Wordless Wednesday: Cupcake and Little Fingers

What I Want To Be When I Grow Up, P.S.

Be sure to read the first post on this topic, “What I Want To Be When I Grow Up.” Last fall, I started a job that I really like. I rate part of the TOEFL iBT test that international students or workers have to take to get accepted at universities or certain positions. This job [...]

Pamela is the Best Personal Trainer in 417

We’ve got a great regional magazine here in Springfield, 417 Magazine, named after our telephone area code. Every year, they ask for 417 peeps to nominate the Best of 417 Land, and my personal trainer, Pamela, is in the running. She does a really good job of explaining why she’s so great, but I want [...]

What I Want To Be When I Grow Up: A Teacher Looking Back… and Forward

If you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up… at 8-10 years old, I would unravel huge dreams. First, I’d be an astronaut. That’d take some time, but by about 30, I’d be a lawyer, because it’s a really good idea to be a lawyer if you want to be president, [...]

The Great Fitness Blogging Experiment Begins

I mentioned earlier this week that I have started working with a personal trainer, Pamela Hernandez of Thrive Personal Fitness. I’ve been working with her since August 8, but I’ve just started blogging about it. You’ll have to pop over to her blog to read my posts, so go on over there and read it. [...]

Let the Steam Escape: Tending the Stove of Creativity

Do you have an item that seemed just an okay gift when you received it, but once you started using it, you realized it was a game-changer? For me, that item is a book called Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. I developed a close relationship with my senior high counselor, Jodie Miller, because Beth [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Jordan Valley Park Irises

She’s Back!

I don’t really feel like blogging tonight, but Sarah does! She just re-opened shop on her A Fool of Myself blog. Go check it out–it’s chock full of yummy recipes!

Tuesdays with Linden’s Favorite Links | 23-Aug-2011

I’m beginning a new leg on my fitness journey, so today I’m going to share several pages and resources which help or inspire me, starting with Pamela’s post on Thrive Personal Fitness which explains this new direction I’m taking. The Great Fitness Blogging Experiment: Pamela’s introduction to our partnership (mine is coming soon!) Why You [...]

Healthy Obsessions: Coffee, Crafties, & Besties

It just sort of happened. Sarah, her best friend since 3rd grade Jenny, and I met a couple Monday nights in a row at a local coffee shop, each bringing our current craft projects. Before we realized it even, we had a standing date. Now, some Monday nights have prior commitments, like SgfBlogs.com on the [...]