I’ve decided to re-read several books this year, instead of just looking for new ones. I hardly have the time to read anyway and I want to revisit a few old favorites and savor the words during my precious small personal time. As I mentioned, I just finished re-reading Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Rob[...]
April 28th, 2011 - 10:42 am § in Fitness
Does your inner brat need a time out?
Mine did and now I think she needs to be grounded. I was having sort of a regression therapy night last Saturday. I didn’t want to go to bed. “I don’t wanna!” Bren’s been waking up around 10-ish if I’m not in bed with him, so I convinced Chris to go to bed with him [...][...]
April 6th, 2011 - 12:59 pm § in Fitness
The Best Anniversary Gift
On our anniversary, Chris and I were breathlessly in love. We got hot and sweaty, and did things we haven’t done in years. Want to hear more? We started out by setting the mood with… …a motivational pep talk from our trainer to keep an open mind about our results. What? Did you think I [...][...]
April 5th, 2011 - 11:33 am § in Daily Life
Lots O’ Love
Chris and I celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary yesterday. Here is a short video I put together with some of our memories over the past 730 days. Password is “LotsOLove”. Seven Hundred and Thirty Days of Love from Sydney Markle on Vimeo. And, here is a full account of our wedding d[...]
March 10th, 2011 - 7:16 pm § in Daily Life, Fitness
To Fall Down at Your Door
On January 1st I decided to go for a walk. The next day, I went out again. On the 3rd, I took another walk. At that point, I decided I would take a walk every day this year. So far, I’ve walked almost 100 miles. This is astounding! I believe I’ve been successful because each [...][...]
February 3rd, 2011 - 4:00 pm § in Quizes and Memes
No Place Like Home
It is 2011, where are the jet-packs? The flying cars? Teleportation? The future is today. If (when?) they do invent teleportation, the first place I’d beam myself is an easy choice. There is a small po-dunk town south of Houston, where the mosquitoes are progressive and the people are not. Tha[...]
