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Fall into Fun Activities

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It’s my favorite time of year. I love the fall. I love the weather. I love the cozy nights. I love the fact that my birthday and my anniversary fall during the fall. I love the leaves turning. I love…

Animals Make Life Better

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Ah there’s nothing like random special days to pumpkin spice up your October calendar.  Today is National Child Health Day, National Golf Lover’s Day, National Cinnamon Roll Day, National Taco Day and National Vodka Day. 

It’s National Diversity Day!

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Happy Friday! And happy National Diversity Day. It’s a wonderful day to celebrate that although we all share one planet, we also share so many wonderful differences. We are of different races, faiths, colors and creeds. And we have so…

Avoiding a Case of Monday-itis

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Back when I was on the diet, binge, repeat cycle, Mondays were special days. This was the daywhen everything reset. I got my new calories, poins, food servings or what have you to spendfor the week. And I had a…

Five Fabulous Fitness Trends

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There’s little question we’ve been on a roller coaster lately. From serious pandemic fatigue to the hope of vaccines to the reopening of the world to the Delta variant to not knowing what in the world to expect next, we’ve…

I’m Talking about the Love in the Mirror

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My husband often smiles as he steps in front of the mirror. Not because of his rad fashion sense or physical prowess. But because he’s reading all the notes I’ve left for myself on there. Mirrors are a great place…

Dancing Your Way to Fitness

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Any kind of movement that feels good to you is good movement. But anybody who knows me,knows I especially love dance. And as it turns out, dance is uniquely suited to offer certain kindsof life and health benefits like: Studies…

It’s a Labor Day Three-Fer!

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Let me tie these things together now. I think this weekend should include equal parts of the 3 big “C”s—COLORS, CELEBRATION, and COMPASSION. This is a great time to pull out your cozy college sweaters or sweatshirts. Wear your colors proudly. And celebrate the work you’ve done this year. It’s been a tough one, and you made it through.

Pucker Up, Buttercup! It’s Lemon Juice Day!

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Photo by Kelly Varner Photography What do you think of when you hear “lemon juice”?  Do you think of the sourness?  The acidity? Or do you think of the POSSIBILITY? Today is National Lemon Juice Day.  And for today, I’d…

Mom Bods, Dad Bods and Just Plain Bods

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Hey! Do you know you have a “bunny bod” Take your way-back-machine to 2015 and you’ll see the emergence of the “Dad Bod” on social media.  What’s a Dad Bod?  Dictionary.com’s slang dictionary describes it this way: Dad bod: /ˈdædˌbɒd/…

MOVIE MONDAY: (BIG) Girls on Film

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My little stint on the Iron Throne at the Produced By Conference I’ll never forget the first time I watched Hairspray.  (I’m talking about the original movie with the spectacular performance by Divine.) I was amazed that there was a…

The Cost of Confidence–Paying The Troll Tolls

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Recently Lizzo and Cardi B released an epic new video: Rumors. It is a gorgeous, raunchy, nasty, glorious music video that is most definitely NSFW. And in many ways, it’s a tribute to being yourself, and not caring what anybody says or thinks about you. And it’s inspiring. But like so many inspiring things, it comes at a cost.

Motivation Monday: What if I Just Don’t LOVE My Body?

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Some days it’s enough just to be grateful… Have you been following the “body positivity” movement? And like Grammy-winning plus-sized artist Lizzo, have you noticed how often it’s represented by “almost perfect” people seeming to flaunt their flaws while sharing…

Bebe, Camila, Body Positivity and YOU

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And as a celebrity, sporting an “average-weight” body certainly invites trolls to criticize their bodies on social media. And while I applaud these celebrities for giving a nod to body positivity, I’ve noticed a few things.

I’m Back Baby!

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After a bit of a rest it feels good to be back! Hello there dear friends. I’ve got to admit, it’s been a minute. As I imagine was the case for many of you, the COVID-19 epidemic really caused me…

Don’t Worry! Be Happy!

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Makeup and care–free. Posted by Jeanette DePatie on Sunday, July 28, 2019 The above clip is from a Facebook Lip Sync recording I recently did with Bobby Mcferrin’s Don’t Worry, Be Happy! I was just messing around and testing out…

PADS Saturday Coolest Dad

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What happens when mom sets up a camera to capture spontaneous cute kid moments? She gets this total awesomeness! Welcome to PADS Saturday (Public Acts of Dancing Spontaneously). So yeah, technically this wasn’t public as it was captured. BUT O.M.G.…

Thanks but no thanks-

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Recently actor Jonah Hill posted a comment that resonated with a lot of people: Instagram post from Jonah Hill And believe me, I get it. I know it seems cool to mention that you think somebody has recently lost weight.…

Loving Your Way to Better Health

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Hello and happy motivational Monday. I hope many of you are enjoying a wonderful day off from your labors. And if you’re working today, I hope work is the BEST! Today I want to talk about feeling better about yourself.…
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