February 2012

What workouts have you tackled this weekend? I’ve been all about the walk.  Friday, I did a 3.0-mile walk, and yesterday, Nicole and I did another 2.5 miles.  James always comes, too, and he pulls so I end up walking faster (silver lining to poor leash skills).  Funny how I used to run much further [...]

I love: dachshunds, swimming, Greek yogurt, running (sometimes), grilled cheese sandwiches, and cozy beds.  But I also really, really love consignment shopping.  As I’ve written about before, we’re intent on buying most baby items from thrift stores because it’s so much cheaper than retail.   Case in point: $1 onesies. The Husband is equally enamored [...]

Last night, I weeded the garden in the dark.  It was cold and pitch black outside and yet I still felt like weeding.  I feel the need… the need to weed!   Weeding in the dark equals a messy job, indeed.  Gotta touch it up later. I have a dream of someday growing my own [...]

We recently realized that we are becoming homebodies.  And not in a good way.  We’re overworked, exhausted homebodies who are happier to pull on sweatpants and watch Private Practice on a Friday night than actually, you know, do something.  We are trying to remedy this situation and be more social.  We know so many nice [...]

There was a point that my desk at the clinic looked like a tornado had swept through. However, it is now decidingly more organized, which means the weekend is almost here!   Per Friday tradition, here is a list of interesting articles that I enjoyed reading this week on the Interwebs.  There’s only a few [...]

Doin’ the Friday dance over here (it’s a combination of a fist pump and karate kick with the occasional air guitar).  It may be gloomy outside, but it’s not too cold, and most importantly – it’s almost the weekend!   Breakfast: Basic yogurt mess:   Vanilla Greek yogurt Uncooked oatmeal Blueberries and raspberries One Small [...]

On letting go so I can make room for something else. New to this series?  Please check out The Naked Face Project website, my introduction to TNFP, and Week 1 to get a complete understanding of the intention behind the Project.  Other bloggers and readers are joining the project, too.  Check out our Gallery of [...]

Another ghost night in the Boyle household. You see, Maggie is a very dense doggie.  But I think she can sense ghosts.  And every now and then, she wakes up in the middle of the night, crawls to the top of the bed, sits on my head, and stares into the darkness and at an [...]

I enjoyed reading all your entries for the One Small Healthy Effort Giveaway!  I was super inspired reading your suggestions – the comments gave me so many great ideas of healthy efforts to implement in my own life.  And there’s still time to enter the giveaway; I’ll pick a winner Thursday morning. My BIG healthy [...]

My favorite sweater is getting a bit snug…    Today, I am 22 weeks!    Want to know something crazy?  At 22 weeks, a baby is almost a pound and as long as a sheet of paper.  I showed a sheet of paper to the Husband and told him this fun little fact, and he [...]

This post is a not-so-subtle attempt at self-shaming myself into weeding the garden this weekend. How come I am so good at growing weeds and so crap at growing pretty flowers?!   The most colorful thing in my garden is this purple smoothie.   In the blender:   1 cup soy milk 2 scoops protein [...]

A month ago, I spotted this distance chart at my pool, and I decided to set a goal for myself: work up to swimming one mile. And today, I did it!  I am so proud of myself.  I have never, ever swam a mile before – not even in a race.   I’m even prouder [...]

Imagine me eating this wonderful, beautiful, and decadent breakfast while I argue for an hour and a half with AT&T customer service rep (and I use that term lightly) about a billing error.  And get transferred ten times.  And hung up on twice. My blood pressure may be skyrocketing, but my tummy is satisfied!  Small [...]