From the monthly archives:

July 2008

Maple Oats and Sunshine

July 25, 2008

For breakfast I had banana oats, with ground flax and the last remains of Simply the Best Trail mix sprinkled on top. I also put a couple squirts of sugar free maple syrup to make it sweet. All composed in a yellow mug rather than the unexciting tan bowls I normally use. Here is a [...]

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Cereal Snacker

July 23, 2008

Overall I had a pretty good day except for the fact that I had been wanting to make it to the gym all day and then finally got motivated and out of my house about 5PM. This was unfortunate, considering I arrived at the exact same time the 9-5 crowd arrives and the place was [...]

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My Lucky Day

July 22, 2008

I won something! And, this is exciting for me because I am one of those people who rarely wins anything. I posted my ultimate “Lose 10 lbs in 3 days” diet story on Couch Cubicle which entered me into a contest to win a cookbook: “Fish without a Doubt.”  I found out today that I won [...]

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It's a Scorcher

July 22, 2008

Last night I did a 5k race with Isaac’s dad. It was still about 95 degrees here in Richmond when the race started at 7PM. Needless to say it was the hottest race I have ever ran. I think I did well, considering the extreme heat – my time was 26:36, averaging about 8:50 a [...]

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isearch.week2

July 21, 2008

The title is my attempt at combing Apples’ “i”thing revolution with my lack of a job and the search that is taking place. I know, I’m just so creative. So creative that I had the same breakfast I have had more than 20 times in the past 2 months: Oats with 1/2 banana stirred in, toasted [...]

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Back to Reality

July 20, 2008

Unfortunately, my fantasy world of being rich has ended and Isaac and I are back to our humble abode. There definitely could have been worse ways to spend the a week of being unemployed, but it all kind of sank in when I arrived home last night greeted by nothing but a mail box overflowing with things… [...]

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