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Affordable Labor Day Wine Recommendations

Affordable Labor Day Wine Recommendations

Posted 03 September 2010 | By Erica | Categories: Other, Wine | No Comments

It’s Labor Day and as a result a three day holiday weekend has finally arrived!  In the US this calls for a barbecue with friends and family to enjoy the last remnants of the summer, reminisce about the good times we had and the great times ahead. With barbecue being the main attraction the wines [...]

Reaching a New Milestone

Reaching a New Milestone

Posted 30 August 2010 | By Erica | Categories: Other | No Comments

I’ve always been a runner at heart. The challenge of pushing one’s body to a different level, the mental challenge of convincing oneself that it’s possible, and the exhiliration felt when one succeeds yet another challenging run all make running probably the most addicting sport there is.  For the runner, each new run is an [...]

An Invaluable Travel Companion

Posted 30 May 2010 | By Erica | Categories: Other | 1 Comment

Those that follow me on Twitter or Dailymile.com will be aware that I have been traveling extensively for the past three weeks across Europe, visiting the UK, Belgium, France and Netherlands. It was a busy three weeks well complimented by excellent weather conditions, no canceled flights and great company. I again realized how much fun [...]

The Centellino Wine Decanter (REVIEW)

The Centellino Wine Decanter (REVIEW)

Posted 18 February 2010 | By Erica | Categories: Other, Wine | 3 Comments

The day I started exploring the world of wine I realized that not only does enjoying a glass of wine please the palate and senses but also that I have opened the door to a whole new universe which goes far beyond the most essential part of the hobby, the actual liquid that we so [...]

Erica’s Choice: Top 10 posts in 2009

Erica’s Choice: Top 10 posts in 2009

Posted 30 December 2009 | By Erica | Categories: Other, Restaurants, Trips, Wine | No Comments

Over the past year my blog has dramatically grown all because of you that read, review and that continue to critique my work. Thank you for the feedback and thank you for continuing to inspire me to keep this blog alive! I love sharing my stories with you and I love the fact that I [...]

Twitter’s Exciting New Feature: Twitter Lists

Twitter’s Exciting New Feature: Twitter Lists

Posted 01 December 2009 | By Erica | Categories: Other | 2 Comments

Since its launch in 2006 Twitter has exploded to become one of the most popular websites visited daily by people around the globe.  The number of users accessing Twitter increases daily and along with the increase in usage the site becomes more congested with good and bad tweets. It is inevitable that as the number of [...]

Get Lost in a Book

Posted 19 September 2009 | By Erica | Categories: Other | 3 Comments

One of the dismal aspects of travel is the many hours lost waiting for the next train to board, the next flight to catch. I find it tiring and many people see it as a good reason not to travel! However, over the years I’ve learned to approach it from a different perspective. Now I [...]

Where to Now

Posted 03 February 2009 | By Erica | Categories: Other | 5 Comments

The idea of starting a blog dawned upon me when I changed jobs late last year. I moved from working about 70 hours per week to approximately 40 hours and for the first time in four years I finally had time to do other things. This was challenging at first because I was so used [...]

Golf

Posted 26 August 2008 | By Erica | Categories: Other | 1 Comment

Yes, some of you may say that I am crazy and others may not call it a ‘sport’, but let me tell you, there is nothing like golf. Not only is it a sport for a lifetime, it is also physically and mentally challenging and different every day. (http://www.revolutionhealth.com/blogs/drscherger/is-golf-exercise-15403). Most of the sports that the [...]

Cool web site

Posted 09 July 2008 | By Erica | Categories: Other | No Comments

how awesome is this?! Maybe you knew, but I just strolled upon this website and I will definitely have to take one of these classes! http://www4.uwm.edu/sce/program_area.cfm?id=566