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Holmes, humming a jaunty tune under his breath, let his eyes follow Watson around the room. The old boy was agitated, that much was plain. He had a theory as to the cause, though he would first have to gather facts, data.

With all the stealth of a cat, he went to stand behind Watson, slipped a wide, strong palm around his waist, and into the left ( Read more... )

Reading this book Vicki gave me about finding and building relationships. One of the smartest things it has said is: "...for women who have a certain 'type.' If you are still single and looking for that type hasn't been working, it may be time to change the kind of man you're looking for or dating. Your true love could come in an unfamiliar package ( Read more... )

Deadlines are funny things. Even when self-imposed, they make me work harder and more diligently than I would otherwise. My projects are no more important with the addition of a deadline. But it's true, having a set date to work towards makes me far less prone to watching re-runs of Family Guy on Cartoon Network when I should be finishing a scene. ( Read more... )

As I pulled into my driveway tonight, shivering in my gym clothes after luxuriating in a warm car, I grinned. I love autumn, I love when the weather changes and the air gets cold and crisp, and the tree tops blow with nature's fury. I couldn't wait to get upstairs to my room, change into sweats and put on the heater, and snuggle under the blankets ( Read more... )

I've been staring at a blank journal entry for at least a week, trying to decide what will best be worth it to write about after so long. But there's nothing like throwing caution to the wind to cure writer's block, so here we are ( Read more... )

Last night I spent a half hour in Macy's looking at baby clothes. They were so sweet, and I was having a private indulgence moment. I was the only one up there, and I had a whole story worked out to tell anyone who asked me if I was having a kid. A total lie about how I was, but whatever. Sometimes it's fun to be someone else to strangers. How are ( Read more... )

I am going back to counting calories. I must keep myself to 1600 a day, perhaps a bit more on long run days. I am so excited to be able to start running again, even if it means taking things very slow for a bit, and building back into it. But it's going to be great. I was feeling very slovenly for a while. I really must get down to my fighting ( Read more... )

Having a fabulous morning so far. Got a good workout in, drinking my homemade iced coffee and riding the wave of endorphins from my run. It's great to feel that I can now run a solid ten minutes without my knees hurting at all. Soon I think I'll bump it up to 12 minutes and see what I can do. I'll have to start brewing some coffee in the morning, ( Read more... )

Yay for getting back into my workouts. I had a great one this morning and I feel awesome. I think all that bad eating finally made me feel gross enough that I want to eat really well now. So I'm confident for the future. Slim thighs, here I come!