Last day of a really great vacation but luckily I’m bringing home a souvenir that makes it feel like much less of a bummer AND is a great reason (of many) to get in really great shape!

girlwithcurves:

One of my absolute musts is making sure my lips are soft, flake-free and lipstick ready.

Read More

Reblogging to remember

Welp, this is going on outside my window right now…not allowed out of the building.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-suspicious-object-shuts-plaza-near-wrigley-building-20130430,0,6683713.story

Last Week’s Goals:

1.  Survive work week/huge presentation.  Breathe. Done and done quite well! 

2. Work out at least 3x  - Done!  Gym 2x, Jillian 1x, Cheerobix 1x

3.  Be a good eater - Er, depends on what you mean by that.  Good eater as in that i was good at eating?  I was.  Too much.  I feel gross.  Must stop.

4.  Make packing list - everything I need, nothing I don’t.  Must fit in suitcase.  Made the list, but still need to actually pack it.  and fit it.

5.  Get a new debit card, fight false charges (someone stole my debit card number/has been spending money in Europe….)  Done!

6.  Get washing machine fixed.  Done!

7.  Get pedicure.  Done!

8.  RSVP to shower  Done!

9.  Get gifts  Done!

This Week’s Goals:

1.  Pack

2.  Workout at least 3x

3.  Make healthy choices on vacation.  Get a lot of walking in.  But have fun!

4.  Get Mother’s Day gifts

5.  RSVP to Lindsey’s shower

6.  Wrap up everything at work

I have to give the biggest presentation of my life today and I’m surely going to die.  I’m secretly wearing my Hunger Games bracelet in helps that it will bring me some courage…or some luck…

xpltvdeleted:

As you may/may not know, I’ve been having some arch problems recently and one thing that I turned down in the past while buying shoes in the UK was custom orthotics.

After scouring the internet, it appears the only US running store that offers insoles sculpted to fit the contours of your feet is Road Runner Sports.

Does anyone have any experience with these? If you do, let me know, because it’s quite a trek to NJ to get them fitted and I don’t want it to be a wasted journey!

Thanks all

I don’t know if this is the same thing (?) but I have really high arches and I found out recently that my insurance covers custom orthotics so I’m going to get fitted for them this weekend.   I think I can them put them in any shoes I’m wearing..  I have BlueCross BlueShield.  Might want to check with your insurance to see if they’d cover it?

Last Week’s Goals:

1.  Do something to help the victims of Boston  - Complete.  

2.  Gym 3 times, Jillian Michaels 2 times, Cheerobix 1 time  - I’m counting this even though it wasn’t exact.  Instead I did Gym 2 x (because of a severe gym fail), Jillian 2x and Cheerobix 2 x

3.  Take pictures of shoes and bags and add to my app  - Did shoes, not bags.  Also took clothes to Crossroads and got $70!

4.  Organize movies and games   - Done!

5.  Buy gifts  - Sort of.  Bought 1 of 3.

6.  RSVP to shower  - Not yet, will do tomorrow.

7.  Stay within points/track EVERYTHING (yes even that peanut butter you just ate while making your sandwiches for the week) - Um, not really, but I don’t think I did too bad.

This Week’s Goals:

1.  Survive work week/huge presentation.  Breathe.  

2. Work out at least 3x

3.  Be a good eater

4.  Make packing list - everything I need, nothing I don’t.  Must fit in suitcase.

5.  Get a new debit card, fight false charges (someone stole my debit card number/has been spending money in Europe….)

6.  Get washing machine fixed.

7.  Get pedicure.

8.  RSVP to shower

9.  Get gifts

I like this.  I sort of do this (make some goals on Sundays and set mini-goals for each day at work) but this is even better, posting it so I remember to use it.

http://www.fastcompany.com/3008409/dialed/how-schedule-your-day-peak-creative-performance?partner=newsletter

tallgirltales:

Click through to see how you can help/places to donate, even from afar.

Completed my most important goal for this week.  Donated to Boston Children’s Hospital.  Many ways to help.

(via ellegolightly)

I was in meetings all afternoon and in the last one a consumer insights company came to present some of their work on values - what values are important to us (as a nation and worldwide), how those have changed over time, etc.  One of the values they pointed out as one that had shifted (increased) over the past few years is Safety.  Safety has become increasingly important.  The presenter mentioned how this made sense in light of recent events like Sandy Hook and just hours ago in Boston.  What?  what happened in Boston?  A colleague looked up the story on her phone as the meeting was ending.  Ugh.  Boston is the only place I’ve been to that felt like it could be a second home.  I can’t imagine what it’s like to have the safety of your hometown taken away.  As with every other senseless tragedy, while it may not seem like it, we see so much more good than evil.  So many helpers, relatively few who want to hurt.

On to my goals for this week:

1.  Do something to help the victims of Boston

2.  Gym 3 times, Jillian Michaels 2 times, Cheerobix 1 time

3.  Take pictures of shoes and bags and add to my app

4.  Organize movies and games

5.  Buy gifts 

6.  RSVP to shower

7.  Stay within points/track EVERYTHING (yes even that peanut butter you just ate while making your sandwiches for the week)

Stay safe.