jenlee
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Full of Pride
This past weekend was Pride Chicago 2017. This was the first local Pride parade I’ve experienced despite wanting to attend for many years beforehand. It was one of the most fun events I’ve ever experienced. The floats were amazing, everyone was colorful and happy, and I felt surrounded by some of the nicest people in… Read more
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Committing to yourself
The other day was the longest day of the year (June 21st) and it was also Global Giraffe Day. Something about long necks and long days making sense and therefore there’s a holiday for that. You’re welcome. I saw many posts regarding not only giraffes but also that people had no excuse to not exercise…Committing… Read more
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Community = love
I’ve been in Oak Park for just about 3 months now and I can’t even begin to describe how much I love it here. I came for the church that I fell in love with (Free Church) and I’ve discovered so much more in Oak Park inside and outside of church. The community in Oak… Read more
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Exercise and creativity
Physically active people can improve their self-expression, self-confidence and social interaction compared with more sedentary people. Exercise leads to better brain health, less obesity and less stress. This applies to people of all ages, including children and young adults. Regular exercise for children and young adults is important as that is when people start habits,…Exercise… Read more
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Tapering off sugar
After seeing a sugar free trend on Facebook, I decided to do some research into the idea of not consuming sugar. What I found was concerning. Not only does sugar lead to heart disease and diabetes, it’s also considered a powerful drug. People get addicted to sugar similar to or even worse than cocaine. With this knowledge…Tapering… Read more
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Vegan Fest
I experienced my very first Vegan Fest yesterday in Chicago and had lots of fun. While I’m not an official vegan, I spent about two years being a vegan about 5 years ago. And while I eat certain types of meat, I generally try to avoid dairy and red meat for the most part. But when… Read more
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Nature’s Fastest Marathon Runner
Some animals are good at running, us humans being one of them. But most animals while they can run fast they often don’t run far. Or if they run far, they don’t run fast. One exception outside of humans is the ostrich. The ostrich can run up to 43 mph at their fastest. When they…Nature’s… Read more
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Global Running Day
Tomorrow is Global Running Day. This holiday started out as a national US holiday in 2009 but went global in 2016. The idea behind it is to show that fitness is fun. There’s also a Million Kid Run which is about inspiring kids to embrace running as a way to get healthy and fit. The goal……Global… Read more
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Wonder Woman
I saw Wonder Woman last night and it was amazing. It went beyond my expectations and I can now finally say there is a good female superhero movie in the comic-book movie world. While her costume may have become more brassy, her character stayed on cue with maybe a little more feminine power and strength…… Read more
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Original crush circa 1995
Last weekend, I saw DREAMCAR at the Vic Theater in Chicago. This is a new band consisting of Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, Adrian Young, and Davey Havok. So basically No Doubt, minus Gwen Stefani and plus lead singer from AFI. The cool part is that they have a completely different sound from No Doubt or… Read more
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