a couple of weeks ago, my mom and i had lunch. i mentioned that i really needed a kick in the butt to lose some weight. my mom suggested weight watchers. she has been a lifetime member for quite a while and has found that it has been very helpful during those times when she really needed the help to lose weight. i just need structure and ( Read more... )

as i mentioned last week, marshall was away for the weekend, leaving me to my own devices friday through most of sunday. i'd like to say that i painted the town red, tripped the light fantastic, or something equally as fun and exciting. well, i didn't. while i thought of moving the furniture around in the bedroom (i'm really itching for some ( Read more... )

last week was verging on the border of insanity. i had 2 papers for school that needed to get written before i started cooking for my friend's japan fundraiser party on sunday. the first paper i finished wednesday night, when the paper was actually due yesterday (well, actually the instructor emailed all of us yesterday saying that she had ( Read more... )

i'm starting to wonder what kind of effects being on BCP for over 10 years is having on my emotional well-being. now, i'm not saying that i'm considering of coming off of them. it'll be another few years before i make that kind of decision. however, i've been riding the most heinous emotional roller coaster for the last few weeks. within the ( Read more... )

marshall brought home some kind of sickness last week. my sister invited us over to have dinner with her and the kids last wednesday and i decided to ride my bike. it was great getting out on my bike again. i'm still a little shaky, but i'm gaining more confidence. i need to just do it more and i'll get nice and comfortable on my bike. i think ( Read more... )

i've spent the weekend organizing and cleaning. while i'm sad to see them go, it was time to take down our christmas decorations. the time has passed, quite frankly. it's unfortunate that we spend weeks decorating and planning only to see the big day pass so quickly. oh well, while i enjoy the smell of pine in my living room, i was feeling ( Read more... )

i finally got around to writing in my cooking blog again. it's taken a while to find the time. well, to be honest, it hasn't been the lack of time. it's been the lack of inspiration. yes, i've cooked dinner since we've been back from the holidays, but the majority of our meals have been either really simple or take-out. marshall did cook ( Read more... )

our first weekend back in california felt just like all our other weekends. saturday morning was an early start with TBC to beat the crowds at southern kitchen. they had visited this place the previous week without us, but i was really interested in seeing how it was. there's always a huge crowd and it's super busy in the mornings. i don't ( Read more... )

it feels like the month of september just flew by even though it felt like it just dragged on. the entire month i've been one week ahead of where i should've been. this made for some very stressful nights trying to either figure out if i had an assignment due or scrambling to get an assignment done because i either thought i did it already or ( Read more... )

...for what to get marshall for his birthday. he's not much help either (and he says I'M bad to shop for). i had something in mind, but it won't be available until much later than i had hoped, so i've abandoned that for...something else. i've been looking online for geekish-type stuff, but nothing really jumps out at me. the easy way out would ( Read more... )