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The Great Maintenance Challenge – The Final Results!
[ 2 ] 12/27/2012

The Great Maintenance Challenge – The Final Results!

Cookies, candy, and booze! Oh, my! You made it through another challenge and did not die! Yeah, lame, I know. But, seriously! To those of you who managed to stick with the challenge for all 5 weeks, HOORAY! Good job! We are so proud of you! Maintaining or losing weight through the holidays is HARD. [...]

The Older Sister
[ 5 ] 11/26/2012

The Older Sister

I’m just a little excited this morning because I get to tell you about something new that I am going to be doing. I’m going to be writing a monthly series for the “older” sisters around the Sisterhood. I know there are some of you out there. I will be talking about some of the [...]

The Great Maintenance Challenge
[ 6 ] 11/21/2012

The Great Maintenance Challenge

It may be our usual check in day, and we will still be doing that, but we have some exciting news to go with it. A new challenge, The Great Maintenance Challenge is starting today! Go ahead and have another Irish coffee, and a couple more buckeyes, and one more piece of pecan pie for [...]

June Tune-Up Final Leaderboard & Biggest Shrinking Team!
[ 1 ] 07/02/2012

June Tune-Up Final Leaderboard & Biggest Shrinking Team!

Good morning, shrinkers! I know, I know. I’m a little behind on posting the results. I apologize! I have a good excuse though – we brought a very adorable little baby into our household last week -our first foster child! I’m trying to adjust to having FIVE kids. Oh my! We have had amazing progress [...]

June Tune-Up Leaderboard {June 28}
[ 0 ] 06/28/2012

June Tune-Up Leaderboard {June 28}

Hello, hello! Summer is shrinking away right before our eyes – and hopefully you are, too! Don’t forget the final check-in for our June Tune-Up Challenge is on Saturday, June 30th! Each week we are randomly selecting a team who checks in on time, to win either an Amazon or iTunes gift card for $10. [...]

The Gift
[ 6 ] 06/22/2012

The Gift

Please give a Sisterhood welcome to our newest writer, Mary! She’s been around here for years, so many of you know her (as Fiddler’s Bride), but for those of you who don’t know her, she’s going to be a great asset to our community!! Welcome, Mary!! The Gift First of all, let me begin by [...]

June Tune-Up Leaderboard {June 21}
[ 4 ] 06/21/2012

June Tune-Up Leaderboard {June 21}

Good afternoon, June Tune-Uppers! I am amazed at the numbers this week! You are seriously kicking ass at tuning up! I’m so proud! Each week we’ll randomly select a team, who checks in, to win either an Amazon or iTunes gift card for $10. This week our winning team is: Hawkeye! Congrats, Michal and Matthew! [...]

allow myself to introduce… myself
[ 14 ] 06/21/2012

allow myself to introduce… myself

Hello, everyone! My name is Karena, and I’m a forty year old American living in Belgium. That sounds pretty glam, but in reality, the life of a stay-at-home mom is the life of a stay-at-home mom, whether you’re doing it in Anytown, USA or Toute-la-Ville, Belgique. I have two young boys, ages 8 and 4, [...]

Toot Your Horn Tuesday {New Writers}
[ 9 ] 06/19/2012

Toot Your Horn Tuesday {New Writers}

Hello Sisterhood! Today is Toot Your Horn Tuesday, and that means you get to brag all about the awesome things you’ve done this week. Heck, you can even brag about things you did last week if you want! Tell us all how incredibly awesome, strong, smart, beautiful, fast, witty, and brave you are. Tell us [...]

Spring Forward: A Public Service Announcement & Mini Rant
[ 5 ] 03/10/2012

Spring Forward: A Public Service Announcement & Mini Rant

So yeah, it’s Daylight Savings tonight. Spring forward, peeps. I can’t tell you how many times we were late to Sunday School when I was a kid because of Daylight Savings. Of course, we wouldn’t realize we were late until we pulled the burgundy minivan into the full parking lot and entered the empty hallways [...]

What is Happening?!
[ 1 ] 02/23/2012

What is Happening?!

You may have noticed things look a little funny around here and around Shrinking Kitchen. So did we. We are experiencing more traffic than anticipated and are facing a few bumps in the road and kinks to work out. We are working around the clock to get things running smoothly again! Hopefully, you have patience [...]

[ 7 ] 02/01/2012

Shrinking Kitchen Launch!

We have some very exciting news for you! Today marks the launch of our incredible new website, Shrinking Kitchen! What is Shrinking Kitchen, you ask? It’s a brand-spankin’ new website brought to you by the co-founders of The Sisterhood, and we’ve added Heather to the menu as our Editor-in-Chief! The site is devoted entirely to [...]

Shrink Yo’Self in 2012 {new challenge}
[ 23 ] 01/01/2012

Shrink Yo’Self in 2012 {new challenge}

Happy New Year, friends! Are you so excited to start this year with a bang? Are you overflowing with ideas, plans, and resolutions? Yes? SO ARE WE! The Challenge We have a brand-spankin’ new challenge for 2012! I will get into the details down below! This challenge is open to both Shrinkers and Non-Shrinkers! Anyone [...]

Birthday Love:: Nancy!
[ 4 ] 12/11/2011

Birthday Love:: Nancy!

Put on your birthday hat, because we are celebrating a special birthday here at the Sisterhood! That’s right! It’s Nancy’s special day! Let’s shower her with some birthday love! 5 REASONS WHY WE SIMPLY ADORE NANCY: Her optimism is contagious! Nancy never hesitates to encourage us or give us a kick-in-the-pants when needed! She creates [...]

Shrinkvivor Results {Finalists Announced}
[ 2 ] 11/10/2011

Shrinkvivor Results {Finalists Announced}

In honor of living in the moment and going with the flow, I shot today’s Shrinkvivor vlog with my six month old daughter. She’s much cuter than I am. Enjoy.   P.S. If this video is showing up sideways for you, switch from viewing in 360p to 240p. Or turn your computer sideways. (I tried [...]