Category: Challenges
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Polar Plunge Challenge
This week, we finally did it. It’s been on our to-do list since last year. Well, on my friend’s list. I don’t like to be cold. But this past week, our three oldest kids went to a winter retreat and participated in a cold plunge. We couldn’t let our kids be braver than us, so…
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2025 Minimal Meals Month Challenge
This week, I wanted to share the details of our 2025 “Minimal Meals Month” challenge. If you’ve been around a while, then you know we love a good challenge. There’s something fun and interesting about pushing and stretching yourself to see what makes you uncomfortable and what helps you become more creative. Back in October…
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No-Spend November
This week, I wanted to share a belated recount of my no-spend November challenge. I’ve completed several no-spend challenges before but opted to take a slightly different tact this time. Overall, I think no-spend November was a success for me. The rules were simple: food and Christmas presents are ok and anything else unnecessary was…
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Update: 2024 Goals
This week, I was reflecting on how quickly the year is coming to an end. I know, I know. It’s only October. But it may as well be December. The next 2 months will go by in a blur with all the holiday festivities and everyday life. I wanted to give a little update on…
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Back to Balance – Update
This week, I’m reflecting on how quickly time flies. It seems like I blinked and July disappeared. And most of August too. In the whirlwind of last-minute summer activities and outings – hiking Mt. Mondanock, backyard camping, and paddleboarding with friends! – I definitely dropped the ball on actually photographing and documenting my “Back to…
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Back to Balance – Week Two
This week, I wish I could say I had a successful second week on my self-imposed “Back to Balance” challenge, but it has really been a struggle. I didn’t take photos of everything, I didn’t log everything, and I definitely didn’t adhere to my goal of healthy eating. Somewhere in the week, there were cookies…
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Back to Balance – Week One
This week, I began my “back to balance” eating on a Thursday. Why a Thursday? Because waiting for the start of the week or month or another “good starting point” just gives me the excuse to overindulge and overeat for more days, reinforcing bad habits that I worked hard in the past to break. I…
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Back to Balance
This week, I am getting back into balanced eating in an effort to start gradually losing the baby weight. I’m not setting an unrealistic goal or rushing the process since I am breastfeeding and need to be careful to maintain my milk supply. And as the saying goes, “It took 9 months to gain the…
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2024 Goals
This week, I wanted to share my 2024 goals. I tackled 2023 with low expectations and I’m glad that I did. It felt good to do almost the bare minimum. I didn’t have a bunch of goals or lists of things to do but I ended the year consistently working out, counting macros, homeschooling 4…
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Annual Hiking Tradition
This week, I wanted to share a new tradition my family has started. Over the last few years we have set several hiking goals. One goal is to hike all of the state parks in Connecticut. Another one is an annual hiking trip in New Hampshire. My friend wanted our families to hike Mount Monadnock…