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#10: Completed

October 30, 2012 by Jill 4 Comments

Number 10 on my Thirty by 30 list was to find a church community in Dallas. I'm happy to say we've completed that! We have joined the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. We're very happy there and starting to get involved. Jaye is being baptized on Sunday. I've been attending the Moms Group on Wednesday mornings. We went to a Halloween party last weekend hosted by some church friends. And Jaye and I just got home this morning from a play date with some other church moms. To start our … [Read more...]

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Veggies and More Veggies: Whole Living Challenge Week 2

October 8, 2012 by Jill Leave a Comment

Well, I survived the first week of the Whole Living Challenge. Now I'm starting week 2 of the Whole Living Challenge. How's it going? I still don't love vegetables. But I did eat a lot of them last week. Until Friday, when we left town for a Settlers Weekend at the beach. Then I cheated all weekend long and ate whatever I wanted to. And it was awesome. But now we're back home, and I'm trying to stick to week 2. This week I can add seafood tofu, beans and lentils. I'm very excited about this. It … [Read more...]

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Why Can’t I Love Vegetables?!?

October 2, 2012 by Jill 6 Comments

[pinit] The 30th item (clearly I'm going out of order in completion) on my Thirty by 30 list is to eliminate processed food and learn to eat vegetables. This week, I took a tangible step towards that goal, hopefully. I started the Whole Living Challenge. The challenge is structured as a cleanse and detox, which is good, but isn't exactly my main goal. My goal is to learn to enjoy fruits and vegetables. I don't right now. When I'm hungry, I don't think, "A banana sounds good." I don't reach for … [Read more...]

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Of Top Chef and Restaurant Week and Anniversaries

August 29, 2012 by Jill Leave a Comment

Phil and I watch a lot of Top Chef. In fact, we are about to go watch an episode of Top Chef Masters on DVR. While we're watching we always get hungry. And wonder if the food they are making is really as terrible or delicious as the judges are saying. I mean, if I ate something that Tom Colicchio thought was under-seasoned, maybe my untrained palate would just think "Holy Smokes! Best food I've ever eaten!" So as I was making my Thirty by 30 list, I decided we should stop thinking and start … [Read more...]

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#29: Completed

May 24, 2012 by Jill Leave a Comment

On Wednesday night, I completed number 29 on my Thirty by 30 list. Phil and I headed to Uptown to so I could get inked with the design I've been wanting for a couple years now. The text is from Matthew 25:40, which says "and the King shall answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me.'" My tattoo is the Greek for "the least of these." It's pronounced (roughly): "tone ellakeystone" It's on my … [Read more...]

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Thirty by Thirty Part 3

March 30, 2012 by Jill Leave a Comment

Whew. That's a lot of things to do. I'll be keeping track and checking them off as I go. Read Part 1 of my Thirty by Thirty, peruse Part 2 of my Thirty by Thirty, or find the whole dang Thirty by Thirty list all at once here. … [Read more...]

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Thirty by Thirty Part 2

March 29, 2012 by Jill Leave a Comment

Here are the second ten goals I added to my Thirty by Thirty list. Some of these are going to be pretty fun! Read Part I of my Thirty by Thirty. … [Read more...]

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