It’s October and that means it’s the hallowed time of year when people gather with their nearest and dearest and watch scary movies on the lead up to Halloween. One of my clearest childhood memories is of hiding behind my father’s recliner while my parents watched John Carpenter’s Halloween. Despite being scared as a child, …
Social Media in the Age of Outrage and Public Shaming
Remember discussions? I think they were a thing once. A fad, like slap bracelets. The idea, the definition, the hypothesis of a thing called a discussion exists in my brain like a ghost. A phantom memory maybe. Implanted by Obama and his Obamacare no doubt. Discourse. Ha! Who needs it? Get out your pitchforks, the …
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Some Quick Thoughts About Life
I'm going to have a real honest to goodness post for you later today. But for now I just wanted to say something quick. I have had a hell of a 2015 so far: some really great highs and some really terrible lows. I won't go into details because really, does it matter? At …
Help! I’ve Avalanched Myself!
You know that saying about being your own worst enemy? I’d like to submit a new version of that called avalanching yourself. Why haven’t I been blogging in, I don’t know, forever?! I got myself stuck in an avalanche and unfortunately they haven’t found a way to shrink those adorable St. Bernards with booze barrels …
Cynicism, Negativity, and Self-Destructing Your Own Youth
Something I've learned as I've gotten older is that I have less and less patience for cynicism. 5-10 years ago, when things weren't going as well as I'd like them to, when I was out of shape, more insecure, and frustrated with my own life, it was easy to fall into the trap of negativity …
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Lunch – Worst or Worstest Meal of the Day?!
<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/13989038/?claim=xaevjac4mza">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> Excuse my use of worstest. It is most definitely not a word. But lunch, man, it really gets me down. Remember when you were a kid and lunch was so exciting? You got to sit with your friends, compare snacks, everything was sunshine and Dunkaroos! But as an adult, …
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I Did That Fitness Thing!
After posting earlier today and getting some positive feedback from people who struggle with the same gap between who they are and want to be, I made it to yoga tonight for the first time in a few weeks. Sometimes you need to celebrate a small victory...and hope it carries you on to another, …
That Thing, That Thing, That Fitness Thing…
What is that thing, that barrier between who we want to be and who we are? Why is it so hard to go from sincere desire to do something to actually doing it? Since the beginning of 2015 I have been trying to switch to an AM workout routine. When I get home from work …
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How Did I Get Here?
When you turn 30, a lot of people – mostly men, don’t ask me why – will jokingly ask you, “how old you, 21?” or some other similar, younger, age. They mean well. Most people – mostly women – freak out about turning 30. I am not one of those people. I’m perfectly happy to …
Lola Writes the Wave 