The Tao of Me

I worked from home today because I had not one, but TWO doctors appointments. Both appointments were new experiences for me, so I share them with you in case you ever find yourself in similar situations. Appointment #1 – Getting Custom Orthotics After all the feet problems that I’ve been having, my podiatrist strongly recommended [...]

Friday Night Went to the movies and saw this: Instead of theatre food, we snuck sushi into the theatre. I’m sure the people around me loved smelling my spicy tuna rolls, but way better than the gross nachos they serve there, right? However, my cousin did get some popcorn and I ate a few using [...]

I’ve known all along that weekends will be the downfall of my attempt to eat a better quality diet. So let’s see how this first weekend went: Friday Night My friend Wendy invited me to a SF Giants game in the Virgin America Suite! If you’re unfamiliar with the Virgin America suite, it’s one of [...]

Last night I went to only my third SF Giants game of the season. And I just realized that this is my first G’s post of the 2011 season. How can that be? Back in April, I went to the season opener (first home game since winning the World Series) and Opening Night (the night [...]

I was scheduled to be on PTO the week after the race, and was planning on having a staycation. But when JetBlue had a huge sale I checked the SF Giants schedule and saw that they were scheduled to play the Mets at Citi Field. It only made sense to take advantage of the cheap [...]

Vancouver is a beautiful city that I’ve been to quite a number of times, the first time dating back to high school. I’ve visited a lot of the touristy stuff, like Stanley Park, the Capilano Suspension Bridge, etc. Most recently, I’d been there a few times for business travel, so I was somewhat familiar with [...]

* Easter I’ve been in a post-Easter celebratory food coma for the past few hours. We celebrated with a family get-together doing what we do best – eating. Check out the spread: – Dungeness crab – Prawns – Short ribs – Teriyaki chicken – Noodles – Deviled eggs – Scalloped potatoes – etc, etc, etc [...]

I’ve been absent from blogging for much of the past week. I’ve had a lot going on and unfortunately, blogging was the one thing that I sacrificed. So here’s a recap of what went down: ~ Sunday: 19-mile run ~ Monday: Spin and Core Class + Yoga Class ~ Tuesday: Dailey Method Class + 8-mile [...]