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    YvonneInLA

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  • User post: Remembering My Mother's Kitchen

    I spent a great deal of my young life rebelling against one thing: Being in the kitchen. I come from a traditional Mexican-American family and, in my mind, learning how to cook (and clean) meant you were destined to get married.

  • Tips to Eating Healthy During Marathon Training

    After a year of talking about it, I'm officially training for the LA Marathon. I joined the LA Roadrunners training program with a friend and we're already up to running 8 miles this weekend. Yay! 9 miles. Boo. I've already gained 5 pounds.

  • User post: 5 Real Mom Tips to Prepare You for “Back to School"

    When my older son started kindergarten last year I thought I was so prepared. I had bought him a cool backpack from REI, a lunch box that I was sure wouldn't smell after a week, and a collared shirt for the first day.