June 2009

Does car shopping count as cardio?  We shopped for FIVE AND A HALF HOURS, visiting about eight dealerships and staggering around the lots in 100 degree heat. It was BOILING outside!  The Husband and I were sweating buckets as we test-drove, crunched numbers, and haggled with salesmen.   The result?  Well, we don't have a [...]

You are all so enthusastic about Operation Beautiful that I have decided to turn it into a separate blog. OperationBeautiful.com features every single Operation Beautiful note you send in and will be updated daily!A new post is up with all the latest notes, so check it out!Love, Caitlin

I decided to turn Operation Beautiful in a movie! It's a nice and concise way to explain the concept. Feel free to e-mail it, embed it, and share it!  :) Spread the love!  The song is "River Flows In You" by Yiruma.  One of my favorites.   I have to work on Saturdays, unfortunately!  But [...]

I was so happy today!  And it was all because of Operation Beautiful!  This is a serious Caitlin smile: Thank you all for being so enthusiastic about the Operation Beautiful mission!   Remember, you can read all the Operation Beautiful notes at the end of the master Operation Beautiful post.   In addition to the exciting [...]

I've decided to start posting the Operation Beautiful notes in a separate post (now one of four posts per day!)  I'm getting so many -- which is awesome -- but it's getting hard to manage including the notes in every post.  So, expect one separate Operation Beautiful post for day (for as long as this [...]

I had a great run this morning with the lovely Megan!  It's ironic, but we live only 3.0 miles away from each other! She is so sweet and I can tell we're going to be good friends.  :)   I woke up around 5:45 AM, got dressed in my running clothes while still half-awake, and [...]

Introducing.... The Healthy Living Summit sponsored by Stonyfield, Zesty Cooks, and Foodbuzz!   Four months ago, Kath, Tina, Jenna, Meghann, Heather, and I began exchanging e-mails about how badly we all wanted to meet up in "real life."  Then, we realized:  Wouldn't it be great if we could get all the other bloggers and readers there, [...]

Operation Beautiful has freaking EXPLODED!  It's huge!  :) I'm loving it.  It's so nice you are all spreading the love -- check out the end of this post for all the updates!  And rest ALL the notes here.   My mid-afternoon snackies included:  a crushed Kashi TLC bar, strawberries, and yogurt. And a mini-pita with [...]

Kath, Tina, Jenna, Meghann, Heather, and I are pleased to announce that....   Official details of the Healthy Lifestyle Summit will be announced TOMORROW!   Get excited and stay tuned!

I'm glad I decided to FOCUS on eating more veggies and fruits and a greater variety of foods in general (read: not a million PB sammies and granola bars) because it's making me feel SO much more energetic!   I had a lovely lunch:   I found this great new Wolfgang Puck soup at my [...]

So, my full-time work schedule has  changed a little bit.  Instead of working Monday through Thursday from 7 AM to 5:30, I'm now working Monday through Thursday from 8 AM to 5:30 and a half day on Friday.  It's still 40 hours, but I get to start later, which is soooo exciting.   I took [...]

More people are joining Operation Beautiful!  Check it out:   Sam from Small Changes Add Up: Angela from Oh She Glows: Angela had a great post tonight about body image: check it out here!   Another one of my public messages: To learn more about Operation Beautiful and participate, check out this post!  Remember, I [...]

The response to Operation Beautiful has been so positive that I have created a new blog just for the mission. Go to http://www.operationbeautiful.com/ to read the latest notes! One of my biggest personal crusades is ending Fat Talk. If my little blog only does one productive thing, I hope it helps readers realize how truly [...]