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I Think I Can, I Think I Can…
I really want to be the kind of person who runs and does yoga. In my mind, those two exercises are very complementary. Ideally, I would run at least four times a week for approximately 30 minutes and do 15 minutes of yoga at least three times a week. (Editor’s Note: I realize 15 minutes of yoga does do real yoga much justice, but at least it’s a start, right?)
The running part is the easiest because of our beloved bloodhound, Hoss. He needs to run every day, so Matt and I divide up who takes him. He’s my responsibility on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The yoga part is … Read More
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Taking the Road Less Traveled
I need books in my life. I really do. I need to be reading a book for fun in order to live a truly rounded, whole existence.
I know this about myself and yet I don’t always cooperate with my needs. When I get busy at work, my reading slips quietly off my agenda for the day (or week or month!). It’s sad.
But I’m on vacation! And I am reconnecting with my dear friend, Books. I’m reading Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert. (Yes, I know I am behind all the other readers in America…) It’s a memoir about living an inauthentic life (in her case, it was in … Read More
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Reusing Security Envelopes
I was clearing out our mail pile yesterday (we have a new and improved place to put it rather than on the dining room table), and I noticed–for pretty much the first time ever–the inside of security envelopes. I’m smitten!And then I remembered a post that the lovely Kristina did about using security envelopes to make a wedding card. Now I realize what she was talking about! [Yes, I feel like an idiot for catching on so slowly.]
I’m going to start collecting those envelopes (hooray for reusing!) and then make something very similar to Kristina’s without feeling any guilt about copying someone else’s idea. That’s what blogs are … Read More
