November 2008

Last night, I arrived at the parents-in-law’s home safe and sound.  After grabbing a handful of almonds, I discovered a nice “thank you” basket filled with champagne and chocolate (and cash!!) was waiting on the bed. Maybe my in-laws don’t understand that house-sitting for them is essentially like VACATIONING in PARADISE!? :)  I would practically [...]

Hello, everyone!  What a FUN evening I've had -- it was a great way to kick off my mini-holiday!   Alta Moda Salon hosted a Girls Night Out party, so Meghann and I went to get our hair done for *free*.  It ended up turning into quite the girlie evening with tons of good food [...]

You all know how stressed I've been feeling lately? Future Husband is 10x more stressed than I am -- he is in grad school (it worst semester he'll ever have, too), he's launching a business, he works in an acupuncture clinic (for free), and he works part time as an office manager of his parents' [...]

Good morning! I sure had a hazelnutty breakfast this morning:   I had:   Hazelnut coffee with half and half Oatmeal with Hazelnut "Non-Dairy Beverage" and topped with crunchy raw hazelnuts My oatmeal was ah-maz-ing.  It contained:   1/2 cup dry oatmeal 1/2 cup hazelnut milk 1/2 cup water 1 sliced banana Toppings: 1 tablespoon [...]

Girl date! Lindsey from Life According to Mrs. LC and I had a "blind date" at Whole Foods tonight.  I'm so glad we finally met in real life -- she's so fun!   We browsed the world's most awesome hot and cold bar for 10 minutes before piling the goodies in our boxes. Obviously, I [...]

For those of you who are also counting down the days to Britney's "Circus" release (DECEMBER 2!!), here's a very exciting preview of some of the tracks: Thank you, BreatheHeavy.com!   Readers - sorry if you don't have the same embarrassingly wonderful taste in music as I do! :)   PS - This is so [...]

Afternoon, lovelies!  Work is going well, and I can ALMOST see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Yay, humpday!   Around 9:30, I had a snack.  I ate a Z-Bar and a small plum.  My stomach still felt a little off, but it's much improved now.   Lunch was definitely one of those [...]

I'm all better now! I think I was just extremely stressed out and tired, and my body rebelled. I've always been the type of person who really internalizes stress, but I'm trying to learn to deal with it in a more healthy and productive way (like yoga).   So, after 9 glorious hours of sleep, [...]

(I wrote most of this post before I was suddenly struck with a strange illness, so the beginning is more chipper than the end!)   I finally got in a long run! It feels so good to pound the pavement again -- one day off and I feel all itchy.  The sun was setting by [...]

Good morning! I'm chugging along at work, but I'm REALLY looking forward to my run tonight!   Around 9:30, I had my mid-morning snack.  The camera ate the picture, but it was a Chocolate Chip Z-Bar. :)  After I ate my snack, I drove my dad to the airport (have a good flight, dad! Love [...]

Good morning!  I'm pretty pleased to report that my abs are NOT sore this AM from my mini-ab workout last night.  Considering the last time I did crunches was oh.... 6 weeks ago!.... this is quite a feat.  Maybe I'll even try to do some more tonight. :)   I'm determined to have a better [...]

That a girl goes through....   You know... today was just one of those days, as Mondays usually are! Not to be a Negative Nancy or a Debbie Downer (who are those losers, anyways)!  I did have some wonderful mid-day snacks....   Like an apple with some PB.... And right before we went to the [...]

Good afternoon! I hope everyone is having a productive Monday.  I'm never particularly cheerful on Mondays, but at least today seems to be going by quickly!   Around 9:30, I tried one of the new JamFrakas bars, which is basically Larabar's answer to my beloved Clif bars (i.e., they are both for kids). My opinion? [...]