So it occurred to me this morning that this is my last post of November. First of all, when did November even happen? I feel like Halloween was yesterday. Anywho, I figured I’d take advantage of today’s post to plan a month-long extravaganza in the form of a workout challenge. I’ve done a plank challenge,…
Archives for November 2014
My Favorite Thanksgiving Things: Part 3
So last night I was thinking about what I’m thankful for – what with Thanksgiving coming up and everything. I feel blessed for so many reasons and feel truly happy with my life. This is all possible because of the amazing people that fill my life: my friends, my family, and Matthew. Without the people,…
How to Not Gain 500 Pounds This Holiday Season
It has begun. The holiday season is upon us, and we all know what that means…Food, more food, and then probably a little bit more food. I’m all about cooking up an aromatic storm for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it’s possible I get carried away with all the delicious options in front of me at…
15 Tips & Tricks to Make Moving Easier
As of later today, we are officially moved out of our apartment and into the house we’re renting!! In honor of this, I’ve put together a list of tips and tricks I’ve found helpful throughout the past couple weeks of packing and moving. Since we’re only moving about 20 minutes away from where we’re at…
A Few of My Favorite Things
I have a confession: I am eating up all the holiday music, decor, and cheer already in the air. I can’t help it. I’m not one to support celebrating Christmas before Thanksgiving even happens, but I’m just too excited. For those of you who hate when Thanksgiving is overshadowed by the upcoming Christmas season, don’t…
Scenes from Our Weekend of Moving
This weekend was a whirlwind of moving craziness. Most of the stuff in our apartment is gone, so it’s all echo-y and weird. We’re still here for the rest of this week, though, so we just need to make more trips to the new house and do some hardcore cleaning. Since I was sick late…
How Long Does It Take to Get Out of Shape After Being Sick
Exactly a week ago I posted on ways to prevent and get rid of colds, and then this past Wednesday BOOM the flu hit me. Oy vey. This got me thinking. The last time I had the flu, I was training for my marathon. It was a month before the race, and I was completely…
My Favorite Things + Get Fired Up Treadmill Workout
So it occurred to me recently that with this upcoming move, I will no longer have access to a treadmill fo’ free. Although I actually hate the treadmill, I like to have the option to go on it, ya know?! Since my days with treadmills is coming to an end (at least for awhile because…
My Favorite Things
Since Monday’s post was strictly dedicated to roasted asparagus, let’s talk Halloween. I was excited to have TWO different costumes for the day – one for work, one for the evening. For the work costume competition, I was Carmen Sandiego (headed to Illinois because that was the only map in my car). And for the…
Roasted Asparagus
There are so many veggies out there that I love but NEVER get. Asparagus is one of them. Well they were on sale recently so I grabbed a bundle of them, and a few days later I decided to eat like 85% of them because why not. (The awkward effect is just as bad whether…