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Author: nadia
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Handy-dandy Travelling Kitchen Kit
Travelling as a family of 7 is never easy, but Brent and I agree that it is a good idea to expose the kids to travel as much as possible. There is nothing better than the ear-to-ear grins and the contagious excitement that literally flows out of them as they come spinning down the waterslides…
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Camryn – 1, School – 0
Camryn’s father and stepfather often get frustrated with her, but I get the kid. Primarily because she is the former version of myself. I remember being 7 years old, being completely right about something, and being overruled by my parents “because I said so.” I rarely have any issues with her, and let’s face it,…
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All Things Book
I have no idea what this blog is really about. The other day someone said “oh! I read your blog. So, what is your blog theme anyway?” I returned a blank stare. I guess this blog is about….me….and all parts of me? I have no idea. I have often thought about sticking with one theme…
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The Circular Effect of the Lack of Weight Loss
April 15, 2013 Current Weight: 161lbs Goal: Something, anything! C25K Progress: Week 6(ish)(again)(I suck) So, I’ve hit a bit of a roadblock with running, working out and weight loss. A good swift kick in the butt is what I need. See, I get frustrated with the unfairness of it all. If I took a snapshot…
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Mosquito’s Find Me Tasty!
Recently, I snuck away to Cancun with Brent. And boy, did we *sneak*. Only two people knew we were going before we left…best trip ever 🙂 We chilled, relaxed, did a little flyboarding, and slept in every day. I’m noticing a trend with mosquitos – that is, I never see them, yet they manage to…
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The Sniffling-Sneezing-Stuffyhead-Sorethroat-Ifeellikedying
Uggggggggghhhhhhhhhh. I’m sick. I hardly ever get sick. Probably because God doesn’t like to inflict sick Nadia on my friends and family. I immediately turn into a clingy-whiny-needy brat. This started on Tuesday of last week when I completely lost all drive and energy and fell asleep sitting up at a church potluck at 6pm.…
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Saturday Breakfast is the Best Ever
There really is nothing better than breakfast on what I call the “full kid” Saturday. Every second week, we have all 5 kidlets, and by Monday afternoon Logan is putting in his order for Saturday morning pancakes. When he is older, I’ll tell him that my pancake recipe is really, really healthy. This past week,…
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Wahoo!
January 30, 2013 166.5lbs* C25K Progress: Completed week 4, day 1 – Run 3 minutes, walk 90 seconds, run 5 minutes (yikes), walk 2.5 minutes, repeat. Current Goal: try not to keep biting of more than I can chew, in every sense. I thought week 3 was gonna be a doozy – welcome week 4…
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It’s not a fashion show….thank goodness.
January 19, 2013 165lbs* C25K Progress: Week 3, Day 1 – Run 1.5 minutes, walk 1.5 minutes then run 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes, repeat twice, 5 minute warmup and cooldown – 28 minutes Current goal: Get through this week of the C25K program because it looks like a doozy. So, yesterday sucked. First thing…
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So close…and yet so far
I’m so close. So, so close. 6 days, 2 assignments, and one kickbutt project and I’ll be Nadia La Russa, MBA. It’s been long, and yet it has flown by. It’s been tough, yet I’ve learned so much. I’ve met new people, and met a new me. And I have absolutely no idea what I…