This blog was created by two friends who made a pledge to try something new, fun, challenging, or even ridiculous every week for a year. At times, life got in the way, but we forged ahead. Our stories have educated, entertained or inspired many. In 2012, we hope to inspire many others to get better, get moving or get over it!
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Dec
10
Aim at a high mark and you will hit it. No, not the first time, nor the second and maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect. Finally, you’ll hit the Bull’s-Eye of Success. -Annie Oakley I expected a big adrenaline rush from the [...]
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Posted: 12/10/10 3:28 PM
Nov
27
You’re in pretty good shape for the shape you’re in. — Dr. Seuss Lately I’ve been looking for a different sport or type of exercise to explore (the running didn’t last–see post). I really want to check this off of my “52“. It’s just that trying something new can sometimes be a little daunting. So [...]
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Posted: 11/27/10 4:43 PM
Nov
15
Max is a confident, personable guy who is well-suited to be on camera. Good-looking and put together (at least whenever I see him), he always seems to be “camera ready”. I, on the other hand, while confident, am not only camera-shy, but one of those people who always manages to get caught in my sweatpants [...]
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Posted: 11/15/10 10:03 PM
Oct
29
This past weekend was supposed to be the proverbial trek to Las Vegas with “the girls”. You know, that time-honored getaway that so many “women of a certain age” often go on. It’s been in the pipeline and on my list of “52″ for quite some time, and it would have been the first time [...]
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Posted: 10/29/10 10:08 PM
Oct
04
“Put your left hand here and play D and A,” Barbara said to me. I hit the note tentatively, feeling the eyes of my husband, my two kids, my daughter’s play date AND the piano teacher on me — all holding their breath. While I was a bit unsure about this it was definitely a [...]
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Posted: 10/4/10 1:54 PM
Sep
23
Do you bake? I don’t, not really. The occasional Tollhouse cookies or birthday cupcakes from a mix, and a key-lime pie a very long time ago, but honestly, I am not much of a baker. I find the mess and the required preciseness of it more stressful than cathartic, although I once read that baking [...]
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Posted: 09/23/10 1:35 PM
“I have no more conditioner,” my 4th grade daughter reminded me as I dropped her at school last week, her hair looking frizzy, as she grabbed her book bag, kissed me goodbye and ran into school. I mentally added it to my list of things to do and dreaded the day ahead filled with mundane [...]
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Posted: 09/23/10 1:30 PM
Aug
09
Moving forward is what this project is all about. While that may be interpreted in different ways by people, for me it is all about pushing myself to just “do” in all sorts of ways that I have never done before and hopefully get others motivated too. So far, some weeks have been about emotional [...]
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Posted: 08/9/10 2:20 PM
Jul
29
My silly little secret? For as long as I can remember, I have been intrigued by all things “spy” related – espionage thrillers, cheesy spy novels, undercover agents, TiVOing repeats of Alias, La Femme Nikita, and The Bourne Identity, even decoding the secret meaning of messages in my big sisters’ diaries way back when. I kept tabs [...]
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Posted: 07/29/10 12:00 PM
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