once upon a time, i was an athlete. and in decent shape. then college ended. and i still worked out and ran and biked and played pickup basketball and mostly ate well. and i stayed in ok shape. then, i got pregnant with isaac. i had isaac when i was 30. anna when i was […]
just me myself and i
class of 1994. 21 years.
the whole reason we went back to wny in the middle of the school year is because of my 21st reunion. we tried to have one last year. but the organizer was all passive aggressive and got mad at everyone and abandoned her planning and the group that took over wasn’t left with enough time […]
2015.
twenty fifteen. i have high hopes. twenty fourteen sucked. it was a long and hard year. nothing major. so i shouldn’t complain. just a tough time with the kiddos. and friendships. and motivation. so. in 2015. i hope to get motivated. and get healthy. and be a better mom. and move on. and that’s that.
gramma schiavone. (aka: peter gramma)
the night before last, my dad called to tell me that my gramma (kay) schiavone was not doing well. and that she may not make it through the night. she had even called her kids all in and said goodbye. i knew she wasn’t doing great. that she had gone in for a knee replacement […]
rhabdomyolysis.
it’s been a crazy couple of weeks around here. two weeks ago, today, i went to crossfit for the first time. i was hoping to get my butt back in gear and stop being fat. the workout was mostly pullups (i got to do wussy pullups using rings), rowing, and squats. i could tell i […]
merlot and van gogh.
my friend (and quilt mom) kim and her (actual) daughter casey had the super fantastic idea to have a group party at merlot and van gogh. you go. drink some wine. and paint a picture. the place where the magic takes place is right next door to burke street pizza. home of the best ever […]
january 5th resolutions.
when i was up, in the middle of the night last night, i looked back in my blog to old new years resolutions/goals. and began to think about this year. and what i want to change in my life. and all that new yearsy type stuff. firstly, my social media cutbacks. two years ago, i […]
housekeeping.
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2013
i just went back and read my 2012 “resolutions”. like most people, i lasted a few solid months (weeks?) and then fell off the resolution wagon. i kept a few. we got rid of cable/direct tv, so i didn’t watch as much mindless tv. i never went back to twitter and i don’t miss it. […]
2012.
hours away from 2012. i’ve been contemplating resolutions. goals. changes. whatever. here goes. 1. less facebook. (and twitter.) way way less. i’ve been thinking about ways to accomplish this, because i do love that i’ve gotten in touch with long lost friends and it’s a great way to keep up with far away friends and […]