Monthly Archives: June 2012

Laziness almost won… almost

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Yesterday I got out of work early, at 3:30 pm, and was home just after 4. All day I’d been looking forward to my run, and to being outside on such a gorgeous day. While waiting on a text back … Continue reading →

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Freaking love my bike! Weekly Report: June 18-24

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

I’m glad I had such a great weekend because today is off to a rough start. I left the house a few minutes late, hit every. single. red. light on the way to the highway, then drove directly into a … Continue reading →

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Working for the weekend

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

This has been one of those weeks… The week from hell, really. I love my job, but this was a crazy, busy (not in a good way) week, and since my boss is on vacation for two weeks everything fell … Continue reading →

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Heat wave!

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

We had been enjoying a glorious, mild June. Temps were in the 60s and 70s and it was beautiful. But it’s true that all good things come to an end, and our lovely weather ended when a heat wave arrived … Continue reading →

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I got a bike! Weekly Report: June 11-17

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

I had an awesome week in pretty much every way. It was so great that I’m still in a good mood early on a Monday morning, and when does that happen?! Obviously you can guess from the title that I … Continue reading →

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Physical therapy is done, moving forward with optimism

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Wednesday was my last session of physical therapy. To be honest I kind of thought it was a waste of $45, because I spent maybe two minutes talking to the therapist and she was basically like, “do you even want … Continue reading →

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Splurge meal

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Tuesday nights are family dinner night for us. We gather at my in-laws’ house: J, his parents and sisters, one brother-in-law, and our nephews. We’re not all always there (especially me, as I work the farthest – almost an hour … Continue reading →

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Lessons learned at my first yoga class

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

Last night I attended my very first yoga class. I’ve done a DVD here and there but nothing outside the privacy of my own home. This was also my first group fitness of any kind, so I was totally outside … Continue reading →

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Weekly report: June 4-10

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

To help hold myself accountable I thought I’d try posting weekly reports of how I do, both with eating and working out. I don’t know how often I’ll do this but I’ll try to post weekly for a while at … Continue reading →

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Bonus day

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

I don’t know if I’ve shared this before, but I am blessed with a truly awesome boss. She has many great qualities but today I am particularly grateful to her for gifting our (very small, three-person) department with a “bonus … Continue reading →

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