pull (oneself) up by the bootstraps To put forth effort to improve one's life or circumstances, rather than relying on others.After I declared bankruptcy, I had to pull myself up by the bootstraps and rebuild my financial standing.I know you're heartbroken by this breakup, but you ju...
I actually kind of abhor St. Patrick’s Day. I lock myself up in my apartment and wait for the droves of idiots in green bowler hats and shamrock glasses to stumble back home and out of my favorite, normally quiet, local bar. They may say “everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day...
But is the truth enough to change the long-standing culture of abuse at Chandler? And can their friendship survive the fallout? Buy it: Bookshop | Amazon | IndieBound Every Variable of Us by Charles A. Bush (March 1st) After Philly teenager Alexis Duncan is injured in a gang shooting, ...
standing in awe as you recount that same story over and over again (the one where you were in surgery for 19 hours separating a set of 7 year-old conjoined triplets with cleft lips, who had fallen out of a hot air balloon while escaping...
and then that I wasn’t interested in the same repertoire everyone else around me was choosing. Even though, like I said, these singers I grew up with in the bar scene (most of whom are tragically no longer with us) could break my heart on a cold day....
As well as this, I have a pStyle (a "female urination device" that allows women to pee while standing up - there are many types, but I have a pStyle and I adore it!). I find that using a device that allows me to stand up while peeing helps, since it means I don't have to...
“Work on being in love with the person in the mirror who has been through so much but is till standing.”—Unknown “You can receive all the compliments in the world, but that won’t do a thing unless you believe it yourself.”—Criss Jami ...
(30 years of receiving AND giving SMART Goals input and I still screw up….) Second, I realised that some were the goals you’re ‘supposed’ to have. Which means they weren’t really mine, they were someone else’s. And third, I set the bar way too high. I decided to ride my ...
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this is a strength move, not a flexibility exercise. do all of the reps on one side, then repeat on the other. katie thompson squat to standing crunch “these are great for your obliques, but they also fire up your glutes because they engage as a way to keep you stabilized and ...