It took me a while to decide to lose weight again. And even now it’s a totally utilitarian choice* & I feel the need to make that clear. One: I am not giving in to the pressure that women must be thin to be beautiful. Granted, many people look better thinner and I am admittedly one of
Introducing Te Kill Ya Sunshyne: Te Kill Ya attended the Ft Myers Derby Girls very first bout back in 2007. She knew right away it’s what she wanted to do. The next week, she joined the league. At the beginning of the 1st season, she broke her leg at practice, in dramatic fashion, after flying
Introducing Handi-J: Handi grew up skating in rinks in Illinois so when she heard about the Ft Myers Derby Girls she decided it would be a fun challenge and started playing February of 2009. Ten years ago she married her husband, Brian, who remains a constant supporter of FMDG and is an avid member of
Last Wednesday when I was at open skate my shins took 45 minutes to warm up. Bad news. Then came Saturday: I warmed up ahead of time as usual. I thought I was good. When I warmed up with everyone else I had to stretch once or twice. Then right before we did our endurance
Introducing Peaches ‘N Carnage, 00: Peaches ‘N Carnage, a.k.a. Lea Elmer (like Elmer Fudd and the glue company), joined the Fort Myers erby Girls in August of 2011. She loved to roller skate and derby looked fun, and although she thought she was not naturally competitive or athletic, she quickly proved herself wrong; being awarded
Introducing Little Debbie Smackcakes, #5-0: Once upon a time a few years back, Debbie worked for a very demanding company and when she finally escaped their grasp, she needed something to do with all of her free time. After discovering knitting was not her thing, she came upon roller derby online, joined the Fort Myers
This week I had a lot of trouble with my tight shins/calves. I warmed up as usual but they just weren’t cooperating. I figure it could be either one of two things: A. They might have tightened up since I last had a massuese work on them three weeks ago or B. It was related
Recently launched: CStrohmeyer.com Design brief: Built in conjunction with & in a similar style to FaceLift.md, it’s sister site. This is mainly an information site for prospective clients to find out more about the dermatology practice & services they offer. They also have a shopping cart so their clients can order their products online.
I’m going to see if I can buy clothes* at only Target for a while. I love my favorites TJMaxx & Marshalls and the high quality clothing you can often find there. However, every time I go into one I take anywhere from an hour and a half on up to go through the *entire*
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