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in, normal for the kind of life I'm living.

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l weights and resistance bands. Go

my full-length mirror and a lighted vanity

fel down, placed my phone on the couch and

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l I crave and now

nd stretched, my legs were becoming

t I didn't complain, I couldn't even if I wanted

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d that's something we

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d the phone onto my nightstand and we

ed against the counter and stared at the fridge. On it, I'd pinned one pho

said I looked confused and

cess or an athle

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ns. "Your face is in this week's feature,

s me. Dark lipstick, hair

gnize myself -

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and along the fabric. Dresses, jersey

ves. On

I hadn't worn yet. It was a lovely dress a

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