Staying Active At The Omni Barton Creek

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Coco

When a business trip to Austin came up, I contacted my favorite Austin blogger for suggestions of where to stay. When she suggested the Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa I was afraid the rates would bust my budget, but apparently the world wasn’t beating a path to Austin on the next-to-last Monday in August.

Fitting In Fitness

This is part two of my series on Fitting In Fitness Between Flights, and chronicling how I stayed active on my business trip from heck. If you missed it, check out part one here. Continue reading →

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Lawyers Can Beat The Deadline Too

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Coco

I thought “Beat The Deadline” was a cute name for the 5K put on by the National Press Club to support the National Press Club Journalism Institute. We all know that journalists have to get their stories written in time to meet their publication deadlines, but did you know that lawyers live with deadlines too?

Beat The Deadline

In my work as a patent attorney, I often have to make sure a patent application is filed before my inventor’s work is published in a scientific journal, so I have my own publication deadlines to meet. On Saturday, I proved that lawyers can beat the deadline too!

(Thanks to Natalie DiBlasio from RunHaven–who won her age group!–for inviting me to participate in this event!)

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Labor Day Weekend Coffee Date Link Up

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Coco

Welcome to the Labor Day weekend edition of the Ultimate Coffee Date Link Up! Please mind your manners by thanking my co-hosts Deborah and Lynda and visiting other blogs. 

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New to link ups? This post has tips for getting the most out of them. 

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Books That Keep You Guessing

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Coco

I read three books while I was traveling last week! One I loved, one I probably would have liked better if I hadn’t just read the first one, and one I probably would have liked better if I hadn’t been expecting something different. All three are books that keep you guessing in their own ways.

book review

As with most of my book reviews, the images in this post include affiliate links, which means that I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. Continue reading →

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Fitting In Fitness Between Flights

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Coco

Every year I seem to have once business trip from heck in the fall. I hope I got it out of the way early this year when I spent the last week of August traveling to San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, and home again–all in four days.  

Fitting In Fitness

Instead of using my hectic schedule as an excuse to skip my workouts, I looked forward to fitting in fitness between flights. Continue reading →

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