Opening our 2013 GRATITUDE jar.

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It is FINALLY time to *open* our 2013 jar & re-visit the many things for which we were grateful. If you didn't join us last year--consider this your invitation to find a jar, snip some papers, and git ready for 2014!   From the time the Tornado was TINY we've focused on gratitude with her. Each night we pray for others, ourselves, and add a snippet of what we're grateful for ... Continue Reading

How to build muscle and lose weight–without losing your mind.

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Yes, People. It's here. It's waiting for you. It's in the pile of e-books promising a new! fitter! happier! you! (ok not so much...unless you aspire to be a misfit) Far more pressing, however, a post imploring you to purchase, is my wanting to share *why* I ever joined the e-masses. It took me a while to decide. I love e-books. Im a voracious reader. Im a prolific ... Continue Reading

what you can when you can (AKA #wycwyc).

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For me (and, for good or for bad, I am my brand) the entirety of life is about consistency. Fitness? I dont workout for long periods of time. I do workout consistently. A little bit each day. Day in and out. Month in and out. Year in and out. Parenting? Lord knows I dont rock the motherhood 24/7. I do my best each day, consistently, and try again the next dawn. Fiction writing? I ... Continue Reading

Accidental goal achievement.

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Years ago. Many. Perhaps around twenty? I had a conversation with my then-boyfriend/now-husband: I long to be the individual people look at and wonder: Does she own a car? I always see her on her bike! Seriously. Does she own a car?! I dont even know precisely why I longed for this (remnants of college Grateful Dead loving days? a sense of wanting the freedom I surmised a bike-only ... Continue Reading

Comfort food.

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As much as Ive struggled in my transition to Oakland there are many facets of my new 'hood which are better than the ATX!!! I really enjoy. The sidewalk yoga. The people the people! The lovely lake. The farmer's markets. Nothing has impacted me as profoundly, however, as our new synagogue (which surprised this Misfit Jew as "non-traditional" doesnt begin to ... Continue Reading

Unapologetically Myself (musings on self-confidence).

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Because I like to surround myself with the young-folk I have number of friends who turn forty this year. (it blows my mind I had this blog when I turned forty.  please to take said disbelief as foreshadowing of shifts to MizFitCome.) Because Im a semi-INTROVERT who shuns the small talk-- we've had myriad conversations about aging, changing life perspective & goals we have for time that's ... Continue Reading

If we had coffee…

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A little while ago I stumbled upon this blog post. It resonated with me because it’s precisely how blog reading feels/is to me. I read blogs in the morning with my coffee *before* the zaniness of my day begins. I also liked the concept because my favorite blogs to *read* are written in that manner. As if we were just two friends getting together and chatting over coffee. Ive got lots ... Continue Reading

Tips for taking criticism without falling apart.

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  As a healthy living community we rarely chat about the skill of taking CRITICISM without falling apart. We've focused on the importance of accepting a compliment gracefully. I've yammered before--and believe it as important as ever--how deflecting or diminishing a nicety denigrates the giver (never our intent). We infrequently discuss how much better (take my word for it) and ... Continue Reading

Jewish Girls.

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Subtitle: I cant lie. Ive been jealous. Green with envy. For a while Ive coveted what it seemed others had. I was envious of the FUN I perceived happened when my Catholic friends skipped off to CCD together. I longed for the unity I thought friends possessed as they giggled together on Monday over Sunday's happenings at church. Ive watched bloggers go on mission trips and ... Continue Reading

MizFit RE-exposed (four year update).

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When Michelle reached out and asked if Id do an EXPOSED! update I couldn't believe it had been four years. Not so much in the "Good gosh time flies! Can you believe it has been four years already?!" sense, but in the "That feels like a lifetime ago.  I feel like a different person." way. I went back and reread my initial post.  I recognized much of that woman. I remembered the ... Continue Reading

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