Did you know that leaves changes colors during the fall because trees turn off their photosynthesis processes? The bright green chlorophyll ‘factories’ in the leaves disappear, leaving the colors – which were hiding behind the green – behind. I like knowing that the yellow and red and orange hues are always there, all year long. [...]
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We’re feeling a {bit} more alive over here. We’ve done errands, relaxed, drank coffee, and soon, I’m going on a run. Sunday started off rough, but it’s getting better. Our errands included more furniture shopping for the new clinic, as well as the weekly Sunday grocery trip. Now that my brother-in-law lives with us, our [...]
Saturday was… ahhh.. interesting. We spent most of the day at the new office hanging shelving. I knew we were in for a long haul, so I brought a ton of toys, the jumper, and a pack and play so Henry could play and sleep as he normally would. It took a long time, but [...]
How tired was I this morning? Thiiiis tired. That would be oatmeal in the dog food bowl. I disappeared from the interwebs yesterday because I gave the Husband the entire day off from all work and parenting duties. He’s been so stressed out, and I could sense he was rapidly approaching a breaking point. [...]
Last night, at 9:30 PM, I headed to the grocery store because I just realized that we were completely out of coffee creamer, and there was NO WAY I was experiencing Friday morning without coffee creamer. Hah – do you think that will do it for a while? (I ended up buying multiples of everything… [...]
North Carolina early voting began today, and while I had always crinkled my nose up at early voting (“But I want to vote on the real Election Day!â€), this time around, it seemed like a very good idea. I could just imagine an epic voting fail in which I never made it to the booth [...]
Another great giveaway for you from another amazing small business! A few weeks ago, I received an email from Hannah. Hannah has lived in China since 2009. She moved to the beautifully rural and rapidly growing village of Qingyundian with her family, and loves it so much that she’s pursuing her undergraduate degree online [...]
Last night, we played pass-the-baby from me to the Hus; this morning, we switched it up. I went on an early morning run, and when I returned, he left for his workout. Although we weren’t too keen on the idea of a jogging stroller at first, we both agree that it’s mighty appealing now… We’d [...]
Poor Kristien didn’t get home until very late. I felt a little bad doing it, but I did the old hello-kiss, here’s-the-baby-monitor-handoff and immediately headed out the door. I was planning to run; however, it was far too dark and cold for me! So to the heated pool I drove. Dang, pool. I haven’t seen [...]
I just got some blood work done, and survey says that I need to cut back on the sugar, eat more regularly, snack in between meals, and consume more protein (basically, my blood sugar sucks). You know, eating like I should’ve been doing anyway… Ah well. At least now I have motivation in black-and-white. It’s [...]
Thanks so much for all your feedback on my Life-Work Balance post. So many thoughtful and engaging responses… Every comment really made me think. And since SO many people mentioned it, I am purchasing 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think TODAY. That being said, I had a pretty good night. I decided [...]
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the elusive life-work balance. I am sure this is not a surprise to anyone who regularly reads my blog, but I am highly goal oriented. Love, love, love to set and achieve goals. I have always been like this and probably always will be. Being so Type A [...]
Might be my favorite version of oatmeal, ever. And that’s saying something. Warm cinnamon oatmeal with Baked Apples (<—recipe) on top. OMGCOFFEE to the face. It gives me wiiiings. And superpowers. On the agenda: Henry.Henry.Henry. Buy wet vac for the carpet. Those stains have got to go. Any recommendations? … Annnnd that it. [...]
Come to order! It’s time for a Girls on the Run brainstorming session. The Husband (also a former GOTR coach) and I sat in on a brainstorming meeting with some GOTR Charlotte board members this afternoon. We’re trying to think of ways to improve GOTR and make the experience even better (if that is possible!) [...]