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Re-posting this because I fell prey to number 9 today, and laughed at myself as I remembered to take a deep breath and let go… :) Enjoy! I’ve compiled a ...
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Hello everyone! I just wanted to check in and let you all know that I am still here! Things have been dusty and a bit messy around here lately as ...
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Hello everyone! I just wanted to check in and let you all know that I am still here! Things have been dusty and a bit messy around here lately as ...
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Hello everyone! I just wanted to check in and let you all know that I am still here! Things have been dusty and a bit messy around here lately as ...
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My brother, (who is a rockstar and is about to graduate with a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering – oh my goodness I’m so proud of you BROOO!), recently sent ...
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Today I realized something that I believe has the potential to create big, scary, awesome ripples in my life. I realized that a part of getting where I am today, ...
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Hello there. I have a question for you: What do YOU do? Wait! You’re not allowed to say “I’m a web developer”, or “I’m a librarian”, or “I’m a photographer”, ...
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Hello there. I have a question for you: What do YOU do? Wait! You’re not allowed to say “I’m a web developer”, or “I’m a librarian”, or “I’m a photographer”, ...
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If you read my previous post, you know that I’ve been working on a new project lately. I’m pleased to announce that I have “gone live” with a blog where ...
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Sometimes, you just have to trust your gut and do something you feel strongly about. Sometimes, you just gotta launch. It might end up being the least (or most!) exciting ...
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Today, I urge you to step back and take a moment to reflect on your health. Are you taking care of yourself? By taking care of yourself, I am not ...
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Surprised? Confused? Think I’m nuts? (I may well be, but that is totally beside the point of this post!) This post is about YOU. Did you know that you, me, ...
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Today, there is a vast landscape out there of real estate for marketers to try and sell us on their products. Billboards, newspaper ads, TV, banner ads, those little, annoyingly ...
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Want to learn a few habits that can turn your life around and help you become more successful (but at the same time more centered, focused, and PRESENT)? Then you ...
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This past week, I had some alone time that I spent devouring a number of books, blogs, and videos (and trying to up my ranking in search results!). All of ...
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It’s been a couple of weeks, and the Salt Lake City Half-Marathon is solidly under my belt. It’s also a distant memory (you guys are like WHY DO I EVEN ...
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I sit at the gate in JFK, waiting to board the flight, grateful that I will be seeing my family soon. Grateful for so much. Grateful to have a family ...
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I remembered this post as I walked past the 9/11 memorial here in NYC this week… Hope you enjoy! “Oh! That’s an interesting name! Where’s it from?” I used to ...
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(Ok this post is a new one I just couldn’t hold back – my gift to you! ;) It’s bound to happen. You’re in the car with at least one ...
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For the next five days, I will be caught in a whirlwind of training sessions, meetings, ferry rides between New York and New Jersey, and hopefully some good food in ...
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A few posts ago, I asked you What Motivates You. This was your answer. Overall, the most votes went to Contribution and making a difference, which indicates that about two-thirds ...
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Have you ever felt a little bit isolated from the rest of the world? Have you ever felt, oh, maybe just a little bit too caught up in your own ...
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I am on my way to recovery from a nasty bout of food poisoning which left me doubled over in pain in my bathroom, not sure which end my lunch ...
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This is where I’ll be tomorrow morning: NOT hitting a PR (personal best). NOT beating myself up about it. Focusing on the beauty of connecting to others with a passion ...
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Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable, by Seth Godin. Read this book. Even if you don’t currently have your own business. Even if you don’t think you will ...
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If you’re anything like me, you have trouble answering the questions “What is it that you love to do? What is your passion?” Part of the difficulty in answering this ...
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You guys have to watch this video. I read Dan Pink’s book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us a few months ago, and recently was directed to this ...
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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi Are you confused yet? Are you struggling to guess what the connection between being Agile and ...
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Friends, it is the weekend. And weekends call for all manner of things that don’t usually happen on a typical day. Things like baking. Things like the smell of cinnamon ...
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A couple of weeks ago I was out for a run, listening to a podcast of NPR’s Fresh Air where the host (Terry Gross) was interviewing Wael Ghonim, the face of ...
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I just discovered Ron Paul’s secret 2012 presidential campaign, and he takes the buck on cutting costs. (Sorry for the bad pun people, sometimes I just CAN’T STOP MYSELF!)...
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4:34 a.m. I stand, bleary-eyed and slightly disoriented, at the edge of the Chosen Treadmill. Trying to remember how I got here, I think I can hear someone mumbling. I ...
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Women: Remember that although we are 50% of the population, we give birth to 100% of it. (Can I get a True Dat?!?!) Claim your power, own it, believe in ...
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is not just about writing, but equally, if not more importantly, it’s about reading and learning from other bloggers. And then leaving them comments so they know I was there. ...
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This past week marked a huge milestone for myself and Baby Z. After completing a gradual, drawn-out, and emotional end to our nursing relationship (emotional for me, since he seems ...
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April 21st. A date that seemed sooo faaar awaaaaay when I decided to sign up for what is now going to be renamed 13.1 Miles of Public Humiliation. (A realization ...
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This salad was so great to make and then eat. I want to say it looked so good that I didn’t want to ruin it by eating it. But that ...
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Still a little fussy, still a little snotty, but definitely the winner in the battle against the RSV + double-ear infection bug. That’s ma boy....
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You neglect to tighten the lid on a jar, and the next time someone pulls it out of the cabinet it comes crashing down to the countertop or floor, its ...
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So, if you’ve seen my food posts you’ll know that some of them are really fresh, health-conscious, meatless, and light. Other posts are- well, not so much. It’s kinda like Dr. ...
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My dear little baby, you are sick. So, so sick. Saturday, I found out that your raspy, tired cough is caused by RSV. Then, after a sleepless night where you ...
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Spring has sprung, and with it come a multitude of these beautiful trees that bloom in full force all over the valley every March/April. Beautiful, yes. Fragrant, yes. Bad, bad ...
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The secret to work-life balance is to admit to yourself (and your family!) that it does not exist. One day, the scales will tip in the favor of work. The ...
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Dear Running, I am back. Oddly and unexpectedly, I did not want to take off my Vibrams today. I always thought of them as an experiment, a way to maybe ...
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Get over your fear of a saturated market. There will always be room for your skills, ideas, and even love. There will always be room for your uniqueness. It’s your ...
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1- People move out of your way when you walk behind them because they’re afraid you will run them over or sever a nerve ending or cut their Achilles tendon with ...
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You know the role of big brother has totally kicked in when you catch something like this – totally spontaneous and unplanned (I did my best to be sneaky, but ...
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Sometimes, things come together on a plate and it’s Just Right. This salad from last week was just that. A delight. I took my time making it, savoring every step ...
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Deep down in the depths of my heart, I possess a fear that you may call irrational, illogical, unwarranted. But it is there. And it is real. Friends, I have ...
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In an article published today in the Economist, titled Food and the Arab spring: Let them eat baklava, the magazine investigates an issue that it argues is rooted in as well as ...
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This needs to stop. Recipe here. Enjoy. And good luck trying to “just have one bite!” (That was me, a few pounds ago. Thanks a lot, Costco, for all those ...
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This past weekend, I ventured into unchartered culinary territory. Ever since we got our slow-cooker – probably a year and a half ago, I’ve been trying to come up with ...
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I have a friend. (Surprising, I know. Hear me out, though.) This post is a letter to that friend, who is someone I wish all of you could meet, if ...
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A list of random odds and ends from this weekend: 1- As you start out this week, you may find yourself afraid of the effect that one lost hour of sleep ...
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Teaching N about St. Patrick’s Day.. “Mama, what holiday do we have in March?” “Um, I don’t think there are.. oh, wait, there’s St. Patrick’s Day.” I go on to ...
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Here you go. Here’s the result of the Dishwashing Debate poll, which was highly scientific, fair, and well-executed. Basically, based on these results, I win. Pre-rinse all the way, BABY. ...
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“What are you doing?” “Loading the dishwasher” “Why are you doing the dishes twice?” “I’m not, I’m just rinsing them off before putting them in the dishwasher.” “What are you ...
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Lunch. It’s a concept that has been reduced almost to non-existence, a practice that has been reduced to eating heated up brown rice out of a paper cup and a ...
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Dinner this past Sunday was one of those dinners that just begs to be shared with others. I wished that I could invite you all to dinner that night - I admit I ...
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I’m hoping to run my first Pikermi this coming April - after having my 2nd son last June. (Click on the link for more information, but basically a Pikermi = a Half-marathon. ...
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The following soundtrack is mandatory background music for today’s story. So put on your headphones, click on the link, and go forth! 5:07 a.m. I stand at the very front of ...
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After thinking we’d made it through the winter of 2011-2012 without any major snow storms, one such storm came swooping in on us yesterday evening, throwing the doors to winter ...
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Fadi Quran has been released on bail, and allowed to return to his home in Hebron. Click here for more details from the Stanford Daily. Details of next steps are ...
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Some things I learned/re-learned over the weekend: 1- Sometimes, babies will wake up in the middle of the night and cry for an hour (or 2), and no matter what ...
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I decided long ago I would not make this a political blog. Frankly, there are others out there who are much more equipped to take on that endeavor than I ...
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Husband: “Hey N, show your mama what we learned today.” N barely looks up from under all that hair on his head, which loves to cascade onto his forehead and ...
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Hello friends! It’s Friday, a day to indulge in the leisurely, the entertaining, the delicious. In that theme, I thought I would share a recipe for a cookie that has ...
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Quick one. Legs not as sore as I feared they would be, so either: 1) The compression sleeves worked REALLY well after the accelerated Vibram boot camp yesterday, or 2) ...
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In my quest for convenient, quick-to-prepare foods that both my husband and 5 year-old will eat without gagging, I have recently discovered and included the following items in our weekly ...
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My official, 9-week half-marathon training plan was supposed to be kicked off yesterday with a high-intensity 5.25 mile run that included speed training as well as pace training, and was ...
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Long weekends are a time for reconnecting – with family, friends, the kitchen, and To-Do lists. In addition to all of the above, this past long weekend ended up being a test of ...
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As I attempt to up my activity level in preparation for the April half-marathon I told you all about last time, my body’s natural reaction is panic: Need! Calories! Bake! ...
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So, it’s that time again. Time for me to take concrete steps towards getting this rear-end whipped back into shape. Any by concrete steps, I mean signing up for this ...
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As I may have stated before, I don’t believe in making excuses stating the reasons for why I haven’t been writing. Ahem. Sooo, with that, I’ll give a little view ...
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Hello!! If you’re reading this, that means you’re still around, and since I wrote it, that means so am I! That’s just really good news! Truly exciting. I won’t go ...
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This Saturday, I was the proud mama of a 4 year-old just starting his soccer career, a career that I realize may end up lasting years or one that ...
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In some parts of the world, including the part of the world where my own mother lives, March 21st is Mother’s Day. On the eve of this celebration of mothers ...
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Have you ever had so much going on in your life, mind, and emotions that you just don’t know where to start? My brain feels like it currently holds the ...
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Sitting at my desk at work, choppy online connection to Al-Jazeera live, where I’m trying to catch what Hosni Mubarak is saying. Someone tell me – am I right? Is he ...
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No words, stories, funny anecdotes, or work-life balance complaints seem relevant or appropriate in this time of change and revolution. Never had I imagined things would move in this direction. Never had ...
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Don’t be on the verge of getting a cold, and then decide you are going to go outside in freezing temperatures for a 7 mile run, pretend you are going ...
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7 a.m, still dark outside, still sleepy-eyed. Standing in the kitchen; coffee for me, not sure about breakfast for the little man, who’s been awake since 6:15 on a Saturday. Running towards the kitchen, ...
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Oh I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting to get tagged. And for it to happen via none other than the fabulous Kinzi of mytreasure only amplifies the excitement!! ...
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I just found this on Slate.com, and it is HILARIOUS. I love it. Enjoy! (And follow the rules, YO! Especially those of you who have had previous “encounters” with each ...
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Sometimes I wonder if I’m a good person. Or, at least, an emotionally balanced one. No, seriously. Let’s take a step back. So, after living with someone for a number ...
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So I don’t have anything urgent to work on (at least not urgent to my current, sleepy state of mind), and I’m committing the ultimate job-related sin: I’M READING STUFF ...
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Wow. Does being pregnant make my belly, which is starting to make a public appearance, public property?! I truly hope this isn’t going to be a trend – I don’t ...
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You are four today, and I am celebrating with memories. Lately, I’ve been swimming in a sea of them, remembering the last few days before you were born, and many of the ...
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That’s all I had in between the time I got home tonight from work (at which time my husband and son were already home and looked like they were going ...
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It’s 14 degrees Fahrenheit outside. That’s -10 degrees Celcius, for my metric-minded friends. That’s cold. At least to me and my intolerant skin, inherited from an ancestry that comes from some ...
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The past few weeks have been all about the belly. Boys all around me at home, means more focus on the food. I will admit, trying to support a growing ...
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It’s been a rough week. I am deflated, and am fighting feelings of failure, even though I know the end-result will actually be a win for everyone involved, and even ...
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Friday, 5 p.m, work week is done, and I practically throw myself through the front door to check out the state of our home. Clean. House. Courtesy of: Fabulous, newly ...
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“Mama! I see a policeman!” “Yeah, I see him too. Check it out, he has his lights on.” Little mouth open, watching as the police car passes to our right ...
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So, after 3 days of doing my best to keep my head out of the toilet (lovely image, I know), and getting offended by even the smell of that little ...
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During the week of Thanksgiving, I was in Halistic heaven. The reason: I was surrounded by my boys. My crazy, fun, hilarious, food-loving, beautiful boys who make me feel like ...
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I realize I may have caused some confusion with the “siblings” picture from my last post. The ultrasound picture in that post is NOT a picture of Baby halistic. I ...
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So hey, guess what?! We got the Green light on that project I talked about earlier today here! The project is formally a go, and I can now share details! ...
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As a full-time working wife and mother, I’ve often been overwhelmed with the demands of keeping a squeaky-clean home, producing appetizing, fully nutritious, home-cooked meals, having the time and energy ...
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I love projects! As you can tell, I am into Project Management (it’s kind of my job), and being that I am a total nerdy nerd, I love many of the different ...
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