my new Mac

I have had my new Mac a month now. There is still much for me to learn and play around with, but so far, here are a few of my favorite things:

1. large screen

2. intuitiveness of the computer (might even be a cyborg!)

3. iphotos

4. garage band

5. basic music lessons for piano and guitar

6. time machine

7. customizable dock

8. ease of booting up

9. ease of shut down

10. free workshops

sarcmark

Since the newest punctuation mark is being revealed, I thought I'd share a few of my favorite punctuation marks:

1. period

2. exclamation point

3. question mark

4. comma

5. colon

6. semi-colon

7. parentheses

8. hyphen

9. ampersand

10. sarcmark

quick and easy meals

I have several meals that I can fall back on when asked "What's for dinner?" I try to plan ahead, but if I am crunched for time, it's nice to have some old reliable stand bys on hand. There are a few reasons these meals qualify. Here are some of my favorites:

1. ingredients easy to find

2. cheap

3. goes a long way

4. easy to stock up on ingredients/keep them on hand

5. healthy and nutritious

6. tastes good

7. filling

8. everybody loves it

9. easy to prepare

10. doesn't take long to prepare

time capsule

My kids opened up their time capsules this new year that they had put together ten years ago. It was fun seeing the things inside. Here are a few of my favorites:

1. newspapers from 1-1-2000

2. photos

3. handprints

4. predictions

5. lists of friends

6. drawings

7. party favors

8. lists of top items

9. adding some new items

10. closing them back up for another ten years!

training by time

Training for our triathlon this time, we have been following a "time regimen". We follow a training schedule based on how many minutes we need to workout. Here are a few of my favorite things about this:

1. knowing how much time I need for my workout

2. not having to figure out mileage on running routes

3. not having to count laps swimming

4. having it already planned out

5. making sure we never increase over 10% per week

6. just go til the time is up

7. making sure our bodies get the proper amount of workout

8. making sure our bodies get the proper amount of rest

9. increase strength

10. last week of each month is tapered

giving gifts

Lots of the fun of this time of year is giving gifts to some of my favorite people! In hopes that they do not read this blog and spoil any surprises, here are a few of the favorites I am giving this year:

1. volleyball

2. soda machine

3. jeans I bought my husband four months ago that he never bothered to wear. I am just re-wrapping them!

4. steaks

5. putt putt gift card ($25 bought for only $15!)

6. basket of homemade soups

7. leather jacket

8. books

9. requested clothes

10. lots of love!

treats

My sister just asked our favorite candy. Since I am so picky and don't like to eat much of that stuff, I started thinking about my favorite treats. Here are a few of my favorites:

1. Endangered Species Dark Chocolate Mint candy bar

2. Stash Decaf Chai tea, with milk and honey

3. Starbuck's Chai tea latte

4. gingerbread

5. chocolate chip cookies

6. chocolate chip oatmeal walnut cookies

7. chocolate cake

8. licorice peppermint tea

9. pumpkin pie

10. brownie