May 2011

I just typed out a five paragraph vent about how I don’t have any contact lens and a doctor won’t fill my ‘script without a $130 office call, but then I  deleted it. Let’s talk about something happier…   FLOWERS! PUPPIES! BUTTERFLIES! OATMEAL! … These are a few of my favorite things!    I feel [...]

Such a long day of travel – I’m happy to be home!  Nothing feels as good as coming home to the Husband and the dogs.   My layover was at Minneapolis/St. Paul.  Once again, I am SO impressed with that airport.  There’s an entire MALL in the center.  It was easy to find something delicious [...]

About five years ago, my best friend Lauren sat me down and told me I seriously needed to get my act together.  I was a hot mess throughout college (a very fun hot mess, but still – a mess).  I binge drank, socially smoked, ate like crap, and Fat Talked all the time.     When [...]

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about self-doubt.   I’ve suffered from self-doubt throughout my life; I guess the best way to describe it is that sometimes I feel like an imposter.  It’s a sinking, uneasy feeling – “I’m not really suppose to be this happy / successful / loved,  my partner / boss / friend [...]

Welcome to Ivanhoe! My, my – what a fun day I’m having!  One really cool thing about traveling for Operation Beautiful is that I’ve been to all these places that I would’ve never seen otherwise.  Ivanhoe, Minnesota is up there on the list!  I’m really enjoying the small town atmosphere for the day.   This [...]

Please excuse me - this post is complete randomness.  I think I’m sleep deprived from traveling.   Catching up on the weekend?   The Husband and I ran the Spring 5K with Girls on the Run.  Our girls did great, my knee held up, and the event was a huge success – over 4,000 girls [...]

As I type this, I’m somewhere over Minnesota. It’s been a long day, and I must admit that I’m a little nervous about tomorrow’s back-to-back Operation Beautiful presentations – one at 9 AM to the Ivanhoe high school, and another at 7 PM for the parents.  One of the students and her mother personally fundraised [...]

Today is the Husband’s birthday, and as you know, birthdays in our house mean you rule the roost for the day.  Unfortunately, I am currently sitting in the airport on my way to Ivanhoe, Minnesota for an Operation Beautiful presentation tomorrow.     I’ve never been to Minnesota or South Dakota (I’m flying into Sioux Falls) [...]

After the GOTR 5K, the Husband and I hit up the Wells Fargo Championship at the very fancy Quail Hollow golf club.  Tomorrow is Kristien’s birthday, and this is what he wanted to do for his big day! Golf is actually really fun to watch in person.  This was our fourth professional tourny together.  When [...]

GOTR never fails to motivate me. If fifteen 8 – 10 year old girls can run a 5K, you bet I can, too!  Today’s race was fun, exciting, and completely inspiring. After coaching the girls for twelve weeks, it is very sad to say goodbye.  But at least it ended on a high note with [...]

Ten houses, five hours.     (I take helpful notes.) (Not a dog house.)   Watching House Hunters from my couch is MUCH easier.    We saw three good ones:   The Cute House:  Great price, completely renovated home with three bedrooms and three bathrooms.  Slightly quirky layout but open floor plan.  Huge fenced-in flat [...]

Guess what I’m doing this afternoon?  Looking for a H-O-U-S-E!  I plan to write more about the process as it evolves, but you have a fun House Hunters-style post to look forward to tonight – we’re looking at ten+ places this afternoon!   In the meantime, I thought I’d share a really unique and fun [...]

This morning, I had the same sleepy debate as yesterday… more sleep or exercise.  Let me tell you, it is very hard to get up when I’m staring at this face. Maggie is the cuddliest puppy around.  It is really hard to motivate myself to get up when a chubby little dachshund is snoring softly [...]