Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on August 31, 2015 by Melanie Blenis
  I recently spent a weekend at an Ivy League school. When headed to the gym, I was told that the gym I was to use is informally deemed the ‘men’s gym’. Of course, women are permitted in the gym, but all but a few women are found in another......
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Posted on August 27, 2015 by Melanie Blenis
Talking with friends the other day, the subject of ‘that thing’ came up. ‘That thing’ refers to that which keeps us from being our best, most healthy selves. It is a thing of sabotage, feelings of inadequacy or worse. It is that thing that causes, in spite of knowing what......
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Posted on June 15, 2015 by Melanie Blenis
Seriously, kale has changed my life. Say you don’t like it? Let me convince you. You are gonna want to give it another try, or if you are a lover of it, as I am, I will reaffirm your dietary choice. I know that I am late to the party......
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Posted on May 11, 2015 by Melanie Blenis
Many aspects come together to make a ‘healthy’ family. And, families are different. What is important is to be an expert regarding your own family. When my boys were infants, I made two determinations: First, I would never let my own fears dictate their experience of life and second, to......
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Posted on March 19, 2015 by Melanie Blenis
I run every day. I don’t always want to go. Some days, it is nothing but discipline that kicks me out the door. I go because I must. I started running about ten years ago to find sanity and for vanity. I needed to lose a few pounds, and my......