Are You Really Interested

Moving

2010-02-18T21:47:00.003-05:00

Prior 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!

A brief glimpse

2010-02-16T21:55:00.003-05:00

My 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

Dude!

2010-02-04T09:37:00.002-05:00

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, as

Farewell January

2010-01-31T12:11:00.002-05:00

I 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 few

The Last 2 Best Of '09 Posts

2010-01-01T18:52:00.002-05:00

12/30 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,

Year End Wrap Up

2009-12-30T16:53:00.003-05:00

January: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,

Laugh, it keeps you young

2009-12-29T22:04:00.002-05:00

So 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 hits

Stationary

2009-12-28T21:36:00.002-05:00

How 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?

Oh the Social Web

2009-12-28T21:33:00.002-05:00

"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

Aha?

2009-12-28T21:20:00.003-05:00

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 I

The Gifts we Give Ourselves

2009-12-28T13:05:00.003-05:00

The 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

The Power of Positive Thinking

2009-12-28T11:00:00.002-05:00

A 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

Let's talk about the internet

2009-12-24T10:33:00.004-05:00

For 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

My Project

2009-12-24T10:30:00.003-05:00

This 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

Be Open, Stay Open

2009-12-24T10:24:00.002-05:00

December 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

Making it work, and working for it

2009-12-20T22:31:00.004-05:00

New 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 forever

Food and Cars

2009-12-20T17:11:00.003-05:00

I'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...

Because I'm particular

2009-12-17T15:28:00.004-05:00

And 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

A Word

2009-12-17T15:27:00.000-05:00

"A word that encapsulate your year."2009 was shiftingPeace

Some more Best of '09s

2009-12-14T16:45:00.002-05:00

A 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

3 for 1

2009-12-11T16:31:00.003-05:00

Since 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

I Will List

2009-12-09T12:10:00.002-05:00

Inspired 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 in

Breathing Room

2009-12-08T22:09:00.002-05:00

"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 exactly

Blogs

2009-12-07T22:09:00.003-05:00

This 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 and

Workshopping

2009-12-06T23:58:00.002-05:00

Today'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

Beantown Bachelorette Bash

2009-12-05T10:22:00.005-05:00

So, I'm giving this a shot for December. I hope I can keep up with the daily posts, but I'm not going to commit to anything, no need for that disappointment!Today's post: The Best Night OutWow, when you really start to think about these prompts you realize how difficult it can be to go back through an entire year, and by difficult I mean remember the entire year. I guess the point is that it

Extroverted Introvert Writes Post When She Should be Sleeping

2009-11-30T22:30:00.003-05:00

I told myself I'd go to bed at 10:30 tonight so I'd get my 9 hours of sleep, and yet here I am up and at my computer, watching the Patriots and thinking of excuses/reasons I'm not in bed. Reality is, I don't like to miss things. I like to be a part of things, in the mix, and all that. However, another piece of my reality is that I'm a homebody and shy too. I was very, extremely, so so close to

Thankful Month

2009-11-22T16:46:00.002-05:00

Daily thanks has been all over Twitter and Facebook lately. I stopped updating my facebook status about 6 or so months ago, so I haven't participated, but I've been thinking about the many things I have to be thankful for, and so here is a list of 22 daily thanks for the month so far. With more to come in the coming days and week. 1. A husband who smiles at me everytime I come home, or when he

Monday Night at Chez Barnard

2009-11-02T20:53:00.003-05:00

Matt puts popcorn in microwaveMe: "You really have to watch it."Matt: "I know, I'm listening."Me: "Okay. I just don't want you to make the same mistake I did." The smell of burnt popcorn still weighs heavy in the air.Matt: "Yeah, but you made it on the stove top, right?"Me: "No!"Matt:"You didn't?"Me: laughing, "No!"Matt: "But, you like to make popcorn on the stove top."Me: "Yes, but not when it

Not to say I'm not a little Crazy...

2009-10-27T21:45:00.004-04:00

I think I need to give myself a prize at the end of this two weeks, if we come out of it with the outcome I'm hopeful of, that is. And then I think, the next 2 months of my life might be like this. Then I kind of cry a little, and then grumble, and then want to hide under the covers. Thankfully, I finish this process with reminding myself that I have tools at my disposal. One of my go to's for

Morning Coffee

2009-10-16T10:04:00.002-04:00

Something about the cooler temperatures, and crisper air makes me want to nestle in and write, write, write. I'll take it! Last night I couldn't sleep- and I wanted to open up this page and just word vomit, but then I decided that I always write in those situations, when the words just flow out of me and usually it is melancholy. I decided to push myself to not write when it is easy, to

Running to where I want to be

2009-10-14T11:07:00.003-04:00

There's a lot I've been wanting to say lately, or write about. I keep not sitting down and just writing it. I let myself get caught up in other things. There's a lot to get caught up in this life. Last night I went for a run with a friend. Right at the time when we can either turn left and do 4 miles or stay straight and make it 5 we were getting to the meaty stuff, the part of the

Earlier

2009-10-06T23:26:00.003-04:00

A friend told me that to train herself to get up in the morning and write she just started setting her alarm a little bit earlier everyday. She probably told me this a few months ago. It just sunk in what a brilliant idea it is and exactly what I need to do to start making morning work outs part of my routine. It also donned on me, that she is doing this so she can write in the mornings and I

Wedding Survey

2009-10-01T14:35:00.001-04:00

I love being married, I love my husband. I feel like I only write when I'm blue or thoughtful, so here's a random fun post for you!1. How long have you been married?1 year and 2 months!2. How long have you been together?9 years and 3 months!3. Where did you go on your first date?Haha- our first "date" was reading magazines while I was on duty, and then taking a walk to the archery fields- oh

Real Life

2009-09-18T10:24:00.002-04:00

I cried during my run this morning. My route took me through the Mall, and as I entered the shelter of the American Elms I thought of how I exercise, and participate in endurance events for Dad. I do it because he cannot, I do it to honor him and make him proud. I do it for him and I do it for me. I connect with him. There I was running under these majestic trees, converging of city and nature

Fall Meme

2009-09-10T16:04:00.002-04:00

A regular read of mine is Brookem over at Skrinkering Hearts and her post today was not only a great way to push yourself to blog, but a well crafted little essay producer by one her fav blogs. Well enough crafted that I'm taking it and using it!Here it is- a Fall Meme: 1. It’s not fall in NYC (or your city of origin) until you: don't sweat disgustingly when waiting for the Subway. Seriously,

August in Poladroids

2009-08-23T22:29:00.001-04:00

August in PoladroidsOriginally uploaded by adkcub

Off Week

2009-08-23T10:31:00.003-04:00

Sometimes, life gets in the way of writing, but I want writing to be a part of my life. So I'm sitting here with a blank blogger post open and am just going to go for it, no "blog" intent- just the intent to write. When I was home in June between jobs I made an inspiration board, I cut out pictures and colors and fabrics from design magazines and pinned them together to represent an aesthetic

Squam

2009-08-14T10:50:00.002-04:00

The light ripples and reflects off the water in a way unlike anything else. It feels clean and inviting against my hot skin. I sit and I watch and I don't need to do anything else. The hum of people present, they join in our vigil of taking in what surrounds us, and they come back year after year to replenish. I see the Birch Bark Cross that stood next to us as we wed and I feel nostalgic and

Triggers

2009-07-17T09:59:00.003-04:00

I was thinking about associations lately. How certain things, and smells and feelings will always bring me back to certain places. Dial liquid orange soap makes me think of Alison & John's house. Of Friday night suppers there, summers spent with neices & nephews, and feeling safe and comfortable in that environment. Butterscotch candies make me think of visiting Bubba & Daddy Ray. Of playing

Sunday Afternoon

2009-07-12T14:28:00.002-04:00

Oh Hi there. I've thought about posting many times these past few weeks. But then those times got full with other things. Like dinners with friends, runs with friends, dinner with in-laws and visiting friends, lunch with friends, more exercise with friends and without. You know, life. My life has been full lately, and it feels great, but sometimes you just need a break. Which I did at the

And now, entering the ring... Judge Mental!

2009-06-27T22:04:00.002-04:00

I can be judgmental, it is something I try and work on. I stop myself sometimes when I know I'm about to be judgmental about someone or something, and when I find I just have to vent or get something out I try and preface it with, I'm about to be judgmental. Overall, I am not a mean person- I don't want to be a mean person, I really am a very nice and positive person, I'm open minded and always

Diana Pics Recently

2009-06-24T20:51:00.001-04:00

Diana Pics RecentlyOriginally uploaded by adkcubThe light quality of the pinhole camera, the double exposures, the texture and feel of mood. Somehow the Diana captures things a little differently, and makes mistakes look great. Early summer days at home, and a late summer day of unemployment- enjoy!

Early Morning Thoughts

2009-06-23T07:29:00.003-04:00

I used to wake up with 15 minutes to get ready. I'd roll out of bed, after hitting the snooze 2 or 3 times, brush my teeth, brush my hair, and go. Now, I give myself at least an hour to get ready, sometimes only a 1/2 hour. I like to let myself slowly wake up, slowly come to terms with the day, the moments, the time I'm in. I drink my glass of FRS, I check my email, I look at my Google Reader

Porch List

2009-06-17T15:28:00.003-04:00

I don't think I could, or should, adequately put in to words what I'm experiencing right now, but I will list it out. "My Love for You" by Ryan Adams, our wedding song, playingA robin lifting up on the breeze and landing on the very top of a dwarf pine as I watchA gentle, warm, summery spring breeze blowing across mePeonies bursting in to blooms in front of meThe sun, on the sunPurple irisesCars

Thoughts on Upward Movements

2009-06-04T10:13:00.005-04:00

People tell me I'm skipping around the office, that I "still have that smile on my face." Maybe I am, maybe they're just now noticing that I'm generally a pretty happy and positive person. Whatever the case, this change is good. The funny thing for me with change is that, I am good with it and not so good with it. I know that feeling will hit at some point, but right now I'm feeling great.

Juicy Keys

2009-05-27T10:16:00.002-04:00

I'm going to my first writing workshop next Saturday. It is being run by the author SARK. I am a fan of SARK and her work, I was a huge fan in college and probably read Eat Mangos Naked several times in those years. I heard of the workshop through my dear friend Kate and decided to take the plunge and sign up. I love to write, but I don't make time for it in my life and I don't push myself to

Show and Tell

2009-05-19T14:31:00.002-04:00

I've been buzzing around lately, and it feels good. I'm filling up my summer weekends, and it feels exciting. I'm looking forward and enjoying everyday (well most of everyday), and it feels right. Just wanted to share that.

2009-05-07T13:13:00.001-04:00

Dear Dad,3 years ago on May 7th you took your last breaths. As your life left your body, ours were changing in so many ways, still entwined with you. As we moved through the beginning stages of grief, we each began to take on pieces of who you were, each of us embracing a part of you. Mom took on your bad boy qualities, Sammy thought he had to take over the role as “Dad” but that’s another

Blowing Away

2009-04-29T13:20:00.003-04:00

A few weeks ago a friend of Matt's, who of course I've become friendly with, wrote on my Facebook wall that she wanted to have a girls night with me. At first I thought, okay is there something she needs to talk about? But then I realized that she just wanted us to become friends. I thought, she must be feeling like she doesn't have enough female connections and is reaching out, and that is

Beautiful Life

2009-04-23T12:33:00.001-04:00