tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54256560667341935302011-12-26T20:41:05.773-05:00The Lili EffectWhat is "the Lili Effect"? It's the random effect of goofy grins and thoughtful gazes that contact with the Alicia (aka Lili) has on folks.The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.comBlogger1961100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-34812369504803408882011-12-26T12:41:00.004-05:002011-12-26T12:54:16.161-05:002012 Goal: Be Here, NowWhile the 2012 calendar is already fully loaded, I think next year, I'm going to focus on one single goal. For 2011, the goals were scattered across the map. While I met them, and enjoyed getting there, it does feel sometimes like they work at cross-purposes.If I accomplish everything that's already penciled in the calendar next year, I'll be having a great year. I'll be fit, I'll have nurtured The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-55114146128749546462011-12-26T12:35:00.002-05:002011-12-26T12:39:45.389-05:00Looking back on 2011A year ago, I said that 2011 was going to be a “mental yoga pose” kind of year, one of laying foundations while exploring more freedom. It became much more than that.What couldn’t I have foreseen when I sent my New Year’s resolutions this year?• Getting engaged• Qualifying for Nationals• Having my brain taken over by fictionSo, some of the resolutions I made this time last year fell a The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-81578586381940243972011-12-02T20:04:00.002-05:002011-12-02T20:13:40.167-05:00Reasons vs. ExcusesA reason is a "a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action." An excuse is meant "to serve as an apology or justification for" something.A bum knee, a torn ligament, a broken toe. These are reasons.I didn't want to get up, I don't have gym access, I'm too stressed to exercise, and I don't have time are excuses.Running and walking only require shoes (and maybe a The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-67539544823666941642011-11-24T14:43:00.005-05:002011-11-24T14:48:02.313-05:00Gratitude<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-8592193777607924722011-10-26T10:07:00.001-04:002011-10-26T10:07:00.267-04:00Random Appalachian Trail Journal Excerpt: Day 1It was after 4PM on our first day of hiking when we decided we should start looking for water and a feasible campsite.The spring came first. I’d never done water filtering before, and I’m a giant dork, so I was excited to try. I also apparently drink five times more water than everyone else. (That's probably due to being an endurance athlete in the South?)Campsites seem to be far and few between.The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-72301091917576800942011-10-15T10:08:00.003-04:002011-10-15T10:17:35.430-04:00Updates updates updates.I've got so much to blog, and no time to do it in.Replacing the irreplaceableRemember these birds? Did you know I lost the male? I was DEVASTATED, still am. BUT I discovered that they are called Takahashi birds, and I found an online antique jewelry reseller who has a male bluebird in stock. If they weren't so expensive, I'd become a collector, because they are beautiful, and the story behind The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-28283502005311805972011-07-23T09:52:00.006-04:002011-11-06T19:04:55.017-05:00Back to Civilization!Last week, I returned from a six-day trip on a 60 mile section of the Appalachian Trail. We hiked from Front Royal, VA through the northern part of the Shenandoah National Park, finishing our section at Lewis Mountain campground. On the map, this shows about 56 miles, but that doesn't include 0.3 miles down to a spring and back up again, 0.1 off the trail to the shelter here or there, and so The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-48731755660581132102011-06-22T08:32:00.002-04:002011-06-22T08:47:41.864-04:00Snarkety-Snark-SnarkToday's prompt - Who is one person that you’ve been dying to connect with, but just haven’t had the courage to reach out to? First, reflect on why you want to get in touch with them. Then, reach out and set up a meeting.Today's prompt spurs nothing but sarcasm from me today.First, check out the RWE quote it was tied to:Men imagine that they communicate their virtue or vice only by overtactions, The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-84332561142877682192011-06-21T08:03:00.000-04:002011-06-21T08:04:35.635-04:00EnthusiasmToday's prompt: “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” is a great line from Emerson. If there’s no enthusiasm in what you do, it won’t be remarkable and certainly won’t connect with people on an emotional basis. But, if you put that magic energy into all of your work, you can create something that touches people on a deeper level. How can you bring MORE enthusiasm into your work? The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-32169843496590531522011-06-20T22:01:00.003-04:002011-06-20T22:05:44.660-04:00Playing catch-upOkay – I’ve been bad about the Trust30 because they are getting really redundant and asking me the same questions over and over again.Here are my impatient and glib answers to Friday’s, Saturday’s, Sunday’s and today’s prompts:Friday’s prompt: Write down your top three dreams. Now write down what’s holding you back from them.I suppose I shouldn’t have actually answered any of the previous The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-51549175687454778902011-06-18T20:05:00.003-04:002011-06-18T20:09:17.610-04:00Stumbling and fumbling, on rainy days and weddingsI have been leaving the trust30 things behind the past few days. I'm not really enjoying repeating myself.I have been writing like mad my my story, over 30,000 words on this rewrite, and it feels clearer, more cohesive, the characters feel like they are being more true to themselves than ever before. I like it.When I take breaks, I wedding plan. Or, rather, I browse wedding blogs. Today, I The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-5988706895675251282011-06-16T10:38:00.001-04:002011-06-16T10:40:13.062-04:00Inventing the Future - a.k.a. DaydreamingToday's prompt: My favorite quote of all time is Alan Kay: ‘In order to predict the future, you have to invent it.’ I am all about inventing the future. Decide what you want the future to be and make it happen. Because you can. Write about your future now.I would have had fun with this prompt… about a week ago. Today, it feels like I’m repeating the repetitive stuff all over again (and yes, that The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-70894285845332937072011-06-15T08:31:00.002-04:002011-06-16T10:50:36.018-04:00"Wholly Strange and New" or How I Stopped Being Angry all the Time"When good is near you, when you have life in yourself, it is not by anyknown or accustomed way; you shall not discern the foot-prints of any other; youshall not see the face of man; you shall not hear any name —— the way, thethought, the good, shall be wholly strange and new." ~ Ralph Waldo EmersonToday's prompt - Can you remember a moment in your life when you had life in yourself and it was The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-91231587215317993242011-06-14T10:35:00.002-04:002011-06-14T10:42:08.763-04:00One thing to accomplish? Ha!Today's prompt: Take a moment, step back from your concerns, and focus on one thing: You have one life to achieve everything you’ve ever wanted. ... Write down one thing you’ve always wanted to do and how you will achieve that goal. Don’t be afraid to be very specific in how you’ll achieve it....Trust30 has gone back to the 101 level courses again, I see. One thing to accomplish? Just one? I likeThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-15785235001171229522011-06-13T10:17:00.001-04:002011-06-13T10:21:09.396-04:00Bullets today, Goals tomorrowThe world buzzes about goals and visions. Focus. Create a vivid picture of exactly where you want to go. Dream big, then don’t let anything or anyone stop you. The problem, as Daniel Gilbert wrote in Stumbling Upon Happiness, is that we’re horrible at forecasting how we’ll really feel 10 or 20 years from now – once we’ve gotten what we dreamed of. Often, we get there only to say, “That’s not whatThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-62772013887933423642011-06-12T08:39:00.004-04:002011-06-12T09:29:17.476-04:00Napping Before the SphinxToday's prompt: Think of a time when you didn’t think you were capable of doing something, but then surprised yourself. How will you surprise yourself this week?It takes a lot to surprise me, particularly when it comes to my own abilities. I'm one of those over-achieving perfectionists who think anything is possible if I put in enough time, enough sweat, enough tears. Usually, I'm right.I tendThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-74678174478003312602011-06-11T09:57:00.004-04:002011-06-11T10:02:12.081-04:00Fear schmearToday's prompt: Is fear holding you back from living your fullest life and being truly self expressed? Sometimes, these challenges make me feel like they are for someone unlike me. When I see fear going on in my world, I face it. Head on. It might take a minute to work up my courage to do that. But even if I run off and journal, the very next night, I’m facing my fears.This week, I realized I wasThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-52859410224233520622011-06-10T08:27:00.001-04:002011-06-10T08:29:44.661-04:00Easy peasy - Authenticity"Imitation is Suicide. Insist on yourself; never imitate." – Ralph Waldo EmersonToday's Prompt - Write down in which areas of your life you have to overcome these suicidal tendencies of imitation, and how you can transform them into a newborn you – one that doesn’t hide its uniqueness, but thrives on it. There is a “divine idea which each of us represents” – which is yours?Again, I am a day aheadThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-62796552027150801592011-06-09T17:23:00.003-04:002011-06-09T17:39:06.791-04:00My Personal Message about SnowflakesToday's prompt: What is burning deep inside of you? If you could spread your personal message RIGHT NOW to 1 million people, what would you say?Wow, today’s prompt is scarier than yesterday’s topic was. What is my personal message? What truth do I need to broadcast to the world?Since Trust30 has already hoisted me onto my soapbox about the whole “Attention matters” idea, I probably have one otherThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-13056677317570254582011-06-08T12:33:00.002-04:002011-06-08T12:40:38.897-04:00Too Scary to Write? Politics!Today's prompt: Emerson says: “Always do what you are afraid to do.” What is ‘too scary’ to write about? Try doing it now.What’s too scary to write about? Well, that depends on the venue.In my personal journals – nothing. Nothing is held back, nothing is sacred, nothing is too scary. I delve right in and muck around in everything in my journals.In my fiction? Not a whole heck of a lot. I tend to The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-1009695760912940222011-06-07T19:12:00.003-04:002011-06-07T19:17:05.163-04:00Messages through Time for Trust30Today's prompt: What would you say to the person you were five years ago? What will you say to the person you’ll be in five years?The woman I was 5 years ago?There are hints of her on this blog – notes from the website I used then, added to these pages so I could keep them alive.Alicia2006 was gaining her footing. She was making new friends, reconnecting with old friends, and spending a lot of The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-70131710641307003232011-06-06T09:15:00.002-04:002011-06-06T09:20:00.718-04:00Selfishness and FearlessnessOur arts, our occupations, our marriages, our religion, we have not chosen, but society has chosen for us. We are parlour soldiers. We shun the rugged battle of fate, where strength is born. – Ralph Waldo EmersonToday's prompt: The idea of “being realistic” holds all of us back. From starting a business or quitting a job to dating someone who may not be our type or moving to a new place – gettingThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-69256447129969926322011-06-05T10:28:00.005-04:002011-06-05T11:34:23.743-04:00Preparing to live?Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. – Ralph Waldo EmersonIf you had one week left to live, would you still be doing what you’re doing now? In what areas of your life are you preparing to live? Take them off your To Do list and add them to a To Stop list. Resolve to only do what makes you come alive. Bonus: How can your goals improve the present and not keep you in a perpetual “The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-5437076105308024482011-06-05T10:09:00.003-04:002011-06-05T10:26:08.440-04:00Stillness, revisitedPart of Friday's Trust30 assignment was to revisit the question we've asked of ourselves. In addition to the actual prompt for today (which I am already puzzling over), I've also got to revisit the question.I didn't ask this question about inadvertent stillness. I was asking when I actually create the time for solitude, stillness, meditation, rumination, and just plain "soaking it all in". The The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-70691495912417210352011-06-04T15:35:00.002-04:002011-06-04T15:56:21.348-04:00Only one?Today's prompt: Not everyone wants to travel the world, but most people can identify at least one place in the world they’d like to visit before they die. Where is that place for you, and what will you do to make sure you get there?I don't have just one place. I don't have just a handful. I have dozens. Boatloads. Shipyards full of places that I want to see. Must I see all of them? Any of them? The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-66744073759596690282011-06-03T08:45:00.006-04:002011-06-03T08:57:53.502-04:00When am I Still?Today's Trust30 prompt is going to end up being a 2-part blog post, one for the question (today) and one for the answers (in 48 hours).Identify one of your biggest challenges at the moment (ie I don’t feel passionate about my work) and turn it into a question (ie How can I do work I’m passionate about?) Write it on a post-it and put it up on your bathroom mirror or the back of your front door. The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-19228804009097541002011-06-02T17:26:00.004-04:002011-06-02T17:36:35.640-04:00Oh yeah, and one more thingOn attention? It's not really possible to multi-task. You can only pay attention to one thing at a time. Multi-tasking is a term for personal computers, not brains.If it's worth your attention, it's worth all of your attention.Speaking of things that are worthy of attention, I have a few friends who are also taking the trust30 challenge. If you'd like to read their responses, here are the links:AThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-7194937536587341092011-06-02T17:17:00.002-04:002011-06-02T17:20:40.858-04:00One Strong Belief: Attention Matters<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-74460319936459501832011-06-01T17:42:00.006-04:002011-06-01T18:11:16.201-04:00Versatile blogger awardNeato! My friend Red Hestia awarded this to me today. I feel so honored! Now, I'm supposed to thank my award giver, make my own picks for the reward, and write 7 things about myself that no one else knows.About Red Hestia:She and I are virtual friends. Friends that meet online and live only in cyberspace together have an interesting dynamic. We know so much about each other, but we don't know The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-62633312679613395332011-06-01T08:11:00.002-04:002011-06-01T08:15:25.073-04:00Trust30, Day 2: TodayToday's prompt:If ‘the voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tracks,’ then it is more genuine to be present today than to recount yesterdays. How would you describe today using only one sentence? Tell today’s sentence to one other person. Repeat each day.My response:Today is vibrant as strong black coffee, warm as oatmeal, alive as sweat, and full of promise.The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-15211655820054350352011-05-31T09:06:00.003-04:002011-05-31T09:09:05.844-04:00Trust30, Day 1: 15 Minutes to LiveThe prompt: You just discovered you have fifteen minutes to live. Set a timer for fifteen minutes. Write the story that has to be written.I’m going to make a cup of tea, and I’m putting sugar in it. (Who cares whether my blood sugar spikes or I gain weight if I’m about to die?!)I don’t know why I feel like three of my last fifteen minutes on this earth should be spent waiting for tea to steep, The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-47813772645878298632011-05-31T09:04:00.002-04:002011-05-31T09:06:16.127-04:00Trust30 ChallengeBecause you'll see a new post every day about this, I wanted to take a moment to explain.I just joined the Trust 30 challenge. #Trust30 is an online initiative and 30-day writing challenge that encourages each of us to look within and trust ourselves. (Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson urges readers to trust their intuition rather than conforming to the will of the majority.)I’m using this as The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-7366736868851420812011-05-24T20:01:00.005-04:002011-05-24T20:12:34.518-04:00Wedding plans: Venue & PaletteLast weekend, Brett and I picked our Wedding venue: The Trolley Barn in Inman Park. It's a beautiful old building in a funky neighborhood, and it fit all of my requirements - size, quirkiness, price and ambiance!Above is a photo of 2 of my grandma King's pins that I want to use for color palette inspiration. Ideally, I'll use these as Brett's and Ethan's boutineers, maybe with some pretty The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-88274726634316779732011-05-17T18:27:00.003-04:002011-05-17T18:49:21.531-04:00What's your definition of insanity?I admit it, I spend a lot of time on dictionary.com looking up normal everyday words and checking out their etymology.Sanity is easy, it means healthy and sound and comes from sanitas, the same Latin root for sanitary and sanitization. My quest for a healthy body fat percentage has been a great example of my quest for health, and sanity. I take a look around after a few months and say "No, this The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-53281253938099698092011-05-01T12:05:00.005-04:002011-05-01T12:30:00.494-04:00Resolution Check-inThere's no point in setting goals if you don't use them for something useful. You can't work toward a goal you've completely forgotten you've set.That's why I occasionally take a moment to check in with my annual goals and see where I am, how my life has shifted since I set them, and what's going on next.Pay off credit card debt - one of my cards will be paid off by December; sudden need to The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-89529015741654345312011-03-15T20:51:00.002-04:002011-03-15T21:02:34.414-04:00My Lumpy Little LifeI'm having an Eeyore kind of day. Not very much went well today.I lost my wallet on Sunday, and I just realized it this morning.Then I had to walk a half mile to the station this morning in the pouring rain and got drenched, and had wet feet at work until I had a chance to switch out of my shoes and socks, stuff them with newspaper and put on bright purple and yellow fluffy socks to warm up.Then The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-85191768259024677912011-02-21T14:48:00.002-05:002011-02-21T14:53:20.925-05:00One Week Down....I said I'd start back with logging food and exercise on Feb 12th, and I followed through. There were plenty of obstacles, but I made it happen.Now, it's been a week, and with hope gleaming in my eyes, I weighed in to find I'd lost.... nothing. Not 0.1 of a pound. My scale reads the same as it did last week.*sigh*I've done sprint interval training every other day. I've walked every day. I've eatenThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-14692936619341698952011-02-05T15:55:00.006-05:002011-02-05T16:16:39.010-05:00Balancing Motivations I was looking at my motivations today, and realized something interesting.I'm motivated to work out (very, very). I'm motivated to eat in a healthy way that gives me plenty of energy and doesn't make me ill. I'm motivated to write like a madwoman on a novel I started half a month ago and am working toward the climax and finale.I'm not motivated to log my food, to count calories, or to actively The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-34229802679799772492011-01-22T13:49:00.005-05:002011-01-22T14:12:16.907-05:00EggsOh, eggs, you little irregular orbs of versatile protein. I think I've said goodbye to you for a good long while.When my applied kinesiologist said on Tuesday that your absense from my diet might be temporary, I held out hope for you. I figured I'd take a week off from you, and then try again another time.Of course, I'm no rookie at avoiding allergens, but I'm used to everything in my house beingThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-81833757762410325522011-01-11T18:32:00.002-05:002011-01-11T18:38:58.255-05:00Happiness and WonderHere's a blog that I love. It's called Three Highlights, and it's run by a friend of mine. I met Jeff in Yoga as Muse writing retreat, where he taught and led some of the most authentic, amazing writing I've ever done. The idea of three highlights is simple, you just pinpoint those moments of bliss, hilarity, serenity or joy that stand out in any given day, and you post them in a comment to shareThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-17583929824735459962010-12-26T20:26:00.011-05:002010-12-26T20:57:33.655-05:002011's Mountain“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves” – Edmund Hillary “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” Kofi Annan2011 will be an interesting year. In many ways, it will still be a foundational year – paying off debts to lay the ground work for future plans, working hard at new jobs, and The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-90295132646034540922010-12-11T21:22:00.005-05:002010-12-11T22:07:05.638-05:002010 AccomplishmentsI've only got 20 days to make the rest of my 2010 resolutions happen, so I'm thinking it's about time to review what I have - and haven't - accomplished this year. Mostly, this exercise serves to celebrate this year's accomplishments, but it also informs next year's set of resolutions.Health Record everything I eat to ensure proper nutrition -My food log says I've logged 93% of my days this year.The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-87375311694149785582010-12-09T10:25:00.007-05:002010-12-09T10:49:53.168-05:00Time's a wasting!I've got it on my list of to-do's to write a blog post going over my 2010 accomplishments and wacky new things I've tried in the past year. I might get to it this weekend - between decorating the tree, finishing up this year's edition of Lazy, Cheap and Tacky, making fudge, buckeyes and assorted other holiday goodies, working on paintings and other handmade gifts, and taking another bellydancing The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-12419673421296231742010-11-26T12:12:00.005-05:002010-11-26T13:08:16.778-05:00GratitudeThis month has been a whirlwind of highs and lows, and I've barely had time to breathe, let alone to spend some time taking it in and being grateful for my life and the people in it. So, in honor of yesterday's holiday, I am going to list some people and things that I'm grateful for.This is in no particular order, it's a free write and random association:I'm so grateful to have Brett in my life. The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-5904937615715266742010-11-10T21:06:00.003-05:002010-11-10T21:12:04.650-05:00Lessons LearnedI'm spastic with the new job. It's all good, but man, am I exhausted. I need to get some routine in my life before I go bonkers!So, I'm trying to manage stress on all fronts right now. I'm dreaming about SEO, trying not to stress about the holidays coming up, finishing the e-newsletter I send every year, and writing articles as I can fit them into my life.I'm not doing NaNoWriMo this year, even The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-45005424423659906662010-11-07T10:39:00.003-05:002010-11-07T10:55:08.244-05:00The Fat Athletes' ManifestoAs background, I'll say this: I have a metabolic problem that makes it virtually impossible for me to lose weight. I'm working on it, and I've got medical folks working on it. But that doesn't slow me down. I ride my bike ridiculously long distances (working up to a century), I run ridiculously long distances (I'm still working up to that half marathon I didn't do yesterday) and I am constantly The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-57844970488346996242010-11-07T10:26:00.002-05:002010-11-07T10:38:23.177-05:00Notes from the Back of the RaceTo race organizers, from the people at the back of the race:1. Honor your start time, and honor your time limit - if you have to get people off the streets in a certain time frame, for the love of all that's good and holy, please start on time. And if you have to limit the time people are on the course, run a "pickup" wagon for those who won't make it. Instead of humiliating us with the guys The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-74341374914974399922010-11-06T20:07:00.003-04:002010-11-09T11:15:53.881-05:00Boycott ZOOMA Races - UpdatedI've posted the comments of Zooma and everyone else who's commented on this post. I can admit when I'm wrong.Apparently, I "read" 4 hours for the cut off when it was truly 3.5? Ok, I can't believe I'd do that, but fine. I bit off more than I could chew no matter what.And by changing my time to a DNF, and offering sincere apologies, Brae at Zooma has done her utmost to make this up to me. She The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-28822362175013257202010-11-03T19:54:00.004-04:002010-11-03T20:13:56.976-04:00Apple Pie Pork Chops RecipeWhat is Humphrey Bogart's favorite dinner? "Porkchops and appleshaush" - if you're too young to remember Peter Brady's corny joke, then at least you might appreciate this meal. I was craving pork chops and applesauce, but there was no applesauce in the house!Of course, I know how to make it - simmer simmer, cinnamon, etc. But frankly, the apples I have aren't good enough for that kind of effort, The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-45327796232593507032010-10-27T10:10:00.003-04:002010-10-27T10:21:12.378-04:00Eat Right to Feel RightI've been pretty good at keeping up with my Suite 101 articles lately... erm. Well, sort of. I'm at 7 out of my minimum of 10 articles per 3 month period, but still, that's better than 5 out of 10, right? :)At any rate, three of my more recent articles have been about food. The first was a discovery I made via random spam "health" email: nightmares can be caused by low blood sugar. I have had The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-73402695391550966572010-10-25T15:01:00.003-04:002010-10-25T15:22:42.953-04:00No Complaining!I first tried this exercise about 5 years ago, when I read PD Ouspensky's "In Search of the Miraculous" about the Fourth Way and the spiritual mishmash that are the teachings of GI Gurdjieff. I learned two vital lessons from that incredibly wordy book:Abstaining from complaining is the easiest way to call attention to one's thoughts and feelings in the now, and in increasing authenticity and The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-2264760407123837192010-10-02T20:17:00.005-04:002010-10-02T20:25:57.053-04:00Jack Fruit and New Friends Today, I spent the day with friends I met online from Nutrimirror, the site I use to log my food.Dinner last night at my favorite restaurant in College Park, GA - Simon's Steaks and Seafood.Breakfast this morning at the Thumb's Up Diner in East Point.Then, we drove down to Serenbe to poke around the open house, visit the shops, and take a walk in the woods.Then, we decided to visit the Dekalb The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-72346305541068696702010-09-21T15:14:00.002-04:002010-09-21T15:33:27.248-04:00"I Can't Eat That"This is a rant that's been a long time coming. First, the article. I just posted a new article about how to eat gluten-free and low-glycemic index. It's not easy. But it doesn't have to be a dramatic pity-party, either.This is how I eat. That's all.But people who focus on the "can'ts" only see life in those terms.If I thought about "I can't have gluten" all day long, I'd stare at the daily donut The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-64016165850973113652010-09-09T12:45:00.003-04:002010-09-09T12:57:14.564-04:00Where'd August Go?Really behind in my writing. Between writing all of the content on the blog for work, the press releases for work, three new websites for work, Facebook and Twitter, I've fallen behind a great deal.I've got Suite 101 articles to write, the terrific online fiction writing course I'm taking from Holly Lisle to keep up with, and lo and behold, my sorely neglected blog. My mom's a blogger, now (seeThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-28679010451312747612010-07-02T15:39:00.003-04:002010-07-02T15:42:36.234-04:00My Eyes were Bigger Than My Fridge. I still have to freeze the strawberries and figure out where to put the leftovers from dinner.... but we're going to have a lot of fresh, yummy goodness around here for a while!The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-73567198449188272412010-06-09T19:45:00.003-04:002010-06-09T20:26:08.046-04:00A is for Athena A is for Athena - a woman over 150 still wants to raceB is for Bicycle - finely tuned to set the paceC is for Coconut Water - allergic-girl's version of gatoradeD is for Duathlon - my first run-bike-run done and madeE is for Enthusiasm - I still had some left at the finishF is for Friends and Family - I knew I had your best wishG is for Georgia - Hot time to do this stuffH is for Hydration - The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-78884962415822885282010-05-28T21:42:00.004-04:002010-05-28T21:47:57.802-04:00SUGAR COOKIES! I have been seriously craving sugar cookies since Christmas. If not since several Christmases ago. It was the only cookie I couldn't conceive of baking with my standard bean flour mix. It would ruin the lightness, the sweetness, the perfection that is a sugar cookie.So, tonight, I fiddled with a few other flours and figured out how to make it! Whoo hoo! They came out perfect. Even Brett and The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-31993239185845158422010-05-24T14:56:00.002-04:002010-05-24T15:01:44.058-04:00Girly StuffMy last two Suite 101 articles have been particularly girly. I just finished reading a book called "Influence" by Maddy Dychtwald. It had some powerful information about women and business, marketing to women, and women in politics. I really enjoyed it, though I do try to add a bit of constructive criticism in reviews when it is called for, and in this case it was called for. Frankly, I fell The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-68612978441271149862010-05-14T09:35:00.003-04:002010-05-14T09:46:00.598-04:00Corporate America Advice!I wrote a new Suite 101 article today (that's 3 for 3 this week! and only 5 more to go to catch up!) and this one is on using meetings as opportunities.Of course, because the article is all third-person, I couldn't give my personal background in writing this article.I went to Sweet Briar College, and when I attended the Student to Faculty ratio was 8:1. We had classes that were basically the The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-57948661204172160002010-05-13T10:17:00.005-04:002010-05-13T10:33:57.581-04:00On Writing and Life in GeneralBetween going to Orlando for the Digital Dealer conference (and tweeting from @LiliTweetsCars like a fiend), and then going to Ohio to visit family and friends, I've been crazy busy!Naturally, this means that I'm wayyyyy behind on my Suite 101 articles... I need to write 6 articles over the next 3 weeks to be able to hit my minimums to stay on contract there. Yikes! Because of this, I wrote andThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-3968716945560593742010-04-18T18:43:00.017-04:002010-04-18T19:56:28.043-04:00Thinking of Going Gluten-Free?I am writing this long blog post to index all of the information that I've generated over the years in one simple place. Articles I've written and posted across the internet since I went Gluten-Free in January of 2005. In January 2009 I went soy-free, and in November of 2009, dairy-free. I'm a careful researcher, so you don't have to be.I want to start off by saying that elimination diets areThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-30951115451234167552010-04-16T13:42:00.003-04:002010-04-16T13:49:39.440-04:00New Suite Article: Business Facebook Best PracticesOk, I'm desperately behind in my Suite 101 articles. I need to push out at least 4 more articles posthaste. My revenues are suffering, and my page views are suffering, and I've got a minimum commitment to meet! ARGH! (Not to mention that pesky New Year's Resolution)I actually wrote today's piece about changing your profile name on a business Facebook Page for work. I had to tell my cohorts howThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-57108426311934519912010-04-02T20:17:00.002-04:002010-04-02T20:31:36.907-04:00Porn for Real WomenMy coworker and I were sent home from work today with "homework" from our boss. We must play with a flipcam, learn how to use it in & out, and then be able to train others on its use and tricks on Monday when we get back to work.Naturally, I set about my work with diligence and the sobriety such an important task calls for.I shot home-porn.Grrrrr. I can't get the video embedder thingy to work. SoThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-57109405209924497592010-03-26T14:13:00.006-04:002010-04-02T15:47:43.709-04:00Splitting TwitterI'm taking my Twitter accounts to the next level! I now have three, count 'em, THREE Twitter accounts. "Why?" You ask.Because I tweet about too many disparate topics. I tweet about car stuff for work. I tweet about gluten-free food, eating healthily and working out. I tweet about marketing online, and using social media to market a business. Up until this point I figured that these things - whileThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-63581787527167305142010-03-26T14:07:00.002-04:002010-03-26T14:10:26.512-04:00Her name is LadyThe dog in my previous post went home the very next day. Her name is Lady, and she's a rescued Springer Spaniel.I was right about her being a beloved pet! And her mom was so very grateful to be able to pick her up - almost 3 miles away from her home!Because I've never found a dog before, I did a bit of research about what to do when you find a lost pet. Then, because I can't do all that The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-74832866515931520832010-03-16T21:33:00.004-04:002010-03-26T14:07:21.013-04:00Found a Dog!Ok, let me just start off by saying that I'm certain someone is missing this pup. She's a full grown spaniel (too big to be a cocker, but I'm not up on the spaniel varieties to know which one she is) I wouldn't be surprised if she were pure bred. She's well-fed, and well-behaved. Not obedience trained (e.g. doesn't sit when I tell her to sit. I'm trying multilingual commands next). But potty The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-32832591161831386492010-03-09T14:25:00.002-05:002010-03-09T14:35:58.375-05:00The Smile FileBetween allergy attacks and insufficient sleep, I'm in a sad state today. So, I thought I'd post links to the websites that never fail to make me smile!"Just Humor Me" is a personal blog written by fellow Suite 101 writer, Diane Laney Fitzpatrick. This woman is very real, very smart and very, very funny!"It Made My Day" is about little moments of "win!" in people's lives. It's more or less the The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-28348409183958912152010-03-01T10:11:00.002-05:002010-03-01T10:20:09.708-05:00Sweet Suite ArticlesSo, the 5 articles I've written thus far in 2010 have been rather strange and disparate. Here they are in chronological order:A Book Review of Maureen Murdock's "Heroine's Journey". I love this book, and the article just sort of bubbled up out of nowhere. So I wrote it and hit "publish".A review of the 3 new yoga poses on the Wii Fit Plus because it goes with the rest of the series and because weThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-30597109389978885782010-03-01T09:59:00.004-05:002010-03-01T10:11:11.169-05:00Holy Moly, it's March!Where has the time gone? I haven't posted since December! And it's March. Yeesh!Lemme see.... where were we?I've actually met the resolution of logging 100% of my food so far this year. Yay me! I've written 5 more Suite 101 articles since the new year. (so, um, only 81 more to go to hit that goal?)I've worked out somewhat regularly, not sure if I met the 300 mins per week, I'd have to go check The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-52042986603945568922009-12-29T19:32:00.002-05:002009-12-29T19:40:19.183-05:002010 New Year's Resolutions"The Universe won’t get you where you want to go unless you are heading in that direction on your own." – Alicia King“Your life will be no better than the plans you make and the action you take. You are the architect and builder of your own life, fortune, destiny.” —Alfred A. MontapertAs I tried to draft this I realized that so many areas of my life are humming right along. I don’t have any bad The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-14538381779028634772009-12-26T13:34:00.004-05:002009-12-26T14:04:16.794-05:002009 in ReviewBecause I'm starting to work on my 2010 Resolutions, always a good idea to review the accomplishments of the year that's about to end. So, without further ado:Professional goals: use my personal strengths every day; and change my relationship with email. - The reason why my email was bothering me was because for as long as I've used email (since 1993 or so?) my inbox reflected "to do" items and The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-15156771371156931662009-12-12T21:09:00.003-05:002009-12-12T21:14:47.535-05:00Lazy, Cheap and Tacky - the holiday Newsletter Hi there, folks. I'm just putting the finishing touches on our now-annual holiday newsletter, "Lazy, Cheap and Tacky", and I thought I'd send a note here.If you want a copy, comment here with your email address, and I'll be sure to wing one your way. (Comments are moderated, so I will get the address, but I will not post or publish your address.)Ethan's busy preparing some of our gifts, and we The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-74831970673009946772009-11-20T09:14:00.003-05:002009-11-20T09:21:00.569-05:00Four new Social Media Marketing ArticlesI have three more in draft stages, so don't be surprised when I post even MORE links to articles on this topic. I find that I really enjoy writing articles about things I do professionally, plus in the future it will be a good way to show that I know what I'm doing in my field. For now, they are great fun to write, easy to research, and get a lot of page views!When Twitter lists came out, I The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-68168273899777927982009-11-20T09:11:00.003-05:002009-11-20T09:14:52.627-05:002 Health-Related PostsI had so much success with my recipe posts that I decided to toss another one out there - this is gor Gluten-Free Lasagna - it's basically my mom's "Lazy Day Lasagna" recipe with instructions for GF pasta.And because (a) there is a wealth of information available , and (b) Suite 101 had an interview challenge, I interviewed my pal Mel about her work (she needs free marketing, I need an easy The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-66994940855913359852009-11-20T09:00:00.004-05:002009-11-20T09:10:40.123-05:00Getting Artsy: Articles about CreativityIn the past few weeks I've written 2 articles about creative pursuits that are close to my heart. While I was shopping around mentally and price-wise for a new instrument to learn, I found a dearth of articles on how to make that selection.So I wrote an article based on the Q&A and forum responses I read on the topic: How to Pick Which Instrument to Play! Ultimately, I chose the ukulele because The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-47886414211287360622009-11-20T08:53:00.002-05:002009-11-20T08:59:58.431-05:00Six Examiner ArticlesQuite frankly, I'm having a hard time keeping up with the Examiner minimums, and it's hard for me to come up with writing topics on a regular basis. Plus, as is witnessed by my neglected blogginess, it's also hard to sqeeze the time in to write new posts on a regular basis.So, don't be surprised when I back off of the Examiner side of things.... here are the 6 posts I've done in the past 5 weeksThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-71578858444726354432009-11-20T08:36:00.003-05:002009-11-20T08:52:49.034-05:00I've Woefully Neglected My Blog!I have it on my to-do-list to update my blog weekly. WEEKLY!That means that I've missed - count 'em - FIVE blog posts in the past few weeks. Disgraceful!Luckily, I haven't been so remiss in updating my online articles, or doing my other to-do's.Speaking of to-do's - and that pesky goal list - I never did update you on my 2009 resolutions. I've updated that list for 4Q09 so the last 3 months ofThe Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-2106489187117836112009-10-09T12:52:00.004-04:002009-10-09T12:55:27.402-04:00Fluff pieces on ExaminerAfter all of the serious and helpful articles, I have to sprinkle in a few "puff" pieces! So, i wrote about:gluten-free alternative to play-dohhow cakewrecks makes me happy to be gluten-freeoh, and a not so fluffy piece about a new gluten-free cookbook....But now I've thoroughly linked to all of my new articles! Yay! check' em out! :)The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-41270240932272056332009-10-09T12:46:00.002-04:002009-10-09T12:52:13.805-04:00Gluten-Free in the News & Medical researchAnother common theme among my Gluten-free articles are things pertaining to medical research and news coverage surrounding celiac. There have been everything from a write-up on Oprah's website to several new medical studies.There's the depressing one frome Jama about people dying because of celiac,The equally bleak bone-eating autoimmune response in the NEJM,and the vastly more upbeat hopeful The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-83799862660587860722009-10-09T12:37:00.004-04:002009-10-09T12:46:15.889-04:00Several Articles for Gluten-free beginnersGoing gluten-free can be daunting, this I know and understand very well. So, I wrote a series of articles about everything from clearing the kitchen of gluten, to making that first gluten-free grocery list. For the more experienced, I did create a tip sheet on saving money on gluten-free shopping as well. Plus, I added a few more Atlanta-specific tips on Examiner.Then, I wrote an article about The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-70469813792626530282009-10-09T12:30:00.002-04:002009-10-09T12:36:38.890-04:00Yummy in my tummy - 2 Fall RecipesBecause I wanted to mention how to make gluten free broth for recipes on Examiner, I went ahead and posted the soup recipes that go along with them on Suite101. It is plain astounding how many hits I'm getting on these two simple, old-fashioned recipes. The concept for both is the same. Prepare meat. Add spices. Simmer until tender. Add Veggies. Yum.That's about it.Homemade old-fashioned The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-39917868728109855782009-10-09T12:09:00.005-04:002009-10-09T12:26:19.283-04:00Has it really been a MONTH?Holy mackerel, where has the time gone? I thought I'd been updating this blog weekly, and here it's been nearly a full month since the last time I logged in. Yeesh!A lot has happened this month.... Let's see.....I posted my 100th Article on Suite 101 on 9/29/09. (Wooo Hoooo!!!) Actually, as of this morning, I'm up to 103, so I've exceeded my 2009 new years resolution of 101 articles by December. The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-62632509219905360542009-09-11T14:29:00.002-04:002009-09-11T14:37:02.305-04:00Gluten-Free Examiner Articles.... Tra la la laI was sooooo sick last week. I only made it to work for two days. Then there was Labor Day weekend, and the short work week... excuses, excuses. In the past two weeks, I only got 5 new articles up and posted on Examiner! Geesh!Without further ado, my latest five notes have been:A review of website GFmeals.com and the yummy frozen foods they offerCeliac Celebrities (it had to be done)Rant on a The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-31317713449828790502009-09-11T14:19:00.005-04:002009-10-09T12:30:34.270-04:00Social Media Marketing Buzz: Facebook LiteOk, so every now and then I remember that I'm trying to establish myself in this ever-growing field as a social media marketer and someone in the know. So, in addition to plugging away on the 9-5 job, writing examiner articles, and Suite 101 articles, I still find time to learn more about my career.Today, I did a little investigation into changes at Facebook. Particularly the newly released The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-88859898612019481072009-09-07T14:37:00.002-04:002009-09-11T14:46:17.992-04:00Dragon*Con 2009 So, in preparation for this year's dragon*con, I wrote two evergreen articles for Suite 101. ("Evergreen" means that folks can search for the same keywords next year, and the year after that and still get valuable information out of the articles. There was nothing specific to 2009 in them.) I wrote one for folks in Atlanta looking for something goofy to do on Labor Day weekend, and a second one The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-75538798598044382872009-08-28T10:20:00.002-04:002009-08-28T10:28:24.922-04:00MORE Gluten-Free Examiner Articles!I'm really getting into this Examiner thing.... now if I could only make enough to get them to actually pay me that would be really cool.... *sigh*Anyway, here are my most recent Gluten-free articles!A wonderful flourless Peanut Butter cookie recipe that Amy posted on FacebookSad post about frozen pancake recallsa look at links between diabetes and gluten sensitivity (I was amazed to find out my The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-74586782666844578002009-08-19T09:03:00.002-04:002009-08-19T09:10:29.297-04:00Latest Gluten-free Articles on ExaminerIn case you haven't subscribed to my Examiner feed to get emails each time I post a new article (hint, hint) here are my most recent Examiner Articles:Gluten-free tea bags - yes there are some that aren't GF :(Junk food is junk food, whether it contains gluten or not.G-F eating priorities - do you sacrifice nutrition for normalcy?"Tastes of GA" in Hartwell. Gluten Free AND Soy Free in a small The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-65234320538775521582009-08-11T10:28:00.002-04:002009-08-11T10:34:12.848-04:00Monetizing web writing for copywriters and PPC adsToday's article for Suite 101 was actually an answer to a forum post from another Suite-y. She asked which topics make more revenue on the site.The PC response is that they all do. However, ad-click behavior is most closely related to the purchasing process of research, evaluation and selection. This is the brainiest article I've written in a good long while, and it's fun to write about my The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-234257641703548992009-08-11T10:26:00.002-04:002009-08-11T10:28:39.371-04:00Return to Yoga WritingThe article I posted to Suite 101 late last week about Svaroopa yoga has been sitting in my draft folder since I stopped being the mindy Body Fitness Feature writer over a year ago!!! ACK!I can't believe it's been so long since I've written about yoga. Geesh. At any rate, Atlantans interesting in Svaroopa should check out Plum Tree in Roswell. GREAT studio.namaste!The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-65073926949978187012009-08-11T10:12:00.003-04:002009-08-11T10:25:50.993-04:00Getting Back into ExaminerLast week, I posted several new articles on Examiner, and I've got several more in draft stages for this week. So, to save myself time and effort, I'm going to add my "Atlanta Gluten-Free Examiner" articles here in weekly clumps, rather than more frequently.Another GF Pizza place in Atlanta (but this one has the dreaded soy)Whole Foods posts their entire list of GF foods onlineTaste test of GF The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-26354582586204428222009-07-24T12:36:00.003-04:002009-07-24T12:41:04.889-04:00Random hodgepodge of S101 ArticlesHowdy, sorry I've been so remiss.So, I get the Death card in Tarot readings a lot, so I decided to clear up some misconceptions in a recent article about the imagery and what it really means. Then I saw in the search results that someone was looking for "how to read playing cards like tarot cards", so I went ahead and wrote that, too.Then I did some interesting car research at work, and decided The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-61623384483544443162009-06-26T13:08:00.003-04:002009-06-26T14:03:24.745-04:00Abrupt Change of DirectionAs of June 1 2009, I started a new job. I'm still doing basically the same thing - Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing - but for a local Atlanta company this time! So, don't be surprised to see links regarding cars, trucks and automotive transportation cropping up from time to time on my blog. I am even considering writing a few articles about some of the more buzz-worthy The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-50039715785235918302009-06-26T13:03:00.004-04:002009-06-26T15:28:44.796-04:00Insulin Resistance / PrediabetesBecause I write about everything I have to look up for myself, I've written a few articles about insulin resistance, and the things I've learned about it from research, endocrinologists, and nutritionists thus far:What Insulin Resistance or Prediabetes isTreating insulin resistance naturallyEating a balanced diet to help with insulin resistanceInsulin Resistant folks ought to avoid CaffeineAnd, The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-68026533580195025322009-06-26T12:59:00.003-04:002009-06-26T13:03:26.394-04:00Food Allergy Series of Articles - Part 2Sorry I've been away so long! I've been very busy recently, another blog post will update you on those events shortly.First to finish linking to the food allergy articles I've written for Suite 101:Hidden Ingredients for Yeast, Egg and Dairy Food AllergiesHidden words for ingredients including CORNSneaky Wheat - ingredients that could include glutenNow, all of the "big six" allergies have been The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-76194232538581331732009-04-10T11:58:00.002-04:002009-04-10T12:02:42.973-04:00Case Studies OnlineThere is not much of the Tescom website I can claim as my own. Most of the stuff out there is collaborative, including the design and layout of the site. I'm in charge of marketing collateral and the site's search engine rankings, not the overall messaging. Got it?Anyway, there is one page on the new and improved site that I'm particularly proud of: the software testing and quality assurance The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-82300518139357111252009-04-10T11:55:00.002-04:002009-04-10T11:58:25.759-04:00Now Atlanta Gluten Free Food Examiner!I'm now officially the Atlanta Gluten Free Food Examiner for Examiner.com - be sure to check back regularly for new articles.My first two articles there are:Italian Dining Gluten FreeThe Atlanta Gluten Free Dinner ClubBon apetit! ;)The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-51852280089004045102009-03-09T16:01:00.003-04:002009-06-26T12:59:00.603-04:00Food Allergy Series of ArticlesIt's been a while since I've posted anything, let alone a blog or articles for Suite 101.Among other things going on in my life right now, I've discovered that I'm sensitive to soy. So, because I keep answering questions about my weird eating habits, I've decided to create a series of articles around them:Conducting Food Allergy Tests at Home Differentiating Food Allergy, Sensitivity, and The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-81970001134687917772009-01-06T12:51:00.003-05:002009-01-06T13:12:00.714-05:00Pizza Party Reading challengeOne of my resolutions is designed specifically to placate my inner twelve year old. Because her favorite escape is to curl up with a good book, I thought "reading for fun" would be a silly and fun way to treat her.And, because resolutions are best when finite, measurable, easy to track and clearly rewarded, I've decided that I get a big Pizza Party at Pizza Fusion if I meet my reading for fun The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-12888866462463528922009-01-04T15:49:00.003-05:002009-01-04T16:15:45.879-05:002009 ResolutionsWhy? ….. Why not? …… Why not me? …… Why not now?“One of the marks of an intelligent person is to be able to distinguish what is worth doing and what isn’t and to be able to set priorities.” ~ Anne Wilson SchaefWith that quote in mind, this year's resolutions are mostly about priorities...Professional goals: use my personal strengths every day; and change my relationship with email.Financial The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5425656066734193530.post-59494722868951841602008-12-28T13:32:00.008-05:002008-12-28T14:36:00.514-05:00Wrapping up 2008This week between Christmas and the New Year always makes me feel a little reflective and contemplative. I am in the midst of working out what my 2009 resolutions will be, but before I can start planning ahead and seetting those goals for the future, first, I need to look back. So, let's start with the list of resolutions that I shared a year ago:Permission Slips (to release the "shoulds") - I The Lili Effecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036380002299750548noreply@blogger.com0