Category Archives: life

M:PT Week 1

Posted on May 8, 2012 by themoderngal

The thing I found in the first week of Mission: Put Together is that I’m really self-conscious about the way I look right now. Self-conscious is not an adjective I’d usually use to describe myself, so it’s caught me by … Continue reading →

Posted in beauty, fashion, health and exercise, life, weight loss | 15 Comments

Momentum

Posted on May 4, 2012 by themoderngal

I read the following thought here, and I thought it was too brilliant not to pass along. Habitually successful people appear to have vast reserves of motivation, but it’s more likely that what they have is momentum. They have pushed … Continue reading →

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Make the best of life while you’re young

Posted on April 20, 2012 by themoderngal

Once upon a time I was pals with Tom Prestigiacomo, who once upon a time was the afternoon drive host on FM100 in Memphis. I haven’t talked to Tom in quite a few years, and according to his LinkedIn profile … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, life, music | 4 Comments

Weekend warrior

Posted on April 9, 2012 by themoderngal

As evidenced in my last post, I was already aware how a change in jobs would require me making certain adjustments. What I did not expect was not being able to handle a normal, Saturday+Sunday weekend. Oh, I know now. … Continue reading →

Posted in food and drink, life, sports | 9 Comments

Adjustments

Posted on March 29, 2012 by themoderngal

I turned in my company-issued Blackberry yesterday, which means I’m down to my one and only iPhone. For about four years, I’ve double-fisted phones in an effort to keep work and life separate and not give up my personal number … Continue reading →

Posted in employment, life, personal experience, pets, sports | 6 Comments

What I’ve been up to for the past decade

Posted on March 26, 2012 by themoderngal

Every year some research firm ranks 200 kinds of jobs from best to worst, and being a reporter is usually within 15 spots of the bottom, ranked among low-paying industrial jobs and garbage collectors. The stress is high, the pay … Continue reading →

Posted in basketball, employment, football, life, personal experience, sports | 18 Comments

I have news

Posted on March 14, 2012 by themoderngal

The Modern Love Machine and I went over to our friends’ house to help celebrate a birthday this past weekend, and while driving over there we plotted how we’d share the news with our friends. The revealing went down as … Continue reading →

Posted in employment, life | 25 Comments

Merry Leap Day

Posted on February 29, 2012 by themoderngal

Four years ago, back in the days when I posted to this blog not once but twice daily (those were the days), I decided to do 29 new things on Feb. 29. Rereading that post is like looking at a … Continue reading →

Posted in basketball, college, family, food and drink, holidays, life, love and relationships, marriage, personal experience, pets, sports | 11 Comments

Possibility

Posted on February 18, 2012 by themoderngal

My life has been very full of doing things lately, as prescribed by my phrase of the year. I can’t say my life is terribly balanced at the moment. I haven’t done any legit physical exercise in over a week … Continue reading →

Posted in college, life | 10 Comments

Bush league

Posted on January 21, 2012 by themoderngal

You know those days where you wake up and you just feel off? You’re tired despite having gotten enough sleep. You spill your coffee. You look in your closet and see nothing you want to wear. You struggle to adequately … Continue reading →

Posted in friendship, life, personal experience | 2 Comments