Fact: No matter how much or how little weight you gain while pregnant, by the time you hit the last few weeks of the third trimester, you feel like a moose. You may still look great, perhaps you’ve even gained less than you should, but as that bun in the oven starts pressing hard on […]
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Graduate-Level Goal-Setting: Inspiration for a Life Plan
As I continue this month of goal-setting and reflection, I have one more part I’d like to share with you. I’m only doing this under the cover of the blog as I’d be much too embarrassed to admit that I do this much planning in real life. Yes, there is sometimes even too much for […]
What I’m Reading: The Happiness Project
We don’t have many shows in the DVR this time of year. Seems weird seeing as it’s relatively prime time for new stuff, but short of Top Chef, Downton Abbey and Toned Up (hey, don’t judge…), I really don’t have much I need to watch. Instead, on most recent weekday nights (OK, and weekends…) you’ll […]
Liqueur + Chocolate + Crust = Great, Easy Pie!
In 2013, I had a breakthrough. I learned how to host a dinner party where I could participate in the action vs. stay in the kitchen the whole time. Whoa. Granted, we purposely set up the new kitchen and dining room area as one space so conversation could still flow while I’m putting the finishing […]
My 2014 Intentions
All of the talk this week about goal and intention setting has made me want to share with y’all what I’m thinking for 2014. This has been an interesting year to try to plan. Normally, I have a three page strategic plan for my year (yes, I do have OCD tendencies, why do you ask?), […]