Desert life
Sometimes it’s hard to figure out where to start when you have too many photos…you know me…way too many photos.
We took a nice little break to Palm Springs this past week with a stop to one of my favorite National Parks, Joshua Tree. JT is the perfect desert for everyone! Seriously, there is so much to see and great hiking trails plus weird round boulders all over, it’s great and about a hour from Palm Springs…
Badges: Workplace Edition
The other day I was trying to think of a way to “spice up” the workplace a little bit. So I took a page out of the Boy/Girl Scouts book, and also Foursquare, and I created some badges for anyone who knows what it’s like to punch in, plug away at a desk for 8 hrs a day, and then punch out.
Spring Garden Fever
Everywhere I look, I see spring. It’s in the awakening tree branches, it’s in the hyacinths peeking up from the warming ground, and it’s in the giant buds on the azalea bush out front. Spring fashion is popping up on blogs and in stores. Easter decorations are everywhere; pastel colored bunnies taunt me in my sleep. However, it’s still early…
SXSW WRAP UP | DAY 1
Yesterday was suppose to be my chill day. The calm before the storm if you will. Little did I know the storm was only minutes away. I checked out a few panels in relation to social media and music which was informative. But when I found out Nardwuar was going to host a live interview w/ Harley of Epic Meal Time…
Camel Festival in the Gobi Desert
For the past ten years, camel herders have been meeting annually in the sleepy town of Sainshand to celebrate their animal of choice. The Temenee Nadaam (Camel Festival) is held in provinces around southern Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, where camel herding is most popular. The festival began about a decade ago in an effort to bolster support for the unique Mongolian…
To a refreshing 2012: Avocado Chutney
After a 3-month hiatus, I am back to the blogosphere with plenty of good wishes for a belated but very Happy & refreshing 2012 to all. I hope the year has been good so far and you are looking forward to the rest of the year.
In the beginning of the year, a friend said that 2012 is a year of change.
New Sneakers, Suburban Escapes and a Long Central Park Run
Early last week, I mapped out a plan to run a particular number of miles each day to both get rid of the plague and to train for my upcoming race in D.C. Now, Sunday night, as I sit here reflecting on the past two days, my muscles melting into the couch, I can honestly say: mission accomplished.
I got off to a slow start on Saturday morning.
Swimming in a Cenote
Source: imgur.com via Amanda on Pinterest
One of the highlights of our 2009 trip to Riviera Maya was the excursion to Chichen Itza followed by a visit to Ikil Cenote. More on Chichen Itza another time (as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, it certainly warrants its own post). Today I’ll focus on the cenote.
After touring the ruins all day in the sweltering, unrelenting sun, our group stopped at Ikil Cenote (translation: “Sacred Blue Cenote”).
