Jul 15, 2010
On Being Tired
All the time. That’s been my thing for the last while, probably the last number of years to varying degrees. Energy deficiency. The Total Makeover Challenge had me exercising and eating well, and...
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Jun 12, 2010
Why I’m inside on the first nice day in awhile…
hey it's nice out! let's go to WordCamp... inside all day
I’m at WordCamp Vancouver 2010, being held at the Vancouver Museum in Kits. Beautiful location – reminds me of all the times...
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May 24, 2010
Back to life… back to reality
Time to get more centered!
So the Total Makeover Challenge is over (I came in 2nd!), and it’s time to start picking up some of the things I had to set aside to allow for the intensity of the contest...
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Apr 23, 2010
4 weeks have flown by and it’s time to vote AGAIN!
I’ve been terrible about the blog, but suffice to say I’ve been keeping very busy. Fashion show? Check! Make sure you see my husband’s Flickr stream for some awesome pics of the...
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Mar 26, 2010
Time to vote, everyone!
It’s time to VOTE, everyone!! Yes, time to get your keyboards clicking and put me in the TOP 10 for the Total Makeover Challenge – 50% of my score is from online voting! Here’s...
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Mar 22, 2010
Am I ready for this?
7 weeks in, ready for my closeup?
Well, it’s high time I checked in here! Spring, by default, is my busiest time at work. Taking part in the Total Makeover Challenge was a big leap of faith for me...
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Feb 25, 2010
Homemade Yogurt, made easy
Yogurt is so good for you!
I mentioned on Facebook a couple of days ago that I had good success with making my own yogurt at home, and promptly had a flurry of responses asking for how I did it. Well I...
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Feb 22, 2010
Heading into week four of the Challenge
Mom's 75th Birthday party!
Cross-posted on the fitness blog
Four weeks in, so how are things going?
In a word – great! Last week was a bit of a let down, as I stayed at zero – no gain, no...
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Feb 4, 2010
Happy just because
Joy! My great-niece Kyla
When I was younger, I always viewed myself as moody. All through my teen years, it seemed all I did was cry myself to sleep at night – of course, this wasn’t really...
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Jan 31, 2010
Working together
Work is more pleasant when shared.
Just got back from a relatively spontaneous yet planned trip to Ikea. Planned in that Curt emailed me yesterday about some thoughts he had about some of our furniture,...
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