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Just Another Friday Night, Only Geekier 21 Aug 2013 | 06:07 am
Friday night started like any typical evening out with my best friend. I was working a blog event, she was running late, and when we missed our show, we stopped at a bar before the next one. That all ...
Chaos, Fitness, and Fun 5 Feb 2013 | 07:23 am
Wow. It was a crazy, whirlwind week, culminating in this chaotic day. This is the first time I’ve had to sit down all day — except for the 2-hour interview session for our adoption home study. That wa...
Weight Is Just a Number 28 Jan 2013 | 09:52 pm
In the last week, I’ve pushed myself quite a bit. I upped my weights on the assigned workouts, added a few more, and yesterday, I ran farther and faster than usual. Yet, when I stepped on the scale, i...
My Goals Are Mine 21 Jan 2013 | 11:02 pm
Wow — what a week in the Omron Fitness Challenge! I’ve been working out. I’ve been running. And, I’ve been trying to increase my step count with the daily use of a pedometer. That has been a real stru...
Baby Steps to Better Health 15 Jan 2013 | 03:20 am
I’ve spent the last week getting prepped for the real meat of the challenge. Stepping on a scale for the first time since before the holidays was the first goal, and now that I have my fancy space sca...
Begin at the Beginning 7 Jan 2013 | 11:36 pm
Two years ago, I embarked on a weight loss journey as part of my 40×40 list. I was eating better, working out, and even running. Running, you guys. I lost a total of 22 pounds in 6 months. And today I...
15 Years Later… 31 Aug 2012 | 01:07 am
Fifteen years ago today, I married my best friend — and it nearly destroyed us. We spent years trying to be everything to one another. But when you rely on just one person for everything, you lose you...
33. [It's Not What I Thought.] 7 Mar 2012 | 12:48 pm
The 33rd item on my 40×40 list actually reads: Be a bridesmaid. And, I did, but it wasn’t what I thought. It still didn’t satisfy whatever caused me to write in on my list in the first place. Actuall...
My True Resolutions for 2012 12 Jan 2012 | 06:16 am
Thanks to Trop50 for sponsoring this post on my New Year’s resolutions as part of their Trop5 True Resolutions project. Trop50 juice beverage contains 50 percent less sugar and calories, and no artifi...
Mamavation Monday: Wine at the Line 4 Oct 2011 | 06:52 am
Two months ago, when I signed up for Wine at the Line, I set a goal to run the whole thing. Then? I spent the two weeks leading up to it super sick. It was all I could do to stay active, but I didn’t ...