Month: February 2010

  • Friday Inspirations: Fitness, Fashion & Personality

    Friday’s are my exercise rest day and in my blog I  focus on more fashion/health/beauty related topics to end the work week. I was thinking about fashion and working out. I see so many people that go to the gym or workout and don’t seem to put any thought into their attire. Don’t get me…

  • I’m In — Are you?

    3rd Annual Bluemont Vineyard 5K Saturday, April 17, 2010, Noon. The Bluemont Vineyard 5K is one of the most challenging, but scenic courses to run in Northern Virginia. Run entirely on the property of the Vineyard, the race takes you over hills, through orchards around the Vineyard and — at the end — up the…

  • Stupid Cancer

    How awesome is it that the super cute and famous Zac Efron is lending his name & fame to this cause. My husband Scotty is one of these I’m Too Young For This fighters, having been diagnosed with colon cancer at age 37. I have been very vocal on my confusion and anger at how…

  • Parentfinitions

    Momfinitions Ever notice how parenthood inspires a whole new language? We call these words Momfinitions. Perhaps you recognize a few of these new parenting terms that haven’t quite made it into Webster’s—yet. Read some of our Momfinitions, and after you’ve had a hearty chuckle, feel free to submit your own Momfinitions in the comments below!…

  • Are you watching Modern Family?

    NOTE: I added a subscribe feature to my site – located bottom right of the screen. It will send you an email once a day to let you know I have updated the blog and give you a snapshot of the posts. Just enter in your email address and confirm.  Let me know if it…

  • Workout done – along with some observations

    Plumbline Training workout for today: warmup backwards lunges straight leg lifts (right leg, left leg) high knees tuck jumps Core 6in flutters half pikes placement sit-ups 45 push-ups 3 rounds AMRepsAP / 1 min stations 45lb  Iso/lat overhead  shoulder lifts / Iso Sit -ups –(not the technical names – you are on your back lifting)…

  • Target Cancer

    Here is another article in the NYT series Target Cancer. Target Cancer – A Drug Trial Cycle – Recovery, Relapse, Reinvention – Series – NYTimes.com. One of the many reasons I continue to highlight cancer news here in my blog is that I have found that once your family is in the club, you never…

  • Deep thoughts

    A few things are on my mind this morning and as I was driving around this AM,  I found myself deep in thought about a bunch of random things. Before I became active, I would never have described myself as particularly competitive. I have never cared who wins a board game or sports game. To…

  • Group Training

    Group Training at Plumbline this morning – there were 4 of us instead of the usual 6. I wore a Star Wars cap as I headed out the door.  It’s cold that early in the morning — so I was really a walking billboard for Pop Culture this AM – Star Wars cap and Run…

  • News to Note

    The role of nutrition in slowing Alzheimer’s disease You might be surprised to learn that nutrition may become one of the cornerstones in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Over the past few years, medical research has strongly suggested that the progression of Alzheimer’s may be slowed by good nutrition. A nutrient-dense diet, in some cases,…