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Replacing a Toilet

Replacing a toilet is easier then you’d think.

Another Marathon and Another Fundraiser

I know it has been a while since I’ve posted anything here, but it has been a very busy end of summer and beginning of fall. I took the GMAT in August and achieved my goal (I can recap this …

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New dishwasher for the 1400

This last week, I received an email from the tenants of the 1400 with a few “minor problems”. One of the issues was the dishwasher. The last time they ran the dishwasher it didn’t drain. The water had pooled in …

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Race Recap: San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon

For those of you that just want to see my results:   We had 2 things that worked out in our favor for this early race. We were able to stay on east coast time and our hotel offered a …

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Getting pumped for race day!

When I woke up this morning it hadn’t hit me yet that I was very close to race day. I had packed my bag last night, with of course more gu and power bars and socks than I will ever …

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Lay off my chips!

A short rotund woman started asking me about my large box of sun chips from Costco. I wanted to respond, “lay off my sun chips fatty!” And run out of the elevator. Instead I said, ” Costco, they are great.” …

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Planting the Garden

Finally finished the garden by planting some great veggies! Put the following plants in and coated with a layer of pine bark, espresso colored mulch. 5 Tomatoes – Heirloom, Cherry, Early Girl, Celebrity, Roma 1 Squash 1 Zucchini 2 Bell …

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Finishing the Garden

While training for a marathon your knees can hurt a little bit. Add on top of that trying to kick a shovel into Virginia clay and that is what I’ve been doing the past few weeks. I guess that is …

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Great use for leftover Ham

Easter dinner at my parent’s house can some times involve a large ham, and since my family isn’t very big, there are a lot of left overs. After having our share of ham sandwiches, we decided to use the ham …

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