The Fat Tax

August 30, 2010

I linked it yesterday, but I felt that this topic deserved a little bit more discussion – did you all read MoPie’s post Nail Salon Charges $5 Fat Tax on Big Fat Deal? You should probably start there, but the distilled version is this: Michele Fontville was charged an additional $5 for her manicure at [...]

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Body Loving Blogosphere 08.29.10

August 29, 2010

Happy Sunday Marizpanlings!! How are you? Things (as always it seems) are INSANE here at the Marzipan Palace, as I attempt to pack up my life and ship myself up to Boston to start school. I already started a little bit of orientation, and it sure seems as though I have my work cut out [...]

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Ending Negative Self Talk

August 28, 2010

Now. This is a bit of a healthy living blogger hot topic BUT one that I have never addressed directly, though presumably one could infer by the content of my writing that I am firmly and staunchly against negative self talk. There are two major reasons for engaging in this type of behavior. Both are [...]

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What to Do When You’re Lonely

August 26, 2010

I do my best not to spend too much time alone. I know what you’re thinking – it’s healthy to be alone sometimes. It’s good to settle into yourself without the distractions of everyday life. There are so many truths hiding in the absence of noise, whether it be the crackle of the radio, or [...]

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What IF: I Put One Foot In Front Of The Other?

August 25, 2010

Today, I am moving to Boston. I will tell you – I am  scared. So today, instead of allowing myself to stew in my fears, I’m going to participate in a little project wherein I just lay all of my fears out there, thereby getting them out of my head and my heart so that [...]

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