I am taking the day off. It's my birthday; I will not work today. Oh sure, I've made myself available to clients every night, weekend, sick day, vacation day and holiday for the last three years, but not today. Today I will spend the entire day doing what I want to do. I will run in the morning. I ...
Tag Archive: balance
Back in the Groove
The first step to a serious training plan? Make time for it. Such a pitifully obvious revelation, and yet I hadn't been doing it. Last month, I scheduled my kickboxing classes into my Tuesdays and Thursdays, blocking off the time as though they were recurring client meetings. I've been really good about sticking to that schedule, ...
The 3rd 40: Day 34
When you start with a 6:30 run and end it with an 11:30 phone call home, it makes for a very long day. Some highlights from Sunday: After Google Maps listed only Starbucks locations that were behind locked doors in office buildings, I assumed that I would have to order room service to get a halfway ...
The Power of Food
On three separate occasions this past week, I've had the same conversation. "I checked out your blog," they all said. "I love the recipes!" This always blows me away. I started posting the recipes just because I have a personal tendency to print out a new one, modify it in some way, and then proceed to ...
The 3rd 40: Day 27
It was a 100% work-free day (with the exception of the time I spent jotting down ideas into an email on my iPhone at the A's game... yes, I have problems). Every Sunday I wake up with the intention of going to kickboxing at 9:00. The problem with that plan is that it interferes with Sunday ...
The 3rd 40: Days 25 and 26
The weather in California has been less than stellar this winter. Yes, I know, boo-hoo; tell that sob story to the east coasters who endured multiple blizzards. And yet, I can't recall more consistent rain in the 11 years that we've lived here. So the weekend weather forecast -- mid-70s and sunny -- had me ...
The 3rd 40: Days 21-24
I haven't been the best at updating this, have I? I've turned a corner with kickboxing. I went on Tuesday and even though I could feel the exertion in my muscles, I never actually hurt. I went back this morning and felt like I was in a really good groove. I'm far from the best in ...
Seeking Balance: The 3rd 40
A couple of things happened this week, the sorts of things that made me quickly realize that I need a plan of attack. The first was that I got a new client with a fairly significant project that will keep me hopping for the next three months. This is fantastic, of course. New clients are like ...
Kid Nutrition
I met a fellow mom for coffee and told the story of taking my 3-year-old to Whole Foods -- a place he now reveres as a produce mecca -- and how I spent $3.84 on what I went to get and nearly $20 on fruit for him. "You're so lucky," she said. ...
Another 40: Days 22-32
Yes, I've been terrible about following through on the documentation of this 40-day challenge. Since we last spoke, I went on vacation. For anyone who wonders if they should skip the hoopla of the holidays and head for the tropics, my answer is an unequivocal yes. In the course of a week, I read a