Reading: “When you’re expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads” by Dr. Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein, “Blue Highways A Journey into America” by William Least Heat Moon , and “Happier at Home” by Gretchen Rubin. (My needs seem to change each night)
Watching:Â Lots of NFL Football. Go S.F. 49ers!! Yo! Don’t forget to organize that Super Bowl pool!
Listening to:Â New Saturday morning tradition, listening to “Wait Wait don’t Tell Me” on NPR Radio.
Thankful for:Â Being able to talk with our son Sam. He can speak full sentences, sing songs, and can tell us what he needs and what is bothering him. He will be 3 next month.
Looking forward to: Today.
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Checking in “Eat Pray Love” style
With the memoir “Eat Pray Love” having its 10th anniversary, I decided to looked back through my own writing to see if I had any “Eat Pray Love” themes. I found this post from December 2012. After finding it, I made a few edits, uploaded a theme photo and put on the soundtrack. (I think my sister still has my copy of the book) Her time in India is still my favorite part. Thanks Liz!
As I write this, I notice it has been over 4 months since I have Checked In. Ironically, I am 4 months pregnant with Twins. It kind of explains where I’ve been. Tonight, I took some time to myself to finish watching “Eat Pray Love”. The India part is my favorite. Thank you Elizabeth Gilbert for writing Eat Pray Love the memoir. And to Julie Roberts for doing such an amazing job bringing her story to the big screen.
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Reading: My favorite fiction writer Jennifer Weiner latest novel “The Next Best Thing”
Watching: Army Wives is back!
Thankful for: Fridays off in July
Looking forward to: Gretchen Rubin’s following up to “the Happiness Project” book- “Happiness at Home” coming out in early September.
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Reading: “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin. Loving it!! She has done all the research you need on happiness and tells you all about it, along with her journey of focusing on 12 areas in her life over a year. Makes you think and reflect and before you know it, you find yourself getting up to clean out your own closet.
Watching: The S.F Giants on Comcast Sports Network. Go Giants!
Thankful for: Half Moon Bay Coast and Beaches being so close!
Looking forward to: 3 day weekends for the next 2 months! Working on a college campus is the best!
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Reading: “The Help†by Kathryn Stockett. Almost done. Awesome read!
Watching: The last “Desperate Housewivesâ€.
Thankful for: the students in my life.
Looking forward to: our summer trip to Germany!
Watching: The last “Desperate Housewivesâ€.
Thankful for: the students in my life.
Looking forward to: our summer trip to Germany!
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Reading: “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett. Been looking for a great read. Loving it. Already read 65 pages just today!
Watching: My Sunday nights are “The Good Wife”, as I am DVRing “Army Wives” and “Desperate Housewives”. Ohh, and if you have not seen “The Middle” yet, a must for Wednesday nights. Funny!!
Thankful for: So much. These days it’s laughing and cooking with my son Sam and getting time in to exercise before running off to work.
Looking forward to: sharing my trip to Nashville, Tennessee with my mom. I will be presenting during the educational forums at the 94th Phi Theta Kappa International Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. My topic is “Come together! How to building better relationships between your Phi Theta Kappa Chapter and the Associated Students”. I’ve teamed up with my own college’s Phi Theta Kappa advisor Paul Roscelli. I’m looking forward to my mom and I both being Nashville for the first time. We both love country music, plus she gets to see me in action!
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Watching: My Sunday nights are “The Good Wife”, as I am DVRing “Army Wives” and “Desperate Housewives”. Ohh, and if you have not seen “The Middle” yet, a must for Wednesday nights. Funny!!
Thankful for: So much. These days it’s laughing and cooking with my son Sam and getting time in to exercise before running off to work.
Looking forward to: sharing my trip to Nashville, Tennessee with my mom. I will be presenting during the educational forums at the 94th Phi Theta Kappa International Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. My topic is “Come together! How to building better relationships between your Phi Theta Kappa Chapter and the Associated Students”. I’ve teamed up with my own college’s Phi Theta Kappa advisor Paul Roscelli. I’m looking forward to my mom and I both being Nashville for the first time. We both love country music, plus she gets to see me in action!
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Reading: Hape Kerkeling’s “I’m Off Then, losing and finding myself on the Camino De Santiago”
Watching: Clouds come and go over the Half Moon Bay/Skyline Mountain range
Thankful for: Joy in my work and with my family and friends.
Looking forward to: the Lady Antebellum concert next month in San Jose
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Reading: Nancy Leigh DeMoss “Choosing Gratitude, your journey to Joy” and Marcus Buckingham “StandOut”
Watching: Playoff Football!! Go S.F. Niners!
Sam update: Repeating words. He can also say 2 to 3 word sentences.
Thankful for: No rain for the last 6 weeks. I’ve been enjoying 70 degree and sunny weather in January!
Looking forward to: my 35 birthday!
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Reading: Jennifer Weiner latest novel: “Then Came You”
Watching: The new season of “The Good Wife”, “The Big Bang Theory” and “SNL”
Sam update: Singing and dancing!
Thankful for: family and friends. We just had Matthias’ parents from Germany stay with us for the month of September. Sam was able to bond and Matthias and I were make a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii just the two of us.
Looking forward to: each day
Blog Posting Updates: looking into changing the photo on my main page and sharing some travel tips from our trip to the Big Island of Hawaii.
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Reading: Just finished Laura Fraser’s “An Italian Affair”, fun travel memoir. Just about to start “Saved by Beauty, Adventures of an American Romantic in Iran” by Roger Housden. Think I will venture out today and find a cafe to begin my “trip” to Iran. My good friend Marta loaned me “An Italian Affair” and now I am totally back on my love for Travel Memoirs.
Watching: Law and Order Reruns..was sick a few days ago with the Summer Cold and ended up being sucked in.
Sam update: Sign Language! He loves telling us “more” and “all done” with his hands.
Thankful for: living soo close to the ocean. Half Moon Bay is maybe 20 minute drive at the most!
Looking forward to: watching the final Harry Potter movie tonight.
Blog Posting Updates: Regarding my blog post about Linked In, my workshop went great! There was 22 of us. I think the highlight of the workshop was watching my fellow advisors design their own website/blog.