Runners Are The Best {Notes from the Weekend}

They say those who can't do teach. If that's the case, those who can't run (a long distance) volunteer. And volunteer I did. I w...

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Marieke Penterman: One Rockin' Mama Cheesemaker

There is no doubt that U.S. Champion Cheesemaker Marieke Penterman is absolutely a good cheesemaker. She's got the credentials, awards a...

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All Things Considered

It has not been my week – for so many reasons. Miles has been sleeping terribly. I have been sleeping terribly, if at all. The external vers...

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From Market to Market {This Week's Menu}

My menu was set. My groceries were bought. Heck, they were even put away. But one little Facebook message turned the week's plan upside ...

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Take Me Away

It wasn't the worst news on the planet but it wasn't the best either. Baby boy, continuing his propensity for complicating life, is ...

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Back to Basic: What is Boot Camp?

It was the most challenging class I had led in a while, Mark said as he put on his jacket. It might have been the toughest I had ever done a...

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2015 Willy Street Co-op Cheese Challenge: Cast Your Vote!

Never mind that the U.S. Cheese Championships are happening today in Milwaukee, or that UW-Madison's own Big 10 basketball player of the...

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Tuesday.

"I'm not sure how it's humanly possible for someone to pee so much." As I lumbered to the bathroom at 2 a.m., the fourth t...

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On the Dinner Table

I think Mark was worried that a) the world was ending; or b) I was in labor when I called him to the kitchen frantically on Thursday morning...

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Redefining Fitness in the Third Trimester

"You're still pretty impressive." I turned around to see one of my favorite smiling faces, standing near the stationary bikes....

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It's in the Bag: Packing for the Hospital

"You wouldn't run a marathon and not eat anything, would you?" she asked. I nodded my head enthusiastically. "Heck, no!...

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Tuesday, By The Numbers

1: Walk 2: Bottles of Nuun (one Grape, one Fruit Punch-Lemon Lime mix) 2.31: Miles covered 3: Snacks consumed by the 3-year-old in the first...

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Unexpected Surprise {Weekly Meal Planning}

Have you ever put a dish on the menu or, worse, been in the middle of cooking it when you decide that you don't want to eat it? I was in...

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Winter Skin Care Tip + Other Randomness

I am not sure it's possible to tell you how excited I am to see this: Yes, my friends, that is the forecast for Fort Wayne. It's a f...

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Piriformis Stretches for Pregnancy

Day by day, this piriformis thing is getting better. I can take the stairs without wincing. I can walk without limping. The shooting pains a...

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Standing Strong: Resolving to Take Control

Do you know how to advocate for yourself, when it really matters? It was one of my mom's favorite stories to tell, and it was not becaus...

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