Last Saturday I participated in my second 5k race, an annual fundraiser for the Salvation Army called the Santa Shuffle, held at the Arboretum. Man was it cold!!! Finished in 39 minutes, 3 minutes faster than my previous race. I was thrilled to have Obi come with me, brave the cold, and be my personal photographer.


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Yesterday was a tough day, one of the saddest I have ever experienced. A few days ago we noticed that Milo had stopped eating his food and was only tentatively drinking water. He was worrying at his mouth a fair bit as well and we suspected an infection. Wednesday night I got a call back from the vet with Milo's blood test results from Saturday ( Read more... )

On this past Sunday I took part in my first EVER 5km race, not that I think of it as a race, more of a fundraising run where you get to wear an electronic chippy thing that will accurately time you when you crossed the finish line. Anyways! I had the most wonderful support from two friends, one who ran with me the whole way, and the other who had ( Read more... )

Over the past month or so life has just seemed to ebb and flow, nothing terribly exciting going on, and actually feeling like I was in limbo especially where work was concerned. At the end of August the job post I had been waiting and waiting and waiting for was finally posted: "Project Assistant, Data Quality". Within minutes of receiving notice ( Read more... )

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"All your schemes and dreams are falling neatly into place, so now is the perfect time to pack up all your troubles and ship 'em out to sea. Normally decision-making confounds you, which leads to procrastination, but to resolve this problem, all you have to do is stop doubting your instincts. You're on the brink of a brand-new epoch of your life. ( Read more... )

A recent post by Mamabare has encouraged me to write about my own struggle with body weight and the conundrum of how to lose weight and stay active ( Read more... )

Okay, so while last nights intro to orienteering clinic was fun (nice people), I have come to these conclusions ( Read more... )