I have been home a few days from SXSW and have been processing what I thought about everything this year. I have to admit, this wasn’t my favorite year. I sat through some interesting sessions and brought home some good information but the overall experience didn’t compare to the last two years. The event this [...]
This morning I woke up and, for the first time, felt a real longing for my old lifestyle. I wandered down to Starbucks and got a soy chai latte and some oatmeal but what I really wanted was a big mug of hot coffee and a chocolate chip muffin. So far I haven’t missed these [...]
This afternoon turned out to be another beautiful one of several we have had recently. It was so nice that John and I headed to a local park to walk Merlin and get a little exercise and a good dose of sunshine, which I have been needing recently. This is an exciting week for me. [...]
1/365, originally uploaded by attercat. I’ve decided to start a 365 project using the camera on my cell phone and the apps available for it. I’m not doing any external editing. This is to help me get my creative photography mojo back. I thought it would be nice to look for things around me daily [...]
I started week three of the training program today and things are moving along marvelously. I’m really enjoying this heart-rate based program. By being so focused on my body I can easily monitor what small changes do to either raise or lower my heart rate. I have also been able to lower my heart rate around 10 [...]
Eating a vegan diet has put a damper on me eating out a lot but I see this as a good thing most of the time. Saying that though, I should probably own stock in Panera Bread since I grab a yummy mediterranean veggie sandwich there a few times a week (minus the feta of [...]
I’m wrapping up week one on the new workout plan from the trainer and decided this morning to treat myself with some new running shoes. We have this great little store in town called John’s Run/Walk Shop that specializes in helping you find shoes that work best for you. I’m so glad that I decided [...]
