“I signed up for a 1,000 points per day challenge on Just Dance,” I announced at the Weight Watchers meeting today. That’s about 4-5 songs per day, although you don’t actually have to dance every day. “Does that fit into your lifestyle?” the leader asked. Happily, I was able to say “Yes!” If you’re working, [...]
My husband often accuses me of being addicted to the internet. And he admits that he sometimes has a problem too. Lately, I’ve found myself feeling too tired to get things done — but not too tired to play around on the internet! Sometimes I fool myself that I’m getting things done on the internet. [...]
We’re not a car-free family. I do commute by bicycle, and use my bicycle almost every day, but we also have a minivan. My husband takes it to work, and we frequently use it for family outings, grocery shopping, and transportation to evening meetings and events. I tried going car-free for 10 days last year; [...]
Posted on July 27th, 2010 in Cycling, Sustainability
We finally have all three kids biking on their own! Oldest daughter has moved up to an adult bike. Middle daughter just tonight moved up to the middle bike and started riding without training wheels. Youngest daughter is now on the smallest bike, with the training wheels on. Yay! But I forgot to take any [...]
Posted on June 12th, 2010 in Technology
Have you read Your Brain On Computers, from the New York Times? The article details the lives of a family that’s having trouble with heavy technology use, perhaps an Internet addiction. My husband often accuses me of being addicted to the Internet, and sometimes, when I stay up too late doing pretty much nothing, I [...]
This is a little off-topic, but it interests me at the moment. You’ve probably heard that Virginia governor Bob McDonnell has declared April Confederate History Month. It’s not the first time Virginia has had this, er, celebration, but it is the first time since 2002. Some people think this is not a problem, and that [...]
Posted on March 19th, 2010 in Life, Sustainability
We’re just beginning spring break in Portland, Oregon. I know not everyone has spring break this week, and I know that not everyone gets a spring break! But my husband and I are both school employees, so we have a spring break. Here’s what we plan to do. Maybe you can fit one of them [...]
In my previous post, I described how my family uses The Six-o-Clock Scramble meal planning service to help maintain a balanced, healthy life. Today, we find out more about Scramble founder Aviva Goldfarb and her family. As a busy mom, what’s a typical day like for you? I’m really disciplined about my time which helps [...]
