maukgirl

Women in Sports

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:47:54 +0100

http://fitandfeminist.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/thinking-about-title-ix-on-national-women-and-girls-in-sports-day/

http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/the-op-eds/what-a-victim-blaming-world-looks-like-to-a-victim/

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:59:42 +0100

http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/the-op-eds/what-a-victim-blaming-world-looks-like-to-a-victim/

Danish hot chocolate

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:05:46 +0100

Danish hot chocolate

Malabsorption sucks

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:42:41 +0100

Five years after being diagnosed with fructose malabsorption, I don’t think it about it on a nearly hourly basis. I really don’t think about it too often in general anymore, we read labels all the time, but I don’t actively think of myself as having a disease or condition anymore. Especially when I’m not sick very often I forget there are consequences. I was diagnosed when the research was still so very new and given almost no information. I try to keep up with information when I think about it (usually after a round of being sick). Lately I’ve had a few more health problems and went to the doctor, I turned out to be B-12 deficient. This is the direct result of my malabsorption and it felt like a big reminder that just because I’m not sick doesn’t mean I’m healthy. It sucks to have to take extra vitamins. I eat a wide variety of healthy foods and theoretically I shouldn’t need them. But, because of the malabsorption I take a multivitamin and iron and now have to add B-12. It is sometimes very frustrating. Also, the newest research indicates that I should be avoiding wheat (just wheat not gluten) and that makes me sad.

So Inspiring

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:35:17 +0100

So Inspiring

Best Explanation of Tebow

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:03:05 +0100

Best Explanation of Tebow

How you get rid of your tree in Stockholm

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:39:00 +0100

How you get rid of your tree in Stockholm

FYI these are NOT candy canes. They have an unidentifiable...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:14:46 +0100

FYI these are NOT candy canes. They have an unidentifiable flavor that is decidedly not peppermint

2012 Goals - Practice

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:36:00 +0100

I borrowed from Rachel Wilkerson’s idea that a verb is better than a resolution. I chose practice, because most of what I want to accomplish will require a lot of practice on my part. I’ll use practice as a mantra, especially when I’m struggling with practicing the tasks that will lead to my goals.

I wanted more specific goals to work towards, so after I did some mind-mapping of areas I wanted to improve, I chose a few SMART goals for some different categories.

Here are my 2012 goals:

Organization: Have the house always be ready for visitors at any time.

Swedish: Attain conversational speaking ability

Money: Save a specific amount per month.

Friends: Make 6 new good friends

Health: Weigh < 130lb (59kg), Body Fat % < 25% and no anemia or major stomach incidents.

Based on what I’ve read from Willpower and the Happiness Project, I’ll be tackling only a few new activities each month. Changing my habits slowly should lead to longer lasting change.

For January, I’ll be adding these tasks:

Exercise/Move 45 min/day

Record Food daily

Record expenses weekly

Wash dishes after each meal

Watch 1 hr Swedish tv/day

And my reward will be a new robe at the end of January.

Brainstorming for 2012 goals

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:20:09 +0100

Brainstorming for 2012 goals

Women authors

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:20:00 +0100

I just perused several different lists of “great” books you should read that were between 30-50 books long. They all covered fiction and non-fiction books and of the approximately 50+ books on these lists, I counted 5 women authors. Apparently it is more important I read Lolita than Their Eyes Were Watching God or Little Women or Harry Potter or the Hunger Games. Ugh

And not a single one listed the Vagina Monologues

The Happiness Project: Your Happiness Project: Don’t Let the Perfect Be the Enemy of the Good.

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:38:50 +0100

The Happiness Project: Your Happiness Project: Don’t Let the Perfect Be the Enemy of the Good.:

something I am always trying to remind myself of

Warm lentil salad for lunch

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:44:00 +0100

Warm lentil salad for lunch

Food Experiments

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:29:48 +0100

This week we’re going to try two experiments and see how it works in terms of cost and satiety. We’re having banana oatmeal with pomegranate seeds and walnuts for breakfast every day this week. We’re also having a salad every day for lunch. The first two days will be a mexican salad - ground beef, corn, and sauteed peppers over lettuce, cucumbers, tomato and avocado. We made a roasted tomato-chipotle salsa since there are no decent salsas in the store here.

Walking commute

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:45:48 +0100

We just tried walking to my work. It is about 2 mi through a pretty park and it took about 45 min. I think I’ll be walking home most days now.

Thank goodness for Face Time! Got to see both families!

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:20:53 +0100

Thank goodness for Face Time! Got to see both families!

Lamb with roasted veggies and mashed potatoes

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:26:16 +0100

Lamb with roasted veggies and mashed potatoes

joshmauk: Making a lamb roast for our Christmas dinner! ...

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:53:51 +0100

joshmauk:

Making a lamb roast for our Christmas dinner! Stuffed with garlic and rosemary; laying on a bed of brussels sprouts, peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, and carrots.

Swedish cards

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:52:56 +0100

Swedish cards

Hand and Foot…the best holiday tradition

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:49:25 +0100

Hand and Foot…the best holiday tradition