Monthly Archives: November 2009

Random thoughts

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Marie

Because I don’t have the energy to put together complete thoughts tonight… Dear rice, quinoa has just replaced you as my favorite grain. Sorry. I feel guilty when I drink while watching Intervention. Today, I signed up for my 4th … Continue reading →

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things you shouldn’t eat before running

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Marie

Gah! I ruined a fantastic 7.5 mile run today by eating this before I went: More leftover turkey and goat cheese on sprouted wheat bread. We started out hard and did a six mile trail run at about a 9:30 … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Take 2

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Marie

Have I mentioned to you how much I love stuffing? It’s one of my favorite things on earth. If I could only have sushi, beer, cookies, and stuffing for the rest of my life, I think I’d be just fine. … Continue reading →

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pink floyd therapy

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Marie

A pretty appropriate song for post-thanksgiving binge: Pigs (three different ones). We had our Thanksgiving dinner today, and it was pretty good. This, believe it or not, was my first crack at preparing a whole Thanksgiving dinner at my place, … Continue reading →

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Ran my heart out

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Marie

Drumstick Dash – 4.5 miles, 44:38. I placed 2404 overall (out of about 8000) and 128 in my age group. We experienced a family tragedy yesterday and I’m still beside myself. I was tempted to just sit in bed and … Continue reading →

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Brugged out

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Marie

I hereby call today the practice session for the Thankgiving feast. Good thing I kept it light for breakfast: pear, kiwi, banana smoothie: Then for lunch, banana/almond butter toast. But I went a little overboard and I couldn’t finish it. … Continue reading →

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things I’m not thankful for

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Marie

So, in typical me fashion, I left work yesterday to do my Thanksgiving shopping at the last minute, on my lunch break, when a hoard of angry, overzealous shoppers chose the exact same time to do just that. I’ve never … Continue reading →

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computer, check

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Marie

At least I have one part of my life back – the computer is now reconnected. Now if I can get all 3000 of my books back inside the house everything will be hunky. And, since I have a crapload … Continue reading →

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naked in the garage

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Marie

As I was getting dressed in the garage this morning, I was thinking to myself…Okay, wait. Maybe I should back it up a bit… The carpet was installed with only minor incident – the installers chipped a very small piece … Continue reading →

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spring cleaning in mid-november

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Marie

Hey world! I’m probably going to be MIA for the rest of the day as we put our house back together. Hubby and I thought this would be a good time to do some deep cleaning and get rid of … Continue reading →

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