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Today has been a whirlwind day! It’s my last day in town before my 2 months of travel (with only a few days at home sprinkled in between), so I had a lot to do around the apartment to get all my loose ends tied up. Additionally, I worked yesterday and today on my regular client materials, but tomorrow through Friday I am going to be in Chicago for training, so I needed to try to squeeze a week’s worth of work into just two days. Rough! The shortage on time means that every minute is valuable… which is why …

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I have been swamped all week long! Taking one day off from work turns out to be pretty much the worst use of vacation time imaginable. I spent all last week trying to get ahead for stuff that was on Monday, and then spent all this week working my butt off to make up for missing Monday. The net of it all was that I probably put in more hours by taking a vacation day than I would have if I just worked! Oh, the irony… Anyway, while I was in Europe, I had very limited internet access to post …

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When I last left you, I was headed off to the Microbrasserie de Chamonix (MBC) to sample some locally brewed beers. It ended up being about a mile’s walk from my B&B along a pretty cross country ski trail, where I saw lots of people schussing along. It looked like fun! I’d never cross country skied before, but I knew it was supposed to be an incredible workout, and with the beauty of the Alps all around me, I decided that on Sunday I’d give it a try. But for now, it was biere time! I arrived at the brewery …

Adventures in cross country skiing Read More »