Football 101

Football season is starting and this year I am going to learn all about it!  No more spacing out when people talk about teams or players... I will be able to contribute! My current knowledge of football came from playing a few games of Madden 07 so I have a LONG way to go. Who is ready to go to a game?!

This weekend I drafted my first fantasy football team.  Thanks to my dad's homemade, color coded, role labeled, list of names from "great"players to" if you pick these you are done" players, I was able to have  confidence in choosing a team.  Play ball! =)

Me, Dad, and little sis at the draft...

The final draft...

I made a cake...

Stay-cation

This past weekend was epic!  My good friend Ashley came to SF for a long weekend.  If you've never had a Stay-cation, (a vacation with no traveling), I highly recommend you do and take full advantage of where you live!  It's quite refreshing!  With the help of my awesome roommates we showed Ashley a good time.  The weekend was full with yummy restaurants, a Giants game, at home dance parties, board games, "talented" karaoke at Playground Karaoke, my Company Picnic in Golden Gate Park, shopping, and some fun SF bars. 

Thank you Liz, Kristi, and Michelle for joining us for a part of the weekend!  

I'm so sorry I was unable to make it to the pool reunion. =( 

After the Giants Game

Zach bought us some Rain Forest Cafe souvenirs!

Taking a break at the beach.

At my company picnic.  Sanjay cheated =)

At Velvet Cantina! 

AWESOME karaoke.  We decided we're starting a band. To be named "Team up and down."

Lessons learned from this weekend:


1.  Koreans do not make sake.  They make soju.
2. Love hurts
3. Our roommate will take on a lion
4. Crown molding is not a pull up bar
5. Veggie tails are for babies
6. Zach has feelings
7. Justin can sleep through anything.  Janel can not.
8. Order one pitcher at a time
9. Kitchen tables shouldn't be danced on
10. Life, is up and down

Seth's Blog: Wasting time is not a waste

Well Said!  Thanks Danielle Murphy for sharing this link!

Seth's Blog: Wasting time is not a waste

Project One- Fancy cake with fondant

We are going wine tasting this weekend so I thought I'd attempt a fancy cake.  I have a lot more respect for people who are professionals!! Making the cake was only half the challenge.  Finding the supplies to make the cake in SF was a whole other project.  It's times like this I miss having Target or Michael's close by and a CAR.  I went to 3 different Walgreen's, Sur la Table twice, and a Hardware store to get everything I needed. But now I have the supplies to make your next birthday cake! =)  

Final Project.  Not bad for my first try with fondant.  Don't look too closely cause there is a big whole on one of the sides and tons of air bubbles.  Anyone got any tips for my second try?

Wine & Work: The balanced diet of a work-a-holic

I believe a productive leisure life creates good energy which will assist in doing tasks you may not always enjoy.  When stressed, it is an easy choice to go home to sit out the couch or lie in bed. Drinking the night away often seems to be an easy way to forget about our worries.  I have learned you need to put effort in to use make leisure time productive time.  Leisure time for me includes hanging out with good friends, maintaining and starting new hobbies, good alone time, and making the most out of this wonderful city I live in.  Just like anything else, it is important for our leisure time to have a balance. 

Leisure deserves effort.  It will help with lifelong happiness and good mental health.  It shouldn’t be treated like a bad diet where you work hard to lose weight just to gain it all back again.  (I am a victim of this as well).  When good habits are in place we create the tools needed to have a productive, successful leisure life. 

Defining Leisure- Basically it’s doing things that are enjoyable.  If you enjoy work, you still need a balance.  As my dad always said-“everything is ok…in moderation. “

I am challenging you to make a list of ten things you would like to do but haven’t found the time to do it.  Below are mine:

1. Make a fancy cake (play with fondant)
2. Take an acrylic painting class
3. Go to a coffee shop with a big comfy chair and read a book/ people watch for hours
4. Go to driving range
5. Bike across Golden Gate Bridge and a ferry back to SF
6. Go to a concert this summer
7. Go to Old Pro and ride the mechanical Bull
8. Take bubble baths every few weeks
9. Explore more homemade healthy meals
10. Start a blog to talk about my leisure activities, hobbies, and personal growth

My goal for this blog is to focus on a productive leisure balance and to encourage others to do the same.  I’m not saying we should stop working hard on our careers, but we should take the little leisure time we have and make it productive. I will be posting stories on my personal leisure experiences and articles I come across that prove the importance of a work life balance.  Your experiences are encouraged!