tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858440029926517262012-01-29T07:48:00.895-07:00one woman's adventures in marriage, mindfulness, and living a creative life.jeharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06912665327917655751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985844002992651726.post-49142363792190104812012-01-29T07:48:00.000-07:002012-01-29T07:48:00.923-07:00

 Last year I wrote a list of things to remember, culled from my experiences from the prior year. I really enjoyed creating reminders from experiences from the year, so I've decided to do it again. 1. Stay open-hearted. 2. Be in motion. STAY in motion. 3. Dust off the piano daily. 4. Do, gleefully. 5. Yoga is a secret source of energy. 6. Letting go creates more heart-space. 7. Do not take

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This weekend I decided to create a photo calendar for 2012 of our UK travels. Sifting through the many photos it occurred to me that I like almost every single photo of me. This really took me aback because I am notorious for hating pictures of myself. I will delete images from the camera with a harsh critical eye. I am also not above ripping up photos that I cannot abide by.  So

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I feel about the eye doctor the way most people feel about the dentist. As for me, I love the dentist. I love getting my teeth cleaned. I look forward to it. I take pride in my pearly whites and the fact that they have little plaque between visits. (well, that was when I was going every six months. Now it's been about three years since I last went, yikes!) I have been wearing glasses since I

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I have a lot of ideas and things I’d like to write about; however, I am horrible at doing so in a timely fashion. By the time I get around to doing it, the immediacy and inspiration have fled. I am left with the dregs of my ideas and thus my blog languishes. I resolve to be more dedicated to my writing in 2012.

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Name of Book: A Practical Wedding: Creative Solutions for a Beautiful, Affordable, and Meaningful Celebration By: Meg Keene   Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books Copyright Date: 2011 Number of Pages: 256 Format: nonfiction, wedding planning Reason for Reading: longtime reader of APW Rating: A++ “Weddings are about hope. Weddings are hope for the future, hope for a new generation, and the

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Happy New Year!!! Happy 2012!!! It is somewhat weird to me that it is already here. Nonetheless, I am super excited for this year. One reason is this project. January's task seems simple enough. Let's bake bread. Baking bread can mean anything. Maybe you are already a pro at baking bread loaves. Have you ever tried making tortillas or naan? Maybe you are a little intimidated by the whole

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We ate really well during our travels. Rhinoa’s aunt made delicious food each night we stayed there. We had Indian curry and veggies our first night, and cauliflower cheese our second made with fresh, local white cheddar. We had cheddar and cucumber sandwiches on homemade bread with homemade chutney for lunch and freshly baked chocolate shortbread cookies for dessert. We had traditional

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After our jam-packed schedule our first three days, we took it easy once we hit Scotland. I developed a cold by our last night in England, so it was nice to be able to catch up on some sleep. We did a LOT of walking. We walked all over the city just soaking it all in. It was really fun and relaxing. I took a lot of pictures and couldn’t get over the beautiful architecture. B

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Secret Destination #6 feels like we should be on day four or five, and yet it is only day three. Rhinoa packed a ton of activity into the first two days, which was really awesome as it balanced out our more lackadaisical time in Edinburgh at the end of our stay. The morning of day three we went to a wildlife sanctuary and hedgehog hospital. Yes. A HEDGEHOG HOSPITAL. That was the best part.

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It occurs to me as Christmas nears how much more at peace I am about it this year. Creating our own baby families wreaks a special kind of havoc on those pesky days known as the holidays. Navigating the traditions of multiple families is slightly harrowing and very emotional, especially when you decide to move away from your own family, thereby decreasing the chance of seeing them.

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photo credit Happy Solstice. On Sunday, I attended my studio’s winter solstice mala. They host a yoga mala (108 sun salutations) once a quarter at the changing of the seasons (the solstices and equinoxes.) I have been wanting to attend one for ages; however, I let my intimidation get the better of me. Not this time. Sunday was very cold and blustery. B and I had a lovely morning

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In my belly: maple and brown sugar oatmeal In my mug: English breakfast tea In my reader: The Real Grey's Anatomy On my Player: Core of Conviction Currently Obsessed with: Plants vs. Zombies The Time: 10:39am    Just now I am excited about the possibilities the near future holds. Just now I am struggling to cope with winter hibernation tendencies. I am painfully

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I have been tracking my progress through my thirtieth year in my journal. I mark exactly where I am in relation to my birthday passing (i.e. first month of being thirty) and give that month a title—a title of intention. In June, I kept a detailed record of how I spent my time, what my initial inclinations were and what I chose to do, whether that was in accordance with my initial impulse

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Remember when I told you about my aspirations to do more things on my own and asked you to join me? Now I have a badge. Yay!!! Feel free to hang it on your blog and spread the word. I'd really really love company as I attempt each project. Remember, it is a pick and choose project. Come and go as you please. No stress but lots of fun, yes?

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After leaving The Eden Project, Rhinoa took us to climb Haytor. Rhinoa's uncle told us fun stories about the tor. He told us that the Victorians used to climb it and conjured up images of bustled women making their way to the top. There are steps that have been carved into the rock face to aid their climbs. At the top, engravings can be found with initials and the year,

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I am well past my half birthday now. (10/26 for those that are curious.) The wheel continues to turn and my next birthday, the one placing me firmly into my third decade, will be upon me in less than six months now. I am one for great expectations at significant milestones. I tried to prepare for this momentous birthday. And then I tried to tamp down my expectations. However, once my

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Molly is hosting the first ever Reclaim Your Reader event. To participate, all you have to do is refrain from blogging from Nov 14-18 and visit your face off with all your lovely blogger friends. I have awesome weeks where I am able to visit every single blog I love, of which there are many, and actively participate in the discussions. And then I have some not-so-awesome weeks where I am not

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While traveling, I was really struck by the way Rhinoa's aunt and uncle lived. They had a lovely, lush, little garden in their front and side yard. J made her own jams and her husband baked bread. I am always a little bit in awe of people who take the time and effort to do things for themselves. I definitely benefited from it during my stay. I ate delicious sandwiches composed of thick slabs

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The site of our two and a half hour meal in luxury: Le Chalet, the site of raclette and birthday adventures. Cocktail Hour: trying something new-strawberry martini that tastes creamy, strawberry, and a bit chocolatey. B's meal: gallette with mozzarella and swiss cheese topped with walnuts and caramelized apples. My meal, trying something new (sort of): tartiflette,

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  photo credit I woke up this morning, going about my usual Saturday business, tidying, writing, and catching up on blog reading. I was completely unprepared for the wake up call that Lauren would give me as I caught up on her posting this week. She wrote about violence against women, which is a cause near my heart, and shared some horrific stories that she had recently read. The snippets

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jan's cheese dish Yes, I do have more travel stories up my sleeve. However, I’d like to share a cooking story inspired by my trip. I haven’t even gotten started on all the great food we ate. So let me share a tidbit. Rhinoa’s aunt made cauliflower cheese with roast potatoes on our last night with them. B is excited to eat said cheese dish  I have tried to

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My friend Molly invites you to Reclaim Your Reader the week of November 14-18. It's a great way to give yourself a mini-blogging break in order to catch up with bloggy friends. Also, Molly likes a good bribe so there are prizes involved. :) I continually feel the lack of time for visiting and usually catch up in big chunks. I am looking forward to a mini-blogging vacation and lots of

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Tomorrow is the October 2011 installment of Dewey's 24 hour read-a-thon. I will be participating over at my book blog, Quirky Girls Read. I will be doing a readalong of Graveminder with my friend Rhinoa of the amazing secret destination adventures, enjoying a feast of snacks, and being utterly lazy in pajamas with a pile o' books. And! One of my bookclub friends will be coming over to read

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Sunday morning we woke up bright and early to head out for our fourth secret destination. I fell asleep during this leg of the trip as the teeny tiny country roads with blind turns and no room for oncoming traffic but there they are anyway, was giving me more than a bit of anxiety. When I awoke, we were in Cornwall. I got my first glimpse of the sea on the horizon and saw signs

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Now that I am into my third autumn in the desert, I have no illusions about fall. Fall is still hot, still a hundred degrees. Fall is a disconnect of pumpkins and harvest decorations in the markets while the sun is blazing and the air is hot outside. However, I am handling it a little better this year. I got a little ceramic pumpkin to keep in the kitchen as sort of an autumn talisman. I have

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Week 13 So the summer clearing officially concluded at the autumn equinox (Sept 23).  Week 13 I was on track to hit 70 classes, which would win me a free one month pass, but only if I went to three classes a day and then five classes on Saturday, three on Sunday and then twice a day the following week every day until the end of the challenge. Um, yeah. I didn’t do that. (But

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Our first day turned out to be a day of visiting sacred sites. After visiting the henges, we headed to Glastonbury,  which is rich in myth and lore. The main attraction? Glastonbury Tor. Glastonbury is linked to Joseph of Arimathea, the Holy Grail, and King Arthur. Legend has it that Glastonbury is the site of the Island of Avalon and the remains of King Arthur, and his Queen, Guinevere

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Many years ago I read a little blurb in Yoga Journal about acro yoga. The picture showed a woman hanging upside down from a tree in a sling holding tree pose. They called it acro yoga and it sounded cool. (My current research pinpoints it as antigravity yoga.) Fast forward to 2010. I live in the desert but still get emails from my old studio in Fort Worth. One such email advertises an acro yoga

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Work is crazy busy this week so I doubt I will have time to polish up the next couple of travel posts sitting in my drafts. Or wrap up my summer yoga challenge. That will just have to wait for the weekend. However! I did want to share a snippet from this past weekend: ACRO YOGA!!! This is the most fun I've had since my amazing UK holiday. To be honest, I've had a bit of the post-holiday blues.

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Upon arriving at Gatwick, Rhinoa was already waiting for us at international arrivals. After grabbing a quick breakfast of fresh croissants and a pick-me-up coffee, we were off to the first of many secret destinations we would see in a three day period. Despite the fact that I did not sleep AT ALL on the plane and it was 8:30am local time, I felt great. I was buzzing with adrenaline and

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I happened to be out having adventures during the end of week ten and all of eleven so I did not get to go to class. However!! I brought my yoga on the road.  I have been a subscriber to Yoga Journal for a few years now. I like to clip various sections of each issue and have them organized into a binder, with dividers. One of my favorite sections is the om section. It has shifted over the

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I haven't forgotten about you guys and I will post about my trip. I am in the final two weeks of the yoga challenge and I thisclose to winning a pass. So right now all my energies are focused on getting to as many classes as possible to hit my goal. I am going in the morning and both classes at night. This weekend will be filled with classes and so will next week until I hit the finish mark on

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I am back! I am still wrapping my mind around the awesomeness of it all, but I will eventually write about it. I have plenty of stories (and pictures!) to share. I hope everyone has a fun and relaxing Labor Day. photo: me in giant garden at The Eden Project,  Cornwall, UK.

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 Today I am thrilled to bring you Shawna, of The Blue Muse. Shawna came to the desert, or cactusland as she calls it, for postgraduate school the same summer I moved here. I somehow stumbled across her blog not long after she had started it and immediately felt a kinship. Shawna is another super smart lady. Not only is she getting her Phd in communications, she can write the h*ll out of anything.

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photo credit Today I am stoked to bring you the lovely Lauren of Suburbalicious Living. When I first discovered Lauren's blog I was blown away by her sharp, insightful writing. She has really smart and perceptive things to say about marriage, being a woman, and just life in general. I had the pleasure of meeting Lauren in person last December while she was in the desert for a conference. She

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 Today I am super excited to bring you MWK, of Married. . . With Kittens. I first discovered her blog shortly after my wedding in 2009. She grabbed my attention with this series of posts on negotiations. She is smart and sassy (seriously, all the ladies guest posting this week are super smart with their Phd's and sharp writing skillz). She is also refreshingly honest, always there to lend an ear

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Tonight Yay New York! is happening. I really really wish I could be there to celebrate New York, support Lambda Legal, and meet the fabulous APW community in person. Alas, I will not. However! I will be on a plane tomorrow morning for a one week adventure in the UK. This will be our first big travel as a married couple. It is also one of our many ambition squared projects and it has been in

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As much of a cooking enthusiast I can be, I really struggle during the months of July and August. They are the two hottest months, and the last thing I want to do is spend time in the kitchen cooking. However, I am more than happy to spend my mornings or late evenings baking. (Perhaps because cookie happiness eases my heat induced misery. . .) I have been baking up several batches of these

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 photo credit Week nine has been a bit intense, emotionally speaking. Usually when people first experience yoga, they are surprised by how yoga releases emotion. If you are unprepared it can be quite disconcerting to find tears dripping down your face in a hip opener. I remember, when I took my first actual class (rather than practice in my bedroom with a book) I observed that I usually shed a

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photo credit Halfway through the challenge I have rediscovered two things: My true om My backbend As a child gymnast, I could easily pop backwards into a full on backbend. I’d say somewhere in my late teens I lost this ability. The last time I attempted wheel pose (yoga name for backbend) was in the late winter of 2009. In the process I hurt a muscle in my neck and shoulder. It took a

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The weekend after I returned from my Texas trip, I was ready for some quality time with B. The work week flew by and I was super excited for the weekend. And I have to say it was one of those ‘best weekend evar!!!’ kind of weekends. That weekend kept me in bliss for the following workweek, the entire week. It was unexpectedly magical and celebratory. At one point, I looked at B and said, I

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I seem to spend a lot of my time going back and forth between feeling like I am spinning my wheels to feeling connected and in the flow. However, I spend more time in the ‘spinning my wheels’ part. It seems that the amount of time I spend feeling like I am squarely in the current of life is actually quite small. I lose my footing quickly. Instead of just stumbling off the path and easily

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One of the best things about going home is getting to hit up all my favorite local restaurants. Spiral Diner (best vegan restaurant ever!) Cosmic Cafe. Gloria's. This time, I remembered to fully document my culinary pleasures. :) First up: my first trip to Spiral Diner on Friday afternoon for a yummy lunch with Izzy and Faith. Izzy's Nacho supreme with vegan taco meat and black beans  my

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So! The final Harry Potter movie has finally arrived!!! I am such a diehard fan I went to Texas to be with my fellow diehard fan friends. We attended the midnight movie in full regalia and had loads of fun doing it. After the movie, we had a slumber party at a hotel. We stayed up discussing the movie, giving our opinions on what was awesome, what was not so awesome, the parts we loved, the things

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Five weeks in, space has started clearing in a major way making room for some exciting opportunities. During week four, I felt a definitive shift. For probably the first time ever, I was acutely aware of energy flowing and possibilities being shaped behind-the-scenes. I didn't yet know what form they would take, but I could feel the formation taking place. In the meantime I kept up my practice

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 view of cathedral rock from the trailhead This summer I have decided it is high time I make a list of ways to make living in the oven bearable, akin to my winter lists I made when I lived in Texas. I am still working on the 'making it bearable' part, however, one thing that takes the cake is get out of the city! It can be 100+ degrees in Phoenix, but somewhere in the mid-eighties further north.

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This evening I will be on a plane, kicking back with my Kindle and fluff magazines, as I make my way to Texas yet again for a lovely long weekend of R&R, not to mention some serious Harry Potter fun. Thursday will consist of midnight movie madness complete with costumes and rounds of Who Would You Do? while waiting in line. Other items on the TX agenda include several trips to Spiral Diner, some

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My cooking adventures come and go in spurts. I'll be on a cooking kick and will spend oodles of time in the kitchen happily whipping up multiple dishes. Other times my motivation to cook lags and I am eating lots of hummus and naan, sandwiches and frozen Amy's dinners. In May, I was on a temporary 12-9 shift, which did not help my motivation at all. Coming home after ten pm does not make me want

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It is difficult to believe that I am already at the end of three weeks since the challenge started. While I haven't managed to hit seven days a week yet I have been consistently hitting four classes a week, barely squeaking by with five this week. As I hit the studio regularly I have noticed that the sensations from the right side differ greatly from my left side. My right hip seems much tighter

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This past Tuesday, summer solstice, the challenge began. I had a rough day at work and was really looking forward to that evening's class. It was exactly what I needed. Yoga is the perfect antidote to stress and frustration. After class, I felt calm and filled with energy. I also slept really well that night. Wednesday I wasn’t as sore as I thought I would be so I felt no trepidation about

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 photo credit In May I signed up for the MB Spring Dream Lab, but am only just now working through the lessons. The focus of the Dream Lab is all about clearings. Clearings in your physical space, clearings in your spirit. I was drawn to it because it felt like a great way to welcome spring and usher in my third decade. However, May was quite hectic, thus I am welcoming summer with clearings.

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photo credit I enjoy meditation. I find it calming and grounding. I find that when I meditate regularly, I am more connected-to the universe, to my intuition, to the flow of life. My daily life is greatly enhanced by such a simple practice. So why do I avoid it? As I've been striving to re-build my foundation I have set some very simple goals for myself. In May, all I wanted and hoped to

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-Right now I have returned to my regular day shift after a month working nights. -Right now I am hitting the reset button. I am getting reacquainted with my daily rhythms, when and where my energy naturally ebbs and flows. I am rebuilding the foundation in my quest for equilibrium and balance. -Right now I am re-learning to live each day with intention and am reaping great benefits from doing

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Reading PostSecret tonight, I stumbled upon a little tidbit that really struck a nerve. It was an email response to one of the secrets. The person said, "I celebrate 'those who survived in spite of their mothers' day."  All of the secrets dealt with moms in one way or another, it being Mother's Day and all. I felt jealous and a little angry at the secrets where the writer obviously had a positive

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I ate some really delicious food during my birthday celebrations. You may remember when I spoke about my raclette experience at Le Chalet. This time, I remembered to bring my camera so I could document this unique dining experience. the man in charge of the cheese wheel scraping the melty goodness onto my potatoes potatoes with melted raclette and pepper traditional nutella crepe for

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Turning thirty called for some good, solid celebrating. The original plan was to be living it up in London for the week, but some things came up and we postponed our trip for the end of August, which I'm now glad about because when we originally planned our trip there wasn't a royal wedding in the works. Also, when August arrives, I'll be stoked to escape the oven for a week. Instead, we spent

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Leaving my twenties behind feels like the close of an era. Turning thirty, quite frankly, feels surreal. I've been looking forward to it, preparing for it, but actually waking up and thinking holy f*ck, I'm thirty today, just felt utterly surreal. It reminds me of the day I turned eighteen. I woke up and felt different. And it was surreal. Big birthdays tend to do that to me. I feel more aware

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It's 24 hour read-a-thon day! I'm participating on my book blog, Quirky Girls Read. Happy reading!!!

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photo credit The year of thirty has officially descended. My two best friends turned thirty this month, one on the second, the other on the sixteenth. I am next on the twenty-sixth of next month. I have been excited about this birthday, but as it drew closer, I began to feel stifled by my expectations for it. Yes, my expectations were high, perhaps unrealistic, and they were giving me a fair

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I know Christmas came and went a while ago, but I really did want to share my feast with you. The Menu: Pumpkin Baked Ziti with Sage Bread Crumb Topping (from Veganomicon)Swedish Cardamom Braid (from Vegetarian Times)Cranberry Sauce (from The Kind Diet)Smashed Potatoes (from Spiral Diner) I got really ambitious with the menu, crafting it together from varying recipes I wanted to try. I was a

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photo credit Last summer I read an article on Get Rich Slowly that really struck home for me. The author spoke about how when he had plenty of time but a pile of debt, he used his free time to earn more cash (namely, his blog) and now that he has created financial security, he has no time. He spoke about his efforts to strike a balance, using Bob Clyatt's Big Rocks theory as his model. "

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Going home for four days was absolutely refreshing. I have spent the better part of the last three months sick. I have felt exhausted, worn down, and flat-out drained. Being in Texas rejuvenated my spirit and filled me with fresh inspiration. Being with my family was wonderful. Spending a whole day with my dad felt like such a gift. I can't recall the last time I got that much one on one time

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I am not a very patient person. This is one of my utmost flaws. I try to work on it, but it is something that continues to elude me.  I think the only place I am (mostly) successful at being patient is at work. Go figure. One of the things I find most challenging about marriage is allowing my partner to have his moods. This sucks I know. I'd say that there are times when B is not the most

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My sister and me during my little jaunt home. what i am currently reading: I just finished Awakened, the latest House of Night novel and Vegan with a Vengeance. I am about to start The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage by Cathi Hanauer. movies i saw: I am Number Four. yummy things i made: French cassoulet with biscuits baked on

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My friend K and I were chatting on the work IM on Friday about the Oscars. I told her I was going to watch it and do it up with the snacks a la The Super Bowl. I haven't watched it in years, but I have actually seen a handful of the best picture nominees and am excited about many of the actors nominated. If I were in TX, I'd probably have friends over too. She suggested that we text each other

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This weekend (which starts today!) I will be going home, taking advantage of the holiday for a long weekend. I will be eating at Spiral Diner and Gloria's, hanging out with girlfriends, kicking back with my dad and sister, having a slumber party at V's, and taking a yoga class at Indigo.I will be bringing back Central Market cherry pie to enjoy in the desert.I love going home. photo: central

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current time: 7:10 p.m.in my mug: peppermint teain my belly: falafel and garlic dip from Pita Jungle. yum yum.currently reading: New York Times on the nightstand: a stack of to-calls and a pile of tissues.last watched: Alias, season one, disc threefeeling good about: my weekend!feeling bummed about: being sick againlast thing that made me laugh: my husband(format borrowed from underthebigbluesky

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During my time in France, not only did I get my fill of crepes, crepes, and more crepes, I developed a love for two specific cheese and potato dishes-raclette and tartiflette. Raclette is a communal dish akin to fondue. There is a tabletop oven with tray-like spoons. Platters of cold cuts and sliced cheese, a basket of boiled potatoes, little jars of cornichons and pearled onions. You serve

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At Christmas, I cooked the holiday meal. It was my first one to ever be responsible for. Not only did I have a blast planning the menu, preparing the food, and seeing everyone enjoy it, I had a little revelation the following Monday when I took Christmas leftovers to work for lunch.It was way more satisfying having a complete-mini meal in my bento box than the meals I usually took. I don't cook

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Recently Lauren asked if there was a community out there for her. I couldn't really respond because I wonder the same thing myself quite frequently. The only suggestions I can make are hypotheses. As the places I imagine contain the community we both yearn for, I have never actually experienced them for myself. I've just read about them or heard about them from people who live in those particular

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I have made it no secret that I am not Arizona's biggest fan. However, I am here and I want to make the most of it. When I first moved here I bought books about moving to Arizona, Arizona history and the offbeat Arizona. I wanted to know what this place was all about and what it had to offer. I love making lists. Doesn't mean I always do things on those lists, but they are fun to make. I like to

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You may or may not remember me launching a book blog in September. If you were paying attention you may have noticed that after one week of posting, I stopped.That's because no sooner had I launched the thing, Molly posted about group blogging. The idea inspired me so much that I decided to turn my book blog into a group blog.Five months later it is up and running. You can find me and a host of

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I read A Practical Wedding every morning before I jet off to work. Lately I have been paying extra attention to the sponsored posts. There are a lot of independent, (mostly) women-owned businesses taking off. I have been particularly struck by how they decided to turn a passion into a business. Create a business model, do the research, take a deep breath and take a chance. Give up the daily

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Just now I am enjoying a mug of English Breakfast tea.Just now I am reveling in a long, luxurious morning.Just now I am feeling warm and toasty.Just now my mind is full of many thoughts and things to say.Just now I am feeling utterly grateful.(format credited to undertheBigbluesky)

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So during my month-long recovery from mono not only did I go to bed crazy early and sleep until I was nearly late for work, I watched a lot of tv. I hated feeling like all of my vitality had been sucked from me, but then I decided to make peace with it. Give myself permission to put things off until after the holidays and revel in my self-induced tv coma.And you know, there is some wisdom and

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I've made it no secret how much I heart January. I don't really think about it, but I daresay I can call it a favorite, alongside October and April. I love to make lists and set goals. And while B and I do have ambition squared projects, we have never set goals for the relationship itself. Not in a concrete, list-making way, rather.For this year, this January that sees us one year married, we did

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"Sometimes the beginning isn't the thing as much as letting myself experience a new frame of mind. Some people like to pick one word to sink into for the whole year. I might try it."-Jen Lemen, BeginningsNOW RISK ADVENTUREGROWTHWhat words will you be sinking into this year?

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Inspired by Jen Lemen's own list inBeginnings.1. Success and reward don't come without risk. Big rewards don't happen without big risks.2. Being present and mindful brings instant contentment.3. Intentions are very powerful.4. The universe is my co-creator.5. Synchronocity is dialogue with the universe.6. Taking time for rest and play are essential.7. I am a doer-today. 8. Let go.9. You can count

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photo creditI adore the New Year.For me New Year's is all about reflecting and making plans. I have a personal tradition of writing myself a letter at the start of each year after reading last year's letter. I have been doing this for twelve years. I love New Year's for the tabula rasa quality of it. I love the feeling of having a fresh start. It invigorates me. I feel like I can do anything. I

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For as long as I can remember, I have spent Christmas with my dad and my sister, regardless if my mom had custody of us or not. The two Christmases I did not spend with them: when I was fifteen and living with my mom without my sister, and when I was living in France at twenty-three.This Christmas was my second married, my first away from home in years. Last year I couldn't bear the idea of

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The same day I came back home from my Thanksgiving adventures I promptly got sick. With mono. I missed the entire week of work following the holiday. While I was sick, I came down with an infection. I have pretty much been the whole month of December. I have been worn down, worn out, bone tired exhausted.Being sick makes me grumpy and b*tchy. I am not the most pleasant person to be around. The

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picture of me: taken by B at University of Arizona for the PostSecret exhibit.highlights:October-my sister's weekend visit. the biosphere2. meeting Rhinoa. pink jeep tour to the Grand Canyon. day trip to Tucson for the PostSecret exhibit. November-extra days off of work. fun four day joy-filled weekend with lots of movie-going and trying new dishes at favorite restaurants. discovering that why

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The passage of time can seem so surreal to me sometimes. Celebrating our first wedding anniversary was one of those times. Really, it's been a whole year? It feels so short yet so long ago, simultaneously.Looking back a lot happened in a span of those first twelve months. We moved to a new state and city. We were out of jobs for a good chunk of time. Sometimes together, sometimes one or the other

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For our first anniversary we had plans to head up to Sedona for the day after B got off of work. We were going to walk the trails around airport mesa (where we had the ceremony) and have lunch at oaxaca (where we ate after the ceremony). It sounded great in theory.On the morning of, I woke up with a horrible headache and did not feel like getting up. When B came home from work I was not dressed

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So I haven't been blogging much lately. Outside of keeping up with my must-read blogs, I have been avoiding the computer altogether.Since I started this new job in August, which I happen to really really like, my arms have been taking a beating. I first noticed it sometime in late September. I was putting in some overtime and by the end of my shift my arms were burning. It went on for a couple of

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The first time I went to the biosphere2 was when I was sixteen. I loved it. I thought it was super cool and futuristic and utterly fascinating. Especially the fact that they sealed up a group of people in there for months at a time-twice. My memories of the first visit are fuzzy. I mainly remember loving the rainforest but finding that part of the tour too brief and wanting to sneak behind the

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Hmm. So I didn't necessarily intend to have a food theme for the past week; however, I am intentionally setting a theme this week. I have many adventures to catch up on. Stay tuned. :)

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This was one of the first recipes I wanted to try, but the fact that it required saffron intimidated me a little bit. I know saffron is supposed to be expensive, but I didn't know exactly how much it cost so I made up an exorbitant amount in my head and moved on. But this week it called to me so I sucked it up and bought the saffron. Only cost five bucks. For a tiny little jar. This recipe didn't

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Back in March I read The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone. I was so inspired by it decided to take up the four week vegan challenge she proposes. After the four weeks were up, I mostly stuck with it. By mostly I mean, I may have had a bite of B's cheese laden food here and there, sometimes I eat Subway cookies and I have gone back to eating Orowheat oat nut bread even though the last ingredient is

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Rhinoa loves Italian food, so we took her to Babbo's for her farewell dinner Sunday night:B's pasta primavera with peppers, zucchini, broccoli, and mushrooms.Rhinoa's bowl o' bolognese or as she called it-a bucket.my hawaiian pizza with gouda, pineapples, cilantro, onions and barbecue sauce. a different but tasty combination of ingredients.dessert: a pizza cookie which is basically an oversized

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I have adventures to recount from the past two weekends; however, I shall start with the delicious food, Rhinoa and I had this weekend. I never thought to photograph my meals at restaurants, but following Rhinoa's cue at The Bright Angel Lodge, I became hooked on the practice and was overly eager to photograph our meals from last night. The Bright Angel Lodge at the Grand Canyon: my vegetarian

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While my sister was in town last weekend, I desperately wanted a good picture of the two of us. The settings on my camera are messed up and I don't know how to get them back to where I want them as I still have not read the manual. I intend to. I do. But for now I haven't and I was getting frustrated. I am so pale that I was very washed out in all the shots. It was unflattering. Of course my

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I don't consider myself a creative cook. I am cookbook cook. I am not a huge fan of pasta. It is one of the last things I'd choose to eat. However, I am married to an Italian. Thus, I have begun experimenting with sauce making. No recipes, no measurements, just a few simple ingredients. My first couple of sauces turned out good, which emboldened me to try to come up with my own verision of

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My sister came to visit for the three day weekend to celebrate her birthday weekend with me. Well, the weekend preceding her birthday anyway, which is tomorrow. I have been so excited with anticipation since she told me she was coming a month ago. I have been so focused on her actually being here that I was completely unprepared for how it would feel to say goodbye. Returning home from the

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Marriage is about partnership. I don't think anyone would argue with that. However, I think that the way we define a good partner or what we expect out of the partnership varies from couple to couple. For me, one of my strongest values of partnership and my personal definition of it includes supporting each other's dreams and personal growth. I describe this value as being partners-in-crime. This

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When I lived in Texas, there were a handful of restaurants or so that I frequented regularly. They were delicious, satisfying and going there felt like visiting a friend. There was Palermo's for the delicious bread rolls and best pasta primavera I've ever tasted; Gloria's for the bean dip and fried plantains; Maharaja's for samosas and navratten korma; Fiesta, a homegrown family-owned restaurant

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photo of me:highlights:-new job is going great. -met my first blog friend offline! shawna who writes at The Blue Muse is a temporary resident of cactusland while she finishes up her Phd at ASU. we have been corresponding via comments and email for the better part of a year and finally managed to get together. she is even more awesome in person and i had a delightful time. hopefully we can get

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Sign at Trader Joe's announcing the arrival of the little pumpkin patch at the front of the store:Fall is here!!! (almost. it's Phoenix).So f*cking true, man. So true. The equinox has passed. We've had some lovely cool, breezy eighty degree mornings. (ha! 80 degrees now feels like a breeze! what?!) Couldn't ya just stay there? One hundred plus degrees has no business hanging around in

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