Today really did feel like I was squeezing it all in. Squeezing in a nap, squeezing in lunch, squeezing in work. And squeezing in exercise. My second Operation Beautiful presentation concluded at 2:30 – I spoke to about 1,000 middle schoolers and 750 high schoolers today (tough crowds!) – but my flight didn’t depart until [...]
March 2012
Blogging from a somewhat strange location today! I’m doing two Operation Beautiful presentations at a high school and middle school in a small town in New York state today. Since I didn’t get to my hotel room until 12:30 AM and was up at 5:30 to make the first presentation at 8:00, I’m catching up [...]
Guess where I am? Oh yes. The airport. Again. In case you’re counting (and I sure as hell am), this adds up to my 11th flight in 15 days. As of midnight tonight, that’s five hotel rooms, five rental cars, and nine trips through airport security, which means multiple pat downs by many female [...]
Goodbye, beach. Hello, home. Home may not have sun and surf and sand, but it’s home nevertheless! I was planning – I swear! – to squeeze in a gym trip after our flight arrived, but my dreams quickly got squashed when we immediately confronted with a ton of clinic-related calls to return and fires [...]
I’m typing this as we prepare to rush out of the hotel room – it’s only 6 AM, but it’s time to go home. All in all, our babymoon was a great success, and I highly recommend all expecting couples do it. It was nice to get away from our regular lives for a bit. [...]
One of the downs of owning a small business – you still have to answer calls on vacation! But at least you can do it from the beach. Right, Husband? Today is what this trip is really about – I’m doing an Operation Beautiful presentation at the University of Miami this afternoon. But we [...]
I love a good, heated debate about… dog poop. Or shower curtains. Or sleepin’ nekkid. Here are the best of the best from the past three years. Care to weigh in? Can I Re-Wear Workout Clothes? More Than Three Times?! Planning Parenthood (irony – I was pregnant about 7 days after writing this post!) [...]
Looking around, it’s hard to tell that it’s Sunday night on South Beach. It’s bumpin’ out there – music, drinks, dancing. And we’re in bed, reading and computer-ing. Hey, it’s a babymoon, after all! After a long nap and a peanut butter sandwich (eaten in bed… one of the luxuries of staying in a hotel [...]
Hello from South Beach! (Since so many people have asked… yes! I’m staying Naked Faced on the beach. 100% all in!) Our vacation is going very well so far, despite rainy and windy weather in Miami. I think we’re both just so pleased to be here and away from the grind that we just [...]
We’re going to Miami! We’re going to Miami! We’re going to Miami! Wahoooooooooooo! Our last beach trip. I’m pretty excited for a little beach action and for our babymoon. We both have roots in Miami (I lived there for 18 years, and the Husband did some college at UM), so we’re pumped to see [...]
On primping ‘for fun’ and the surprising side effect of being Naked Faced. New to this series? Please check out The Naked Face Project website and my introduction to TNFP to get a complete understanding of the intention behind the Project. It’s March! That means that I’m really and truly halfway through the Project, [...]
Today’s breakfast brought to you in part by an old 7-11 gas station: And by my hotel breakfast buffet: On behalf of my hotel bed. A very tasty production, indeed. Sometimes, you’ve got to really rummage for a good breakfast when traveling for work. Worth the effort. I’m saving some of the fruit for [...]
Even with one extra day, February flew by! Happy March! Here are the best of the best on HTP from February 2012: Most Admirable: Cast-Iron Tofu. I’m still a fan of baking tofu, but I really love how tofu cooks up in our new wok. This technique is by far my favorite way to [...]
Look who I found… My friend Megan! We used to live together in Orlando, but now she lives in the Silver Spring area (it’s near DC). I arranged my work schedule today so that we could hang out and play for a little bit. It was nice to see her face – I haven’t seen [...]