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So, my life seems relatively sweet right now. I have an amazing new apartment (which I just signed the lease of today) that I will be moving into in a couple of weeks. I will be getting an awesome dog that will keep me exercised and provide more companionship. I have found the man that I am going to marry and will spend the rest of my life with. I
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just stick your favorite tunes (or if you're lame like me, audio book) into your mp3 player and go walking for half an hour every day. I GUARANTEE that you'll be feeling better within a week, which will show on the outside, which will make you feel even better on the inside. and they say to burn fat you need to do kind of mild exercise for a long period of time.. i'm expecting to start seeing the difference in myself within the next few weeks.
anyway, hope this helps. i think everyone wants to be someone else sometimes, but we're stuck with our crappy old bodies so we best take care of them as much as possible. :-)
ps: after i figure out whether your new place will be a reasonable distance from mine, maybe we can talk about power walking together. we can wear stretch pants and carry those ridiculous walking sticks, or pump 3 pound barbells while we go. how cool would that be?!
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But I also think it's a little too far for us to go walking regularly together unless I drive to your house or something. the exact address is 2118 N Hi Mount. Google it or something to find out where/how far it is.
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but yeah, you asked a while ago about books for your mom and i keep forgetting to reply. i can't think of any that i've read that fit your requests (i'm sure my tastes are different from your mom's. hehe) but i do know of a few that are supposed to be good for the "mom demographic." "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult is very very popular. i've heard it's a great book from many different types of women.
here's the synopsis from amazon.com:
Anna was genetically engineered to be a perfect match for her cancer-ridden older sister. Since birth, the 13-year-old has donated platelets, blood, her umbilical cord, and bone marrow as part of her family's struggle to lengthen Kate's life. Anna is now being considered as a kidney donor in a last-ditch attempt to save her 16-year-old sister. As this compelling story opens, Anna has hired a lawyer to represent her in a medical emancipation suit to allow her to have control over her own body. Picoult skillfully relates the ensuing drama from the points of view of the parents; Anna; Cambell, the self-absorbed lawyer; Julia, the court-appointed guardian ad litem; and Jesse, the troubled oldest child in the family. Everyone's quandary is explicated and each of the characters is fully developed. There seems to be no easy answer, and readers are likely to be sympathetic to all sides of the case. This is a real page-turner and frighteningly thought-provoking. The story shows evidence of thorough research and the unexpected twist at the end will surprise almost everyone. The novel does not answer many questions, but it sure raises some and will have teens thinking about possible answers long after they have finished the book.
other things by the same author are very popular too.
the lj community "womensbookclub" has many good suggestions- you should look there. here are a few that i've heard are good (and you can look up the synopses at amazon.com):
-The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank
-A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (one of my grandmas LOVES this book)
-The Secret Life of bees by Sue Monk Kidd
-Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (i've read only part of this but it was really good. it's about women under the taliban regime forming a book club and relating books to their lives. very strong in girl power. it's long, but not difficult. there's nothing anti-christian in it.)
-White Oleander by Janet Finch (pretty good book)
-Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (great book. has some christian undertones but none are too overt. the moral is more about being a good selfless person. my mom ADORES this book and she is definitely someone who loves to read)
-The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
-The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
-Falling Leaves: the True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah (GREAT book- i read it when i was a tween)
-The Jane Austin Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler (would only recommend this if your mom's read and liked any jane austin books)
so yeah, there are a few suggestions. i think these books all have nice messages, are not too controversial from a religious perspective (i'd recommend any of them to my mom and she's a total fundy), but are not religous at all. hope that helps. let me know what she ends up reading!
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oh yeah, these books vary in length, but they're all very readable. linear story line, basic straightforward writing, etc. great bedtime books.
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-gone with the wind by margaret mitchell
-the stone diaries by carol shields
-memoirs of a geisha by arthur golden
-angela's ashes by frank mccourt
-diary of anne frank
-joy luck club and bonesetter's daughter, both by amy tan
-rebecca by daphne du maurier (i was physically unable to put this book down while i read it. so so good)
-to kill a mockingbird by harper lee
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