Monthly Archives: July 2012
What’s 4 Lunch post
July 31, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Hopefully you have had a chance to read the introduction to this post series! Jumping right in to the food. mmmmm….yummy food….. This lunch was packed when I knew I would have access to a microwave. It contained: -cinnamon applesauce -white rice with shredded cheese -half a peeled cucumber -string cheese -Zucchini, mint, and […] more
Introduction to: What’s for lunch?
July 31, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
An introduction to a series of posts that you will see over time. (Yes, this is endurance ride relevant – think of packing food for endurance rides like packing a series of lunches) This question has vexed me most of my life – at least since my mom stopped packing a paper bag lunch with […] more
Vetmed? Lettuce?
July 30, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Another good indication that it’s summer: This morning I woke up and decided to spend the first hour of my day laying in bed and catching up on my blog reading. Why did I want to go to vet school? Why not just spend my days relaxing at home and becoming the quinsessential housewife? Of […] more
You Just Know
July 29, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’ve been catching up on my blog reading, and saw Endurance Granny’s post on her new hydration pack. It reminded me that for ride and tie, my mentor and partner told me that I will need to carry at least one water bottle with me off the horse, in case something happens and we get […] more
A fire and lessons learned
July 26, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’ve been out of town on a field trial for a few days with sketchy internet connection, so haven’t gotten posts up as timely as I would like. To make it up to you, my dear Reader, I’ve posted TWO full length posts. Go on over to Tess’s Blog at underbakedbrit.blogspot.com and check it out […] more
This is a Test. This is only a test. :)
July 26, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This is a test of the emergency boots and saddles system :). My mom found an app to post from the iPad which will solve my “I wrote a post at 4am in the hotel and can’t post it because blogger does something weird with my line spacing” problem that I’ve been having. I think […] more
What summer is all about
July 23, 2012 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Got up at 6am, ran, took a shower and looked at the bed. Decided I wasn’t ready to start my day yet. Got back into bed and slept for another hour. And that is the very definition of summer fun. more