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"People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy." - Anton Chekhov August rolls in and all I can think about it all the autumnal activities I get to do. Apple picking. Layering. Oh, thicker scarves. Ankle boots. The smell of cinnamon and apples in the air.  Pumpkin pie. Jumping on a pile of orange, yellow and red leaves. Walking around...

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"You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches," - Dita von Teese I'll tell you the truth, it took a lot of wasted peaches before I began to like them. The fuzzy skin always threw me off. The taste itself was just all right. It was either too soft or a...

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"Expect problems and eat them for breakfast." - Alfred A. Montapert But really, I'd rather eat oats for breakfast.  When it comes to problems, however, just swallow them up, digest them, then spit them out with a huge smile on your face. It doesn't have to be for breakfast. You can do that any time. I say this only because I'm trying to...

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"Anyone can do running. Running should be easy. It should be fun. It should include everyone. It shouldn't be punishment for eating cheesecake, which is what we've turned it into."  - Christopher McDougall I remember devouring cheesecake back in my unhealthy bingeing days. I'd get sick of course, not because I ate too much of it, but because my body decided it should...

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