Archive for the 'Beach body' Category

Summer, Summer, Summertime

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

So what does summertime mean for us, married-with-kids, across 2 states?  For starters, it means great weather which means fewer flights and more road trips to get to each other.  It also means long, indulgent weeks booed up in the same place, sometimes with kids, sometimes without, though always with… It means Grillmaster TechBoo getting [...]

In case you have $125 to burn…

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

PantyO started following me on Twitter the other day, and I’m not exactly sure why. Look…I’m pushing 40, have had natural childbirth, and well, the old gray mare ain’t what she used to be.  Yet, TechBooHusband stays smiling so…*shrug*.  That said…even if I was having problems, I STILL wouldn’t blow $125 on PantyO, some drawse [...]

38:42…A Run, Girl Post-Script

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Techboo took this picture of me as I crossed the finish line in the Shadyside 5K on Saturday morning. My official time: 38 minutes, 42 seconds.  I accomplished my dual goal of making it in under 40 minutes and not walking at all. I placed behind some babies in jogging strollers and some dogs, but [...]

Run, Girl: The Moment of Truth

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

This time tomorrow, I will have finished my first 5K race. I gotta pause for a minute and let that sink in. *exhale* TechBoo will be there to cheer me on, and possibly the girls (it’s 8 AM; they aren’t making any promises…).  I hope my next pic here will be of me crossing the [...]

Run, Girl

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

So, I decided to run a 5K this fall. Choose local 5K…check. Get TechBoo on board to train and run with me…check Enlist some good girlfriends as additional running/walking/workout partners…check. If I can do this, anyone can!!

Hot Yoga!

Friday, May 29th, 2009

I’m usually late when it comes to trends related to fitness and technology, so maybe hot yoga isn’t new to you, but it is to me. New and FABULOUS! I went to a 6:30 AM (!!!!) class this morning with my friend Staycee. I worked out yesterday with “Raoul”, so I was a bit sore [...]

Word Play: “What’s a better word for ‘plus-sized’?”

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Lorrie wants to know if I can come up with a better word for “plus-sized”.  As someone who used to happily shop at Lane Bryant, and who will likely always be only a few really large meals away from shopping there again, and who thinks that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes–this subject is [...]

Word Play: "What's a better word for 'plus-sized'?"

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Lorrie wants to know if I can come up with a better word for “plus-sized”.  As someone who used to happily shop at Lane Bryant, and who will likely always be only a few really large meals away from shopping there again, and who thinks that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes–this subject is [...]

Antigua and Barbuda Literary Festival

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Where will some of the brightest literary stars of African descent be Nov. 6-10th? At the Antigua & Barbuda International Literary Festival! Visit the Festival site for more details (As of this writing, they seem to be having technical difficulties with the online registration, but do check back). The good people at the African-American Literature [...]

I ran 3 miles…today

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Not all at once, though. The first mile, I ran in 11:02. The second, 10:35. The third, 10:29. In between, I stretched, got water, and then got right back on the treadmill. Don is a beast. If you don’t know who Don is, or what my original mile time was, catch up here. By the [...]