(it's all about the) food – Page 12 – Karen Creamer Author, Coach, Speaker

Angels at the beach

September 7, 2011September 7, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, family, good grief, local fun, Midlife Crisis, relationships

I was walking at the beach with my daughter and my husband the other day. I was thinking about how big she'd gotten, which led to thoughts of her at different ages throughout the years, and how I received that sign from my dad that I was pregnant with her. Of course, thinking about one … Continue reading Angels at the beach

Summer vacation (day 4)

August 29, 2011August 29, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, family, italian, local fun, yoga

Broke with routine and went to a second yoga class at Windsong Yoga. Housework (like taxes, no one gets a vacation from that!). Finished the book I was reading, Oxygen by Carol Wiley Cassella; didn't like the ending much. Spent an hour at the library leafing through magazines. Fun for free! 🙂 Sea Dogs game … Continue reading Summer vacation (day 4)

Vacation week (continued, day 3)

August 23, 2011August 23, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food

Sunday (Day 3) started off great. Got up early but for a good reason: to meet friends for brunch. We were on the road by 8AM headed for Cape Elizabeth's The Good Table. We are forging a tradition with our friends of semi-annual Sunday brunches at this lovely place. Our timing was perfect and for … Continue reading Vacation week (continued, day 3)

The honeymoon is over

August 22, 2011August 22, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, fitness, health, local fun

Well, the vacation may have just started but....the party? It's definitely over. What am I talking about? I got off the scale a minute ago. It wasn't pretty. After I got over being mad at myself (you know, for getting on it in the first place) I decided to (try to) get real. I did … Continue reading The honeymoon is over

Vacation week (continued, day 2)

August 21, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, friends, local fun, movies, tweens

Saturday (Day 2) was a full day. Yoga in the morning at Windsong Yoga with my favorite yoga teacher Kristen. Then stopped in at Fetch'n Fun for their fundraiser for The Lucky Pup Rescue. Then my daughter and I picked up her friend Madi for a tween day. Library first (the girls did a scavenger … Continue reading Vacation week (continued, day 2)

Summer Vacation: What I actually DID do

August 20, 2011August 21, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, Date night, local fun, relationships

You know how they say, "The best laid plans of mice and men..." to paraphrase John Steinbeck? Well, true that. Day 1: Friday: The entire day did not end up being wasted waiting for the fridge to be delivered (and the accompanying emptying out and filling back up thereof) that I anticipated when the delivery … Continue reading Summer Vacation: What I actually DID do

What (I think) I am doing on my summer vacation

August 18, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, Date night, family, friends, Karen's Kitchen, local fun, restaurants, yoga

Nothing gets done without a plan, right? Write it down, make it happen, as the saying goes. Well, I'm writing it down. Universe? Make it happen! First, the not fun, obligatory things: Friday: waste the day emptying out the fridge and freezer into coolers with ice packs, then waiting for Sears to deliver our THIRD new … Continue reading What (I think) I am doing on my summer vacation

The devil you know: part 2

August 15, 2011 by Karen, posted in education, friends, quest for the best, Someone's gotta say it

I feel obligated to update you all after my first post about buying a new cell phone. First I went to Radio Shack where I bought a Samsung Flight II. It was a cute phone and I chose it because it was the closest to the one my daughter has (that after a rocky start, … Continue reading The devil you know: part 2

Working from home, day one

July 28, 2011July 28, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, Life in the cube, Work from Home

It's coming together; my office is just about set. All of the equipment has been hauled home and (with the help of the teenager) connected to the modem and everything actually works. What's left to do is figure out what just does not fit and let it go (read: haul it back out of the … Continue reading Working from home, day one

Menaces in the garden

July 27, 2011July 27, 2011 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, gardening, local fun, no fear, raising chickens, relationships

The garden is doing great. I might have even said amazingly great, if my husband didn't find the disgusting green tomato destroyers munching on the vines this week. May I just take one moment to say 'Ew'? They are very hard to see (think Where's Waldo); hanging on to the stems their gross little legs … Continue reading Menaces in the garden