There are 600 million adolescent girls living in the developing world – the majority living in poverty. By giving one of these girls a chance, you start the Girl Effect. When girls have safe places to meet, education, legal protection, health care, and access to training and job skills, they can thrive. And if they [...]
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The Girl Effect ~ Invest in a Girl and She Will Do The Rest
Posted in life, random, thoughts, video, tagged advertising, awareness, change, charity, creativity, education, Girl Effect, helping others, making a difference, Nike Foundation, non-profit, NoVo Foundation, philanthropy, poverty, The Girl Effect, typography, Wieden & Kennedy, women, youtube on August 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Randy Pausch ~ Inspiring Last Lecture
Posted in life, thoughts, video, tagged Carnegie Mellon, death, dreams, hope, inspiration, last lecture, pancreatic cancer, people, professor, Randy Pausch, really achieving your childhood dreams, youtube on August 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Dr. Randy Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon. On September 18, 2007, after just a month of being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, he gave his last lecture, titled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” in a packed McConomy Auditorium. Inspiring others, he speaks about his life lessons and encourages others to achieve their [...]
Mr. Pickles
Posted in Frenchie, life, thoughts, tagged animals, dog, dog advice, french bulldog, Frenchie, frogdog, mr pickles, new puppy, pet, pets, puppy, puppy advice on July 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’ve been talking for years about bringing home a French Bulldog – he has been lovingly known as, Mr. Pickles. However, my hectic life and travel schedule with work always seem to get in the way of giving a pup the dedication he/she needed and deserved so I patiently waited for a better time. Then [...]
Burn Baby Burn
Posted in life, nature, random, thoughts, tagged burning calories, calories, exercise, fitness, health, my life, OCD, running shoes, sneakers, walking on April 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Some think it’s a pretty freakin’ boring activity that takes too much time for the amount of calories it ultimately burns. However, walking does have some pretty huge benefits. Yeah, yeah. Blah, blah, blah – you’ve heard it a thousand times before, you know walking is good for you, you know you should exercise…..but maybe [...]
Goat Cheese Ravioli with Creamy Walnut Sauce
Posted in food & wine, recipes, thoughts, tagged basil, chefs, dad, dinner, Emeril Lagasse, Food, goat cheese, good food, homemade pasta, Italian, memories, pasta, ravioli, recipe, Tyler Florence, walnuts on March 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
He loved to tinker and immerse himself into just about anything he hadn’t tried before. So it was no surprise when my dad trotted in one day with a pasta rolling machine under his arm. We were little munch-kins barely able to see above the kitchen counter and for that moment we thought this shiny [...]
Date Week. Adventures in Water.
Posted in Sweden, humor, life, thoughts, travel & adventures, tagged adventures, age, date night, date week, dating, exercise, fitness, funny, gym, Love, my life, OCD, old, personal, pool, relationships, seniors, shoes, Swedes, swimming, swimming pool, water, working out on March 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I know, normally it’s date night but for us it has been date week.
We wanted to spend time together while doing something good for ourselves and our bodies. We quickly agreed on the answer. Regular trips to the gym followed by evenings of cooking for each other. With the upcoming nuptials and my latest attempt [...]
Easter in Southern Spain
Posted in life, thoughts, travel & adventures, tagged costa del sol, easter, holiday, life, musing, my life, relationships, road trips, Spain, sun, sunshine, Sweden, Travel, trip, vacation, warmth on March 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Where the eff is the sun?
The winter has been mild in Sweden this season but even so it’s been ridiculously boring weather. Being from the Pacific Northwest I have to confess – I am used it. Even so, each year about February or March I just can’t take it anymore. I’m dying to see the [...]
Pizza………in a cone?
Posted in food & wine, random, thoughts, tagged Food, Italian, Kono pizza, Kornet Pizza, musings, new fast food, opinion, pizza, pizza cone, thoughts on January 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m not sure if this is right or wrong……But it’s sure, uh, well, different….Can you really muck around with something as classically wonderful and delightfully pure as Italian pizza and turn it into, well, a hot pocket type burrito thingy in an ice cream cone?
I mean, what would the Italians say?
Oh, what’s that? Yup. This [...]
Wearing stilettos on the farm
A city girl from the states falls in love while working her 9-5 in Holland and wakes up to find herself living on a golf course in the Swedish countryside.
Don’t Be Shy.
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