Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Feb 1, 2012, 8:03 am
I just love this one! It features my yogi buddy Sandy Foster, of yoga bliss photo posing at Big Bend National Park in Texas. This is to remind us that we will be getting just a little more sunshine per day as we make our way through the long winter. If you want to make this image your desktop backgr...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Jan 26, 2012, 6:50 pm
Just what I need . . . another gadget to fuel my obsessive and compulsive desire to work out. I've been searching for some sort of activity monitor for a while now. After extensive research I finally decided that I wanted a Jawbone Get Up band, and don't you know, I had to pick the one product that ...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Jan 21, 2012, 4:20 pm
This past week has been one painful ordeal, but I have to admit . . . I loved every minute of it. There is no question that I'm addicted to exercising and the fact that I'm falling back into a work-out routine  just thrills me. The more sore I get, the happier I am and let me tell you, I was pretty...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Jan 18, 2012, 8:55 pm
Several months ago I got sucked into a blog called Fit2Fat2Fit.  It's the journey of a guy who let himself fall out of shape only to work to get back into shape. He is a professional personal trainer and would always have clients tell them, "You don't understand what it's like. You've been fit your...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Jan 18, 2012, 7:50 am
I recently discovered a new website (well, new to me anyway). It's called Learn It Live (www.learnitlive.com) and it offers face to face, live and interactive learning through multi-way video-conferencing. Instructors are experts, and the courses are custom tailored. They offer a wide variety of cla...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 27, 2011, 6:31 pm
I should start off this entry right away by saying that Karlo and I are not big fans of the Amazing Race, not because we don't like the show, but simply because we never watch the show. I personally would be all for watching it. On some isolated occasions when Karlo has been out of town the lure of ...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 27, 2011, 7:38 am
What four words would you use to describe yourself?  Here’s a test… close your eyes.  scroll down to the picture below.  Quickly, look.  The first four words you see describe you. I don't think it works at all because here are the first 4 words that I saw: patient peaceful elegant dramat...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 26, 2011, 7:30 pm
I can't believe this. I have been longing for this invention for years. I even asked Karlo to invent one for me. Who knew that it actually existed? And who knows how long it has existed without my knowledge, but low and behold I happened to stumble across this little beauty at Big Y earlier this wee...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 23, 2011, 5:27 pm
Seems we have a new friend that wants to take up residence at our house. For two weekends this little bugger has been hanging out on our back deck. The minute we go outside, he/or she lands right on us and stays there until we move.  I'm just so intriqued by the beauty of a dragonfly.
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 23, 2011, 5:19 pm
I've been laying pretty low this past week and I'm not exactly sure I can explain why. I think maybe it will just take me some time to adjust back to my normal home life. I need to fall back into my 'home' routine and this past week wasn't exactly a good chance to settle back in. It was a very busy ...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 17, 2011, 7:40 pm
Well, my brilliant shoe find turned out to be a total bust in mega proportions. I was so excited about those darn shoes. I loved the style, I loved the color, I loved the heel height, I especially loved that they got Tina's approval . . . and then kaboom. I wore them around the house last night for ...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 16, 2011, 5:08 pm
I don't think I will ever make peace with my difficult feet. It just really irritates me that it is nearly impossible to find shoes that fit me. It's rough getting through the Summer having to avoid all the cute 'slide-style' sandals, but at least there are plenty of other sandal options available -...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 16, 2011, 3:33 pm
#282 Ahhh, my glamorous job . . . I spent this morning setting up computers at our trade show booth and the afternoon hanging around in this giant machine shop. Such the rock star. #282After dinner this night Bubba and I strolled around the city streets of Charlotte. Thankfully it stopped raining l...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 12, 2011, 8:05 am
I've been in this same career for nearly 20 years now. I've met a lot of people through my business travels and I have always been introduced as, "This is Paula from Corporate." Or, "this is Paula from Marketing." Both of those introductions usually were met with instance recognition and respect. It...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 10, 2011, 7:05 am
I survived my one week video bootcamp in Maine. Well actually, I did more than survive it. I excelled at it and had a terrific time. What a huge contrast it was between last year's 'bootcamp' training and this year's class. Last year I almost never saw the light of day. It was nothing but grueling l...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 9, 2011, 3:34 pm
#275 Today was the first day of my week-long video boot camp class in Rockport, Maine. The class started with a bang and was chock full of learning and laughs. #276 This is just a sample of what the class was like. Never a dull moment. By day two we already covered what is normally covered in a we...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 5, 2011, 5:49 am
Well, I'm on the road again. This time I'm in Camden, Maine so I really can't complain too much. I'm here for a week of video training and so far I've completed my first two days. This year I'm having a much better time than last year, mostly because I'm not stuck in a computer lab (with no windows)...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Oct 2, 2011, 9:28 pm
#268On my last day in the Carolinas I toured Michael Waltrip Racing. I spent most of the day there taking pictures and interviewing a couple guys that use our software. A very neat day indeed. #269I stopped along the road on my way to work to snap this picture of the pretty fog. #270Karlo makes it h...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Oct 1, 2011, 5:51 pm
Autumn is in the air and it's time for pumpkins, ghosts, and goblins. If you would like to get into the autumn spirit and make this graphic your computer desktop, just click on the image above to bring up a bigger graphic in a new window. Once the bigger graphic appears, just right-click on it and "...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Sep 28, 2011, 6:02 pm
I recently read a delightful novel called Downward Dog Upward Fog, by Meryl Davids Landau. It was such a pleasant and fun read about a young woman who turns to yoga to save her from falling down the spiraling hole of discontent. It was all too easy to identify with the lead character. I think everyb...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 27, 2011, 7:30 pm
The weekend was nice because I didn't have to worry about any more work for a couple of days. My biggest worry was our first planned activity of the day. We were supposed to go ATVing in the same place that we took the truck the night before . . . and it continued to rain all night. I was NOT lookin...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 27, 2011, 7:01 pm
#261 Found this balloon on our trail in the middle of the woods. I wonder if it really floated all the way over from MIT. #262How sad is it that I need to set myself reminders to call Karlo (whom I haven't seen or spoken to in days?) #263My phone sitting on top of my suitcase. Notice the alarm is s...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 26, 2011, 3:26 pm
On Thursday I dragged myself out of bed at 4am to start my Redneck adventure. It was quite the stressful morning just trying to get myself out of the house and then the drive to the airport in terrible fog was dreadful. It was quite the relief to just get on the airplane and relax for a couple of ho...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 20, 2011, 7:19 pm
One of the field trips from the photography workshop I attended last weekend was a dune tour. It was a hoot to get to drive through the untouched roads of the dunes. And by 'roads' I mean sand trails. I guess I should also specify that I didn't really get 'to drive' through it, but yet ride in the t...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 19, 2011, 6:17 pm
#254Still in the White Mountains here and we got up for sunrise. Actually, I should rephrase and say that Karlo got ME up for sunrise! #255One of the many beautiful covered bridges along our travels.#256This was our anniversary and this shot was taken at the top of a ski mountain.  #257I took thi...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 19, 2011, 1:31 pm
I'm back!! But only for three days before I have to turn around and leave for another trip. Life is starting to get very busy and crazy, but I guess I should be used to it. At least I got to enjoy a great time in NH with Karlo, followed by a wonderful long weekend at the Cape. I decided to book a ph...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 15, 2011, 2:37 pm
We just got back from 5 days in the White Mountains. This wasn't our first trip up there. We went up a couple of years ago for a dancing event and during that brief encounter we just barely caught a glimpse of all the beauty. Since it was a dancing event we spent nearly all of our time indoors, whic...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 15, 2011, 11:16 am
I guess I went MIA for a while. Karlo and I just came back from a little vacation get-away that I completely forgot to mention. I think I forgot to mention it because my life was crazy busy the three days leading up to vacation. Work required long nights on Wednesday and Thursday, getting us home at...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 7, 2011, 10:52 am
This past weekend we were supposed to attend our annual family picnic at Devil's Hopyard. I haven't missed one of these picnics in a decade and it's become part of our Labor Day tradition. This year was to be a special one because one of our relatives from Florida was coming up and, for the first ti...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 4, 2011, 6:50 pm
Is it my imagination or is this bird more focused on me than I am on it? I'm very happy to report that we spent most of Saturday on a beautiful beach in Rhode Island without a single bird poop landing on us. Which is incredible seeing as these suckers flew about 6 feet overhead all day long.
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 4, 2011, 4:55 pm
Finally catching up . . . #240 Couldn't resist taking a hike to see these pretty falls after all the rain. #241 Slim pickin's in the candle isle at Walmart. #242 An unexpected visit with Tina and the girls. Tina models the dress that she's making me buy. #243 The most beautiful sight I laid eye...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Sep 2, 2011, 8:00 am
Jason Brown has been a student of the contemplative and movement arts for over 30 years, and a student of yoga since 1996. In 2007, he created Zenyasa Yoga as a way to synthesize interests in Zen Buddhism, vinyasa yoga, and exercise science. Q: Why do yoga teachers need to learn so much anatomy? H...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 2, 2011, 7:22 am
I'm a little bit late with this week's photos due to no internet at home. I am thrilled to report that our power came back on last night. Still no phone, TV, nor internet, but no complaints out of me. I'm just thrilled to have running water! There may be a blogging drought over this coming weekend d...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Sep 1, 2011, 3:31 pm
Based on the above photo you can see that our big night out was a rockin' good time . . . Poor Jessica. She was supposed to fly home on Sunday morning because she needed to be back home for work on Monday. It was becoming very clear that was not going to be possible as the storm forecasts start...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Sep 1, 2011, 7:47 am
In an effort to spread a little wisdom from Sadhguru, my favorite mystic, here's an inspirational calendar. If you would like to make this graphic your computer desktop just click on the image above to bring up a bigger graphic in a new window. Once the bigger graphic appears, just right-click on it...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Aug 31, 2011, 12:35 pm
That is . . . when we still had power . . . This is almost like a "Way Back Wednesday," but it's only going back one week. Of course, the rate this week is passing it feels like a month. I got a little behind on my blog stories last week. Jessica was visiting and, as usual, we are busy doing fu...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Aug 31, 2011, 10:34 am
How would you like a one year subscription to Yoga Journal Magazine for just $4.39? What a bargain for this great magazine! This deal is valid for brand new subscriptions, as well as renewals. All you need to do is click on the link below to be taken to the place where you can purchase the sub...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Aug 30, 2011, 12:48 pm
At first, the thought of a big storm was exciting. I mean who doesn't like to watch wild weather? Or is it just me? I was always a bit of a weather geek. Maybe I missed my calling and should have been a meteorologist. Anyway, I was thrilled with watching the weather reports and hearing all the pre-s...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Aug 29, 2011, 2:15 pm
OK, so maybe I shouldn't be an authority on rating or reviewing kitchen gadgets. And perhaps the whole world already knows these things exist and it's just me in my sheltered little non-cooking, kitchen-hating life that didn't know about them . . . but just in case you never heard of a pineapple sli...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Aug 25, 2011, 7:34 am
I learned an interesting lesson last week. I learned that chickens like shiny things. I marvel at the irony that Karlo calls me a chicken and how I too love shiny things. And how did I learn this lesson? I nearly lost a few diamonds out of my wedding ring . . . I went out to the barn at l...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Aug 23, 2011, 7:21 am
I find it funny how I sometimes call myself "a photographer," while other times I insist that "I'm not a real photographer." I guess I feel conflicted. While in Seattle I was shopping at a Fossil store where I was just about to buy a cute camera charm. The sales girl asked if I was a photograp...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Aug 22, 2011, 11:05 am
But give it all you got . . .
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Aug 21, 2011, 3:25 pm
#226 The first pineapple I ever bought. Good thing Karlo was around to cut it open. #227 The sun finally came out after days of rain. To celebrate I went to see the sunflowers at work. #228 Four hours of my day was spent looking at this machine today. Good times! #229&#...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Aug 20, 2011, 6:57 pm
That may be a misleading title because I wasn't very inspired all week. It wasn't a particularly good week because I suffered with a lot of pain and stress. However, I signed up for another silly online class that sends daily inspirations to 'create.' Unfortunately, I wasn't in the creating mo...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Aug 19, 2011, 1:09 pm
I married such a strange man. After years of me making and Karlo eating tuna fish he suddenly decides that he doesn't like it. For the several months he just flat out refused to eat it. But this afternoon we were hurting for food. We literally had no other choices and it was either a tuna sand...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Aug 18, 2011, 7:38 am
"With proper practice of yoga, you are creating the right kind of chemistry where you are naturally peaceful, naturally joyous, naturally loving." ~Sadhguru If you don't know what Inner Engineering is all about, I strongly encourage you to click through for more information.
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Aug 16, 2011, 6:28 pm
I think I mentioned the "shed project" a couple of times and it's been a thorn in my side for weeks now. Of course, I complain while it's Karlo doing all the work. If it sucks for me, it has to suck x100 for him. Of all the incredible jobs I've witnessed him perform: putting an addition on and finis...
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Aug 14, 2011, 4:09 pm
#219 Almost grounds for a divorce! I left Karlo home last week with my sacred Skinny Cow ice creams and he PROMISED not to eat them. I got home to a house with zero Skinny Cows. Needless to say, it was an emergency getting to the grocery store today. #220 This is a long story that I w...
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Paula A. posted an article on YogaDudes - Aug 12, 2011, 7:19 am
Oh wow, I really want to try this. Maybe it's time for a line of YogaDudes wetsuits . . . and perhaps life preservers. Has anybody actually tried this new sport yet?
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Paula A. posted an article on The Space Between My Ears - Aug 11, 2011, 9:01 am
It's been a hard and long week of trying to adjust back to my regular life. Seems everything about my life right now is challenging. I blame my neck nerves for all my pain. I blame jet lag for the fact that I'm constantly exhausted. I blame my father for my constant downer mood. Uuuugh. I need...
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