mommy math
March 9th, 2009
(2 adults + 1 toddler) x 1 phlegmy lower-respiratory virus
+ 1 nursing baby in a growth spurt
= NO BLOG POSTS
Enjoy what you’re reading? Help me work through naptime with a little extra caffeine.
de style of re-style
March 4th, 2009
Pardon me a moment while I pat myself on the back.
I’ve got a new sweater that I really love. Only it’s not a new sweater, it’s an old boxy oversized men’s pullover that was sitting in the Goodwill bin. Then I saw these tutorials on Angry Chicken (also this one) about restyling sweaters.
Since I had [...]
can you help make this happen?
February 28th, 2009
The pastor who married my friends Frank and Alison is now serving as an Army chaplain in Afghanistan. He sent out this request for help in serving the Afghan people by collecting and distributing shoes to the needy. No matter what your political or religious views, this is a project we can all get behind. [...]
what have you got to lose?
February 25th, 2009
If you don’t watch The Biggest Loser, (and why not? It’s just about the bestestest TV show ever!) you may not have heard about the Pound for Pound Challenge.
And if you do watch, you still might not realize what a great opportunity it is. The PFP challenge is a sponsored fundraiser for Feeding America - [...]
are you loopy?
February 18th, 2009
It feels so good when two ideas come together perfectly.
Years ago, I just lit up while reading David Allen’s book Getting Things Done. One of the important concepts is how “open loops” cause stress. You know how there are certain things that annoy you, get in your way, or are just weighing on your mind? [...]
ready…pretty…go!
February 18th, 2009
When you’re working on 3 hours’ sleep and getting 5 minutes in the bathroom alone is like negotiating a hostage crisis, your “beauty routine” tends to fall way down on your priority list.
Even a partially-reformed slob like me can only go so long in sweats and bedhead before thinking, “Is this what I want the [...]
C25K…part 2
February 5th, 2009
Woo-hoo - got a run in today (biggirl was late for lunch and nap, but we got it done!) Tuesday was a wash but I did walk about 15 mins each way to the library with the 12-pounder in the carrier and the 26-pounder in the jog stroller.
Today was the last day of week 1, [...]
C25K…part 1
January 19th, 2009
First workout on Saturday went great! I did the exact 20 minute plan from the C25k, and I felt like I’d worked out for sure, but it wasn’t too much. Yesterday was too hectic with littlegirl’s baptism, family lunch, etc. Today I did Pilates, and tomorrow back to the treadmill. I”m shooting for 3 runs [...]
90 seconds at a time
January 16th, 2009
So at my six-week checkup after the baby was born, I weighed in at 14 pounds over my pre-baby weight (for THIS baby), which totals 34 pounds over my pre-first-baby weight, which totals 50 pounds over my pre-engaged-to-be-married weight.
THIS MUST NOT STAND.
Granted, a lot happened since The Man put that shiny rock on my hand. [...]
what this blog is about
January 15th, 2009
I like my life. I have a lot of things I’m proud of, and a lot of things I enjoy. But there’s also a lot of things I want to do more, make better, a lot of ways I want to be …well…generally gooder. More better gooder. I want to be (in no particular order) [...]
