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Do You Want Your Presidential Fitness Award?

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Did you ever try to get your Presidential Physical Fitness Award when you were in school? I vaguely remember trying to do it when I was in elementary school. There was one day in the gym where we had to do sit-ups and it was actually a competition, you had to keep going and going and going. I hated sit-ups, even if I was good at them. Anyway, I zoned out in the middle of the sit-ups and when I zoned back in, I’d done over a 100 and passed that portion of the physical. I don’t think I could … Continue reading →

Are You a Member of the Sandwich Generation?

Let me tell you, I’ve heard of some interesting terms before but ‘sandwich’ generation makes me think of ham and cheese or peanut butter and jelly, not marriage stress. However, being a part of the sandwich generation actually means you are dealing with being a parent, possibly considering retirement while also dealing with your own aging parents and their needs. Some estimates show that about two-thirds of the baby boom generation will be taking care of an elderly parent alongside their own parenting. About 16 years ago, Newsweek estimated that women spend an average 17 years raising their own children … Continue reading →