My Breast Cancer 3-Day Donation Page
I have signed up to participate in the Breast Cancer 3-Day in Atlanta in September. This will be my second 3-Day. I walked the first one one month before Jeffrey was born in 2001. We will be walking 60 miles over 3 days and camping overnight (in tents that are not waterproof.)
If you think this is something you might like to do, you can find more information at The Breast Cancer 3-Day website. If you sign up, please use my Sponsor ID:79134244. You can also go to my donation page listed above to make a donation. I get a cool gift if I raise $500 within the first 60 days of registration so if you help me by donating by June 26, I'll send you a special gift as a thank you.
I am working with my friend Caprice to come up with a team name. As soon as we come up with something, we will start our team up. We will welcome team members. If you want to go ahead and register and would like to join our team when we set it up, just send me an email and I'll let you know we're ready and you can join us.
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Charity Music Marathon - DJ Darren Hartland's DJ World Record Attempt 2006
Charity Music Marathon - DJ Darren Hartland's DJ World Record Attempt 2006
I "know" this guy from a web builder's forum. He's trying to set a world's record for DJ'ing as well as raise money for a great cause. I know how hard it can be to get help and support for non-profit events, so let's help Darren out. Even if you don't donate, at least pick some songs so he'll have something to play.*grin*
Well, I'm off to spend the day doing yardwork. If I can move, I'll check in later.
I "know" this guy from a web builder's forum. He's trying to set a world's record for DJ'ing as well as raise money for a great cause. I know how hard it can be to get help and support for non-profit events, so let's help Darren out. Even if you don't donate, at least pick some songs so he'll have something to play.*grin*
Well, I'm off to spend the day doing yardwork. If I can move, I'll check in later.
Friday, April 01, 2005
Updates to website
I posted a message a couple of weeks ago, but for some reason, it didn't make it here. Isn't technology wonderful? It was nothing important. I had just come in from trimming vines and brush in our backyard and my hands and arms were so sore that I could barely type. Don't ever let anyone tell you that yard work and gardening are not exercise. Now if it would ever quit raining, I could get out there and finish. Assuming the ivy doesn't take over again before I can get out there.
On to the website: because of the weather, I haven't been able to get out much lately. Of course, there have been nice days but those only fall on days when I already have commitments and can't get to a park more than 10 minutes away. I've already been to those.
On Wednesday, Jeffrey and I made it out to Reynold's Nature Preserve in Morrow. If you have never been out there, I would encourage you to go. It's beautiful. Read more at http://www.atlantawalkingpaths.com/clayton.html.
Since Reynold's doesn't have a playground, I told Jeffrey that we would stop at a park with a playground on the way back so he could play. We passed a school on Reynold's Road on the way to the Nature Preserve, and had the following conversation:
Jeffrey: There's a playground!
Me: No, that's a school.
Jeffrey: Maybe the next playground we find won't have a school on it.
Everyone needs a three-year-old around to keep them on their toes.
On to the website: because of the weather, I haven't been able to get out much lately. Of course, there have been nice days but those only fall on days when I already have commitments and can't get to a park more than 10 minutes away. I've already been to those.
On Wednesday, Jeffrey and I made it out to Reynold's Nature Preserve in Morrow. If you have never been out there, I would encourage you to go. It's beautiful. Read more at http://www.atlantawalkingpaths.com/clayton.html.
Since Reynold's doesn't have a playground, I told Jeffrey that we would stop at a park with a playground on the way back so he could play. We passed a school on Reynold's Road on the way to the Nature Preserve, and had the following conversation:
Jeffrey: There's a playground!
Me: No, that's a school.
Jeffrey: Maybe the next playground we find won't have a school on it.
Everyone needs a three-year-old around to keep them on their toes.
Friday, February 25, 2005
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Welcome to Gmail
Welcome to Gmail
Okay, this has nothing to do with walking or exercise, but I'm wanting to get the word out about these gmail addresses. I have 100 invitations. Yes, 100. There used to be a website called gmailswap.com, but it's closed now. So now I have all these invitations and no one to give them too.
Gmail is great. I have two accounts. One for personal use and one for business. For all intents and purposes, you have unlimited storage. It groups your messages by conversations, so messages with the same subject line are grouped together so you can read them on the same page. It's great for Yahoo! group subscriptions. There are still a few features that they need to add, but there is an easy way to submit ideas and requests to Google about the mail service, and I'm sure they're working on new stuff all the time. It works well enough that I've been using it since the end of December and I love it.
Just email me for an invitation.
Okay, this has nothing to do with walking or exercise, but I'm wanting to get the word out about these gmail addresses. I have 100 invitations. Yes, 100. There used to be a website called gmailswap.com, but it's closed now. So now I have all these invitations and no one to give them too.
Gmail is great. I have two accounts. One for personal use and one for business. For all intents and purposes, you have unlimited storage. It groups your messages by conversations, so messages with the same subject line are grouped together so you can read them on the same page. It's great for Yahoo! group subscriptions. There are still a few features that they need to add, but there is an easy way to submit ideas and requests to Google about the mail service, and I'm sure they're working on new stuff all the time. It works well enough that I've been using it since the end of December and I love it.
Just email me for an invitation.
SELF : 2005 SELF CHALLENGE: MY CHALLENGE
SELF : 2005 SELF CHALLENGE: MY CHALLENGE
Ack! I just recovered from a 20-minute yoga, then 20-minute Pilates workout. It felt good, but it was a stretch. (ha!) Anyway, I love Denise Austin workouts. It's mostly because I can listen to her for 20-30 minutes without her voice leading me to want to throw the TV across the room. I used her Power Yoga Plus DVD. And survived. Jeffrey wanted to try most of the exercises. If you haven't done yoga with a 3-year-old, you should put it on your list of things to do.
Ack! I just recovered from a 20-minute yoga, then 20-minute Pilates workout. It felt good, but it was a stretch. (ha!) Anyway, I love Denise Austin workouts. It's mostly because I can listen to her for 20-30 minutes without her voice leading me to want to throw the TV across the room. I used her Power Yoga Plus DVD. And survived. Jeffrey wanted to try most of the exercises. If you haven't done yoga with a 3-year-old, you should put it on your list of things to do.
Atlanta Walking Paths and Trails
Atlanta Walking Paths and Trails
I went to Independence Park in Clayton County yesterday to check out the walking path and let Jeffrey play on the playground. I took a couple of pictures, too and as soon as I figure out why they won't upload, I'll get them posted to the website. The weather was great and Jeffrey had a great time playing with his friend.
I went to Independence Park in Clayton County yesterday to check out the walking path and let Jeffrey play on the playground. I took a couple of pictures, too and as soon as I figure out why they won't upload, I'll get them posted to the website. The weather was great and Jeffrey had a great time playing with his friend.
Monday, February 21, 2005
Updates to www.atlantawalkingpaths.com
www.atlantawalkingpaths.com
2/15: corrected Contact Form; if you tried to send me a message via the Contact Form and couldn't figure out where to put the message, that's because I left it out. It's fixed now.
2/15: added Clayton County Wetlands
2/15: added Steptracker.com to the Links Page
2/16: added Active.com and Race for Riley to Links Page
2/20: added two new Cobb County parks
2/20: added forum
2/21: added blog
2/15: corrected Contact Form; if you tried to send me a message via the Contact Form and couldn't figure out where to put the message, that's because I left it out. It's fixed now.
2/15: added Clayton County Wetlands
2/15: added Steptracker.com to the Links Page
2/16: added Active.com and Race for Riley to Links Page
2/20: added two new Cobb County parks
2/20: added forum
2/21: added blog
2005 SELF CHALLENGE
2005 SELF CHALLENGE
I just completed my first workout in months-since Labor Day, 2004. I had been walking 3 miles a day until August 28, when I fell down the stairs at my house and sprained my ankle. Being the stubborn person that I am, I wrapped my ankle and walked in the US 10K Classic. I had already been training for it, and I had already paid for it. I wasn't dead, so I wasn't going to miss it.
I have been testing my ankle every few weeks since and after just a little walking, it would start hurting. So now it's been 6 months, and I'm tired of not being able to go walking. So I joined the SELF Challenge, bought a workout diary, and started a website for walkers in the Atlanta area (not necessarily in that order).
The first workout for the SC is a 30-minute cardio. Since it's raining and cold outside and I already have a sore throat, I decided to pull out the exercise bike- also gathering dust since my fall. Aside from a pain in my neck-literally, the 30 minutes went by pretty quickly and I was really surprised that I didn't have trouble finishing the whole 30 minutes. As for the pain in my neck, a visit to my chiropractor would take care of that, but I can't afford that right now. I'll take a Tylenol and see how I feel. If it's not better by this afternoon, I'll have to bite the bullet and go to the chiropractor.
I just completed my first workout in months-since Labor Day, 2004. I had been walking 3 miles a day until August 28, when I fell down the stairs at my house and sprained my ankle. Being the stubborn person that I am, I wrapped my ankle and walked in the US 10K Classic. I had already been training for it, and I had already paid for it. I wasn't dead, so I wasn't going to miss it.
I have been testing my ankle every few weeks since and after just a little walking, it would start hurting. So now it's been 6 months, and I'm tired of not being able to go walking. So I joined the SELF Challenge, bought a workout diary, and started a website for walkers in the Atlanta area (not necessarily in that order).
The first workout for the SC is a 30-minute cardio. Since it's raining and cold outside and I already have a sore throat, I decided to pull out the exercise bike- also gathering dust since my fall. Aside from a pain in my neck-literally, the 30 minutes went by pretty quickly and I was really surprised that I didn't have trouble finishing the whole 30 minutes. As for the pain in my neck, a visit to my chiropractor would take care of that, but I can't afford that right now. I'll take a Tylenol and see how I feel. If it's not better by this afternoon, I'll have to bite the bullet and go to the chiropractor.
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