Yearly Archives: 2008

Well, I didn’t get to actually work out this weekend (illness intruded in the form of a 24-hour bug), but I visited and scoped out two different gyms. One is a local place that’s highly regarded, and another is the … Continue reading →

The first gym I belonged to was in Houston. I’d just graduated from college, and moved back in with my mom. I was unemployed, and I was totally kicking butt doing Weight Watchers. Before it was all through, I’d lose … Continue reading →

My husband and I walked through Grand Central Station after this morning’s appointment with the OBGYN, staring up at the starry ceiling and wondering at how everyone but us seemed to have a camera and/or be part of a tour … Continue reading →

The contractions finally calmed down, so I guess they were Braxton-Hicks (“practice”) contractions, and nothing to worry about, but boy did I worry for a few hours there. I’m trying to keep a stiff upper lip about the whole house … Continue reading →

Goodness, money woes are depressing. The subjects of suicide and bankruptcy keep coming up in discussions between my husband and I. This mostly because we have a house we are readying for sale in perhaps the worst market ever. He’s … Continue reading →

I’m still here. Things have been a little nuts. I got to go down to Austin for the SXSW interactive festival, which was fantastic but pretty disruptive to my creature-of-habit type lifestyle. I feel like I’m barely keeping up with … Continue reading →

Another NYT quote: Mr. Walsh says he started seeing the link between clutter and weight problems when readers of his first book on decluttering began telling him how they also had lost weight as a result of getting organized. Clutter … Continue reading →

From the NYT: As more patients seek treatment for both eating disorders and substance abuse, a complicated set of mixed messages can arise. The response to addiction is abstinence; but quitting food is not an option. “We’re trying to get … Continue reading →

was walking three long blocks, uphill, in the snow (ok, with snow melting nearby), with a 38 lb 2.5-year-old boy on my shoulders, and an approx. 1.5 lb fetus in my belly. Really just wanted to say I’m still here, … Continue reading →

I checked out height/weight growth charts for kids my son’s age, and he is (by weight) literally off the charts. And his height (though I don’t know what it is) seems proportional. Wow.