alison watkins

alison watkins

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Wow...your classes ar huge! On another note...ahh...administration! They all just scare me. It's funny, I think I'm very strong and opinionated, but once a higher up talks to me I just feel like they can squash me like a bug. I have my first tenure observation in about a week..woo! Hope you are having a great school year!!

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When I was growing up, it always seemed as though my family was on the go. Back in the day, my dad worked a normal 8-4 as a cartogropher and my mother was either on air as a Canton radio personality, or working as an editor for the Matrix hair care line. My brother and I were always involved in school sports (football for him, we were both on the track team, and I ran cross country) as well as band functions, choir rehearsals and the speech and debate team. No matter how b

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Hi all...it's good to start blogging again. I thought about switching to another blog server, but I just didn't think it would be the same. I decided to come back to JU because I really enjoyed the blogging community here. It's so nice to see a lot of familiar faces are still posting! For those of you who are reading my blog for the first time, my name is Alison. I am an Ohioan who has been transplanted to the big apple. My husband and I live on Long Island, pu

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Kim Kardashian...love her, hate her, love to hate her? Personally, I think she's okay. For me, her TV show happens to be what I call, "perfect zone out TV."(You now the kind, where you just want to relax and make your mind go numb?!) In fact, I think it's great to see a girl with curves be represented in the media. There's just one quick thing Kim.... TELL THE TRUTH!! I was reading an article on thesuperficial.com where aparently

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The numbers posted above are essential for building lean muscle mass. 25-grams of fiber a day 56-grams of protein/day 25 of fiber daily is the US health department daily recommendation for adults. 56 grams of protein is exactly 40% of my dietary needs according to my daily caloric intake for my weight. (To get this number all you do is m

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Yesterday I tried a toning class at my gym and I absolutely fell in love! It's a total body workout by using strength training targeting all of your different areas. We used different freeweights and armbands for our arms and did many reps. We used the ball for our abs, butts, and thighs, and the step for our legs. Today, I am really feeling it! On top of that I

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Today I had to be cautious on the treadmill because I was starting to get a dull pain shooting up my ahkelie's (spelling!?!?) tendon. After about 10 minutes of stretching it out, it feels much better. I hear runners need to be extra cautious with their legs because one injury could mean the end of one's career. Anywho, here's what I did today: leg/

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1 Hour 15 minutes weights/cardio Strength training on circuit for legs/abs-40 minutes Running -35 minutes -3.25 miles

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I LOVE this song....It just reminds me of when it came out in 2000 when my friend and I were both in really crappy relationships. It was kind of our anthem...hehe

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What's wrong with gay rights?? I'm a huge gay advocate and that doesn't mean I'm gay.

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Today I had my first meeting with a personal trainer. He gave me some great advice and said I was already on the right track with things. I was a little nervous for my pre-workout evaluation, just because all of the clinical hype (aka getting weighed...ahh!!) reminds me of going to the doctor. He told me because of my frame (large) and height (5'2") not

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Marcie: Wyoming...never been there, but I hear it's pretty. I'm sure you're not boring, you never were! I think I might just have to write an update... MM: Good to hear from you!! what's new with you??

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O.R.: Honestly, yes...I've found that in the past if I go to an aerobics class and the instructor isn't excited about it, then the class energy just isn't the same.

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This morning I decided to try a spinning class @ my local gym to cross train with my running plans. HOLY CRAP does it kick ass! For those of you who are not sure what it is, spinning is a high intensity stationary bike aerobics class. As the class goes, the instructor tells you the positions to move to on your bike and to highten or lower the intensity. Yo

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