Worknight Dinners

Chicken Coconut Curry

My mother is allergic to coconut. This meant that there was very little coconut in my childhood.. and even after my childhood I’ve always been suspicious of it. That said.. I think I’m done being suspicious. It’s official.. I like coconut. At first it was drinks and the occasional German chocolate cake.. but now.. OMG coconut curry is so full…

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Progress

Week 34: March 29-April 4, 2011

This week I: – Lost 2.4 lbs (271.6) – Drank all my water everyday(66oz/day). – Didn’t go to the farmer’s market (work meeting). – New recipe this week: Chicken Amondine I still need to: – Finish cleaning out the fridge(I need F’s help. I tried to pull it out to clean it and it’s too heavy) – Clean the kitchen…

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C25K Report

C25K 4.4

Week 4, Fourth run-through: 5 min Warmup 3 min run: Feeling good but not yet easy. 90 second walk 5 minute run: Ran the whole thing. It was ok, but not easy 2.5 minute walk 3 minute run: Not bad. I ran the whole thing. 90 second walk 5 minute run: Ugh. I ran 3.5-4 minutes of this and then…

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Five Things

Friday Five

1. Work/Programming My current project is winding down. I’m not 100% done.. but I hope to be by EOD today or Mon/Tue. I’m already assigned to my next project but I think I need to wait on a pre-planning meeting before I can dive into it. I’ll have to follow up on that. I haven’t mentioned it in a while..…

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My So Called Life

April Goals and Progress

2011 Goals: Sew one new thing a month – Hrm.. I totally fell down on the job on this this month. I’ve been busy busy busy and haven’t sewn a dang thing. The closest I got was doing some work to finish off the lapels and buttons on my wool coat. Read a book a month – Finished Tess of…

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C25K Report

C25K 4.2

I bought a Sole F-80 treadmill off Craigslist in January and started C25K the week after I bought it. On Week1,Day1 I ran more in 30 minutes than I’d run all of last year. It’s only getting better. Mostly in week 1-3 my breathing has been the limiting factor. As a child I had asthma and exercising triggers it. I…

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Things To Eat

Venison Stew

Fearghus has classes for this month and next month on Saturdays. On weekends when I can I’ve told him I’d love to meet him on campus for lunch. The last time we did something like this I stopped off at Subway to pick up our meal and then met him. I’m currently feeling kind of gun shy about restaurant food…

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Progress

Week 33: March 22-28, 2011

This week I: – Lost 4.6 lbs (274.0) – Drank all my water everyday(66oz/day). – Didn’t go to the farmer’s market (It was raining and I had a meeting). – New recipe this week: Jumbo stuffed shells with spicy tomato sauce, Venison Stew, Black Forest Ham and Caramelized Onion Grilled Cheese I still need to: – Finish cleaning out the…

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Progress

Waist Not…

On Sunday I caught a glimpse of myself in a mirror. I was wearing my sports bra (we were just about to head out for a walk) and a Moose Tooth tie-dyed T-shirt that I bought the last time we were in Alaska. The shirt was too small when we bought it.. and it fits now (boo-ya) but that’s not…

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