I recently stumbled across an amazing cooking blog, stonesoup, thanks to a guest post author Jules Clancy did on ZenHabits recently. One of her posts is about 20 quick and delicious salads you can make for a satisfying meal. I recently tried her butter bean salad recipe and it was delicious, filling, and completely healthy. I […] Read more…
March 2010 archive
Girl Time at Magnolia Pub
Last week Kara and I went to Magnolia Pub for some girl time, a few tasty beers and good food. It’s always nice to have one-on-one time with girlfriends, and I thoroughly enjoyed the night out. We were both snapping away with our Nikon DSLR cameras and I caught quite a few pictures that I’m […] Read more…
A Good Home for Pens
Recently I decided I was tired of rooting through my bag every time I needed a pen. “I need a good pen case,” I told Terry. Luckily that very weekend, we decided to walk into Banana Republic Edition during a trip to the mall, and serendipity found me. I’m a huge fan of python, and […] Read more…
Perception vs. Reality
Sometimes, when I’m moving forward on a new path, I begin to lose sight of all that I’ve accomplished in the intimidating shadow of the new reality I’ve created for myself. I forget how far I’ve come, and instead focus on how much I’m falling short in a recently developed habit. Read more…
Oatmeal with Celery: A Crunchy Breakfast Treat
Another winner from my favorite food columnist, Mark Bittman: oatmeal with chopped celery, flavored with a few splashes of soy sauce and sesame seed oil. I tried it for myself and it was delicious! See the results below. Read more…
I Love My City
I’m on an early evening jog and can’t help but notice how beautiful my city is this time of night. San Francisco, how I love you so! Read more…
Zite: Only the Good Stuff
It’s always been an incredibly difficult task to simplify my web life. Ideas, articles, blogs, tweets, and other information enter my mind at breakneck speed online, and it is hard to process all the information to get to what I really want: the cream of the crop, the really interesting articles that speak to my […] Read more…
Happy Hour Bliss
Terry and I decided to head to Coco500 for Happy Hour libations after work today. What a treat. Enjoying a drink and fine food with your significant other is a distinctly glorious, yet simple, pleasure. Read more…
Running Well: Breathe
I believe that one of the ways to live a simple life is to carefully choose a few select activities to pursue and to focus on really excelling at them. For me, running has become one of those select activities that I want to become really good at. Running is a great form of exercise. […] Read more…
Getting My Yoga On
When I first graduated from college, I was a bit of a yoga fanatic. I religiously took a yoga class a few times a week at my local community college and found that it was an important part of my weekly routine. It really helped center and relax me during the week, especially when times […] Read more…