October 2009

Healthy Tipping Point actually started off as See Bride Run, and it was a hybrid wedding/running blog.  I didn’t realize how short-sighted the name was until about a month before my wedding.  :)  Whoops.   My wedding was a dream – it was perfect (the recaps are at the bottom of the Top Posts page [...]

(in the United Kingdom!)   Staring into the bathroom mirror, standing there with a Post-It note, I pressed my pen to the paper And I wrote:   You are good enough You are beautiful just the way you are You imperfections make you unique The best version of yourself by far   Sometimes when I [...]

I have a cleaning question! I’ve been cooking white rice for James (since his tummy still hurts from Monday’s near-death experience) and I burned the rice to the bottom of the pot.  I cannot get that black stuff off as hard as I scrub!  I let it soak for 48 hours, too!   Any suggestions?  It’s [...]

This morning I went to Anytime Fitness in Winter Park, Florida to check out their gym and try their morning yoga class. I quit the gym a few months ago (I belonged to LA Fitness) because I hated the crowds, bad music, weird hours, old equipment, and lame classes.  Anytime Fitness seems to be everything [...]

Around 1 PM, I twittered: And then I drove to the grocery store and bought myself a mini pumpkin pie.  :) Hands down the best mid-afternoon snack EVER (I had about 1/3 of the pie): :)   I also snacked on grapes: And dinner was two pieces of veggie pizza (homemade by the Husband) and [...]

Have you started to brainstorm your entry for the Operation Beautiful book yet? :)   If you haven’t heard about this awesome contest, check out the official rules at this post.  Prizes include a $100 gift card to spafinder.com and tons of swag from Stonyfield, POM Wonderful and more! Plus – you get to be [...]

I decided to run this morning instead of biking.  I like to follow my training plan as closely as possible because it’s important to safely and slowly increase weekly mileage.  If I had skipped today’s run, I’d be looking at a 7-mile jump next week – no good!   I decided to bring my camera [...]

I woke up early, got some work on the Operation Beautiful book done, and had a starter breakfast: Just toast and organic blueberry jam.   It’s just a starter because I’m about to go work out and will eat more when I return.  :)  However, I cannot decide if I want to run or bike.  [...]

Update your Google Readers! http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/feed   I am well-known for “rescuing” turtles I find stuck in the road.  :) But tonight on my run, I spotted a SNAKE in the gutter.  After screaming my face off (he startled me!), I considered trying to move him.  But snakes are not turtles – turtles are slow and [...]

I finally purchased pet insurance for the dogs. I’ve never been one to purchase warranties or protection plans… but I looked through our vet records and realize the dogs have cost us about $2,500 in three years.  Pet ownership is not cheap!  The plan is about $15 a month per dog or $360 a year…. [...]

Reminders: Don’t forget to enter the Operation Beautiful contest!  You could be in the book and win some amazing swag – including a $100 Spa Finder gift card. :)  Check out this post for the rules!  Update your Google Readers! http://www.healthytippingpoint.com/feed   The scariest thing about life is how quickly it can go from ho-hum [...]

And it feels so good! James is back home after a night in the Doggie ER.  His red blood count looks normal and his sunny disposition is back!  :)    I’m going to lay down with him for an hour or so…. be back!  The Husband and I just wanted to say thank you for [...]

I received a frantic phone call from the Husband around 6:45.   :( James was throwing up blood and had severely bloody stool.  I told the Husband to rush James to the Doggie ER, and I meet up with them not 5 minutes later.   James has a bacteria overgrowth in his intestines and is hemorrhaging [...]