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Ready for the fiscal year to end
Hello, it’s been a while.
It’s been a crazy few months at work. Fiscal year end (July1) is, as I’ve come to learn, a very busy and difficult time. And I, being the crazy overcommitter who always says, ‘oh yeah, I can do that’ before thinking it all the way through, am learning a very valuable lesson. There are limits to what can feasibly be ( Read more... ) -
We need real leadership and new ideas
The state of the economy is terrifying. And with my iPhone I have all the information reminding me of that fact at my fingertips. I can check the DOW with one click … only to see it free-falling. CNN is a second away. I had hope today for a few hours. Only to find out the gain was lost and the decline continued.
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Florida blues
I miss Florida. My family. My friends. Being close enough to drive and visit on the weekends. To have impromptu dinners out and “meat parties” by the grill. To grab gelato before a night of games with friends. To go to baby showers. To see new babies.
Two close friends have had babies in the last month. And I totally missed it. I have two ( Read more... ) -
Life is suddenly busy
The job!
Work is still great. We had a three day team meeting this week which was a bit overwhelming at times, but so far I feel like I’m keeping up well.
I get to be part of a ton of interesting research, which is very exciting to me… and so far everyone I work with is great. My boss has had me involved in relevant research meetings starting with ( Read more... ) -
3 cardio workouts - provided by my trainer
My trainer swears these will absolutely melt off the pounds, and I mentioned to Eliza a while back that I'd share these... so here they are. In all of these, I'm supposed to keep my heart rate at 158, the target he set for me (it's either 70 or 80% of my recommended max heart rate - I don't remember exactly).
Cardio workout #1
10 minutes each on the ( Read more... ) -
Update from the Amy side ... and some Dominica pics
Street:
Last night, Dan and I bought Street a harness for riding in the car, and this morning, we put it to good use. I took Street to his first vet appointment at The Animal Hospital at Mount Lookout Square, and he checked out great. I am now the proud owner of heartworm pills, flea pills, and a stool sample kit. Woohoo! I'm hoping to convince Dan ( Read more... ) -
Dominica, part 1
I’m finally downloading the ton of pictures I took in Dominica. So… pictures soon!
Wednesday, 4/23/2008 - Prep day
I started the day with a personal training appointment, which went pretty well. We focused on arms and a few upper body muscles, and then I did 30 min of cadio - a 10/10/10 workout recommended by Mike, my trainer - 10 min on the bike, 10 ( Read more... ) -
amyanddan.com
Dan and I started a blog about our adventures in Cincinnati. I'm trying to cross-post my posts here, but if you go to the blog you'll get to read Dan's perspective too. :)
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Amyology
TECHNOLOGY
Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A close-up picture of a bird I took on a trip to the Miami zoo with Dan and his mom.
Q. How many televisions do you have in your house?
Two. There should be three, but when Dan and I moved in together one of my TVs disappeared in the move. So now we have his big-ish one in the living room and my 13 ( Read more... ) -
Shake shake shake
Dan and I both woke up spontaneously at 5:30am (which is seriously odd). He got up and went to the restroom, and then I noticed that the bed was shaking, along with the whole house! I thought ... maybe I'm dreaming. Or maybe we're having a bad wind storm. Or maybe there was an explosion nearby... or a REALLY large truck drove by the house. An ( Read more... )