11-12-13

I just think it’s cool how the calendar has lined up these numbers today.    Maybe it’s because I have this thing about numbers and order and symmetry.  Or perhaps it’s a little of my OCD tendencies.  No matter – all day long I’ll be smiling whenever I write or...

T-Minus Two Days

It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit. ~ Dr. George Sheehan So about six months ago I was talked into...

Missed Music Monday–Help Me Lose My Mind

Talk to me and watch me crumble, You will see me come undone. (Lyrics from Help Me Lose My Mind by Disclosure) I totally missed posting this last Tuesday…. The official release day for Disclosure’s awesome single, Help Me Lose My Mind featuring London Grammar.  (And if you’ve been paying...

Halloween According to Me

I was raised in a very conservative religion, one that didn’t celebrate holidays, especially one as blatantly pagan as Halloween.  There was NO dressing up as a fairy, princess or super hero.  There was NO trick-or-treating.  There was NO handing out candy.  Yeah – we were the family that turned...

Song of the Week Featuring Gabrielle Aplin’s The Power of Love

Thank you BBC1 for turning me on to yet another amazing British artist.  This time it’s solo artist Gabrielle Aplin with the song The Power of Love.  Seriously – both the song and video are chill-inducing.  What the heck is chill-inducing you ask?  It’s when you have chills up your...

Eat More Cookies, it’s National Cookie Month

Oh gosh! I missed giving you a recipe last week for National Cookie Month. So sorry!! But I’ll make it up to you by sharing my family’s favorite cookie for the holidays, a Jewish bite-sized pastry called, Rugelach. If you’ve never had it – just think of butter, cinnamon and...

A Different Kind of Debut

Well, it’s offiicial.  This former half-miler who never ran over a six-mile long run in college or an eight-miler post-collegiately is running a half-marathon.  The Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Half to be exact.  Can you believe it?  Neither can I.  Especially given the fact that just over three months ago,...

Five Reasons Why

I have THE BEST volunteer gig, working in the Media Center of my daughter’s school.  I could go on and on about why it’s so freakin’ amazing, but I’ve narrowed it down to a new feature on my blog called Five Reasons Why:  Number Five: A book nerd surrounded by...

New Music Tuesday: Elastic Heart by Sia

So you know how I listen to BBC Radio 1 to stay up to date on new music headed our way.  Last week they debuted another single from the Catching Fire soundtrack – Elastic Heart by Sia featuring The Weeknd and Diplo.  The first few stanzas of Elastic Heart actually...

The Last Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe You’ll Ever Need

Did you know that October is National Cookie Month?  Neither did I, but being that I L-O-V-E cookies, I will gladly join in the celebration!  I’ll share some of my favorite cookie recipes throughout the month.  And feel free to share some of your favorites with me too!  Just post...