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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This is a guest post by Barbara Hannah Grufferman. She is the author of the hugely popular book, The Best of Everything After 50: The Experts’ Guide to Style, Sex, Health, Money and More. The 52 Weeks is all about trying new things, facing challenges and moving forward; it’s about crossing things off your to-do [...]
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Posted: 05/18/11 8:46 PM
Apr
20
“My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s ninety-three today and we don’t know where the hell she is.”~ Ellen DeGeneres There is a nature preserve and a trail beyond the backyard and past the deer fence of my weekend getaway house. I look out the kitchen window every time [...]
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Posted: 04/20/11 11:40 PM
Mar
22
Life is like a game of poker: if you don’t put any in the pot, there won’t be any to take out. – Jackie ”Moms” Mabley, comedian A dark smoky room filled with men, the muffled sound of chips hitting the felt table, and silent tension hanging in the air is what one usually imagines. [...]
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Posted: 03/22/11 9:58 PM
Feb
17
“There’s one thing that’s really great about waking up early, and it’s not jogging or greeting the day. It’s just that that’s when they make doughnuts.” – Kathy Griffin, comedian Some people are, by nature, early risers: best work done before 9am. Me – not so much… I am generally not what you would call [...]
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Posted: 02/17/11 9:45 PM
Jan
26
“A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.” -Winnie-the-Pooh (and A.A. Milne) I looked up the word commitment the other day. It is defined as the act of committing, the state of begin committed; a pledge or undertaking; applying or engaging oneself. There are many kinds of commitments – for work, family, relationships [...]
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Posted: 01/26/11 6:28 PM
Jan
13
Cheers to a new year and another chance to get it right. – Oprah Winfrey It’s the beginning of a new year and time for that yearly ritual when many of us size things up, make resolutions, throw out the “old ways”, promise to bring in “the new” and start all over again. Don’t worry, [...]
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Posted: 01/13/11 11:47 PM
Dec
21
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.” – Miss Piggy It’s ironic how you can set out to do one thing and it can take you in an entirely different direction. Sometimes things change course [...]
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Posted: 12/21/10 1:07 PM
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
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