Happy Birthday, My Friend

Celebrating Michelle’s 30th birthday at Jaleo! (pic from That’s So Michelle)For many of my friends, it’s a year of big birthdays. Why? Because we are all hitting 30 and while it’s reaaallly hard to believe, it’s not all that bad. I...

The Geography of Bliss

The “Geography of Bliss” is a fascinating book about finding happiness around the world. Did you know in Switzerland there is actually an Institute for Happiness? Yeah, the science of happiness — it exists. And I don’t mean in the pill sense....

Valentines Day Dinner

Gifts for Rick — I know, I’m so cheesy. Valentines Day — the holiday I basically never got to celebrate until last year. Each year came and went — usually with me having dinner with girlfriends or eating ice cream on the couch (which I do three...

Shrimp & Goat Cheese Pizza

So while I was laid up like a cripple yesterday, I found some new cool recipes to make. Apparently, crack part of my rib, which has caused residual pain on the right side of my body including head, shoulder and neck. I went to the doctor yesterday, got an X-ray and...

That’s What I Like About You

This is me cheersing (not a word) YOU!In my last post about some of my favorite blogs to read, I mentioned I’d be doing another segment. The time has come! Due to some of the awesome suggestions from you guys on the previous post, I have some newbies on here as...

Scaling Back & Keeping On It

Somehow I managed to wear all three pairs of my remaining running shoes this week and leave them at the front door. I try not to walk in shoes in the house so this happens a lot. Obviously, my most worn type of footwear :)Which leads me to my next point: I prefer to...