This week on my weight loss blog I wrote about the fact that I’m looking into a medical weight management program offered through Kaiser. I still need to find out quite a bit of information before I make my final decision, but if all goes well, I may begin the program as early as [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Feeling Grateful
Posted in changes, family, friends, gratitude, health, journey, life, life list, life's adventures, new beginnings, new discoveries, self-improvement, thankful, weight loss, tagged encouragement, Optifast, support, weight loss on February 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Acceptance Speeches
Posted in gratitude, life, movies, tagged acceptance speeches, awards, The Oscars on February 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Watching the Oscars tonight, I’ve come to the decision that I really enjoy listening to acceptance speeches that don’t thank “all the little people.”
I hate it when people win awards and start to thank every member of the cast and crew, from their agent to the caterer on set. Not that these people aren’t [...]
Week off wrap-up
Posted in balance, blog, books, break, bummin' around, cooking, cozy, dining out, family, fitness, friends, fun times, grad school, happiness, health, home, journey, life, life's adventures, mishaps, movies, nesting, organization, plans, relief, school year, sleep, sleep patterns, thankful, vacations, weekends, weight loss, writing on February 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I had this last week off, and I had all sorts of plans for how I was going to fill my time. Some of them fun, some of them work, but all of them helping me get organized and ready for the long haul that I have ahead of me before Spring Break. [...]
Decision Made
Posted in life, summer on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After careful consideration, and lots of input from friends and readers of this blog, I’ve decided that I’m going to work this summer.
As CTLB pointed out, I’m borrowing more than $2700 from my parents to pay for my taxes, and it would be nice to have extra money so I could pay them off this [...]
How should I spend my summer?
Posted in balance, life, summer, vacations, tagged decisions, job, money on February 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I know it’s only February and summer is a long way away, but I need to decide soon whether or not I’m going to work this summer.
You see, the past few summers I’ve worked in industry through an amazing fellowship program for teachers. The premise is that teachers can take what they’ve learned in [...]
Just what I needed: a girls’ night
Posted in balance, cooking, dining out, friends, fun times, life, new discoveries, tagged Afgani food, girls' night out, the simple things on February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tonight a few friends and I went to an Afgani restaurant in a nearby city and had one of the best meals I’ve eaten in a long time. Not only was the food delicious (I had lamb kabobs), but the conversation was so fun.
We chatted about everything from books (we are all English teachers) [...]
Help/Advice/Wisdom Needed: Avoiding Cramps on Treadmill
Posted in fitness, health, life, life list, new beginnings, pain, self-improvement, tagged advice, Couch to 5K, leg cramps, Mermaid Run, shin splints on February 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve made up my mind that I’m going to begin the Couch to 5K program in earnest so that I can compete in the Mermaid Run in March. I know that the C25K program takes 9 weeks, and March 30 is only 5 weeks away, but I feel pretty confident that I can do it. [...]
Bloganniversary
Posted in blog, life, writing, tagged anniversary on February 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today is my Bloganniversary. 1 year ago today I started this wordpress blog, and it has been such a joy for me. I’d been blogging for a couple of years when I decided to start this new blog here. I’ve always loved to write, and it started out with long emails to [...]
Happy V-Day!
Posted in family, fun times, happiness, holidays, home, life, tagged Le Creuset, love, special, Sur La Table, Valentine's Day on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My mood is considerably brighter than it was the other day. Time and perspective help so much.
Today is Valentine’s Day, and I am so happy. Not that I have a Valentine, but that doesn’t stop me from loving this holiday. I have always thought of Valentine’s Day as a time to show the people around [...]
This is gonna be one of those weeks, I just know it
Posted in balance, break, frustration, life, school year, tagged bad mood, headache, out of sorts, yucky on February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This week was supposed to be an easy one. The week before a week long break usually is. Plus, the counselors our meeting with my students most of the week to plan their schedules for next year. This means I don’t really have to plan too much for class, since most of the time is [...]
Kooza
Posted in excitement, happiness, life, weekends, tagged artistry, Cirque du Soleil, Kooza, spectacular on February 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night CBCB and I went to see the newest Cirque du Soleil show, Kooza. CBCB had purchased the tickets a while ago, and happened to have an extra one. I told her I would love to buy the extra ticket, because I’ve seen every Cirque du Soleil show that has come to [...]
Ahhh…the weekend
Posted in balance, break, bummin' around, excitement, fun times, happiness, home, journey, life, weekends, tagged Cirque du Soleil, stress-free, sunshine on February 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I woke up this morning and was in a fabulous mood for a number of reasons:
It’s a gorgeous day! The sun is shining and the high is predicted to fall around 65 degrees. You’ve gotta love California.
I have plans to go with CBCB to see Cirque du Soleil tonight. I love this [...]
Lent – 40 days to do something good for myself
Posted in balance, changes, cooking, fitness, happiness, health, journey, life, new beginnings, organization, philosophy, plans, self-improvement, sleep, sleep patterns, weekends, tagged Ash Wednesday, Lent on February 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When I was a girl going to Catholic school, Lent meant giving up things. Giving up meat on Fridays and giving up some other bad habit or thing you loved doing in order to show a sacrifice.
I stopped giving things up for Lent a while ago, although I did try not to eat meat on [...]
Calmness Setting In
Posted in balance, changes, family, friends, fun times, gratitude, happiness, journey, life, organization, perspective, relief, weekends, tagged bliss, calm, happy, organized, prepared, ready on February 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In my last post I was very down on myself for failing to quit smoking, but after giving it some deep consideration and talking to a few friends and family members, I’m feeling a lot better about the whole thing.
I was trying to do too much at once, and with the way my life is [...]
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