Links
I learned how to create links in WordPress (see previous post). You might not think this is much of an accomplishment but I know zero about computers and blogging so it took me three-ish hours to figure out. I may have gotten a little carried away but I feel like a blog princess wizard on a unicorn right now so please indulge me.
Movie Theater Innovations
Because my 6 year old daughter was so astonishingly cooperative and well behaved at her older sister’s gymnastics meet, I let her be in charge for the rest of the weekend. The first thing on her agenda was to see “Frozen“. I haven’t been to the movies in a while so I was confused when the ticket purchaser thing prompted me to select my seats but oh boy! was I bethrilled when I saw the reason….BARCALOUNGERS!!
Have you SEEN these things?!?!? They are cozy and wonderful and waaaaay overdue. They were so comfortable and sleep inducing that I actually dozed off providing my darlings with the opportunity to get free refills at the new Coke machines which are also noteworthy. And who knew there is Raspberry Coke? Delish.
Skate with the Greats
My job has some nice perks. Occasionally, I get to go someplace or do something in the name of work and from time to time my whole family benefits. On Friday night I took my family skating in Rockefellar Center for the 20th Annual Skate with the Greats benefit for Ronald McDonald house which my company sponsored. https://rmh-newyork.org/skate My little one had a lot of concerns before we got there but took to it like a squirrel to a tree and zipped around the rink unaided overandoverandoverandover again. I hadn’t skated in years so needing to stay close to her set the perfect pace. My older girl glided effortlessly around, stopped to help the little one and smiled the entire time. My favorite thing in the world is making my children happy and if I can do it while checking off another new thing it’s bonus time. So skating in Rockefellar Center is off my list and smiley skatey satisfied children is the happy bi-product.
Running
I have a love/hate relationship with running. I love it because it’s so efficient and it gets you outside in the sunshine and because you can vary speed and distance and time to suit your mood. Pretty much everything else about running, I could live without, and if I don’t have a goal to shoot for I just end up resenting it when its the only thing I have time for and I’m jamming in a treadmill run between work and evening stuff. So I came up with this- I’m going to run an average of 5 miles per week which will end up being the equivalent of running from my home to the home of my favorite pie in the Adirondacks. Very motivating. To track my miles and stay on course I signed up for The Daily Mile www.dailymile.com and since I still need to read a manual on how to use Word Press, that link may not work but don’t be lazy…just type it in. So the signing up to track my runs is the new thing. Two down, 50 to go.