Get Yourself an Accountabilibuddy

Getting up to write is difficult these days. Recently, I don’t have a lot of motivation to get myself to a computer and focus on writing words – and, you know, not getting lost on Buzzfeed, Facebook, and other stupid noise.

I have found my ticket out of the funk though. Another fellow Marine wife here also needs to get her writing butt in gear, so we’ve decided to conquer our procrastination together and meet once a week to write and make sure we’re getting work done.

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What I Wore: Plaid

Haha if you haven’t noticed, the titles to my posts are always very uncreative. I don’t know, but I have a hard time coming up with cutesy titles, so I just pick something super literal. I mean, at least you know what the post is going to be about.

So yes, in this post I am wearing a plaid shirt. This shirt is another one of those thrift store finds that has proven to be a great purchase. It is a men’s Ralph Lauren shirt that I scored for under $5 at Goodwill, and I wear it all the time

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Career Confidential: Molly Antos

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Full name?: Molly Antos

Position / Job title?: Vice President at a Mid-Sized Public Relations Firm, and blogger at Workouts to Wine 1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was younger, I went through a wide range of dream jobs: everything from professional ballerina to veterinarian. I also went through a phase where

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Career Confidential: Cassandra Eldridge

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Full name?: Cassandra Eldridge

Position / Job title?: Owner, Photographer at Cassandra Photo

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I always knew I wanted to own my own business. I opened up a grocery store in our workout room, and used the treadmill as the check out aisle when I was about

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3 Things I Wish I Had Known In My 20s: Stacy Lyon

Stacy Lyon has always been an entrepreneur. Her first business venture was when she was 9 years old; she sold worms to Shawano Lake (Wisconsin) fishermen. Then, in college, she started an entrepreneurs club at the University of Wyoming. Now, she is the founder of healthy hoohoo, which is a revolutionary line of natural freshness products for women.

There is no question about it: Stacy has created a very successful brand with products that might not be the sexiest to talk about. Her line is now carried at Whole Foods, natural grocers, spas and wellness clinics

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I Learned Some Baking Shortcuts

Somehow, I got to baking a lot the past two weeks which meant massive amounts of dough/batter in a short amount of time.

Very briefly, I’m going to share with you just a couple of quick fixes that really helped speed the process along:

Grated Butter

The worst part about baking is realizing I have to cream together some damn butter and sugar, and forgetting to let the butter out to sit to get to room temperature. Not a problem anymore. I just grate the butter now, which softens it and makes it much easier to cream anyway.

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What I Wore: Leather Pants

If I could wear leather pants and 4 inch heels everyday, would I? Most definitely. However, the reality is, sometimes I need to actually function in the clothes I am wearing.

So, I wore this outfit last Monday because I needed a major pick me up after my vacay. Yes, going back to work can be a major buzz kill! If only, I could live a jet set life…Joking, joking. I am pretty happy to be back at work because I have some exciting things going on. I can’t wait to share them later in the year!

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Are You Mentally Ready to Achieve Your Fitness Goals?

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Don’t have money for a trainer? Train your mind first and then you might not even need one! If have never written your goals down before now is a perfect time to start. With spring just around the corner there is no time like the present to get your mind and body in tip-top shape.

Here are few tips to get you started!

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A Few Pictures from Paris…

I love Paris. On our first day there, we just sorta wandered aimlessly, and it was lovely. We probably walked a total of 5 or 6 miles, but it is the only way to see the city. While Paris is beautiful during the day, it is absolutely breathtaking at night…there is a reason it is called The City of Lights.

While I die for the food, coffee, history and art in Paris, the thing I love most is the effortless chicness of the Parisians people. Less is more.

If you plan on going to Paris, I have a few recommendations

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Career Confidential: Jamie Walker

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Full name?: Jamie Walker

Position / Job title?: CEO and Founder, SweatGuru and Fit Approach

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

When I was a kid I wanted to be a lot of things – a pro athlete, a Fly Girl on In Living Color, the editor of Vogue, an NFL cheerleader or

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