I don't like buying shoes. "Necssary evil" pretty much sums up my attitude. My left foot is a half-size larger than my right, which makes it difficult to find a good fit. And shoes always cost far more than I think they should. I'd prefer to go barefoot or wear sandals, but that's not really an option most of the time. Historically I wear my shoes ( Read more... )

I've spent most of today cleaning house with the doors and windows open. It feels much better in here than it did this morning, but I'm still far from finished ( Read more... )

What is your preferred way to compile and make easily accessible recipes from a wide variety of sources? I have several cookbooks with a small number of recipes I like, recipe cards of widely varying sizes, a few sheets of printer paper, and online bookmarks.

I want to do better at meal planning, but can never remember all of what I have that I

After starting out my SparkPeople program with great energy, I've been doing next to nothing for the last month and more: not weighing myself, not tracking my intake, not drinking 8 glasses of water per day, not exercising. That lack of focus and progress was not just in the area of health and fitness, however; I've been experiencing inertia pretty ( Read more... )

Going back to work full time means that I need to start doing meal planning again.

Well, "again" is relative. This is a discipline I've yet to actually make stick, despite instruction and coaching from _storyteller_For the first three weeks, my work day will start at 7:30am -- the earliest I've had to be anywhere in quite some time. I'm someone who needs ( Read more... )

The interview went very well yesterday. The CEO told me that he'd like me to meet with a couple of his VP's, and that he'd make an introduction for me to the CEO of the local science center. "The goal," he said, "is for each of these people to continue to introduce you to others ( Read more... )

At 11:30 today I will be having a one-hour meeting with the CEO of a major local employer. It's not for a particular job, but in response to my dad showing him my resume. However, CEO's do not carve an hour out of the middle of their day if they are not intrigued. He could have given me half an hour, or offered to pass it on to his recruiting ( Read more... )

Yesterday morning I went into the kitchen and stepped in a bit of water. It was seeping out from under a couple of boxes of recycling, so I thought it was simply excess moisture from the containers. I put a towel down, took Wolfling off on a jaunt, and forgot about it.

This morning I went into my kitchen and foud a distinct pool of water in the ( Read more... )