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The Magnolia Diaries, Volume II
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Essays on Life From a Middle Aged Woman
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Magnolia’s 47 Day Challenge: Day 4 Debating
Well, the 47 day challenge is about 5 days per week exercising at the gym and 7 day per week abstaining from wine. So far I’ve kept up with the exercise and today was the day of figuring out how to fit in the 5th day. I have appointments t...
Magnolia’s 47 Day Challenge: Day 3 Part Deaux
No joy with Joy-elle today. It was “namaste” day with Paula. This class was the real-deal-Yoga complete with all of the hokey lotus flower imagery. I was reminded this morning why I could never take Yoga seriously as a philosophy or r...
Magnolia’s 47 Day Challenge: Day 3 More Yoga Joy with Joy-elle
I’m really getting sick of this exercise crap. It’s been 3 days and well, I can do without it, frankly. My legs hurt, my back hurts, my arms hurt, my head hurts and it hurts to breathe. Imagine what it’s going to be like at Yoga ...
Magnolia’s 47 Day Challenge: Day 2 Spinning Class
I’m sore. Getting out of the chair and walking across the room kind of sore. Feeling my age because I don’t do much exercise sore. But, I kept my word and headed to the health club with my daughter this morning and we joined the spin...
Magnolia’s 47 Day Challenge: Day 1 Yoga
Actually, they weren’t totally honest about this being a Yoga class. They said it was “Stretch & Tone” with none other than Joy-elle. Tis’ the season, I guess. I figured it might be a little bit of stretching and litt...
Magnolia’s 47 Day Challenge
I watched this great movie the other day, Julie & Julia with Meryl Streep (only the greatest living actress of our time) and Amy Adams. Like many of Meryl Streep’s movies, she portrayed a real person, Julia Child. Amy Adams also portraye...

