Book Review: Wonder By R.J. Palacio

WONDER By: R.J. Palacio Published: February 14, 2012 **** I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He’s about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you’ve ever been the…

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Week 4 Peak 313 Living and Active Challenge Update

Last week was crazy busy for me.  It was my birthday and I was preparing to leave for a weekend getaway with some girlfriends.  But, I still got at least 30 minutes of exercise into my day.  It wasn’t the running that I had been doing, but it was still exercise.  I took walks with…

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Attitude Check

Monday’s can be tough for some people, but it is our attitude that really sums up how we react to things….challenges, Mondays, change, chaos, stress, etc.  Our attitude in any situation CAN make a difference.  Today’s inspiration is…. The only disability in life is having a bad attitude. Oscar Pistorius, South African Olympic and Paralympic…

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40 Before 40 Complete….Sort Of

Tonight my 40 Before 40 project is over.  I will be 40 tomorrow.  I have been working on achieving 40 items during this, my 39th year.  Even though I didn’t accomplish all of them, I feel really good about the ones I did accomplish. I would like to think that in the next year, I…

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Week 3 Check-In with Peak 313 Living and Active Challenge

I completed another week of the challenge and am feeling really good about the changes that I am making.  It isn’t so tough to go down to the treadmill and fit in my 30 minutes.  I actually look forward to it because I get some DOWNTON ABBEY time with it.  What will I do when…

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