After months of non-stop a-working and then a busy but fun BlogHer conference in New York last week, I decided it was time to get back on the exercise bandwagon. As I begun writing my BlogHer post (still in the works), I realized how fun it was to see everyone - but how tired I was. The reason was not as much related to my busy schedule as it was because my lack of endurance … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day: Low Tech and High Tech Adventures
HIGH TECH - CARDS FOR GRANDMOM: Last night we realized that we did not send Mother's Day cards to our out of town Grandmoms. So this morning I picked 2 digital pictures of my boys and created a Hallmark photo card and then we are going to finish that off with a fun audio card using Fotobabble. LOW TECH - HANDMADE GIFTS FROM MY SONS: This morning I had the fun of my … [Read more...]
Oprah Winfrey’s “No Phone Zone” Campaign – Take the Pledge!!
After I dropped my kids off at school I headed to the bakery to buy some muffins for a school meeting. At the red light, I checked my phone and saw a text message from a friend who wanted to take a walk this morning. I thought it was a great idea to take a walk, so I promptly replied by texting that I can take a walk as soon as I go home to write my post in honor of the "No … [Read more...]
Join Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
As a child growing up in an East Coast city we were tight on money and did what many families did to save money by trying to cut food costs. I also did not have a regular way to exercise. When I came out California I started riding my bike to school and got wrapped up in the wave of "healthy" eating that was part of the California culture. As a result, I lost weight and put … [Read more...]
Forget About the iPad, I Want the Clothes Folding Robot
I was reading Guy Kawasaki's Twitter stream today and what do I see on one of his posts? Hark - it is something I have been waiting for ever since I became a mom....Yes, A Robot that folds clothes! Here is the link to the post from Alltop - Holy Kaw (that saw the video on Geekologie.) Forget about the iPad, I want one of these: … [Read more...]