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#planksgiving day two (technology)

LAST NIGHT THE ASTROS WON THE WORLD SERIES! This makes me realize that our technology these days is amazing.  I was able to watch clips throughout the game while I was teaching lessons because I was streaming the game live to my cell phone!  There is not a moment of my day when I’m not […]

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#planksgiving day one (shanon)

Here we go!  Day one and I’m thankful for Shannon.  She is the one that brought this amazing challenge to me and I’m so excited to take part in this.  Planking for 3 minutes is not going to be easy by any means, but I’m excited to take some time out of every day to

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#PLANKSGIVING

Welcome to November!  This year, join me as I plank all month, progressively getting longer and longer until we plank for 3 minutes!  Along the way, I’ll discuss some of the things I am most thankful for. Source:  http://shrinkingjeans.net/2013/10/planksgiving/

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Swim Drills 0-1650 Week 2

Week one was great!  Started out challenging but I settled into a groove.  M W F is spent doing the training plan drills and T Th is spent swimming drills that encourages good fundamentals and form.  It’s a good balance and I’m excited to see where it takes me! WEEK two: 200 yards…rest for 12

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Swim Drills 0-1650 Week 1

This is the zero to one mile training plan for freestyle swimming.  Found online, it’s a progressive training plan to increases the number of laps you swim each week. I am a beginner and will focusing on form throughout this training program.  I care not about speed, I just want to swim effortlessly and enjoy

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Toby & Matthew hike the Cataract Falls Trail!

Toby and I went camping this weekend!  Since it’s summer time, it’s pretty impossible to get a campsite anywhere in the state without a reservation.  Most campsites fill up months before summer even gets here, but thankfully there are a handful of campgrounds available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Two of them are right here,

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Annual PT Test!

Well, tomorrow is the day.  My annual PT test for the Air Force.  I can’t figure out exactly why I get so worked up over this test, which really is a pretty simple test.  Waist measurement, situps, pushups and a 1.5 mile run.  I know I am not alone in the “worry” part of this

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Basic meals on the cheap!

Eat cheap!  These are simple meals to make, feed up to 5 people and don’t cost a lot of money.   For me, I am one — so I can make a lot, freeze some and have a freezer full of basic meals.  So, I use the word basic because this is very plain.  You

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