Author Archives: monica @ transplanting me
Obviously, I didn’t mean it
Twice a week? That was crazy talk. I probably meant up to twice a week. Or less. I am going to take a few moments here to answer a question I get asked ALL THE TIME. By pretty much everyone … Continue reading
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I meant starting the second week of 2012
I am not a goal setter. Never have been. But the awesomeness of 2011 convinced me that I should do something about that. So I have. I’ve set several goals and one of them was to post two times a … Continue reading
Posted in me me me, resolution
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the year i took my life back
AKA – my 40th year. If – on my 4oth birthday – you’d asked me what big changes I expected for the coming year I would have answered, “none.” I had absolutely no intentions towards any big life changes. I … Continue reading
can someone mail me a brown bag??
lately i’ve been finding myself in a bit of a panic. time is marching on and i’m not liking it. and even more than not liking it, i feel like i’m encouraging it – but what i want to do … Continue reading
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it’s flooding in thailand
our first stop on the compassion sponsor tour – if you don’t count the hotel – was to a project in the nonthaburi province, just outside of bangkok. it’s an area that is flooded – it has been for weeks. … Continue reading
Posted in compassion international, flood, thailand
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and this is love
I have spent the past week on a Thailand Compassion Sponsor Tour. You might recall I did this last year, too. But this year has been different for me – we now have a sponsor child in Thailand and I … Continue reading
Posted in compassion international, love all around
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murky, muddy, muck
we ventured home today. and not a moment to soon. i don’t say that because we were just dying to get to cleaning, i say it because as we were at sitting at the hotel we had a view of … Continue reading
Posted in family, flood, ookie, thailand
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do the kids have to make up flood days
it has flooded. people kept talking about it. saying it was imminent. or saying it wouldn’t reach us. we weren’t sure who to believe, but we knew who we wanted to believe. we did all the flood prep we knew to … Continue reading
Posted in family, flood, love all around, ookie, thailand
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paleo – week one
i’m starting day 8 of paleo today. yep, that means i’ve made it through 7 days of no grains, no legumes, no dairy, and limited fruit. and i feel like crap. they said that would happen. i’ve got no energy. … Continue reading
Posted in fitness, me me me, paleo
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i’ll go with plan a. or maybe plan b.
i’ve been on a get my butt in gear and get fit kick lately. i’ve drunk the crossfit koolaid and i’m addicted. i’ve taken up running – even managed to enjoy it a time or two. i finished the c25k … Continue reading
Posted in crossfit, fitness, me me me, paleo
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