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Follow Me Run My First Half Marathon Race #momsrunning

Michele — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:30:21 +0000

If you are reading this, then I’m either running my half marathon now or I’m done running. I’m writing this the night before. I’m not nervous anymore, just ready. I have my race bib on my shirt and my D tag on my running shoes. My clothes are laid out and my running belt is all packed up. I’m ready!

I’ll be getting up at 4:30 am, putting on my running outfit, shoes and heading to my race. Jason is taking me and he will be at a few of the locations as I pass by and at the finish line. My kids will be following my race via text messages.

I have no goal except to finish. If you check my Facebook page, you’ll see my update from Nike+ app, either “like” the update or leave a comment and I will hear cheering as I’m running.

Crossing finish line of my first 5k in October 2008.

Follow My Running Tweets

If you want to follow my tweets at ScrappinMichele with hashtag #momsrunning #rnrvb

I will tweet some pictures and updates along the way, but every mile an auto tweet will be sent out with an update of how I’m doing.

So, wish me luck! I will update tomorrow with pictures and let you know how I did. Now I’m off to sleep if I can.

Follow Me Run My First Half Marathon Race #momsrunning originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.

Sicker Than a Dog

Michele — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:06:45 +0000

I got home from Blogalicious last night and I had a fever of 103, really sore throat, swollen glands, aching body and headache. It hurts to swallow water.

This morning my husband took me to the doctor and I have strep throat really bad. Doctor brought in the med student to look at my throat since it was so bad. He said it was quite clear I was really sick.

The nurse came in and confirmed that it was strep throat. the 6 minute test turned positive instantly. Didn’t need to wait 6 minutes. So, I’d up with some heavy duty antibiotics and bed rest. The doctor said I should be good to go to BlogWorld Expo on Wednesday.

I am taking my prescribed rest day today and tomorrow and then heading to BlogWorld Expo. I will be checking my email, but probably not responding very quickly. Then I’ll spend next week catching up on everything that isn’t getting done this week.

Sicker Than a Dog originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.

ScrappinMichele In Paradise

Michele — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:09:33 +0000

I found paradise in Hawaii. I have been here for 2 days and I love it. The weather is awesome. The view is even better. And the best thing? I get great beach hair. I love the way my hair dries when I am outside on the beach. I get a great natural highlight treatment.

I’m not going to be blogging much, but I will upload some pictures every few days.

View from my room looking down.

Sea turtle. They are all over the water here.

At the mall.

Diamond head.

Public beach.

Anyone from the cruise last year will know this.

Raining today while the sun was shining. Gorgeous.

Enough pics for now. I need to get back to my Vodka Tonic with lime.

On Monday I will be turning 43 and Jason and I are going to walk up Diamond head just because. I think it’s an awesome way to remember my 43rd birthday.

Have you ever been to Hawaii? This is my first time. What should not miss?

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

ScrappinMichele In Paradise originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.

Giving $1 Bills For Do Good Day Is Difficult And Fun

Michele — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:05:21 +0000

Today I had the pleasure of going to downtown Washington DC with 5 local mom bloggers and all our kids for Do Good Day. We had @ParentopiaDevra, @MammaLoves, @JessicaAPISS, @JusticeFergie, @GoonSquadSarah and me (@ScrappinMichele) plus our 11 kids.

For the past few weeks, it has been very hot and sticky and really dry so we thought it would be a perfect idea to welcome visitors to Washington DC with water, snacks and $1 bills for Do Good Day. We woke up today and it was 73 (cold by DC summer standards) and rainy. But we forged ahead despite the lack of parking places at two Metro stations and horrible traffic and no parking spaces in DC.

We finally arrived at 14th and Constitution and set up shop to hand out water and snacks to visitors. 77kids.com and The Motherhood sent each of us 77 $1 bills with notes attached to pass out. The notes listed great ideas to use the $1 to “pay it forward” and Do Good! We handed out a total of $539 in $1 bills today.

Do Good Day, DC Video

It turns out my 7 year old son is quite the salesman. He was NOT taking “No Thank You” for an answer. He sold those $1 bills (as he put it) to everyone whether they wanted it or not. He couldn’t fathom why anyone would NOT want the $1 bill. He explained it was for “Do Good Day,” so they HAD to take it.

Now, you would think that people would be running over to get the $1 bills, but that wasn’t the case. The kids were more likely to accept the $1 bill without questioning but most adults looked at us like we were nuts. Why on earth would we be giving out $1 and not want anything in return?? We had to reassure them that we were not affiliated with a religious or political organization and we didn’t want them to buy anything. Then they graciously accepted the $1 Do Good Day token. The water and snacks were appreciated by the hungry and hot visitors of our nation’s capital.

In the end it was a lot of fun watching our kids Do Good and knowing that we were giving a few people some smiles today. Our local NBC station did come down to film us and they interviewed a few of us.

Here we are in the rain on Do Good Day!

And here is my daughter in the t-shirt that 77Kids sent for the kids.

77 Mom Bloggers Join Forces For “Do Good Day” (scrapsofmygeeklife.com)
77Kids Do Good Day – TODAY! (momgenerations.com)
77kids Do Good Day (bostonmamas.com)

Giving $1 Bills For Do Good Day Is Difficult And Fun originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.

What is Scraps of My Geek Life About?

Michele — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:11:06 +0000

Good Question! Scraps of My Geek Life is a daily chronicle of my life with all of its ups and downs; laughter and disappointment – a window to my digital soul – open to share with all.

Why Scraps of My Geek Life?

I created ScrapsofMyGeekLife.com in 2007 as a way to keep my extended family and friends up-to-date with our growing family’s busy life. In the past few Year, ScrapsofMyGeekLife.com has become much more. It is a place for me to share my life, teach others about my hobbies, share my love of technology, my struggle to live a healthy lifestyle and to return much of the support to the online community that I have received over the years.

Who is ScrappinMichele?

I am Michele McGraw (a.k.a. ScrappinMichele) and I got my username because of my love addiction to digital scrapbooking. It doesn’t completely define me anymore, but after having the same username for 10 years, I AM ScrappinMichele and I wear it proudly. You can get the full details on my profile page.

The Demo

But rather than telling you all about my blog, let me show you a short video that explains it all.

So, in a nutshell, that’s it. Lots of geek talk, swooning over gadgets, digital scrapbooking layouts, struggles with keeping up a healthy lifestyle mixed in with some of my social media thoughts.

Let’s Talk! How did you get your username? Tell me about your blog!

What is Scraps of My Geek Life About? originally posted at Scraps of My Geek Life.