her and I would be “shredded.” And so I huffed and puffed and grunted and groaned my way through jumping ...

Vacations Don’t Have to Be Vacations From God

If there’s one thing that goes out the window during vacations, it’s routine. Close on its heels would be any pretense at calorie control. (Having recently emerged from a love affair with BBQ ribs on a trip to Texas, I have personally vetted this claim. But that’s a topic for a different article, if I can get ...
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