From the monthly archives:

December 2007

I’ve been reading the buzz about Wii Fit which is set to be released in the US in early 2008. (It is already popular in Japan.) This looks cool. It comes with a wireless balance board that you stand on while doing exercises like yoga and aerobics. The board works by measuring shifts in body [...]

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Oh boy, I knew this was coming. Time to unwrap the workout dvd given to me for Christmas. Time for damage control…

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This is officially my favorite Christmas gift. It is a gift from my parents. My mom shares my enthusiasm for kitchen gadgets so when I suggested an electric tea kettle for Christmas, I knew that I would not be disappointed. Warm drinks are a necessity in my home for driving away wintertime chills. In addition [...]

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This is sad. A mom in Texas helped her six year old daughter write an essay for a contest that would eventually win them tickets and airfare to a sold-out Hannah Montana concert in New York. The girl’s essay began with “my daddy died this year in Iraq.” It turns out the essay was a [...]

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You may have noticed that I’m playing around with a new theme. I still have more tweaking to do but overall I think the look is sharper and more attractive. I’ve enjoyed blogging. Honestly, I didn’t think that I would. I’ve never been into journaling and my first few attempts at blogging were inconsistent. So [...]

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This morning I peeled a banana for my daughter. It had brown spots and I knew she wouldn’t want to eat it but I didn’t want to throw it away either. So that got me wondering “can dogs eat bananas?” I did what anyone with a computer in their kitchen would do and I googled [...]

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