& that's the way life goes

My Netflix queue is sad.  C and I are all caught up on our favorite shows:

Dexter

Rescue Me

and Sons of Anarchy

We’ve tried Mad Men, The United States of Tara and Weeds but didn’t really get into it them as a couple.  With C’s attention span we need something longer than a half an hour.  I put Shameless in the queue today and after reading Lauryn’s post I also looked into Homeland.

Have any suggestions for us??

I know a lot of you are involved in social media professionally and I could really use your help. I have to put together a short, simple presentation for our editorial staff introducing them to social media and the benefits it has. If you’ve done anything like this before I’d love to hear your ideas.

If you like putting together presentations I’d love to hear your input too!

Thank you!! 

xoxo

- – 12 Changes in 12 Months – -
http://12changes12months.wordpress.com/ 

The first week of January is coming to a close.  I’ve been sticking to the plan to run 30 miles in January.  In the past week I’ve ran 8 miles.  In addition, since the weather has been so nice I’ve walked Scooby and Liko for some extra mileage.

My food diary is helping me keep track of what I put in my mouth.  I’m not restricting myself necessarily, but I do think about what I eat because I have to write it down.  I have to lose the weight I put on.  Not only because it makes me feel better but because there are numerous health problems that run in my family and keeping  the weight off is the best way at avoiding health issues.

If you’ve made new year’s resolutions or goals how are they going?

I’m obsessed with watching everything Alaska on tv.  Clearly, if these shows are being aired to peak interest in travel to Alaska, then they are working, at least on me.  It’s like a whole different world that has cities closer to Russia than the state’s capital.  How crazy is that?  Alaska is just so wild and untouched it’s hard to wrap your head around.  The vastness is unimaginable.  Some villages don’t even have running water.  And almost 85 days of complete daylight? Crazy.  I get my Alaska fix from these shows.

Alaska State Troopers on National Geographic

via Nat Geo

Coast Guard Alaska on The Weather Channel

via Coast Guard Alaska

Flying Wild  Alaska on Discovery

via Flying Wild Alaska

VIP Alaska on the Travel Channel
(though this is far from a  favorite)

So have you ever been to Alaska? Would you recommend a trip? 

I’ve been feeling pretty good lately.  I think it’s all the time I’ve had off and withou having massive amounts of things to do.  I like using my vacation days to actually go somewhere and this is probably the first time that I’ve had a lot of time off with nowhere to go.

I dig it.

I’m even thinking that it might be possible to make time to blog again.  I’ve been kind of out of it for the past 6 months with my new job and no real inspiration to write.  Before I left my old job I purged my reader.  I unsubscribed to blogs that I didn’t connect with.  Even though I’ve been “away” there were a handful of blogs that I continued to read on my phone before I went to bed.  A couple of them I’ve never even commented on, I just like the way the blogger writes.

Here are a few that made the cut.  If you are looking for new blogs to read maybe one or two of these will interest you.

LifeLoveandHighHeels - I’ve been online friends with this awesome lady for a couple of years now, through a couple different blogs.  She just moved from one Minnesota city to another for a new job and a new adventure in life.

The Lovely Nora – She is just someone I would love to hang out with for the day.  Her writing is interesting, heartfelt and inspiring.

Erin B. Inspired – I don’t even know when I started reading Erin’s blog but she’s got cute animals, down to earth posts about every day life, DIY tips.  What’s not to love?

Katelin –  I feel like I’ve been reading Katelin since I started blogging 3 or more years ago.  She always seems so happy, positive and living a fun life.

Life is Bananas – I adore her sassy writing and great photos. The end.

Any blogs you think I need to check out? I think I’m ready to add some more to my reader