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End Game 2008-04-11 17:39:00 I have come to the conclusion that no matter how hard I try, I just will not be able to keep up with the foodie blogging like I used to. I am going to be turning this blog into something else that is not focusing on food, or deleting it all together. I just do not have the time to keep up with it, and I hate to say it, but I feel like I'm out of ideas as well.For those of you who have read my blog and check it out regularly, I appreciate it. I just wish I could commit more, but right now life is extremely busy between my goals of weight loss, doctor visits, work, and home life.I will be making a decision by the end of the month and will post then.
My decision has been made 2008-04-25 23:17:00 I am going to keep this blog up, but my focus will no longer be on food. I am going to eventually revamp this site as well, when I get around to it (ha- maybe next year? hahahha!). I won't have a focus, to tell you the truth. Sometimes it'll be about food, sometimes it won't.I decided against deleting this blog for the mere fact that it is so easy for you to lose sight of what you love to do. In my case it's writing. Life is busy, but maybe if I can take out one night a week, like on a Friday night, and write about the week's events, maybe it will help me relax a bit. I love writing and lost my desire after my first year of college about ten years ago, but I discovered foodie blogging and started doing this. Then I started working full-time and well...did not put much effort into the blogo Read more:decision
My week 2008-05-04 14:04:00 last week was stressful. The first three days of work went terribly wrong, I had to deal with some problematic issues and by the end of the day I was just exhausted. I decided to ask if I could possibly take Monday off as a personal day, and I was allowed, which I really needed. So tomorrow I will go work out as normal and then go get adjusted by my chiropractor. Hopefully relax a bit too!It's times like those that remind me that I need to take a step back. Right now I am feeling incredibly overwhelmed with everything I am doing. I feel like there are not enough hours in the day to achieve everything I want to achieve, and it leaves me with little energy by the end of the day, more so lately than ever. You would think that with my exercise routine for the past two months, the better diet a
Oriento, Bellingham, WA 2008-05-14 17:55:00 My husband and I finally had a date night recently and went out to dinner at Oriento, a Chinese restaurant here in Bellingham. We had it once before and really enjoyed it a lot, so when we were cruising around trying to find a place to eat, he said, "Want to go to Oriento?" I wasn't really in the mood for Chinese food (imagine that!), but I said, "Why not?". We went in and had a table in a little
Stronger than yesterday 2008-05-23 17:48:00 My world is changing before my eyes. I am gaining energy. I am walking faster. I feel like my back and spine are healing and my mobility is increasing. My mood is better. I am also doing well with this getting up early for work. What good doctor care, exercise, sun (when it comes out), good food and motivation will do to a person.Not to revel in my own accomplishments but I am proud of how hard I
Ode to Bob Ross 2008-07-19 12:50:00 Last summer I started watching re-runs of The Joy of Painting on our local PBS affiliate, KCTS, and became incredibly interested in it. When I went back to work I had long forgotten about Bob Ross and his happy little trees and how amazing his paintings are, until I found out you can watch him on Comcast On Demand! Now that I have found this, I try to take some time out during the week or when I'm
Guess who? 2008-07-16 20:43:00 Contrary to belief (emails I have received), I have not fallen from the face of the earth. I have just been busy (what else is new?) with a lot of stuff between work, doctor's and now summer being in full swing. I am on my last day of a most needed vacation and my mom flew home from visiting with us today. It was great to see her again, but we must get back to real life, no?In early June I finally Read more:Guess
One step forward, two steps backwards 2008-08-05 06:03:00 What am I doing blogging at 4am? I am up because of work obviously, but really, just frustrated with my health lately. Right now I'm dealing with vertigo (right now, not so bad, yesterday, terrible) as a result of a double ear infection and sinus infection. So I'm on the antibiotics and nasal sprays to try to get it under control but I still feel like a bobblehead. I did not work out at all last w Read more:steps
Nereus 2008-08-02 12:20:00 On Animal Planet they have a series called Growing Up... which is based on showing how animals are brought up by humans. I've watched many of these during my time as a stay-at-home mother, but there is only one episode that brought joy to my heart, and it was regarding the walrus, Nereus. Nereus was found on an Alaskan beach all alone. It is not clear on whether his mother died or abandoned him, b
It's that kind of day...a Monday, nevertheless 2008-07-21 17:07:00 As most of you know I started a new job 6 months ago (today!). It's a wonderful company to work for but I will say it again- customer service is a hard department to work for. Any naysayers who think it takes no brain and no education might want to trade spots with me for a day. When you have unhappy customers and providers to deal with, it can make for rough sailing. Today was just one of those d Read more:Monday
10 years 2008-08-13 20:58:00 is a long time to be with someone. My husband and I are celebrating our 10th anniversary on the 25th and our 6th wedding anniversary on the 24th. When we first met we were babies (okay, so 19 years old is a baby to me, looking back at it now!), and it's hard to believe it's been 10 years. 10 years of sometimes bliss, sometimes struggle (both in our relationship and financially), and moments of joy
Hip hop culture 2008-08-09 15:27:00 This one was almost titled "Hip hop culture
and the lack of it in Whatcom County" but I thought I'd just label it otherwise. There is a major lack of hip hop culture in Whatcom County, it's more like country or rock culture, but where I grew up, it was a strong hip hop culture. People say the word hyphy and if you're from Nor Cal you know what I'm talking about. Not that Monterey is necessary Nor
Finally, some good news 2008-08-08 18:51:00 I had my weigh in yesterday and found out that I have dropped 13.6 lbs in the past 2 months! I was overjoyed and felt like I finally found something that is working- calorie counting does work along with re-training yourself on eating (well, and exercise, of course!). The nurse told me that because I am eating 4-6 small meals per day it is helping to boost my metabolism, which helps with the metab Read more:Finally
School's back in session 2008-09-05 17:22:00 and with that is one happy momma! We had a wonderful summer but I am relieved that school is back in session
, especially for my daughter's sake. This year is third grade and so begins the arduous task of getting her ready to take the WASL in the Spring (don't get me started on that!). It should be interesting, needless to say.As usual we have been incredibly busy here with everything from work to Read more:School
CirCaids, not for the weary 2008-09-27 19:25:00 I have Lymphedema in my lower legs. This has been an ongoing issue that started last Fall, and I have been trying to get compression stockings since June. Long story short, the DME (Durable Medical Equipment) supplier locally who could furnish me with custom made stockings (the only one in town, mind you) was unable to fill the rx because she was limited on manpower and it was incredibly hard tryi
For Sher 2008-09-23 17:44:00 I have not been visiting my friend's blogs lately and while going through them, I found out that someone who has always inspired me has passed away. Sher is the creator of What Did You Eat? and I am still sitting here in shock. I did not want to wait until tomorrow to blog about this wonderful person and my memories of her.Sher passed away on July 20th, 2008, and her husband, Bob, wrote about her
High Fructose Corn Syrup ad controversy 2008-09-23 17:14:00 I don't know about you guys, but I have caught two commercials recently that basically states "get the facts" about high fructose corn syrup and I was shocked the first time I saw the commercial. It's being advocated by the "Corn Refiners of America" or something like that. A quick Google brought up a couple of YouTube videos and several articles about the controversy of these ads.Let's face it-
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