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• I gave myself an inch…I took a mile…

  Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

  Okay, okay, I took two.
  Nearly Two Months.
  It’s crazy how time can slip by. February is always a crazed month for us, but once I let myself off the hook for the daily blogging habit, it was tough to find a new lower intensity groove.
  That’s not to say it hasn’t been time well spent, and that [...]

• Does this look infected to you?

  Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

  While looking for a 5 minute song to hoop-and-heat by today (It’s freezing again here in DC!), I scrolled past a number of faves from a group I was introduced to last summer.
  One of my favorite moments from Burning Man 2009 was arriving at the Opulent Temple to the spectacular madness of Infected Mushroom. (Warning [...]

• Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes

  Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

  I’ve been working on squeezing extra bits of physical activity into my days to combat my disease. If you’re trying to do the same, here’s an idea:
  It takes about 5 minutes to boil water for a cup of tea at my house these days in the depths of winter when the water comes from the tap [...]

• wHOOP, there it is!

  Saturday, January 16th, 2010

  My new fabulously, viciously delicious O-range sparkle spinnner.
  As we say in my family – it makes me happy.

• Want to burn more calories? Be silly. Seriously.

  Friday, January 15th, 2010

  “Last year the government spent less on the Ministry of Silly Walks than it did on national defense.”
  Typically, I don’t believe my posts will be of a political nature, but this one’s been on my mind for a while. For me, one of the most discouraging and disappointing aspects of the current debate on healthcare [...]

• Hip, Hoop, Hurray!

  Sunday, January 10th, 2010

  I just got back from my first Hoop Dance Class!
  So much fun, even I might stick with it. I’ve wanted to learn for several years. It’s been my “intention” to do so, but 2010 is the year!
  I listen to a lot of electronica music and started seeing hoop dance performers at shows. Since that first [...]