Ripples.

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I had a tough day yesterday. My endometriosis is making my life miserable as it is prone to do monthly; and I had a long day that ended with the realization that I had forgotten to send an important and time-sensitive email to a group of about 60 people. I finally got home, put the kids to bed and played around on the interwebs, mentally complaining about the stupid crap going... Read More

New Beginning. Again.

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Today is the first day of February, which means January is over. The first month of 2012 is over. We can now officially analyze our progress with my our 2012 resolutions! You go first. How are you doing? FINE. I’ll go first. Let’s get the bad out of the way. My eating habits have not been adjusted like I had hoped they would. Do you like how I phrase that? Like it’s... Read More

Bring It On, 2012.

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This time every year I hear a lot of, “I hate New Year’s! The expectations! The resolutions bound to fail! The pressure is too great!” Obviously these people aren’t as OCD about beginnings as I am. I’ve always been someone that starts a “diet” on a Monday, and if I fail at any point in the week, I throw the whole week out and wait to... Read More

Applebee’s French Fries are EVIL

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I actually did really well eating on our trip. Traveling is one of those stimuli that tend to make people struggling with weight loss or health lose all willpower. New irresistible food! Difficulty find means to exercise! Busy schedules! All of these things combine to make it very difficult to stay on any healthy path while you’re on the road. BUT I DID IT! I ate well! I... Read More

Did You Know I’ve Got A Lot Going On Right Now? Did You Know Me Telling You That Is Annoying?

Why is it that I feel this incredible need to often state things to my close friends and family like, “Well – life has been really hectic.” Or, “I’ve just been so busy!” They all know that. They know me. I’m stating the obvious. But, for some reason, I feel like I need to remind them in case they start to wonder things like, Why haven’t... Read More

Hi. I’m Kim.

This is my blog that I've been writing on since January, 2004. I call myself Zoot as it's a derivative of an old childhood nickname. I used to write about my struggles to have children, but eventually I succeeded and now, I write a lot about those kids. I don't use my kid's exact names simply because if someone Googles their very unique names in the future, I don't want them stumbling upon my entries about boobsweat. I mean, would you hire someone whose Mom writes openly about such topics? NO. YOU WOULD NOT.

I love taking pictures and carry my camera (almost) everywhere I go. This means you'll see a lot of photos on this site. I also periodically post recipes I like as I've been slowly (but surely) learning to cook and I like to share my discoveries. Finally? I'm an annoying pop culture fanatic so I'll periodically ramble about Hunger Games or the latest Parks and Recreation.

I hope you like it here. If not? Please don't tell me. I cry easily.
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