change is the theme of 2008

I’m back from my Christmas vacation, and am ready for an interesting 2008. Things will be changing this year both professionally and personally, and I’m trying to be ready for it all. A friend of mine always chooses a theme for each year, and I think ‘change’ is a great theme.
In January, physical fitness is [...]

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pat’s run 2007

Well, Pat’s Run was simply amazing. We (me, John, family members) finished the race, and I even finished faster than I thought I would. I had planned on walking the course, but my enthusiasm took over once we got there, and I started the race jogging. I walked most of it, but it ended up [...]

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ready for pat’s run

My parents and sister are in town so they could do Pat’s Run with us. There are seven of us on our team, and we are so excited! There is just something cool about thousands of ‘athletes’ getting together and running a race. I say ‘athletes’, because I don’t really consider people like me an [...]

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sang as they walked

John and I went on a four-mile walk yesterday. It felt surprisingly good. And the best part is that we did it in about an hour, which is fast for us.
We were actually doing a practice walk for an event we signed up for: Pat’s Run. Proceeds from the race go to the Pat Tillman [...]

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update on my goals

I announced last week that I had set a goal to exercise 5x a week, and I’m updating you on my progress. Last week I didn’t hit 5x. But I did do 3x, which is much better than I usually get. This week I plan to get the full five.
I just got back from my [...]

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i’m gonna do it

Okay, I am publicly announcing that I set a goal to exercise 5 days a week for at least 15 minutes. I signed up for Leo’s March Challenge over at Zen Habits. Go sign up too–any goal you want to work on for the month of March.
They say if you tell people about a goal [...]

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our saturday hike

We hiked South Mountain yesterday. We brought a camera, but the battery died the second we got it out. South Mountain was gorgeous, and we saw quail, a cactus wren, a robin, a desert squirrel (that came right up to me when I called it), and a road runner. The hike was beautiful, [...]

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setting goals for my health

I wish I could find a doctor I had any faith in. I’ve been experiencing some vertigo/dizziness problems. I went to the doctor today because I am sick of this feeling.
She checked my ears for an inner ear problem and checked my eyes to see if it was a nervous system problem. I guess it [...]

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papago park

John and I hiked Papago Park this weekend. Isn’t it beautiful? I wanted to take pictures, but ended up not doing so. However, we are awfully proud of doing a 4-mile hike.

I only wish my eating habits were as proactive and healthy as my exercise is. Baby steps, I guess. We have a scale [...]

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picture interlude

John and I on our family’s annual Christmas eve hike.
John and I at Lake Mead during Christmas after feeding the fish and ducks.
Us on our hike in the White Tank Mountains last weekend.

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random thoughts today

I’m on a Bulgarian food roll — I made Pulneni Chushki (stuffed peppers) last night. So delicious, except I forgot the most important part — yogurt. But that’s ok, because they were still tasty, and somewhat healthy.
And we are officially partied out. We went to a party on Friday and two on Saturday. [...]

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It’s Friday! I haven’t been good about updating my…

It’s Friday! I haven’t been good about updating my blog lately. Maybe because I just don’t have a lot to say.
Recently I weighed myself and found out that I had gained two pounds. Fact: If I eat cookies and candy all day at work and don’t exercise when I get home, I’m going to gain [...]

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