Update: Congrats to Sophie @ Life’s Philosophie! And many thanks to all who entered. This giveaway is now closed. Late last year, I received a complimentary copy of The SparkPeople Cookbook. I was familiar with the SparkPeople website and love their Instagram account, and had…
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Today: Last Minute Larry’s Valentine Gift Guide.
Just before Christmas, I threw together a Last Minute Larry gift guide, featuring presents found at the grocery store (and if you’re going that route, here are a few last minute Valentine’s Day deals you’ll love at Whole Foods Market). I did a bit more…
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Today: The greatest day of my life.
A week ago I grumbled about being sick and tired, about needing to slow down, about focusing on getting my act together before our daughter arrived. Less than 48 hours later, I had a warm baby on my chest and anything that had ever worried me,…
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Today: When enough is… too much.
I left home precisely three times between Friday and Sunday evening. I went for a walk with Clark (before you report me to the ASPCA or Sarah McLachlan, rest assured that Nick picked up my slack) I made a trip to the pharmacy for cough…
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Today: Make your own snow globe.
It’s snowing. Again. I made it back to Southie early enough this evening to snag one of the good parking spots on our street (if you’re from around here, you know how we treasure our spots), while Clark claimed his own parking spot. On the…
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Today: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Last spring, I had the chance to make a quick visit to the Lorraine Motel and the National Civil Rights Museum while I was walking working in Memphis (more on that here). I was scrolling through pictures from that trip earlier today, and thinking how…
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Today: The weekend according to Instagram XXIV
Nick and I spent the better part of the weekend in various parenting and child safety classes. Needless to say, not a whole lot of Intagramming (or housework, or real work, or napping, or Netflixing, or CrossFit) happened. Sometimes adult responsibilities trump social media addictions.…
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Today: Last week’s workouts.
At 35 weeks pregnant, putting on pants feels like a workout. Fortunately, I’m still feeling good enough to make it to CrossFit twice a week and have been carving out time for a little prenatal yoga in my makeshift studio (the baby’s room). Actual workouts…
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Today: Hello, 2014.
And just like that, another year has flown by. On New Year’s Days passed, I sat down to think through and write out my goals, my hopes, and my plans for the coming twelve months. I’d look back the previous year’s highs and lows, and…