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My co-worker yesterday asked me if I had seen who is the next model to be featured on Sports Illustrated’s annual swim suit cover.  I said no, and she said “if this is a plus size model, we are fucked.” Yep, she’s considered “plus size” because she’s a size 12.  Well, she is 6.2” tall and weighs 163 pounds.  So she weighs 9 pounds less...

Sometimes I don’t know where my brain is!  Last week I mentioned I was giving away a free entrance to any Spartan race in the U.S. – entrance fees are anywhere from $60-$140 depending on the race!  I threw everyone’s name in a hat and picked a winner: Submitted on 2015/01/27 at 3:51 pm Good for you! I would love to do the race along...

I realized this morning that Tony has been gone nine weeks already.  It’s funny because when I look back on when our relationship started back in 2000, we met in May of 2000, basically moved in together the middle of June about 3 weeks after we met, and got married six months after our first phone conversation after he found me online at love@aol (which...

Hannah is used to me spending hours in the kitchen. Normally cleaning up while I make a mess and typically putting things away already that I haven’t even used.  Sunday we had “blizzard” conditions so I had to post-pone a lunch and thrifting with my Mom and SIL.  Because I thought I would be gone a lot yesterday, I did my grocery shopping on Saturday,...

I was happy to see that my Starbuck’s had protein boxes in stock.   I liked how all the grapes were tiny except for one! I felt so fashionable yesterday, wearing a scarf that Karli and her Mom and my “beef friends” gave me – this scarf is from Shelley, who I have met when I went to the Chicago Beef Wellness weekend back in October...

The night before last I came home and there was a message on the machine.  It was Tony’s primary doctor, and it surprised me to hear his voice – I hadn’t spoken to him since the day we brought Tony home for hospice.  My Mom is trying to get a refund for her Hong Kong trip that she had to cancel when it was clear...

I remember going through the motions with my parents in law and my Mom while planning Tony’s memorial at the funeral home.  I heard the funeral director say to me “we contact social security directly, it’s a Federal law, but they will be in touch with you to discuss the $255 contribution to your husband’s funeral expenses.  Huh.  Maybe a week after Tony’s memorial I...

Back in the middle of December, I received an email from a social media consultant for Spartan Race, asking if I wanted to talk about Spartan races on the blog and give out a free admission to any U.S. event.  I just couldn’t deal with any emails right after Tony died, and I seriously forgot all about it.  He contacted me again last week and...

Last week I talked about a FitBit challenge my friend Dave put together called “Workweek Hustle.”  Basically to try to get more steps in during your work week.  It ran Monday – Friday.  FitBit suggests you get in 10,000 steps in a day, which works out to an average of about 5 miles per day.  Well, with a desk job, some days I can look...

This is going to be a fly by post because I have to be at work at 7:00 a.m. this morning – oh well, at least I’ll be busy!  (p.s. – thanks for all the comments on my blog post yesterday – I know I will have days where I just don’t want to get out of bed, but I appreciate all the virtual hugs! ...