This Dr. J post was particularly interesting for me, I read through all the points and found I am lacking in many of them. To start, I need more passion, selflessness, humor and to be more hard working to live longer apparently. I wonder how many people actually rock all these qualities (and does it involve [...]
Archive > November 2008
Temptations
When trying to eat smart, peer pressure is a challenge for me. When my niece turned 3, my sister made like forty-thousand cupcakes for her preschool party and served the leftovers while I was over for lunch (the cake was not served until the actual party the following weekend). I declined to have [...]
Staying In Shape
I’ve worked to stay in shape for years now, since high school. I’ve always been conscious about my diet and getting enough exercise. I quit reading Cosmo, Vogue and many other fashion mags because I got tired of looking at crack-thin models and feeling that I should be comparing myself … and noticing that I [...]
Holiday Coffee and Tea
Coffee is a very important part of my morning and a big reason I can’t make it through a 2-hour department meeting without a trip to the ladies room … or two. With the cooling temps and commercial madness starting, I’m getting in the holiday spirit early this year. I’ve already assembled my [...]
Windows 7 Build 6801 Installation Impressions
Guess what, there’s another version of Windows coming out soon! Yeah, I was not too thrilled either. I had a horrible time trying to get beta, RC and final versions of Vista to run on my Toshiba Satellite laptop at the time. That was what, 2 months ago? Okay, 2 years, but the trauma of [...]
Kentucky Fried Nightmare
Saturday it rained all day and I was not feeling motivated enough to do anything except a few chores around the house and park myself in front of the TV most of the day after a busy week. Anyway, I caught a commercial for a new KFC combo box meal full of fried insanity. Just [...]
Just call me auntie
It’s hard today to be a thirty-something woman and not have kids even though we’re becoming more common. I occasionally have to deal with parents making it their personal mission to convince me it’s the best thing ever. I wonder how they can be so sure I’m meant to be a parent without knowing me. [...]