October, 2007
Guess where I won’t be buying Christmas presents
Tuesday 30 October 2007, 11:19 pm
This is a story of woe. Actually, it’s a rant. You have been warned.
About three weeks ago, I was trying to buy a birthday present for my nephew, who lives in the States. After comparison shopping, I decided to purchase it from Toys ‘R’ Us, not least because they use Google Checkout. [...]
6+4 Week 3: Apple Snacks
Tuesday 30 October 2007, 7:50 am
Week 3? Week 4? Let’s just call it week 3, shall we?
Last weeks’ goals
Get up at 6am This is going well. I’ve not yet gotten up at 6am on the weekends. I’m always up around 8 o’clock, though. I don’t really think this is a bad thing. I’m [...]
6+4: 1 week delay
Wednesday 24 October 2007, 6:29 am
Some of you may have noticed that I didn’t post this week’s task on Sunday. Sadly, I twisted my ankle on Sunday afternoon. I’m basically going to be taking this week to make sure I do everything I can to make sure my ankle gets better. It’s currently purple and puffy. [...]
Another Van Campen blog
Sunday 21 October 2007, 1:33 pm
Hot on the heel of the announcement, covered by both Mike and me, that Ingrid is blogging about the adventures of young Jude and Squiggly McGee, I’m pleased to announce that Joanne has started blogging, as well. The blog is called bonbah. She’ll be blogging about all the things she loves, such [...]
6+4 Week 2: Drink 3 liters of water
Monday 15 October 2007, 7:13 am
Last week’s goal
Waking up a 6am went much better than expected. I didn’t actually get up at 6:00 am on Saturday and Sunday. I don’t think this is a problem. On some previous weekends, “sleeping in” meant sleeping until eleven or even noon. When I’m getting up at six on weekdays, getting [...]







