Happy Thanksgiving! Because of the stomach flu, we had to push back our celebration a day. Side note: getting the stomach flu is always terrible, but to get it on Thanksgiving feels like a cruel, cruel joke. I couldn’t even eat pie! But we still had a nice time. My family really pitched in and [...]
November 2013
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope your day is filled with peace and happiness. I’m sure no one saw this coming (hah!), but… I caught Henry’s stomach flu. And then Kristien started to feel under the weather, too. A whole house full of sick. There was nothing left to do but reschedule our holiday meal. Our [...]
A few weeks ago, I was chatting with some of my blogger friends (Kath, Tina, Emily, Meghann, Theodora, Monica, Gina, Julie, Anne, and Janae), and the group struck upon a great idea. How about we design a beautiful shirt and donate all the profits to a fabulous organization that supports women? If you’ve been reading [...]
Lunch. Oh man. It’s one of those Monday. Henry has a stomach virus. I feel so bad for the little man. It is terrible to watch a toddler puke. He has no idea what is happening (although he calls it “poopy,†which makes us both kind of smile in the worst moments). Our doctor [...]
I feel like we’ve done nothing but run around all weekend. Both literally and figuratively! We’ve had a lot of fun family activities, and in between, I did 4.0 miles on Saturday and 5.0 this morning. That’s the furthest that I’ve ran over the course of two days since my Half Ironman. I ran on [...]
My mom and I live four hours away from each other, but right in the middle is the incredible town of Asheville, North Carolina. A few days ago, we spontaneously made plans to meet up in the city for lunch. Henry and I were excited to see Grandma, and Grandma was excited to see us! [...]
It’s Wednesday, but I’m all caught up on my projects, I have zero deadlines, and have no paperwork or invoicing to catch up on, and thus I am “off.†Hell, I’ve even gotten a jump on my 2013 taxes. So, I decided to garden. Our pretty DIY blue clay pots (here’s the tutorial) were looking [...]
We’ve gotten to the age where Henry eats pretty much the same things that we do. Three cheers for lots of teeth! When I have a peanut butter sandwich, he has a peanut butter sandwich. When I have rice and beans, he has rice and beans. We still have to be careful about choking hazards, [...]
Kristien and I have taken to playing Bingo while watching our favorite TV shows. How does this work? Well, you create a Bingo sheet, and as the items or scenes appear onscreen, you check off the appropriate box. Whoever wins gets out of chores or gets a back massage. We’re currently playing Bingo for [...]
Another post on how we’re cleaning up our cleaning products! This one is all about baking soda. Baking soda is one of those oh-so-versatile products that can be used throughout the house – not just when making bread. One of my favorite ‘conventional’ cleaning products is Comet. You know, the greenish/blueish powder that scrubs, whitens, [...]
Good morning! Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Mine was great, if busy. I spent Saturday in Miami, speaking at a Women’s Leadership Symposium at the University of Miami. After, I met back up with my friends Lisette and Danny, and we had an excellent meal at one of my old favorite restaurants, and then [...]
This post and giveaway is sponsored by Minted.com. Can you believe the holidays are right around the corner? Wahoo! I’ve always been good about sending out holiday cards, but I really wanted to be the type of person who did photo cards. It’s so nice to open your mailbox and find a card filled with [...]
I grew up in paradise – and I didn’t appreciate it one bit until I left. So I sure do love to come back! Hi, Miami! I’m in town for a series of Operation Beautiful events at FIU and University of Miami. I flew out of Charlotte early yesterday morning (up at 4 AM, [...]
I’m so sorry that this post took so long to get up. I wrote it once and then my computer ate it. It’s always hard to re-write something immediately when that happens! But here it is! My thoughts on working with Coach Marni. When I committed to doing the Half Ironman, I spent a lot [...]