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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• The Dream Thieves
• Firstborn
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Landline
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• Mockingjay
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Return of the Native
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• WinterCategories:
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Tag Archives: fitness
Wellness Wednesday #52: Every Body Yoga
Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley is a book that tackles body image, the fundamentals of yoga, the history of yoga, and much more. I’m not writing a full review of this book because I didn’t read the entire thing. … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #51: Well THAT didn’t work…
Back in March, I happened upon an app in the app store that purported to be a food photo journal. This app was Weight Tracker Pro, and as I said in my review two weeks ago, the actual app ended … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #49: Exercise I Miss
Once upon a time, I was the sort of person who loved and participated in all different sorts of exercise. Even in the stupidly hot south Texas summers, I managed to exercise. Even when I had a stress fracture in … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #48: First Quarter Fitness Test
Alright. It’s time. My goal was to test my strength quarterly, using a specific test that I’ve done a half-dozen times since 2013. So on Sunday, I got down to business, and here are the results. (Spoiler – I improved … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #47: April Challenge
As far as food and fitness challenges go for me, February and March were a bust. I didn’t even bother to make challenges for March. There was just too much going on between vacation, two medicine changes, a major health … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #44: A funny thing happened on the way to circuit training…
February. Circuit training. That was The Big Plan. I had it all worked out. Half an hour alternating minute by minute between strength training and cardio, designed to be a full body workout. It was a good design, but as … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #43: February Challenge
Per my 2017 goals, I’m going to assign myself one fitness and one nutrition-based challenge each month. This is how January went, and what I plan to do for February. Nutrition: My goal for January was to most eliminate flour … Continue reading
