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Friday, April 30, 2010
Another Race Paid For. Hospital Hill 10k
Friday, April 30, 2010 | Original Musings by
Jen
Through the power of Facebook feeds I haven't blocked (sorry Aunt J!), Hope House reminded me that tomorrow was the last day to sign up for the Hospital Hill run under their team.
I had been on the fence about it, but Hope House is an organization I can get behind, so getting off the fence was an easy choice.
Then came the hard choice.
5k?
10k?
Half?
I love running a 5k. It's quick, it's relatively easy, and they are always fun... even if you walk them (hint: sign up for one TODAY with a friend, try Couch to 5k program. I swear it works.). The problem with one of the most popular 5ks in town? The crowds.
A half marathon seemed daunting with pending sprint triathlons on the schedule.
So, to avoid (some of) the crowds and also not to put too much on my (already full) training plate.... the 10k was the obvious choice! Figured it would be good for the triathlon training (right?) anyway.
So, another race I'm officially signed up for AND I get to raise money for Hope House.
Despite feeling overwhelmed and behind., the summer is off to a good start. Garden started, shed built, Bonnaroo less than 40 days away, school is almost out, and races on the credit card.
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charity,
facebook,
gardening,
Hope House,
races,
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Thoughts on Turn off the TV Week (aka Digital Detox Week).
Turn off the tv? No problem. I probably only watch an hour a night, and Bebe is only allowed 30 min a night during the school week, IF she has all her homework and household duties done. So, I sat here for a moment thinking how well we are doing.
But you know what they say about pride.....
Then it hit me. My vice isn't TV. I could care less about the media-created "American Idol" (don't get me started on so-called reality TV) or who did it on CSI. I.don't.care. I think Reality TV represents the worst of our culture and also the decline of society in general. Just my opinion.
My vice? The laptop. Hands Down.
but don't I deserve a little me/down time? right?
Too often I will log on in the evening knowing there are clothes to iron, and dishes in the sink, and yet will log onto the laptop for "just 5 min" to check email. I should know better. Before I know it, it's not 9:05, but 11:05 and *sigh* yet again, I wasted another evening.
I really, really, meant to organize the garage / pantry / linen closet, I really did....
*thunk*
So, instead of "Turn off the TV" week, in our home it will be the Digital Detox Week. After all, I spend 8-9 hours a day in this chair staring at this monitor. Do I really need another 2-3 hours a night staring at a monitor at home?
that was purely rhetorical and I'm trying to motivate myself, stay with me here....
Digital Detox Week.
What can be accomplished? Let's find out........
this better go smoother than the week I tried to give up caffeine and sugar in some crazy detox attempt.....
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facebook,
family,
health,
HomeImprovement,
mommyness,
musings,
parenting,
social responsibility
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Monday was hell and everyone wants to know why I "defriended" them on facebook.
Monday was hell. Let me try and make this short.
Monday my yahoo was hacked and sent an email to over 500 contacts, including vendors and customers, friends, and family stating I was in Wales and send me money.
I could deal with that.
Then he/they got into my FB account and locked me out of there. Despite several emails exchanges, I still don't have access. In fact, I didn't hear back from the FB rep yesterday.
Then he/they went on to other sites associated with this email address (like facebook) and click "forgot password" and went on to reset my passwords. About 5 hours after the first email was sent from this d-bag, I get a noticed from ebay that my account was suspended due to suspicious activity. He/they bid on close to 15 laptops. Luckily, ebay caught it and shut my account down (but I now have it back).
Then he went into my XX@gmail account. I tried answering the questions to regain that account, but obviously I didn't answer something right. Because after 4 attemps, I have 4 emails from google stating I did not provide enough information, and I'm locked out of that account.
I was on the phone with yahoo for over 2 hours trying to regain control of THIS account, but while on the phone, I was getting notifications from facebook, gmail, ebay, etc that my passwords were being changed. I couldn't keep up with him/them. I then realized since I had this yahoo account for like 4 years, that many of my financial institutions were associated with this account, so I immediately starting changing the passwords on those accounts, then called the banks and put fraud alerts. then I called my cc companies. They ALL decided to cancel my CCs and send me new ones. I had to take a business trip yesterday with the $23 I had and a company card. I felt naked.
So, Monday all in all it took about 7 hours to clean up the chaos he/they created. This doesn't include getting calls from vendors, co-workers, and customers telling me they think I've been hacked, others who hadn't talked to me in awhile concerned I really was stuck in Wales, and the embarassment of it all.
It was truly hell.
Monday my yahoo was hacked and sent an email to over 500 contacts, including vendors and customers, friends, and family stating I was in Wales and send me money.
I could deal with that.
Then he/they got into my FB account and locked me out of there. Despite several emails exchanges, I still don't have access. In fact, I didn't hear back from the FB rep yesterday.
Then he/they went on to other sites associated with this email address (like facebook) and click "forgot password" and went on to reset my passwords. About 5 hours after the first email was sent from this d-bag, I get a noticed from ebay that my account was suspended due to suspicious activity. He/they bid on close to 15 laptops. Luckily, ebay caught it and shut my account down (but I now have it back).
Then he went into my XX@gmail account. I tried answering the questions to regain that account, but obviously I didn't answer something right. Because after 4 attemps, I have 4 emails from google stating I did not provide enough information, and I'm locked out of that account.
I was on the phone with yahoo for over 2 hours trying to regain control of THIS account, but while on the phone, I was getting notifications from facebook, gmail, ebay, etc that my passwords were being changed. I couldn't keep up with him/them. I then realized since I had this yahoo account for like 4 years, that many of my financial institutions were associated with this account, so I immediately starting changing the passwords on those accounts, then called the banks and put fraud alerts. then I called my cc companies. They ALL decided to cancel my CCs and send me new ones. I had to take a business trip yesterday with the $23 I had and a company card. I felt naked.
So, Monday all in all it took about 7 hours to clean up the chaos he/they created. This doesn't include getting calls from vendors, co-workers, and customers telling me they think I've been hacked, others who hadn't talked to me in awhile concerned I really was stuck in Wales, and the embarassment of it all.
It was truly hell.
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