March 2009

A stream of consciousness last weekend of March

March 30, 2009

mellow friday night doing website design, dancing in the living room and writing.  saturday morning workout with dan the trainer.  fantastic.  left me feeling totally amazing.  maria lands, we go for dim sum with j on baker street.  shopping, hail in london, dressing up for o's party, hot hot short short black dress and boots. […]






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Pieces of home

March 27, 2009

Sea salt from Peloponese Greece. Pulvoron from Goldilocks California. Crackers from Korea. Ingredients from home that somehow make us feel a little less far away from the smells and flavors of the kitchens we grew up in. Last week, a sudden burst of gratitude came over me while Maria and I were making dinner in […]






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The road to health

March 25, 2009

I went to the gym last week and Dan-the-trainer weighed me for the first time since I started seeing him. And I just about fell over myself! I’ve gained 6 pounds since October. SIX POUNDS! I’ve been at the same weight since I was 19 years old so to hear that I gained 6 pounds […]






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The blessing of girl friends

March 24, 2009

A lot of things have happened in my life over the last 1.5 years I’ve spent living in Europe. I needed change, I needed to get away from some pain I had with A, I needed a shake up. I had planned for my time in Europe to be short – a year – and […]






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Nov 27th, 2008 – Back from China

March 22, 2009

I found this excerpt in my “Drafts” folder. Another example of why travel is so good for the soul. I’m back from China. And I don’t think I realize just how much that trip has affected me. It’s the kind of trip that will take weeks to settle, the kind that was so stimulating and […]






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Literary pursuits in Lisbon

March 21, 2009

Who would have thought they’d be such bookworms? =)






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Chat with the BFF

March 21, 2009

me: what nationality is he? cynthia: his nationality? white. very white. me: cynthia, white is not a nationality! cynthia: yes it is 🙂 me: LOL. i am dying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cynthia: lol!!! me: that’s like saying BLACK is a nationality cynthia: ok, he is american white. does that help? 🙂 me: LOL cynthia: as opposed to european […]






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St. Patty’s paella brings some inspiration

March 19, 2009

On Tuesday, to celebrate St. Patrick’s day in good ol’ Ireland, we went out with the Arabic team. I know it’s not politically correct to refer to your friends as “the Arabic team” but since we work with country teams all the time, we really do refer to them as the Arabic team. =) Dublin […]






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