November 2009

Hale Holiday Habits: "Fat" Chance

No matter what time of the year, you’re constantly faced with decisions about what to put into your body.  Every year, the holidays roll around, and any efforts you’ve made during the year goes out the door to slices of cheesecakes, pies, cookies and puddings, and everything else in between. When considering what to put [...]

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Hale Holiday Habits: Don't Forget About Mommy

With Christmas creeping around the corner, and as things get more and more hectic, one thing not to forget is Mommy.  Everyone, especially busy moms, need to go the extra mile to pamper themselves every now and then.  It really is important to take care of yourself in order to care of others. Have a [...]

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Hale Holiday Habits: Please Don't Take My Sunshine Away

Earlier in November, I started a series where I offered daily tips on how to develop healthy habits for the holidays, and have fallen off with many things swirling in my babysphere, so I would like to kick it back up until the end of the year. Can you believe 2009 is almost over? It’s [...]

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Black Friday Fatigue

Yes Yes, I braved the crowds and went along for a ride to the local outlet mall in Round Rock, Texas.  Upon our arrival (by the way, I was a dunce and overshot the exit, probably infuriating my sister(s)-in law (sorry!),) and then when we finally got to the parking lot, there was almost NO [...]

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Happy Turkey Day and Happy Anniversary, Honey!

Today shaped up to be a pretty good day.  It’s definitely not over yet, but with all the cooking and eating, I’m about ready to enter into a food-induced coma.  I’m thankful I have such a wonderful husband and family; he was by my side the entire time to help me through the entire day, [...]

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