November 20, 2012
My daughter’s PTO had a really cool idea, which was for students to bake something for teachers for Thanksgiving, since the teachers were so busy teaching they didn’t have...
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November 19, 2012
Oooh…look how pretty! An iPhone 5 in black. And oooh…look! Even prettier! An iPhone 5 in white! And there are all sorts of need button things with pictures on them...
November 18, 2012
Well, the foodies among you are going to be happy now, because I just got seven (count ’em) 7 new cookbooks! I tried to get a wide variety of recipes...
I really, really, really like rewards. I used to reward myself with things like chocolate chip cookies or a trip to Starbucks for an upside down venti caramel macchiato with...
November 17, 2012
Yet another one of my very well thought out completely irrational and insane plans is hanging like an albatross around my neck. The book. One month. 50,000 words. A five...
I seriously need to update my iPod. I’ve been feeling a little down today, so here is my list of random songs that make me happy and some day I...
Good bye, Twinkies. Good bye, most delicious Hostess cupcakes. Good bye, Wonder Bread. In case you haven’t heard the news, Hostess has filed bankruptcy and the bakery will close its...
November 16, 2012
When I started bodybuilding this winter I expected a few things to happen: 1- I’d lose weight. 2- I’d feel better. 3- I’d look better. All those benefits indeed happened. ...
November 15, 2012
Expectant parents might think they have everything covered as they plan for baby’s arrival. But they might not be expecting preemies! Local Austin mom, Kristen Padavic, whose twins were born...
“When I’m good, I’m very good, and when I’m bad, I’m even better” – Mae West Time for confessions…yes, I used to be a social smoker. I never bought my...
November 14, 2012
When I’m good, I’m very good, but when I’m bad I’m horrid; and I’m not just talking fitness. Case in point: today’s goals were to clean the entire house, trim...
November 13, 2012
My favorite, favorite, favorite fall recipe is sweet potato pancakes. Click here to get the recipe (it’s at the end of the blog post. Note: you can use pumpkin or...
November 12, 2012
It’s been a week since the competition, or as I like to call it, Dirty Eating Vacation Week. You know, sometimes the best thing about a vacation is when...
November 11, 2012
Music seems to draw upon our emotions and can really motivate you to push past a hard set. Conversely, seriously lame music does not help. For example, if you are...
November 10, 2012
My father was an enlisted man; he was in the Air Force. Like many immigrant sons not only did he see the military as a chance to escape a life...
Feeling tired? Grumpy? Depressed? It’s probably not the kids, or your spouse, or your job either. According to Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D., it might be the lack of fish in...
