Category Archives: challenges

Week 2: Action Plan Checkup

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

I’m still working on my October Challenge learning how to cook. I’ve actually done a decent job with my goals, though I did shop for groceries entirely too much. Boo. Let’s see how things went: 3/7 entirely fresh dinners – I … Continue reading →

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Week One: Action Plan Check Up

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

This week just blew by. I had some pretty aggressive, yet important goals to get me on the “learning how to cook” train. Let’s see how I did: Get a real chef’s knife – Done! I bought a VERY nice … Continue reading →

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October Challenge: Learn to Cook

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

Wow is time flying. I can’t believe that it is already October. Last month, I attempted to clean up my eating. That did not go so well. The only thing that I really did on my list was kill off … Continue reading →

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What’s Coming Up?

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Whew….life is busy right now. It looks like it’ll be freeing up a bit after tonight. I have a lot of great posts that I’m researching and a couple of series that I want to do. A few topics that … Continue reading →

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Small Victories: Greening My Office

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

I’ve worked in the same office for a few years. While I take my recyclables home for the most part, my boss does NOT believe in recycling for reasons that we won’t even begin to touch here. Anyway, I bring … Continue reading →

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Extending Week Long Challenge

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

I did ok with my week long challenge last week. I only went to the story once mid-week. Honestly, it was completely unnecessary and just a matter of habit. It’s almost like I have nothing better to do. That’s kind … Continue reading →

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Quickie Post – A Little Proud

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

My little challenge for the week was to not go to the grocery store everyday afterwork. I’m proud to report that I only ran to the store once.  I made a little Whole Foods run. I made it out of … Continue reading →

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Week Long Challenge

Posted on September 13, 2010 by

As I discussed at the beginning of the month, I’m trying to clean up my diet. In addition to cleaning up my diet, I would like to stop going to the grocery store every day. It’s a waste of both … Continue reading →

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Happy Labor Day!!!

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

Happy Labor Day, peeps! I hope you’re attending BBQ’s, hanging out at the beach, kicking it with your homies, or just flat out relaxing. If you’re at work, hopefully it’s not too painful. I’ve been off for the last 4 … Continue reading →

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September Challenge: Clean Up My Diet

Posted on September 1, 2010 by

I’m a vegetarian and have been for at least a decade. (No. I don’t really count or anything. I think that’s kind of weird.) There are times where I’m a “good” vegetarian and others where I’m a “bad” vegetarian. What … Continue reading →

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