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Mother’s Day with Animoto

April 30, 2012
Ciao Mom

Mother’s Day is coming. A holiday that in past years, I have somewhat ignored or blown off. Ok not entirely, but mostly. This year though, not that I am going all out, or will even be in the same city as my mom for Mother’s Day… I have a slightly different appreciation for the day. [...]

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Why Blogs are Not Dying

April 26, 2012
why-blogs-are-not-dying | Ciao Mom

“Blogs are slogs” according to a USA Today article by Roger Wu on April 20. “With the emergence of social media, more companies are replacing blogs with nimbler tools requiring less time and resources…” My dad, who I might consider hiring to develop my (non existent) business plan for my transition from teaching to writing/social [...]

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Ready. Set. Fitness. I did it!

April 24, 2012
Working out after surgery | Ciao Mom

Today marks a special milestone in my personal history. Six weeks post hysterectomy.The day when an invisible green light shone over me all day long, reminding me that there were no longer ANY restrictions to my activity. Six weeks. A lot of weeks. A lot of days. A lot of non fitness time. To say [...]

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Every Child Deserves a Shot@Self Sufficiency

April 23, 2012
Every Child Deserves a Shot at Self Sufficiency | Ciao Mom

Self sufficiency. Sustainability. Two ideas that over the last four months have become ingrained in my every thought. As an educator, I always knew that my teaching was not about the immediate learning, but more about fostering independent and critical thinking in my students.  As a mom I have always recognized that the best I [...]

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Mother’s Day Memories

April 22, 2012
Mothers Day Memories | Ciao Mom

I have a confession. I have never been “good” at Mother’s Day as a daughter. Maybe I was better as a child, but as an adult, my mom is lucky if she gets a card much less a Mother’s Day gift.  My aversion to Mother’s Day probably has something to do with my general aversion [...]

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New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

April 19, 2012
Cervical Screening Guidelines | Ciao Mom

One month ago I had my uterus and cervix removed in large part because of my medical history. My medical history that already includes one malignancy.  My medical history that excludes me from the regular population of healthy 37 year old women. My history that has included more birthdays, year after year, as a survivor [...]

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My Five Step Plan to Fitness After Surgery

April 17, 2012
Five step plan to fitness after surgery | Ciao Mom

Five weeks of recovery. One week left until the words ALL CLEAR appear on my phone’s calendar. Words that symbolize the return to regular life. Words that represent my victorious return to a life of fitness. Except of course that after six weeks off from any real exercise, my body is not ready for a [...]

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Ready. Set. Fitness

April 16, 2012
ready set fitness | Ciao Mom

Have you ever been looking forward to something so very much that you started a count down to prepare for it’s arrival? That is how I feel, as I sit here, with one week left until my medical ALL CLEAR to resume exercise after my hysterectomy in March. I am one week until my body [...]

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Traveling Friday

April 13, 2012
Whats your label | Just.Be.Enough.

Friday, Friday, Friday. One week and a few days away from my first post surgical workout. 3 weeks away from my trip to Key Biscayne Florida for Mom 2.0, and 3 weeks away from my stage debut as part of the Listen To Your Mother DC cast. There are so many things brewing and being [...]

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Family Bonding Over Spring Break

April 11, 2012
Spring Break Memories

Spring Break only ended a few days ago. Although we opted for a staycation this year, it was one of those weeks that I know will go down in family history as far as family bonding. There was family bonding during our one night getaway to the Gaylord National. Where not only did we enjoy [...]

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