7 ways you're wasting time on the internet

Oh the Internet. 

What a wonderful/terrible and brilliant/stupid thing.....right?



I remember my first Internet experience--I was in the 6th grade. There was a small group of us that got to meet during class and do extra math and science (read: I was a nerd).
We gathered in the library with our teacher, and logged on:

beeee-oooooooo-beeeeeeee-deeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......................

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ssshhhhh.......

...if you are new here (welcome!)
each week-ish I post about making tiny changes towards a healthier lifestyle--from eating to exercise. You can read them all here...
This past weekend we set out to run. Charly and I. We have a new favorite trail where she can roam freely off her leash, and together we head up, up, up the mountain. Spring has not yet sprung way up there, but snow is slowly

a lesson learned

summer 2010. just because.
Over lunch today, we talked.The boy and I.Out of the blue he asked (very seriously),when we could go to the North Pole.I laughed. "WHY??? It's so cold!""But we wouldn't stay there forever, I just want to see it.""Well bud......there's not really a lot to see at the North Pole. Not very many people go there--it's hard to get there and it would take a long time.""I knew

the big change

I'm excited. 
For the past few months I've been trying to figure out a way to talk to people. YOU people. About eating yummy things that are good for your bodies, and eliminating the things that aren't so good for your bodies. But it's a BIG process (one I'm still working on myself), and I have been having a hard time figuring out a way to break it all down--so it seems more doable, and not so

11 things

At the beginning of the month, I was introduced to the Reverb10 site....and fell in love! They give you a daily prompt to reflect on, and write about your experiences from 2010.I haven't had time to participate daily (uh, it's only the 14th, whoops) but I wanted to chime in when I could--and maybe even go a bit in to January.
just a little something Christmasy.
This was the prompt from December

happy camper

I am interrupting my August Break vow of silence because I have too many thoughts wobbling around in my head to only express myself in one photo.

And maybe I should warn you that this post may be considered a teensy bit gross if you are not a fan of the great outdoors.



Thoughts on camping.

Do you camp?

You know, leave the comfort of your home, sleep on the hard ground, not shower.......

my mountain

aaannnnnd......there is the alarm. I HATE the alarm. I try as often as I can to avoid it....and when I can't, I usually hit snooze. three times. The house was so quiet. Perfectly cool. But I had to get up.ugh. Stretch out. Get dressed. Choke down as much Power Bar as I can before I start to gag up that good old fashioned peanut buttery cardboard taste. The kids are up. Breakfast.Clothes. Out the

just eat food.

bread + peanut butter + bananas = breakfastDisclaimer: Again, I am not super health nazi all the time. I feel like from now on if I post any food that is not 100% healthy, I'm going to get hate mail. We try to eat like this most of the time. We do our best to what our budget allows, but I also love chips and salsa, and will not give up a good old fashioned fried tortilla chip.....oh

you are what you eat

so what are you? (ingredients for these cookies)Before we get started....let me just say:- I am no expert....this is just how WE do things here in the little red house-this is the longest post you will ever read in your life- I am NOT a perfect-eating-no-junk-food-nazi. I am NOT the mom who brings organic dried fruit slices to a birthday party and insist my kid miss out on cake. We love food! We

run, eat, and then repeat

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies1 cup peanut butter1 cup brown sugar2 eggs1/2 cup old fashioned oats1 tsp. baking soda1/2 cup chocolate chips (I like the Ghirardelli 60% cocoa in these)Mix pb and brown sugar in mixer on medium speed until nice and blended (around 3 minutes) Add eggs. Mix well. Mix oats and soda. Stir in chocolate chips. Dough will be sticky and ooey gooey (professional baking

the thing they didn't tell you when you signed up to have a baby

the cuteness.the crying. the pooing.the feeding.the sleeping.and not sleeping.the giggles. the tantrums.the messes.the messes on top of messes.You knew about these things. You learned them from others. You read about them in books. Your motherly instincts kicked in and you knew what to do. But what about this whole "growing up" thing?Why does no one tell you about that?How does he come out a

deep thinking while down dogging

photo irrelevant, just pretty.It's this time of year that everyone starts to think about living a healthier life.My inbox and mailbox (remember real mail?), are full of flyers and discounts for the "#1 weightloss pill of 2010", fat burners, fat cleansers, fat evaporators. Doctors are emailing me--OPRAH, yes THE Oprah, emailed me and wanted to share her weightloss secrets with me for the new year.