Kiddo is very excited about Halloween as you might imagine. His preschool class went to a pumpkin patch yeterday; today they are trick or treating at the other classrooms, and then having a little party in the afternoon. I’ll probably swing by and help out and take pictures. Tonight we are heading over to my […]
The appointment went fine. We talked about my issues, tonsils, sleeping, lack of weight loss and so on. I filled out the paperwork so she can get my records from her old office (she changed locations, to a new facility), got a flu shot, and then went and had 47 vials of blood drawn. (well, […]
Normally, getting enough sleep is difficult for me. I’ve suffered from insomnia for as long as I can remember, and I usually get by on 4-6 hours of sleep a night. Lately though I can’t seem to get enough sleep. I’m crashing shortly after the kiddo goes to bed at 8, and then sleeping until […]
 Today was a busy day for the kidlet and I. We played hookey from preschool. We had a dentist appointment in the morning (both of us), and the dentist that I love is a 45 minute drive one way since we moved to SW Portland, so that took up most of the morning. After we […]
Yesterday was my nephew’s 5th birthday party. It was held at a local kids fun center called Safari Sams. It’s got a big climbing jungle gym, indoor minature golf, tons of games, and they serve pizza and such. I’d heard of it, but had generally avoided it, the way we avoid chuckie cheese. I knew […]
Even for someone as news-phobic as myself, its impossible not to realize that our country is facing an economic crisis.  The presidential election alone brings it into focus, and even I know of the culpability of the banks and the unsecured home loans that are dragging the economy to the ground.  Certainly I can’t fail to […]
To get a good cardiovascular workout, you don’t need a gym membership, a fitness class, or expensive equipment. Consider the following nongym options to get your blood pumping. (Note that the number of calories burned is based on a weight of 150 pounds. If you weigh less, you’ll burn fewer calories; if you weigh more, […]
You probably know that adequate sleep is essential to mental and physical performance, but did you know that lack of sleep could be the reason why you have difficulty shedding weight or that it can set you up for Type II Diabetes? Lack of sleep and Type II diabetes Researchers at the University of Chicago […]
One of the bento groups that I follow is Bento Challenge over at livejournal. Every Saturday (in theory, sometimes she misses one), she posts a theme for the week, and the community of posters puts up pictures of thier bentos in that theme. So far I have only posted one, which was for the “Under […]
