Exactly what I needed
Our short trip to NYC to visit our friends Gina and Steve was exactly what I needed. In Central Park Gina and Steve showed us an amazing time, hosting us in their home, and taking us all over Manhattan (and some of Queens!) to fulfill our culinary wish list (which I...
Celebrity
Guess who Gina and I said hello to (and he said “hey” back) at the Borders by Columbus Circle? I saw his stand-up routine with Steven and my parents in September of 2008. Totally hilarious. Have you ever run in to a celebrity? I ran in to Tony Hawk in...
Training Week 70
My next race is the Frosty Footrace (5K) on February 27th. Day 484 | February 14, 2011: cross Recumbent Bike Time: 45:00 | Distance: 7.36 | Set on “Manual,” Resistance Level 5.0 Day 485 | February 15, 2011: 5 m run (400-800-1200-800-400) I think I need to quit...
Friday Question #145
Do you have any travel planned for 2011? Where/when and why? We love to travel. So much that we have an entire bookshelf dedicated to travel literature* and a large travel map where we put pins on the places we’ve been. We haven’t been able to travel much...
A fully furnished home
CSN asked me to do another review on my blog, and of course, I couldn’t say no. When choosing something to review I started by looking at their cheap bedroom furniture and king size bed sheets, because the bedroom is definitely one area of the house that we are...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂