In A Former Life, I Must Have Been…

October 20, 2006· Filed under Blog Carnival

While chatting with an online pal at MomGadget, animals and our former lives came up. We decided it was a great topic for a BlogCarnival.  So step up to the ticket booth and come on in to our carnival.

Starting with me.  I am convinced that in a former life I must have been a cat. I am extremely independent (sometimes to a fault) and often come off to those who don’t know me as being very aloof.  When it comes to affection, like a cat, it must be on my terms!  I am very loyal to those who treat me well and I have been known to take giant leaps of faith (burning up a few lives in the process).

Grab your virtual cotton candy (no calories) and let’s see who else is at the carnival:

• Katelyn at Stamping Mad figures she was a squirrel based on how she collects and uses her stamping supplies.
• Gayla at Gayla’s Place can’t go to the grocery store alone so she figures she must have been a dog who works in a pack.
• Homemom3 at I’m not just a Mom…I’m a Home Mom makes a case for more than one animal in her post, but in the end, she determines she must have been a bear.
• Another cat lover, Kimberly at English and Grammar Rules, is feeling territorial this morning!
• Gosh, I love penguins!! Kathleen at TopsyCurvy, has some great insight into the personalities of penguins and why she must have been one!
• We have another momma bear. Delphine at L.I.F.E.S.A.L.A.D can relate to the hibernation, dietary and caregiving qualities of a mother bear. Can’t we all!
• Pixel Faerie at Faerie Duir shows her stripes with her post called The Animal Inside. After seeing Over the Hedge, I can totally relate.
• My dear friend Gail at Energize Me has decided to join us! She writes about the stress-relieving qualities our animal friends exhibit and why she thinks she was a dolphin.
• Joining us from Blue Meanderings, Maia has a very insightful post as to why she think she was a bird in a previous life.

It’s not too late to join our Carnival! Post a comment with a link to your own post on which animal you were in a previous life and I’ll give you a virtual “booth” in our carnival.

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Workout Music - What’s On Your iPod?

October 17, 2006· Filed under Fitness, Music, Product Reviews

On Monday nights I have one hour where I have to be at the gym waiting for my daughter to finish workout after I finish teaching.  I have decided to start walking on the treadmill at the back of the gym while I wait. I grabbed my daughter’s iPod and found some fun upbeat songs to walk to.  Here are some of my favorites:

• A Little Less Conversation- Elvis
• Vacation - Vitamin C 
• Holiday In My Head1 - Smash Mouth
• Bad Reputation - Shrek Soundtrack
• Funkytown - Shrek 2 Soundtrack
• Get Ready for This - Crazy Frog
• Rubberneckin’ - Elvis
• Strangers Like Me - Everlife

A little teeny-bopperish? Maybe? But it gets your heart pumping and makes the time go by faster. Do you have any suggestions for songs to add for next week’s workout? What are your favorites?

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In the Mood for a Change

October 12, 2006· Filed under General

Okay, I can’t control my haircolor, but I can control my blog!!  I am in the mood for something blue so here we go.  The theme is called Sky3c and I think I’ll give it a spin.

Bear with me while I experiment with the header and tweak the layout a bit.  What do you think? Too blue? Just right? Don’t care?

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It’s Only Hair!

October 12, 2006· Filed under Girl Stuff

This one is for the girls! Without fail, the day I call and schedule a hair appointment my hair looks terrible and the day before the appointment it looks great!!! So off I go to the salon yesterday and decide that all I really need is a trim and my hair coloring needs help because the summer highlights are too grown out and the dark brown and gray hairs are shining through!

I decided that what I wanted was my natural dark brown hair back.  I am rebelling against the trend of blonde highlights - afterall, they just turn orange on my hair anyhow. Well, let’s just say that now my hair is BLACK and I am not happy about it. Why can’t I just find a color I like? Everything is either too dark, too light, or too orange.

I am hoping that by week’s end and lots of washing, it will have faded out enough that I can live with it. I mean, it’s only hair, and it will grow out, but I will just be avoiding mirrors for a few days!

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Trinkies - Another Way to Personalize Your Cell Phone

October 11, 2006· Filed under Product Reviews, Technology

Now that just about everyone has their own cell phone, we’re seeing more products that let them customize their phones. Last week we found Trinkies. Let’s just say they are bling for your “ring.” We got two of them. A cute green shamrock for me and the sparkly pink fairy for my daughter.

Trinkies are like jewelry for your phone’s antennae. Slip them on and off easily and change them out to match your mood, your outfit, or the seasons. You can even make your own custom Trinkies! They can make your own designs into cell phone antenna charm rings. Perfect for school or athletic teams or company promotional items.

We even found another use for them - my daughter and I have identical digital cameras. We figured that we could use the Trinkies to help us keep track of whose phone was whose by slipping the Trinkie through the camera strap.

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