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About Leah@MyNewEnding

I'm a 44-year-old wife and mother who begins her day with God and coffee. When my youngest of 3 kids started college I went from a SAHM to a full-time job. I love being an attendance secretary. A lot has gone on since I started this blog in 2009, but one thing remains the same: I will not give up on my health. Join me as I share what that means for the season of life I'm in.

One Of My Very Own

Okay, I’m a sucker….seriously. I love water bottles with straws versus an open lid. Since Oklahoma has such wonderful water I have no problem drinking water from the tap here. However, I only have one 32-oz insulated water cup that … Continue reading

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Fitness Mind

You know you’re becoming a gym rat, or fitness/health minded, when you see a weather report showing a major winter storm coming and the first thing you think is, “Am I going to be able to get to the gym? … Continue reading

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I Got Another One!

Syl from Live, Smile, Run was so kind to share a blog award with me. So, I shall accept it and try and share another seven random things about myself. 🙂 I love the cottage style of decorating, and my … Continue reading

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The Ambition Shadow

As I was cleaning out my wallet the other day I came across a fortune I had saved from a fortune cookie once. It read: “Do not let ambitions overshadow small success.” I felt it was a perfect response to … Continue reading

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Tired, But Glad

This morning I went to the gym…at 8:00 am. In my opinion, that is too early to be going to the gym on a Saturday morning (especially after working a full week and being busy all but one night), but … Continue reading

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Emotional Moment

Thinking late at night can be detrimental to my mental health because I tend to vex on things that really aren’t important, or not as important as I make them out to be. I’ve lost 24 pounds in the last … Continue reading

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Happy 101 Blog Award

I was kindly given the Happy 101 blog award by Gina at Fit by 41, Maybe 42. She is too kind! 🙂 My understanding is I’m supposed to list ten things that make me happy and then try to do … Continue reading

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Perfect 10 Update #3

Here’s another update for the Perfect 10 Challenge. My Perfect 10 Goals Are: Complete the Couch to 5K program. YES – I finished week 3 last night. I’m having a bit of an issue with shin splits, but nothing serious. … Continue reading

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Weigh-In … Not Too Upset

Today’s Weight: 207.0 Loss/Gain: +1.0 lb. Total Loss So Far: -24.0 lbs. Well, yes, I’m up a pound. I should be really bummed, but I’m really not. After that large unexpected loss last week I was expecting a maintain or … Continue reading

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Improvement

My week has been very busy, but that’s good. 🙂 The eating has been okay, but the water is horrible. Hmm…. I haven’t been getting it in at school like I thought I would. Teaching PE I’m not at a … Continue reading

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