Sentences with phrase «resisted trying it out on»

Though Facebook listed several co-workers under my «suggested pokes,» I resisted trying it out on any of them, in order to avoid complaints from Slate's HR department.

Not exact matches

Of the ten I was sent, some have been reviewed on the blog, some I'm planning to bake up a storm with and two I couldn't resist trying out almost immediately.

I crave chocolate pretty much 24/7, but I try not to just munch away on it all day long, and it's really hard when stores come out with the cute little mini chocolates to give away on Halloween, I mean, how can I resist!

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

Armed with our carrot peelers and apple corers, supported by each other here (and on other great blogs like It's Not About Nutrition, 100 Days of Real Food, Real Mom Nutrition, and Red, Round or Green), let's continue to do what we can to teach our kids the pleasures of real «real food,» and try to resist the easy out that nutritionism offers us.

And when I saw Melissa post a photo of an adorable Dr. Seuss AI2 on her Facebook page a few weeks later, I quit trying to resist, and ordered one - but I had it sent to my sister, Karlee, who is relatively new to cloth diapers, but has tested out several brands on my nephew.

While we're totally on board with holiday indulgence, it's not a bad idea to try to do at least one food - or fitness - related move to keep your energy high, your mood bright, and successfully resist the urge to veg out on the couch after dinner nursing a monster food baby.

To make the most out of squats, leave your ego at the gym door and resist piling plate after plate on the bar — instead, try to perfect your form and improve your mind - muscle connection by focusing on maximizing the contraction on every rep.

When you keep bad - news stuff on hand but then try to resist it, you create an all - out craving for the food, Dr. Oz says.

This year I'm trying to break out of the inevitable post-holiday winter slump by actually putting some effort into how I layer clothes for cold weather aka resisting the urge to just throw on any scarf or hat before running out the door.

We tried to resist hyperbole coming out of the film, but a week or so on, «Foxcatcher» feels more and more like it could be the best American movie of the last few years.

When you try to figure out the various trends and developments that can have an impact on your investments, resist the urge to focus on any single issue or area.

The Dell v Consumers Union case out of Quebec might be another — where the SCC enforced an arbitration clause — though again, the people resisting enforcement were trying to take unfair advantage of a clear mistake by the company, even circulating deep links to avoid the effect of the first attempt to correct the mistake on the website.

«Many legal writing professors resist teaching the memo or brief problem directly, out of fear that they will give away too much or that the students will fail to try to do their own work on the problem.»

Quite a few of you commented on how you had resisted trying LastPass until you finally gave it a whirl and loved it (this mirrors my own experience of holding out on LastPass only to find out that it was completely awesome when I finally started using it).