by Kelli Donley | Nov 19, 2007 | Domestic Art, Good to Great, Journal
I know — another Cinderella reference, but you have to hear about my weekend. Remember that scene where the mice appear to make her glamorous just in time for the ball? I had a similar experience this weekend; I emailed a bunch of friends early last week with an...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 16, 2007 | Domestic Art, Good to Great, Journal, June Cleaver
It is well known in these neck of the bloggy woods that I am rather head-over-heels for all things domestic. Balancing my desires to do as much handmade as possible is often challenging both time and money-wise. While I can’t turn back the clock, I can share the...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 14, 2007 | Flora and Fauna, Journal, June Cleaver
The patio clean up of 2007, BEFORE: Several hours of elbow grease, a good broom, a dozen plants and a couple bags of mulch later, AFTER: It may not appear that big a change, but let me tell you — I went from a dust bowl to a livable space. I am so tickled to...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 13, 2007 | Domestic Art, Recipes
How about some veggies to balance out all the sugary goodness I usually flaunt around here? Last night I came up with a new yummy recipe: Southwest Stuffed Squash Ingredients: 1 acorn squash 3-4 cloves of garlic tomatoes, diced green onions, diced zucchini, broccoli...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 12, 2007 | Domestic Art, Get Fit, Journal
If I were ranking exhaustion, it would go something like this: Red: College when I was taking 19 credit hours and working full-time, therefore getting about 5 hours a sleep a night and eating 2,000 extra calories a day as a result. Orange: Finishing my last marathon,...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 10, 2007 | Arizona, Journal
The Salty Senor and I tackled Urban Dare Tempe this afternoon and wow — it was such fun! We covered 7.3 miles of running/walking/gasping across the city to reach 12 check points in 2 hours and 12 minutes. It is essentially a mini Amazing Race, complete with...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 7, 2007 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Recycle, Triathlon
Ann of Tasterspoon fame was so incredibly sweet to me during my race training. She would send me these thoughtful emails about her experience training and right before the race sent me a giant box of race foods to try out before competing. She is an amazing athlete...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 7, 2007 | Journal, Uncategorized
Thank you for not collectively rolling your eyes at my anxiety-fueled post yesterday. Oy. More than once I’ve come back to my blog and re-read my rants only to be sheepishly embarrassed, especially when there are comments and I know I can’t delete it and...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 6, 2007 | Journal
Most days when my alarm goes off, I jump out of bed and hit snooze just so I don’t have to think about whatever horrific world news Morning Edition is reporting. Then I lie there for 9 minutes and think about hell breaking loose in Pakistan, child soldiers in...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 6, 2007 | Journal, Media, Public Health
I was reading my public health journal when I came across a poignant interview with Laurie Garrett — who recently won a Pulitzer for her book. To be honest, I hadn’t heard of her or of the book until I read this interview. I was refreshingly impressed by...
