Happy New Year’s Eve Day!! If you haven’t already, you should check out Friday’s post of 10 Drinks & Foods to Cure a Hangover. I’m coming to the party prepared. I’ve got a banana, a refueling gel, lots of water, and a pillow for probably not enough rest. It’s worth the fun of New…
Archives for December 2012
10 Drinks and Foods to Cure a Hangover
Raise your hand if you’re going to be hungover on January 1st! Whether I drink a lot, a little, or not at all, I swear I always suffer from hangovers. I’ve heard of various foods and drinks that help get rid of or prevent them altogether, and now I’m throwing them all into one post…
My Favorite CHRISTMAS Things: Part 2
If you weren’t aware, it’s effing cold in Illinois today. Effing. My father and I are meeting up with Matt and his parents for lunch today (yay for my bf being in the same state again!), so that meant I had to either wake up early to run or not do it at all. I…
Cranberry Pistachio Goat Cheese Log
I have a colorful, festive appetizer to share with you today—it’s a recipe I’ve made the past few years that I absolutely love. Goat cheese “logs” are a pretty common concept—you just roll goat cheese in the “toppings” of your choosing. I’m all about the flavor/texture/color of dried cranberries plus chopped pistachios though. I’ve tweaked…
My Christmas & the Science of Wrapping
Happy Christmas Eve Day! I don’t know about you, but today and tomorrow don’t affect me much because we already celebrated Christmas over the weekend. Before I go into the details of the festivities, here’s a little recap of today’s sweat session. Workout Ran 14 miles in 2:12:17 for a pace of 9:26. The temperature…
10 Things I Want to Do Before I Die
Some people have serious bucket lists that they actively try to complete, but I’m not really that type of person. I more so live my life, realize things I really want to do, and then soon after just replace those things with new things. The idea of having a legitimate list of things you want…
My Favorite CHRISTMAS Things: Part 1
Today, I am on a mission—a mission to not eat my bodyweight in chocolate, Cheerios, and cheese. That’s kind of how my day went yesterday. You see, my friends, I have this issue with snacking. So today I’ve been working on my self control. One big problem I have is eating lunch over the course…
Tasty Tuesday: Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
I made something nutritious and delicious today. ‘Twas a wonderful bowl of pink. Before I enjoyed the frozen goodness, though, I finished a lighter workout. Workout Ran 4 recovery miles and did this plank challenge for some core work. It’s one of those days that I just haven’t felt like doing anything, so I was…
Christmas Cookie Decorating + Hoo Rag Review
Guess what’s in 8 days. CHRISTMAS! Crazy crazy crazy. December seems to be flying by. You know what’s even crazier? If all goes according to plan, I’ll be on the long road to California in 18 days, moving my life there in my little car. AND THEN I’ll be running a marathon in 48 days….
Motivation to Get Out of the Running Comparison Trap
Before I get into today’s post, I just want to encourage to keep the families of those affected by the Connecticut elementary school shooting in your prayers. I’m deeply saddened by the tragedy that has taken the lives of so many innocent people/children. They’ll definitely remain in my thoughts and prayers for awhile. Moving onto…
A Few of My Favorite Things
So we apparently have a mouse in the house. I woke up to a note on the counter this morning saying not to open the pantry because it’s currently being trapped there until my dad has time to catch it. As much as I worry it’ll find its way out, I’m also happy I got…
BIC Bands Review
The Weekend Pretty boring. Watched a million and one episodes of Giuliana and Bill yesterday. Saw some cool people. Solidified plans for New Years Eve, and I’M SO PUMPED. Love parties with these peeps. And I started packing for the move to California in January. That stopped about 30 minutes later after realizing there’s no…
How to Break in New Running Shoes
Before I get into how to break in new shoes, here’s a quick recap of my latest workouts. Today, I ran 4 miles at 34:35:39 (pace of 8:38) with random speed work thrown in. Feels good to sprint sometimes! Yesterday, I did my Feel the Burn Ab Circuit and the following walking routine on the treadmill:…
A Few of My Favorite Things
I fear that winter is fast approaching. Cold weather is all fine and dandy when I’m not training for a marathon. I’m just hoping when I do my 16- and 20-mile runs it’s not miserable outside. Eeeeeeeeeee…Guess I’ll just have to deal! I was just thinking how wonderful it will be to do whatever I…
Beergaritas
I don’t know about you, but I love margaritas. During our family Thanksgiving festivities, I mentioned that I made beer margaritas for everyone (that’s a normal Thanksgiving beverage, right?), and people really seemed to enjoy them! Since I’ve made them before, and plan to use the recipe in the future, I figured I should share the goodness. I’m…
