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Category Archives: Feel Good
Marketing ideas from the yoga mat
I’m watching Becky (Becky Conrad that is, co-owner of Raving) instead of concentrating on my breathing. She’s in front of me, doing this yoga pose where her entire body is supported only on her elbows. I, however, am looking like … Continue reading
Posted in Career and Life, Casino, Casino Gaming, Feel Good, Health, Marketing, Sweaty Fat Girl - Working Out
Tagged free classes, patagonia, yoga
2 Comments
If kitchen walls could talk
Remembering a kitchen – and thanking the parents that made it a home for me By Christine Faria For years, a funky thermometer hung on the side of the refrigerator. From it, extended the wire that originally held it to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Feel Good
Tagged Alzheimer's, caring for the elderly, dementia, high school memories
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Traveling with the Ghosts of World War II
How two travelers from east bufu Reno connect with Nigerian priests, Bavarian beer drinkers and Syrian refugees and the ghosts of WWII My husband, Jim, and I are sitting at the kitchen table of friends, a couple of weeks ago, … Continue reading
Posted in Career and Life, Family, Feel Good, History, Travel, Veterans
Tagged bavaria, bologna, bolognese sauce, ferrari, fulda, germany, italy, poppenhausen, refugees, syrians, travel, venice
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Remembering Our Fallen
I’ll never forget your smile: How we can honor the fallen and have compassion for our returning veterans this Memorial Day. It’s 1983, and a group of us teenagers are piled into the back of a small pickup truck. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Feel Good, History, Profiles, Uncategorized, Veterans
Tagged memorial day, soldiers, the fallen, veterans
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Finding Your Superpower to Choose the Right Career (and Happiness)
What’s your “superpower”? Choose your career path based on what you do best, not what you think you’d like to do. Our sales dawg, here at Raving, Amy Hergenrother, admits that she’d kill herself if she had to organize the … Continue reading
“You look like that fat blueberry girl from Willy Wonka”
Fat Kid, Fat Adult; Overcoming three decades of misinformation — Part I What could I possibly have been wearing, back in 1970-something, to deserve such a nasty comparison to Violet in the movie, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory? The … Continue reading
Posted in Feel Good, Health, Sweaty Fat Girl - Working Out
Tagged arthritis, diabetes, diet, fat kid, healthy eating, obese, organic, overweight, real food
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Why We Need To Pay For Pain
After 25 years, my husband set foot in a gym … And has hated every moment of it. Originally published by Raving Consulting My husband told me that I was obnoxious. Not a very nice thing to say to your … Continue reading
Posted in Feel Good, Sweaty Fat Girl - Working Out
Tagged cross fit, functional training, weight loss, working out
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Wait a minute now … I thought you were dead
Last night I had a surprise visit by my mom. I’ve always thought of these nocturnal stopovers as a gift. Those of you who have lost someone will understand this. No matter how much you love someone, or are used … Continue reading
The Biggest Gift You Can Give Yourself
Your best investment for the New Year? Surrounding yourself with people who bring out your best Ya’ll know me pretty well by now … I like to encourage folks to find joy … and to go for it every single … Continue reading
Another white trash Thanksgiving
How to cope with and celebrate, red Solo cups, in-laws and all! You may have heard me tell this story before, since it’s one of my favorites in family-bashing lore. A few years before my mom Maggie passed away, my … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Feel Good
Tagged dysfunctional family, enabling, family holidays, thankgiving
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