recapping the month of january ... because of the random order of topics, for ease of reminiscing-ish, nutshell is my recaps at the end of each month.(december's nutshell over here)
highlight ... i spent much of january getting my your heart's desire for 2011 (aka yhd for 2011) in order, starting posts as an unofficial healthmonth blogger to hope to do so for february as part of team CDWL@edi, hanging out with blogger bosom buddies (see kay's fabulous post about B3!), and pondering the WSJ tiger mom article and then some (still) about asian children and upbringing. i have decided to start pages for summaries of health month and the love project given the level of activity i envision.
on transforming ... i read blogs and pass my time in a variety of ways.
- security blogkets ... my go-to-blog reads that are like my security-blanket blogs. i continue to enjoy tyler's articles; this month i commented on his article about . i began the month auditing the love project 2011 created by yvette francino and caught up by the end of the month. i am supporting my blogger bosom buddies (B3) yvette of lessons of love from a laptop dancer, kay of planning, preparing, and peace, and rebecca of altared spaces (which i enjoy visiting) i pop in on chris guillebeau's the art of non-conformity and on tyler of advanced riskology where i commented on his post about explorer and farmer,
- love2011 ... this month's theme - self love. i did a bit of playing catch-up on the weekly assignments of wk1 affirmations and wk2 love goals. some of my contributions to love2011 crossed over in other areas (summarized in nutshell), but i will still list them here - a fiberbreak with lamb's beautiful song gorecki, on initiating contact (through on-line dating) with younger men, getting the love project's week 2's MVP for my younger men contribution, dovetailing the project with operation beautiful for week 3 assignment on beauty over here for my week 3 game plan and over here for results of a couple of make-overs (home and hair). week 4 was all about self-portrait, so i shared a pic while visiting my dad (and got MVP for the week). week 5's assignment was know yourself; i shared my thoughts and results of friend's one word descriptions for me (albeit in february).
- SHEDn and CYCCYLn ... took a little hiatus on this months posts and because of technical difficulties, we didn't have our january call.
- health month ... although i'm not part of the official bloggers for january (or february) health month, i decided i'd unofficially blog officially for team CDWL@edi. by mid-january, i started scoping my february rules. i decided it would be good to get to know ourselves and each other so a few interview questions and the results, so far, for getting to know january team members smiles, pho queen, spec girl (part 1), shirlnutkin, and hiccups (part 1). and i did write about how the monthly goal setting is great, and quick thoughts on gluten.
- transitioning into the year ... i began my annual your heart's desire for 2011, i started a gathering nuts shirlnut-WHO?!, i decided to take an 8-week improv class (with the first class experience),
- fiber breaks ... just a few here and the # enjoying the comedy of zack galifianakis, a flahsback to jack (of will & grace) - jack's awesome opener to an episode, the comedy of louis c.k., the humor of josh groban (i know. right?), the comedy of rex navarrete (and a second time and a stalker moment that resulted in a great group picture with rex), the comedy of edwin san juan, # and for something completely different, fbi fun & games. given i watch t.v./cable, commercials for geico, hanes' socks, and the occasional SNL chuckles with pee-wee herman and mister wizard.
- fiber break whirlwind ... rather than a traditional fiber break (e.g., clip, comedy), i recapped my whirlwind week.
- pop culture me ... many fiber breaks also involve pop culture, i didn't have many (or any?) last month. this month, the first pop culture break deserves to be the first of the year - craig ferguson and the dr. who musical opening. then my on-going love affair with the digital shorts of andy samberg and a clip of andy + pee-wee herman on a night out and more pee-wee and his collection of the secret word. and maybe not quite pop culture, however, i'll include a t.v. show - on modern family and a clip with lily in (almost) a commercial, and one of my on-line faves has been asylum's emily mccomb's a woman's perspective (and this time on premature ejaculation), though i'll miss asylum and look forward to emily's new gig!
going to happy places ... just because ...
- inspiring words ... although i did not post stories or poetry this month, i did begin exploring my interest in cultural transformation - i signed up at character's unite.
- for the heck of it, random posts ... this month included a happy new year to breakfast buds, the craziness of breakfast buds new year FMK napkin frivolity, and the bloomspot deal for checking out supperclub.
- i love people ... friends (and acquaintances) then and now - i got a surprise thank you dessert at work from ms. c, reminded myself about my friend jengyee and added links into my yhd2011 post under special intentions (my memorial service homage, her wonderful life, and her charity, jengyee for a better world fund), about my dec 31 email to my friend kelly about my coffeehouse catharsis on how music and paintings touch my soul, about my friend's and her mom's dream trip to go to macau to discover my friend's grandfather's legacy.
- on dating ... this month i resurrected (reposted) former blog posts, with many on the subject of relationships - and more specifically on dating. for a flashback dating moment, a post about white men i dated in college, before i moved to san diego, and after i moved back to the bay area. i am giving on-line dating a whirl (again). along with other friends, i signed-up on how about we ... , and shared my
neurosisthoughts aboutdatinginitiating contact with younger men. (over it!) - reposts from flashbacks ... this month, i have done more flashbacks in an attempt to pull in former blog posts that are related to current shirlnutkin activities - my faux interview for my take on my life, my (credit) card, which will be turned into a h|month-terview for february.
visit with me ... in nov 2010, i decided to add a nutshell section some of the sites i have visited - mainly for ease of revisiting and remembering why i even bothered to share something about a site - kind of my accountability web visits, as if someone
- learning about myself - there is a new year-long project called the love project that is kinda but not like the happiness project and i hope to learn more about myself through these activities. with my healthmonth activities, i'm using my fitness pal (free) and an app but am wondering if i should return to my food diary ($9/mo) with an app. a little mind-chatter as i try out how about we, i revisited operation beautiful as part of the love project assignment for week 3.
- laugh out loud (or quietly) - comedians? yes, i enjoy comedy and several make me chuckle - zack galifianakis (here and here and on funny or die's clips of between two ferns), louis c.k. (over here, on twitter, about his show on fx), rex navarrete (at rex's website), ellen degeneres (over here about her show and her vintage amex commercials), SNL's andy samberg and his digital shorts (over here), reunited with pee-wee herman (at pee-wee's website and then some on twitter and on unofficial tumblr), and edwin san juan (at his web site and on myspace.
- swirling r|cubicle thoughts - not so much this month.
- i learned something new - health, love, culture ...
- with health ... i learned heart disease is the number 1 cause of premature death for women at american heart association's Go Red for BetterU program that has a little healthy-heart coaching tool. as part of a healthy lifestyle and some work activities, there is the president's challenge. and health month's monthly goal setting dovetails with yvette's article on the value of monthly goals and habits that can form. with limiting gluten as one of my health month rules, learned about an autoimmue disorder celiac disease, gluten-free diet perspectives and then some more from huffpo, what types of foods to be aware of and recipes on-line from elana's pantry. and there are supplements to help with gluten intolerance - i5 by Xymogen.
- with love ... for on-line dating, how about we was written up in a gq article. the creator of the love project is pondering starting a new business hallelujah lyracist. the musical duo lamb is reuniting. and as i participated in the love project, i came across discovery questions and the importance of gratitude - with i am thankful journaling, articles on gratitude from oprah about the power of gratitude and from WSJ health journal, and butter bee happy on-line journaling.
- with culture ... there is a WSJ perspective about why chinese mothers are superior shared by amy chua, who has written a book - battle hymn of the tiger mom; chua responded to the WSJ reader comments, a cartoonist emotes, and SFgate shares a slightly different perspective than WSJ.
- with health ... i learned heart disease is the number 1 cause of premature death for women at american heart association's Go Red for BetterU program that has a little healthy-heart coaching tool. as part of a healthy lifestyle and some work activities, there is the president's challenge. and health month's monthly goal setting dovetails with yvette's article on the value of monthly goals and habits that can form. with limiting gluten as one of my health month rules, learned about an autoimmue disorder celiac disease, gluten-free diet perspectives and then some more from huffpo, what types of foods to be aware of and recipes on-line from elana's pantry. and there are supplements to help with gluten intolerance - i5 by Xymogen.
- pop culture fix - perhaps not too pop culture, but i offered up 3 game show hosts as part of an FMK - pat sajak of the wheel of fortune, richard dawson (r.i.p.) of family feud, and alex trebeck of jeopardy - and this was part of a "white boy" dating post with reference to stuff white people like. with pop culture comes the occasional geek knowledge for which i found geeks of doom, as part of my dr. who + craig ferguson fix. i like music and definitely the music of jeff buckley. and i definitely like t.v.'s modern family.
- random - for out and about in SF's supperclub; my app (and on-line) use of springpad to save, organize, and act on the many little notes and voices in my head; links to macau-related travel (the government's tourist office, lonely planet, bbc's about macau, and tripatini).
- i read - as part of (re)newing my your heart's desire, i thumbed through sonia choquette's book, and i revisited tyler's post about writing one's biography sooner than later,
it's february!
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