just our day to day life
We had another busy weekend and I’m spent – which is the opposite of how I should feel after a weekend. Friday I went to a Leadership Forum put on by the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at Ohio State University. It was a …
I think I found a new workout challenge. Instead of weekly like my 100 challenge, this one is daily from Sunday, October 7 – Wednesday, October 31 – so 25 days. I made up the name for the challenge, but I found it on a …
In celebration of a coworkers upcoming wedding the managers brought in cupcakes and (from what I was told) gluten-free granola bars for after our staff meeting. I grabbed one to eat with my cottage cheese and fruit for breakfast and STUPIDLY didn’t read the label …
I was ready to get back into workouts this week after a long vacation, but I had a little set-back. All is well now, but it made for a bad workout week through the weekend. Last Tuesday at volleyball I dove for a ball that …
Last Thursday while driving into work I was listening to a story on NPR about a new anti-obesity media campaign that launched in Minnesota featuring two ads that some consider controversial. Some feel that the two ads are derogatory and fall into the category of …
It’s Foodie Penpal reveal day! Lindsay from The Lean Green Bean created this program last September to link foodies from around the world. On the 5th of the month, each participant is assigned a penpal to send a box of goodies to, and is assigned …
I rarely post on Sundays, but I’ve been meaning to join this Sunday Social linkup for months and I have finally remembered. Ashley and Neely post questions each week for people to answer on their blogs and linkup. So…here goes… 1. What do you miss …
Since we’ve become homeowners, we are both much more interested in DIY and home repair, naturally. At some point I stumbled upon a blog that has become one of my favorites: Young House Love. They are DIY-masters and pretty darn funny, plus they do relevant …
I love you Fall, but you end too soon and I hate winter. I love wearing jeans and being cozy with a light sweater, sitting by fires, watching football, eating and drinking the seasonal food, and it not being balls’ hot outside. But we usually …
This workout encompasses two weeks because I was on vacation for 12 of those days. I can also assure you that I didn’t work out except for a very easy yoga class on the beach, playing a little paddleball, and riding bikes into town to the …