tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57811542024-03-12T23:39:09.612-04:00Are You Really Interestedif you are interested... here's what I have to say...Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-39425499587970755372010-02-18T21:47:00.003-05:002010-02-18T22:32:56.539-05:00MovingPrior to making a much larger move in my life, um to a house that I OWN, I've moved this bloggy blog to Wordpress! Come on over and throw me a housewarming party!areyoureallyinterested.wordpress.comUpdate your bookmarks, reader, favorites, etc.See you on the other side!Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-75236214100192765952010-02-16T21:55:00.003-05:002010-02-16T22:04:14.673-05:00A brief glimpseMy Mom told me I could stand to update my blog more frequently since it is her homepage and all. Hi Mom! Sorry! So, as a fun way of my updating, here's a slice of my crazy. I'm kind of wrapped up in my head right now. There is a lot spinning around in it and I'm finding it much easier to just let myself go crazy then actually taking actionable steps to getting to a steady sane place. Go Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-42546407965259695592010-02-04T09:37:00.002-05:002010-02-04T09:50:00.541-05:00Dude!My blog is getting spammed hardcore over here, what is that about? I'm guessing it is because I leave a link to it when I comment on other blogs, which stinks because I do that in hopes new readers will click on over and be blown away by the awesomeness that is my blog and stay for lots more! Anyway, looks like it is just getting me spam love instead. Happy February blog world. I gotta say, asAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-24650910699762313762010-01-31T12:11:00.002-05:002010-01-31T12:13:57.044-05:00Farewell JanuaryI haven't been writing because I want to focus more on writing when I don't feel like whining, or complaining or being sad. I have to say, although this month was filled with much good:BirthdayVisits from FamilyCelebrations with friendsRaiseBonusIt was also filled with a lot of stress and anxiety. I don't want to rehash it, because I'm trying to focus on the positive and good in my life. A fewAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-77546443244925318572010-01-01T18:52:00.002-05:002010-01-01T19:04:03.164-05:00The Last 2 Best Of '09 Posts12/30 was the best ad- the one that made you think the most. I didn't post about it on the day, because I really don't know how to respond. When I think about ads that make me think, I remember watching TV in London and how much more powerful the advertising there is, much less censorship. I wish I had a good answer for this, I wish I could remember an ad that really made me stop and think, Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-39699903502671979662009-12-30T16:53:00.003-05:002010-01-01T18:46:17.547-05:00Year End Wrap UpJanuary:I was busy with work and play, and trying to be happy in my new job. I was starting to feel restless and nostalgic, thinking back on 2008 and all I was doing at the beginning of that year.February:Work remained unsatisfying, yet very busy and I was unsettled as a result. I wanted to have everything I'd dreamed of having post wedding, and at this point it was unrealistic. On the upside,Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-44558285936622499042009-12-29T22:04:00.002-05:002009-12-29T22:10:39.740-05:00Laugh, it keeps you youngSo today I need to talk about my biggest and best belly laugh of the year. Hmmm. I laugh a lot, I love laughing, so it is hard to think back through a whole year (I don't have a great long term memory) and pin point my biggest and best. There have been a few moments this year when I've laughed so hard I couldn't stop- you know those times- when you do something, or you see something and it hitsAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-77940840862684189072009-12-28T21:36:00.002-05:002009-12-28T21:39:47.376-05:00StationaryHow funny that today I am to detail my stationary find of the year, when last year I cut myself off from stationary and made a resolution to use up all that I'd amassed! So alas, I don't have a stationary find of the year- although I did get our holiday cards from this Etsy seller and they were/are lovely. She even sent me a holiday card! How sweet is that?Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-7961313962916604472009-12-28T21:33:00.002-05:002009-12-28T21:36:33.460-05:00Oh the Social Web"Did you meet someone you used to only know from her blog? Did you discover Twitter? "This year I did discover Twitter, and what a fun ride it has been! Sure I offer up some fairly mundane and boring tweets, but for me it is more in the following. Reading Ruth Reichl's tweets about fabulous food, seeing Martha's mispells and mistypes in tweet world, laughing at Kevin Nealon, connecting with Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-10870949484236054172009-12-28T21:20:00.003-05:002009-12-28T21:23:18.361-05:00Aha?As we near the end, a reminder of the Best of '09 exercise: Gwen Bell's BlogI feel like I've talked about a lot of the same things over and over again during this best of December exercise. Getting myself a great new jobBeing open to new experiences in my lifeRemaining confident in who I am and what I can doMaybe my aha moment of 2009 is going to be looking back on these and realizing how much IAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-70181771987783640212009-12-28T13:05:00.003-05:002009-12-28T13:17:07.543-05:00The Gifts we Give OurselvesThe prompt for Best of '09 on Christmas Day was: "What's a gift you gave yourself this year that has kept on giving?"I'm guessing that the way people approached this was probably split 50/50. Half of the bloggers probably focused on a physical gift- something they splurged on, maybe something simple they just had to have and bought themselves. I'm sure the other half are focusing on more Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-72574406215387058942009-12-28T11:00:00.002-05:002009-12-28T11:05:32.066-05:00The Power of Positive ThinkingA fun blog I read on the regular is here: Skrinkering Hearts I honestly don't remember how I stumbled across it, but I did about a year ago and have been enjoying it ever since. I'm pretty convinced if we knew each other outside the blog world we'd be friends... and I'd definitely be helping her and her friend Brandy with some scary health situations they're currently experiencing. Please read Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-35581210602869590662009-12-24T10:33:00.004-05:002009-12-24T10:35:09.323-05:00Let's talk about the internetFor 12/22 and 12/23 Gwen wants to know about a Start Up and about a Web Tool- for me in my job these kind of go hand in hand. I work for a start up that has created a fantastic web tool for in stream video advertising. I don't want to go in to much detail because I don't talk about my job on my blog, but that is definitely the best of '09 for me. Not only do I love my job, but I'm proud of my Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-75462890242758790952009-12-24T10:30:00.003-05:002009-12-24T10:32:51.171-05:00My ProjectThis year I started 2 projects that I was pretty proud of- one being my tri-training blog, and the other being my cooking blog/resolution. Unfortunately I only kept up with one, the tri-training blog and even that has fallen to the wayside recently.Nevertheless, I am so proud of the time I took to fill the blog with posts about my training, it is great to look back on it now and remember my Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-90086359790166087342009-12-24T10:24:00.002-05:002009-12-24T10:30:01.718-05:00Be Open, Stay OpenDecember 24th: What was a lesson you learned this year that changed you?I think of myself as someone who is open to feedback, open to change and ready for the challenges that life brings. That isn't to say that I adapt well or shift my reactions, opinions and output quickly, I don't. For the past 2 years a lot has been changing in my life for the most part it has been very good, but it doesn't Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-63677362511663346532009-12-20T22:31:00.004-05:002009-12-20T22:38:36.400-05:00Making it work, and working for itNew person. She came into your life and turned it upside down. He went out of his way to provide incredible customer service. Who is your unsung hero of 2009?Someone who turned my life upside down? Someone who is my unsung hero of 2009 that is new? I'm not sure I can actually answer this question. There have been many new people in my life this year, some that I know will be in my life foreverAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-29274746482482327982009-12-20T17:11:00.003-05:002009-12-20T17:20:01.734-05:00Food and CarsI'll admit it, I'm getting overwhelmed as I keep missing days of Best '09. But, I must press on, I must stick to this! On Friday, where did you spend most of your money this year- sadly I think the answer to that is on food- but darn we had some good food. What was the best? Hmm, I'm still dreaming about those Flex Mussel donuts...On Saturday, we were supposed to explore the best car ride... Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-31485548880801195592009-12-17T15:28:00.004-05:002010-01-15T16:28:37.127-05:00Because I'm particularAnd don't want to flake on this month of blogging, like I did on my cooking blog- I'm catching up (Post today's prompt) on the last few days: December 14 Rush. When did you get your best rush of the year?Finishing the 1/2 marathon in November, knowing I had run fast, knowing I had needed the release, knowing all I knew and all I had been carrying from the whole year. That felt damn good and I Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-66917242860750459282009-12-17T15:27:00.000-05:002009-12-17T15:28:19.212-05:00A Word"A word that encapsulate your year."2009 was shiftingPeaceAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-49148332832009923132009-12-14T16:45:00.002-05:002009-12-14T16:49:47.910-05:00Some more Best of '09sA busy weekend full of friends, fun and food left me lacking on the daily Best of '09 postings! Here are some more for you my lovely readers:New Food: hmmm this is a hard one, I'm not sure I tried many new foods this year... I was briefly, well not so briefly, obsessed with the Chipotle Barbacoa Burrito Bowls- but I'm finding myself turned off by beef again so I feel like that isn't a fair Best Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-32928878488118482722009-12-11T16:31:00.003-05:002009-12-11T16:39:39.071-05:003 for 1Since I've missed the last two days of Best of '09 posts- ya'll are getting a 3 fer today! Challenge:I can't talk that much about this, because I don't think it is that appropriate to outline some of my job struggles here. However, my biggest challenge of the year was most certainly being under utilized and very unhappy in the position I took in December of '08. In a recession I had to find a Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-76476506805178322042009-12-09T12:10:00.002-05:002009-12-09T12:14:51.951-05:00I Will ListInspired by the Lululemon email today:2010 I Will ListI will run 2 1/2 MarathonsI will run at least 2 TriathlonsI will own a homeI will become a Weight Watchers lifetime memberI will catch up on the phone with friends instead of over emailI will travel to one place I've never been beforeI will work hard and play harderI will be creative 3 times a monthI will plant flowers, vegetables and herbs inAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-79526180209695048372009-12-08T22:09:00.002-05:002009-12-08T22:19:06.099-05:00Breathing Room"An hour or a day or a week of solitude. What was the quality of your breath? The state of your mind? How did you get there?"After my last day at my post-unemployment job and my first day at my yes-this-is-what-I-should-be-doing-job I went to NH for a week. I sat on the porch soaking up the June sun, I picked peonies everyday, I ate well and slept well and lived well. It was blissful and exactlyAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-30070510906860902002009-12-07T22:09:00.003-05:002009-12-07T22:16:17.161-05:00BlogsThis year started with me rediscovering cook and the joy of it. Unfortunately it waned in the later part of the year, I'm not going to worry too much because I have a feeling it will pick back up. I remain very interested in recipes and cooking, I just have lost my desire to get up and do it. I'll get back there. In the meantime this is a segway in to a blogger I only discovered this year andAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781154.post-36086962030634323212009-12-06T23:58:00.002-05:002009-12-07T00:02:40.227-05:00WorkshoppingToday's Best of '09 is supposed to be about the best conference or workshop I attended this year. Unfortunately I didn't get to attend any, but hopefully I will in years to come. I did attend a few webinars when I was at my first job this year and after each one I felt energized and excited about all the possibilities there are in my line of work. The problem can be implementing. Change is Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395825488988423397noreply@blogger.com0