<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852573526947539817</id><updated>2024-09-05T05:18:55.426-04:00</updated><category term="autumn"/><category term="ball and chain"/><category term="beer"/><category term="boyfriend"/><category term="chaos"/><category term="choices"/><category term="decisions"/><category term="depression"/><category term="fall"/><category term="family"/><category term="football"/><category term="husband"/><category term="life"/><category term="marriage"/><category term="men"/><category term="racing"/><category term="stress"/><category term="struggles"/><category term="thoughts"/><category term="tie the knot"/><title type='text'>The 30 Second Pit Stop</title><subtitle type='html'>A place to refuel on life&#39;s busy track...</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://30secondpitstop.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852573526947539817/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://30secondpitstop.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Amy L. Belval, M.S.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15318836990647375115</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852573526947539817.post-8668303577351108228</id><published>2009-12-17T10:52:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T11:33:23.214-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Caution: Holidays Ahead!</title><summary type="text">Okay, so what&#39;s the first thing that pops in your line of vision when you hear &quot;the holidays are around the bend&quot;?


You cringe anticipating the inevitable crash when the in-laws (or in-laws-to-be) appear in the lane beside you. You know how hard it is for &quot;Mother&quot; to stay in her lane on the tight curves just ahead. And, &quot;Dad&quot; can be hard to read. The chaos has set in before get your pace set. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://30secondpitstop.blogspot.com/feeds/8668303577351108228/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4852573526947539817/8668303577351108228?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852573526947539817/posts/default/8668303577351108228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852573526947539817/posts/default/8668303577351108228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://30secondpitstop.blogspot.com/2009/12/caution-holidays-ahead_17.html' title='Caution: Holidays Ahead!'/><author><name>Amy L. Belval, M.S.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15318836990647375115</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQST7qUXpFCWQNLX54mQjHgUlt2rpehkgYxv8IY_-jfvsaXk56qKM5eMlFVF1WktRuoXA_ahIOY3Nai5i9Y2Fa4dBWD27SuE8_viASsIZBKwbmcxo3tb_ofta5VJYkDg2J9Gp2Job3WiQ/s72-c/Caution+holidays+ahead.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852573526947539817.post-4778635316658723202</id><published>2009-11-06T10:01:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-06T10:01:45.749-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type="text">          
              
        
    The kids. The job. The house. Americans prioritize everything above their romantic partners – and as a result, the country is in the midst of a sexual famine. Dr. Oz wants you to have more sex, so take part now in the National Sex Experiment. Learn how to reconnect with your partner by starting with small moments of intimacy and connectivity, before opening </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://30secondpitstop.blogspot.com/feeds/4778635316658723202/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4852573526947539817/4778635316658723202?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852573526947539817/posts/default/4778635316658723202'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852573526947539817/posts/default/4778635316658723202'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://30secondpitstop.blogspot.com/2009/11/kids.html' title=''/><author><name>Amy L. Belval, M.S.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15318836990647375115</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852573526947539817.post-8598728606896307654</id><published>2009-10-27T12:00:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T10:07:55.627-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="autumn"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ball and chain"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="depression"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fall"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="football"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="stress"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="tie the knot"/><title type='text'>Game On...</title><summary type="text">Fall in New England  means soccer, football, biking, car racing, hiking, bonfires, beer and checking out the autumn hues. Or, at least it used to in the days of BW,BK (a.k.a. - Before Wife, Before Kids ). You catch my drift. All the fun things you and your buddies used to do before she &quot;made you&quot; sell the  motorcycle and beat-up old Ford pickup your Dad gave you. Who said that just because you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://30secondpitstop.blogspot.com/feeds/8598728606896307654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4852573526947539817/8598728606896307654?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852573526947539817/posts/default/8598728606896307654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852573526947539817/posts/default/8598728606896307654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://30secondpitstop.blogspot.com/2009/10/game-on.html' title='Game On...'/><author><name>Amy L. Belval, M.S.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15318836990647375115</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4852573526947539817.post-6961953895337703411</id><published>2009-10-27T07:56:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T10:09:24.365-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="boyfriend"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="chaos"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="choices"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="decisions"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="husband"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="marriage"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="men"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="racing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="struggles"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="thoughts"/><title type='text'>The &quot;Big Y&quot;</title><summary type="text">Welcome to my blog...The 30 Second Pit Stop. I hope that you&#39;ll find these postings a place to slow down wherever you are on your life&#39;s racetrack and as you refuel, perhaps something here will stimulate you and rev your engines to become motivated to drive ahead. 

Ideally, it is a place to help smooth the bumpy roads and avoiding the potholes by offering thoughts, suggestions you can engage to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://30secondpitstop.blogspot.com/feeds/6961953895337703411/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4852573526947539817/6961953895337703411?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852573526947539817/posts/default/6961953895337703411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4852573526947539817/posts/default/6961953895337703411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://30secondpitstop.blogspot.com/2009/10/big-y.html' title='The &quot;Big Y&quot;'/><author><name>Amy L. Belval, M.S.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15318836990647375115</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>