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You Can’t Stop Aging…

By Valerie Bourdain • Aug 22, 2018

The day the employee at Goodwill carded me under the suspicion of using a fraudulent Senior Citizen discount card was…

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Happy 37th Birthday, Megan Bosselman

By Valerie Bourdain • Jan 27, 2018

Dear Megan, I remember you as brave as you faced each of the 1344 days that spanned between cancer diagnosis…

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When The Rubber Meets The Road

By Valerie Bourdain • Jun 18, 2017

A year into my training relationship with my nutrition and life coach Matt Jackson, I made a spontaneous decision to…

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Top Three Questions On Weight-Loss Transformation

By Valerie Bourdain • May 31, 2017

The pool at the apartment building is open, and within a few hours I will be parked on a luxurious…

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Saving the Best for Last

By Valerie Bourdain • Sep 11, 2016

The crowd roars in my imagination.  Secretly I am an American Gladiator with a cool name like Lace or Zap. …

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Rant Mom vs. Rant Chic

By Valerie Bourdain • Jul 5, 2016

Fire away with your political opinions on Facebook.  These days my 59 year-old grannie panties are in a twist over…

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A Few Good Men at Dynamic Fitness

By Valerie Bourdain • May 2, 2016

Who knew you can add “New Eating Habits” to your Life Events on Facebook?   I was unaware of that…

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Project Moon Shot

By Valerie Bourdain • Mar 27, 2016

Dear Mr. Vice-President, “I’m sick, Mom.” That whisper from my daughter’s lips hit my ears harder than the sound of…

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Creighton 2K Rowing Challenge

By Valerie Bourdain • Mar 1, 2016

My daughter Megan was determined to make February 27, 2008 extraordinary.  From a hair and make-up style overhaul and mani/pedi’s…

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To The Birthday Girl

By Valerie Bourdain • Feb 3, 2016

Dear Birthday Girl, Some things never change. With the threat of a blizzard blanketing Nebraska this week, there was mob…

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