January 2010
45 posts
Off the Wagon
I fell off the wagon for about two weeks. It started with the end of last week – I started to get a bad cold that left me out of commission and because it was like 20 degrees and I had a sinus headache the size of Texas (and one blocked nostril) I bailed on the five mile race. I would have likely ended up with bronchitis and well…no one wants that.
So I’ve still been working with my trainer...
But Leggings Aren’t Pants! →
I have a confession freaders, I switched teams.
Up until recently, I was vehemently on the “anti-leggings as pants” team. Until I started reading this blog. This blog? Gave me a renewed…
Where in the World Wednesday →
I’m participating in Classy in Philadelphia’s Where In The World Wednesday!
The idea of WITWW is to post a picture of you in someplace in the world…it doesn’t have to be…
Recipe Alert: Slow Cooker Spaghetti & Meatballs →
Last week we invited my in-laws down. You see, my brother in law lives about a mile from us so when they come to Stamford, they see not one of their children but two of them. Three if you include…
1.5 out of 5 phone calls (i say .5 because one got disconnected)
2 out 7 blog posts written
0 jobs applied to.
1 possible freelance consulting client.
All in all…I’d give today about a B rating since I still feel like crap.
“Ten days ago, Phoebe was walking home from school when one of the Mean Girls...”
– via the Boston Globe
Is it just me or have girls gotten worse since I was in school??? I mean, just wow! Who is letting this happen? Where are the teachers when that girl got punched in the head? Every single person who saw it going on but turned their head…is in my mind…an enabler and...
I couldn’t have asked for a better day to stay at home, write, and stay in my pajamas. Being sick does have some upsides (ish. Okay…maybe not).
Insert Caption Here… →
Freaders, I have a challenge for you and unfortunately, I can’t offer any prizes but I will totally send you a gift on Farmville on Facebook (closet addict) but then I saw this gem.
…
“please do not be cynical…
it doesn’t lead anywhere.
nobody in life...”
– Conan O’Brien
Making things happen →
Things got monumentally worse yesterday.
In Hubs’s and I’s quest for the #movenorth, we’ve, in so many terms…lost a lot of money. Gone into some debt for him to take his job. I quit a job, albeit…
Love Harder →
I saw this all around the blogosphere and I was reminded why I absolutely love blogging. The community, the love, the support, the friends. It’s incredible and inspiring and I had to post this….
Where in the World Wednesday →
I’m participating in Classy in Philadelphia’s Where In The World Wednesday!
The idea of WITWW is to post a picture of you in someplace in the world…it doesn’t have to be…
“You gotta stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone oughtta be.”
– Elizabeth Gilbert Eat Pray Love
The Worst Part →
I find that there’s one god awful part of dealing with this whole “career transition” crap.
Rejection.
All those unanswered inquiries; emails asking for advice – not even a job – mere advice:…
ZZOMG11111!!!!!!!!! Live, Cute, Puppehs. So.... →
really…it’s a puppeh cam. Almost as cute as the puppeh bowl. I always root for the beagles - they’ve got the cutest ears :)
Delurk Thyself! →
I was gonna write a post about how awesome of an experience I had ordering pizza online tonight – like seriously, there was this feature on the website to track it! It was great! The pizza itself…
Where in the World Wednesday →
I’m participating in Classy in Philadelphia’s Where In The World Wednesday!
The idea of WITWW is to post a picture of you in someplace in the world…it doesn’t have to be…
Growing Older →
My grandmother is sick.
My mother’s mother – my grandma – is undergoing emergency angioplasty tomorrow to see how much damage has been done to her heart over the past few years. She’s been in the…
Bone to Pick →
Having worked at a gym for almost two years part-time in DC, I’m struggling with the new gym here in CT. Like, really struggling.
You see, out of caution, we don’t like to leave our crazed,…
Today I ran – even if it was only on a treadmill – and i was determined to keep a sub 12:00 pace. 12:00 has been the average pace of my marathons (well…ish). By the way, apparently the gym is not necessarily the place to be on a sunday afternoon.
Splits:
mile 1: 11:39 mile 2: 11:31 mile 3: 11:28 mile 4: 11:21 mile 5: 10:31
time: 56:30
total workout: 60 minutes. 5.17 avg pace: 11:32
All in...
At a toasty 19 degrees, I think…I’m just going to go run 5 miles on the treadmill.
As much as I hate the treadmill, i value not having frostbite because I haven’t bought a running headband or gloves (like this and these from Lululemon). So indoors I go. Wamp wamp. At least I can fit in 1.3 miles running to and fro the gym so I really only have to run about 4 miles on the...
I will not write yet another blog post about my career (or lack there of) makes me feel like a failure every god damned day.
/end self-pity
A lesson in house hunting
Hubs makes me stabby when it comes to house hunting.
He’s looking for DIY projects - two houses which may have been built in 1799 and 1900 respectively (one with knob and tube electrical) that I was afraid were death traps. Another HUD owned property in Waterbury that I was afraid I was going to breathe in asbestos and smelled ridiculously funny.
All in all, out of five properties today,...
Under Construction →
Please pardon our appearance – I’m updating the blog theme and am having…a little bit of CSS problems. Widgets/header will be back by the end of the weekend!
Where in the World Wednesday →
Because I haven’t yet gotten out of my sweatpants today, and the only real thing on my agenda is to take Ellie to the vet for her bi-annual bordatella shot that her playcare requires her to have…
Just what I needed →
My hands were sweaty, my knees shaking. I don’t know how I managed to park my car, but I did. I was nervous – and late – but I walked in. Smiled and mumbled an apology about being late.
After…
Guy Posts His Sister’s Hookup List To Facebook…... →
I was going to post the pictures but really, you just have to go look for yourself.
HILARIOUS (and oh so very very wrong. But this? is why you don’t keep that shizzle in writing! Duh!!!)
Not Good Enough →
I’ve eluded, albeit briefly, about my struggles making the career transition to teaching on this blog. Mostly about the various hurdles in getting into a state approved program to get my CT Teaching…
Recipe Alert: Pulled Pork →
I’ve done pulled pork before, and while unfortunately, I forgot to bust out the camera, while it lacks visual confirmation if you will, I can assure you, this recipe is amazing.
Hubs had bought a…
The One Week Digital Cleanse
jhnmyr:
Mention to anyone with computer savvy that your laptop has somehow gotten slower over recent months and they’ll ask you the same thing: “have you defragmented your hard drive?” Defragmenting works by taking small slivers of information stored in various locations and consolidating them so that they’re in the same place on the drive and thus easier to access in larger chunks. Hard drive...
Totally just became a member of the NYRR and registered for the Fitness/More Magazine Half Marathon in NYC in April! Also, yesterday registered for my 4th marathon - VT City in Burlington in May (2nd time).
Still hoping that NYC 2010 will be race #5.
In 2010 →
Reviewing my 2009 goals…I did okay, some were unrealistic, some were partially accomplished, some I completed, others just…what the eff was I thinking?! Here’s the run down:
1. Run 2 marathons –…