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Healthy Living Blogs

by Jennifer Colgan on 31. Aug, 2010 in Uncategorized

Hello, my name is Jenn and I’m a blog addict.

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I admit it – I love blogs. Especially blogs about weight loss and healthy living. If you saw the list in my Google Reader, you would pass out!

So one day I was reading Marisa’s blog, and saw her link for Healthy Living Blogs. I hopped on over, and OH MY LORD – looky at all the blogs!!! I can seriously spend HOURS perusing all the links!

Of course I had to add my own blog to the list, and in return they sent me this nifty little write-up that I could share with you:

Healthy Living Blogs is a new resource for the health blogging community. Created by Lindsey of Sound Eats, HLB is a site designed to enhance the positive community of the healthy living blog world. Bloggers and readers can explore the site and find more blogs to love, bloggers in their area, and forums to deepen healthy discussion and support. If you’re interested in having your site listed on HLB, simply send the following information to healthylivingblogs@gmail.com and check the site out for yourself!

  • Email subject line: MEMBERS
  • Your name (please share if you prefer to go by first name, first and last, or however you prefer to be known on the Internet)
  • Blog Name
  • Blog URL (please start with http://, not www.)
  • Your twitter handle, if applicable
  • Your location (if you prefer not to disclose this information for privacy’s sake, that is completely understandable. We’ll simply include your blog listing in the A-Z listing, not by location, too)
  • Any specific labels (i.e. vegan, gluten-free, weight loss, running, etc.)

Just a bunch of coolness all around! Go on over there, add your blog and start reading – you never know who you’ll meet!

Is your Google Reader overflowing, or do you keep a short list of favorite blogs?

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Preggers Goes To A Wedding

by Jennifer Colgan on 30. Aug, 2010 in Uncategorized

I love going to weddings. Back when the Hubby and I were young and dating, we would go to 3 or 4 weddings a year as our friends started getting hitched. I enjoyed every single one. A wedding is an excuse to get all dressed up, do a lot of dancing, and share in someone’s special day. Friday night was no different – my cousin’s wedding was a great night!

Have you ever been to a Brooklyn Italian wedding? Oh. My. Lord. What an event!!! My cousin’s wedding was so incredible – I have to say I’ve NEVER been to a wedding quite like it!

I’m going to share a pic of me all dressed up – I can’t believe my belly has another 8 weeks to grow!!! I got a lot of sympathetic looks that night, lol. I also had one waiter in particular who decided it was his job to take care of me – he was by my side with seltzer and cranberry juice all night!


And the food – my God, the food at this wedding!!! The cocktail hour was like an all-you-can-eat buffet, with everything from seafood risotto to the biggest shrimps you’ve ever seen. Oh, and ribs, chicken marsala, antipasto, penne vodka, fried calamari, clams, mussels…. Not that I ate all of that! I had a LOT of shrimp, plus some penne, and I was stuffed…at least until dinner…

We moved into the dining room, where a HUGE salad was already waiting for us, followed by a pasta course, then DINNER – by then we were all moaning!

I tried to go easy – I skipped the pasta course all together, and gave the Hubby 1/2 of my filet mignon (which was like buttah).

After an evening of great music and dancing (thank goodness I brought comfy shoes!), the Vienese (sp?) tables came out – all TEN of them!!! I swear the dessert got as big an introduction as the bride and groom. They served BREAKFAST, plus hot pretzels, popcorn, cotton candy, ice cream, cannolis made to order, various Italian pastries, cakes….it was unbelievable!

I waddled out of there around 12:30AM, completely stuffed and exhausted. I haven’t been on the scale since that night – I’m scared!

Do you like going to weddings?

PS – It’s the final two days to vote for me in the “Leading Moms in Business” competition! Please take a quick second to give me a vote! Thank you!!!

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Fuss Budget

Fuss Budget

by Jennifer Colgan on 26. Aug, 2010 in Uncategorized

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Man, I hate budgets.

The “b” word has so many negative connotations in my mind.

The hubs and I are deep in the trenches, trying to figure out how the heck we can get out of this neighborhood in a reasonable amount of time. At the moment, we’re figuring 3 years.

If you don’t know why I want to get out of here so bad, you can start here.

So, we’re trying to figure out how we can get some money saved up in the next few years so we have some cash to move.

As I worked on the budget yesterday, I realized that I spend money like I eat – instant gratification. If I want something, I buy it. If I want something, I eat it. No thought on the long term effects in either scenario.

Budgeting money is a lot like tracking food in a food journal – and I need to do both.

Have you ever seen the show, “Til Debt Do Us Part”? It’s a Canadian-based show where a financial expert helps couples that are in deep doo-doo with their money and (usually) their relationship. I like to watch it because most of the couples on there are – quite frankly – train wrecks.

But to be completely honest – I see a bit of myself in many of those people.

And so – I’m putting myself on a money diet. Starting with my hubby’s first paycheck in September, I’m going ALL CASH.

No debit card.

No credit card.

Just a few envelopes with the month’s budget for food, clothing, transportation and entertainment. And when the money runs out – it’s out. That’s it.

Too bad I can’t put a bunch of food in an envelope and when it runs out – that’s it! :-)

Do you work with a budget? If so, do you like it or hate it?

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