I am back from vacation! We spent 7 nights aboard the stunning Ruby Princess: She is enormous in a magnificent way. Despite having over 3,000 passengers aboard, it never seemed crowded and we never waited in line for anything. We ate ourselves silly. But in my defense, I did partake of the fitness center [Read More]
Casting Off for the Holidays
Yesterday I was taunting mother nature to bring on the snow already. Today we have cold, vicious winds, some (not enough) snow but mostly a hard shallacking of ice. Mom nature I love the snow but I prefer icing on donuts. Sidewalks? Not so much. If I don’t break a hip getting the kids on [Read More]
Spring Break by Number and Winner
We’re back from our cruise! Some highlights: Days spent plying warm Caribbean waters in this glorious vessel: 6 On a scale of 10, degree of wigged out I was as I jumped off a boat onto a sand bar, among hundreds of stingrays, 30 minutes off the coast of Grand Cayman: 8/10. Time it took [Read More]
Spring Break!
Guess who’s calling? Could someone be more excited? I think not. I won’t be blogging during our adventure but I’ll be tweeting and on Facebook. Have a great week!
Running the Numbers: Key West
Duration of trip: 6 days Days spent weathering Hurricane MIL’s vitriol before evacuating to higher ground the oceanfront Westin: 3 Number of runs: 3. 2 crapsters, 1 great and totally pain-free. Slices of key lime pie consumed: 2. 1 great and 1 out of this world spectacular. Cruise ships docked in Key West: 5 Cruise [Read More]
How to Avoid Vacation Weight Gain
Vacation time: We all love it but its not so easy to eat healthy when we’re away from home. Believe it or not, it IS possible to enjoy vacation AND avoid the weight gain that often comes with it. Week 3 of my Veggie-Centric diet is complete Week 1: -2 Week 2: No weigh-in due [Read More]
