Before I discuss my childhood dreams, I wanted to share a workout I did on Friday. I have several full-body circuit workouts from the past, but sometimes I like mixing and matching workouts to make a full-body workout. Other times, I like focusing on just one area. I suppose it’s just nice to have options…
Archives for March 2014
We Sold Our Souls for Discounted Vegas Tickets
I think it’s about time for a Vegas recap. To begin with, I’ll just say it was definitely an interesting trip this year. This was the 3rd year in a row we went, and every year has had its own stories. This year has topped the weirdness of past visits though. The chaos began within…
A Few of My Favorite Things
So this one time I talked about a new healthy habit I was going to adopt. Ya, that died. I highly enjoy fruit in water, but it’s too much effort to do on a regular basis. I’ve got a newer new healthy habit now. It’s called tea—an excessive stash of tea in my desk at…
Ska Music Workout Playlist
I’ve been looking forward to sharing this post for about 3 weeks now. Slowly, but surely, I have been creating the playlist of all playlists, and I finally deem it worthy to share. Three words: ska, workout, playlist. For those of you not familiar with ska music, it’s a super upbeat, horn-drenched, fast-paced music style….
My Oatmeal Review with a Granola Recipe
I eat oatmeal 98% of the time for breakfast. I’ll occasionally get crazy and have some cereal, but oatmeal is my go-to because it’s so cheap, healthy, and easy to spice up. (Yet…for some reason I eat peanut butter banana oatmeal every single morning. I was telling you on Wednesday how I’m super exciting.) As…
A Few of My Favorite Things
I have a confession. I’ve never had a Shamrock Shake before…until Monday. It was weird, and after a few sips, I decided I just couldn’t do it. My name is Katie, and I don’t like Shamrock Shakes. I guess I just don’t get the obsession. I’d much rather just have a vanilla milkshake…because you can’t…
Southwest Chicken Chili in the Crockpot
Whether you eat it on hotdogs, on pasta, on fries, or just straight up, there’s no doubt chili is a pretty versatile dish. There are also millions of recipes for the popular dish, so it never gets boring. The possibilities seem endless. I’ve only made my dad’s classic tomato-based chili with ground beef and beans,…
Dat Ocean + Training Update {Week 3 Recap}
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!! Are you doing anything super awesome and/or Irishy today? We’re not! I’m thinking I’ll wear my green jeans and call it a day. I was going to attempt to make corned beef and cabbage, but I have not been able to find the damn beef for the past two weeks (WHYYYYY)….
Recap of My Boxing Experience
Is this not the most amazing day you have ever experienced in your life?! Okay, so there isn’t anything too special about today, but I’m pretty stoked about everything at the moment, especially… It’s a rest day from my half marathon training. We leave for Vegas in a week for a race Matt’s running. It’s…
A Few of My Favorite Things
It has begun. I am getting ugly runner feet again. TMI? Ever since I lowered my mileage after my marathon, my feet have been happy and pretty. Now that I’m training for another race, the blisters are-a-comin. As a result, I have declared it nails-must-always-be-painted time. It makes me feel better and distracts from the…
Training Update + Luna Grill Review
Week numero dos for half marathon training has begun! I ended week 1 with a big fail by not going on my easy 3-mile run because I wasn’t feeling well. Of all runs to skip, though, I figured that would be the one since it’s just a slow 3 miler. I woke up yesterday thinking…
How to Get More Twitter Followers Organically
Social media is not my forte, but I’ve found new hope for myself in Twitter. It’s not my first instinct to jump on Facebook or Twitter when something happens in my life, But ever since I started this little blog, I’ve made a conscious effort to be more vocal about randomness, whether anyone cares or…
A Few of My Favorite Things
There are officially 40 days until Easter! Hopefully, this means winter stops being a jerk to all you people not located in the Southwest. For my family’s sake in Illinois, I want spring to get here ASAP. Plus, it’s my favorite season, even though I can’t really enjoy it here like in the Midwest. I’ll…
Classic Red Wine Sangria Recipe
This is a little late, but something magical happened on Saturday-sangria! I made sangria for the third? time ever, and it was ridiculous…and addicting. Not sharing the recipe would be a sin. I’ve seen sooo many interesting sangria recipes — white wine, holiday-themed, kiwis thrown in — it’s kind of awesome how much potential sangria holds….
Half Marathon Training Plan + Happy News
Let’s start with the happy news. If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you probably already know this, but on Friday I was officially accepted into the FitFluential ambassador program! For those non-bloggers out there, this might not be too exciting, but I am puuuuumped and wanted to share the news. I’ve been wanting…
