thing is, i just like having contests with myself. 17

I’ve decided to take part in the 5-a-day clutter away challenge, which involves getting rid of five things a day throughout the month of August. We’ve lived in our house for 10 months now; I figure if there are things we haven’t looked at since we moved in, they’re good candidates for moving right back out. We don’t have a ...

3…2…1

I, like most Minnesota sports fans, cannot wait for the new Twins stadium to open. They update the countdown to the new ballpark at every game, and it’s getting close. Even more exciting to me, though, is the fact that there are only three more excellent opportunities to be run over by a car this season! On the way to ...

there’s a monster within walking distance.

I walked down to Lake Harriet to see the Lake Creature yesterday. Did I do a good enough job of making that look like a Nessie photo? It should probably be blurrier. This is not a bike trail. It’s Minnehaha Creek. Eesh. And this… this is a cherry pie. Special for Matt, because he is awesome.

five years on the 3-day!

Did you know it’s less than a month til the next Breast Cancer 3-Day? As you’re probably aware, I’ve participated in the 3-Day for quite some time. I walked in the 2004, 2005, and 2007 events here in Minneapolis; I’ve covered almost 180 miles and raised $10,000 personally for breast cancer research. The team I co-captain has raised over $75,000 ...