_RENMARIE_'s SparkPeople Blog

International Travel Week SparkPage Decorating Challenge

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:16:16 EST

My theme for the challenge is "It's a Small World" and the picture above is from the ride. :)

I thought I'd share some things I've learned while traveling:

German Birthday Song!
Hoch soll sie/er leben! (Long may she/he live!)
Hoch soll sie/er leben!
Dreimal hoch!

With this song you put the birthday g...

BLC20: Weekend Challenge

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:28:03 EST

Sooo I fell off the wagon, hard, after BLC19. I have decided that BLC20 is going to be dedicated to slowly changing my habits. I found that the more hardcore I go with the diet/exercise and drastically change my behavior the harder I fall off the wagon. I need to be dedicated to my diet and exercise yes, but I need to focus on making lasting changes. I love cheese. I can't give it up, but I can learn to eat it less. I love salt, but high sodium intake is bad for you but that doesn't mean I ca...

My 1st Blog/ BLC19 Weekend Challenge Post

Sun, 13 May 2012 23:10:36 EST

Soooo I've never blogged before. 2 Hopefully this isn't too boring.

I am going to tell you how I'm going to keep my momentum going that I have gained in the past few weeks of BLC19!

1. My scale. So I finally bought my own personal scale and there is not convenient place to put it in my tiny apartment bathroom. There is also no place to put it in my bedroom b/c of the carpeting. That is when I realized I could place it just outside my bedroom door that way whe...