2013

Breakfast.   Do you prefer savory…   Or do you prefer sweet?   When it comes to everyday breakfasts, I am definitely in the savory camp.  I love eggs and spice, and I’ve found that eating something lower in sugar gets my day off on the right track.  Plus – PROTEIN!  Although I don’t count [...]

What’s the game-changing play that turns dreams into reality? Event photos courtesy of Pop Rock Photography   On Tuesday, I took part in the Center for Intentional Leadership’s “From Idea to Impact” event.  I sat on a panel with three other individuals and engaged with an audience of about sixty people. We all have ideas [...]

Have you ever really looked at your pet’s whiskers?  Whiskers are one of those things that you normally look past – until you really start to study them.  Then it’s all – BAM! Whiskers in yer face. James has the shortest whiskers of my bunch – his are dark and short.  Maggie’s are longer but [...]

I love to read (you can search my Book Club! category for lots of book reviews) and hope to pass my passion for the written word down to Henry.  When I was pregnant, I had many daydreams about snuggling up with my baby to read him book after book after book.  In reality, it’s almost [...]

Creepin’ on the spin bikes… I am having the hardest time making it to a spin class.  It’s impossible!  All the darn spin classes are in the morning, right at nap time.  I can never make it.  And, to complicate matters further, the gym’s childcare is currently overloaded – I guess it’s just that time [...]

And on President’s Day, we did the lawn. Oh, the lawn!  Our lawn has been quite the battle.  No one’s lawn looks great in the winter, but ours was a special kind of ugly.  The neighbors were starting to hate us for it, I think.  Our planters were covered in pine straw, but two or [...]

Eight months old! Oh, my little boy.  You seem more and more like a big boy every single day.  It makes me happy and sad all at once.  I remember when you were so tiny in my arms but couldn’t do many fun things, and now you make my arms ache from your heft and [...]

My sister-in-law Sophie invited us over for dinner. I was very excited because Sophie is an excellent cook!  See?  A plate piled high with delicious things! It’s nice to have so many of the ‘kids’ living in the same city now.  The Husband + myself + Sophie + brother-in-law Nick.   Oh, and since I get [...]

It’s still so snowy out!  It’s rare for it to snow in Charlotte but even more unusual for the snow to stick to the ground.  It’s so lovely out.  I stayed up way past my bedtime last night to watch the new James Bond movie Skyfall.  SO good.  The movie had me on the edge [...]

All I can say is that when we went to lunch, and I had to choose between going on a run later and drinking a big ol’ blood orange margarita (because we all know that running and margaritas don’t mix very well…), I chose the drink.  I had no idea that Charlotte was about to [...]

The animals wanted a chance to say hi and tell you what they’re up to these days! Let’s start with the newest member of the zoo family – Pippa the cat.   Pippa is adjusting nicely.  She’s a talkative, engaging cat.  She likes to cuddle in bed with Kristien and me as we read at [...]

Just for fun!  Be afraid.  Be very afraid. From the top, right to left:   My giant wallet Point and shoot camera charger Holistic Wellness Center chip clip Supplements Bath Habit lip chap Glitter purple nail polish Two forks (why not?) A Sharpie Operation Beautiful Post-Its Deodorant Sunglasses Random trash Baby socks A long and [...]

Watch out!  If you blink, you may miss him. I had a truly excellent Valentine’s Day.  Actually, now that I think of it, it was probably the best Valentine’s Day that I’ve had in several years.   I had two dates on Valentine’s Day.   Wahoo, hoo – look out, sexy. Henry and I had [...]