The sistertraveller has been hard at work to lose a few pounds and she has sent us an e-mail update! Check out her original plea for help from about a month ago to refresh your memory on her situation. Here’s how her progress is going: Your advice and tips were invaluable (also all the helpful suggestions [...]
Representing the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Alexandra Lundy contacted me earlier this month to bring my attention towards a wonderful event: National Walk @ Lunch Day. And guess what? That day is today, April 28th! As most of you know, walking is my main method of transportation and my exercise of choice. It also [...]
I know I’ve already said this a billion times in the last couple weeks, but wow moving is difficult! I’ve finally managed to get everything out of the old apartment building, but the boxes are still piled up everywhere in my new condo. I’m doing my best to put some of the boxes in storage, [...]
BlogHer Yes, yes I am going to spend the new few months talking about my excitement of going to the BlogHer 2010 conference in NYC in August The agenda and speakers look awesome (Sahar is one of them!) and it looks like it will be a fantastic time. It will be especially fantastic if you- yes you, fellow [...]
Be sure to check out the rest of our Budgeting mini-series: Part One: Understanding Your Finances Part Two: Making Sacrifices Part Three: Debts and Loans Part Four: Eating Healthy on a Budget Part Five: Fitting in Exercise Part Six: Looking Toward the Future What really prevents a person from properly budgeting their finances is a [...]
I had intended on writing a post for today to complete our Budgeting mini-series, but I was so busy this weekend with packing up boxes that I didn’t have time for it. I didn’t even have time to go for a walk yesterday, so that really tells you just how busy I was We should [...]
Don’t forget to answer this month’s poll! Condo Today is a big day for me: I get the keys to my condo. I now have possession of it and I am truly a homeowner! I’ll be going in this afternoon after writing an exam to check the place over and ensure that everything works like [...]
Be sure to check out our previous discussions within this Guide to Budgeting mini-series: Part One: Understanding Your Finances Part Two: Making Sacrifices Part Three: Debts and Loans Part Four: Eating Healthy on a Budget Part Five: Fitting in Exercise Are you trying to get fit but you “can’t afford” a gym? No problem! The [...]
Be sure to check out our previous discussions in this Budgeting mini-series: Part One: Understanding Your Expenses Part Two: Making Sacrifices Part Three: Debts and Loans Part Four: Eating Healthy on a Budget We touched on this topic previously during our Grocery Shopping mini-series, so there’s a bit of overlap here. However, we can always [...]
Last month’s poll In March, we looked at how much we integrate activity into our daily lives. This did not include going to the gym; this was about lifestyle activity. Out of 20 voters: 10% get 15 minutes or less “lifestyle activity” each day, 50% get about 30 minutes, and 40% get an hour or [...]
