Today’s Run: 14 miles/2:13 …AKA, farther than I have ever run before! I think I have found the secret to finishing a super long run: zoning out. Okay, not completely zoning out because that’s just dangerous and stupid. When my mind is clear, I tend to focus way too much on how tired and am. Today,…
All About Mushrooms
It’s the vegetable fungus we all a few of us love. Mushrooms used to repulse me, but over the past few years a love has developed. It started with me liking raw mushrooms on salads and then transitioned into my love of them cooked—the canned version I’m still leery about. There are so many wonderful reasons why you should…
Studies We Love to Hear About
Is it just me or are there constantly new studies coming out about how chocolate is good for us? I feel like I’ve been hearing about it quite frequently lately. Don’t get me wrong—it’s a great discovery. I just find it funny how the media seems to be trying to make us feel better about…
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
This morning I died a little inside, over a 2 hour and 4 minute period. I went for my long run this week—a.k.a. 13 miles, and holy wow…it was difficult. I was way too aware of how many miles I had ahead of me, and it caused the whole run to be frustrating and seem…
“Ice Cream” for Breakfast
For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to try the frozen banana ice cream concoction I mentioned in my Weird Foods You Need to Try post quite awhile ago. This morning I was trying to think of something fun to make, and after finding a bunch of frozen banana slices, I knew exactly what to…
Challenge Yourself
Before I get into the main point of this post, I just want to say that today I return to my alma mater for homecoming festivities. This is my 2nd year out of school and my first time going back. Now that my friends and I have dispersed throughout the state, country, and even world,…
These are a Few of My Favorite Things
‘Tis a beautiful fall day here in Illinois! I’m enjoying a lazy morning and doing some freelance writing. Eventually, I’m going to go on a 12-mile run. It’s pretty chilly out right now so I’ll probably wait for the afternoon. Wish me luck! Check out my latest favorites below! Blast from the Past Wish Upon…
The Pinterest Effect
The Weekend Guess what I spent all day Saturday doing… …building shelves! I pulled out my awesome sister/sister-in-law card and helped with some home improvement for my sis and bro-in-law’s new house. From 11am to 8pm, I was diligently painting and building. The combination of doing the dumbbell workout that morning plus working on shelves…
20 Ways to Speed Muscle Recovery
Show your muscles some love! After doing an intense workout, our muscles get fatigued and sore and need a little extra TLC. Whether you want to go for another big run or simply want to rid your body of intense soreness, there are several ways to speed up the recovery process. I try to do…
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Why oh why do I so often do leg workouts the day before a long run? I used to do this a lot without realizing it. Well, yesterday I did a lower body strength workout, and my legs were so tired today. Somehow I was able to run my planned 11 miles for this week’s long…
Grapes and Being Ungraceful
Grapes I feel the need to share a completely pointless part of my day with you. Like I said in my post about using overripe fruit, I am really good at picking out bad fruit. Well, last night I bought some grapes at Wal-Mart, and they are the best grapes I have ever had in…
Randomness from the Weekend
*Meeting a Goal! I met my goal of running 80 miles in a month! Throughout the month of September, my shoes actually experienced 85.17 miles worth of running. Now the goal is 100 miles in a month so we’ll see how long that takes. If you want to check out my workout log to make…
Easy Jerk Chicken
It’s crazy how normal it has become to eat foods without much nutritious value, yet take supplements and medicines to try to make up for it. It’s like we’re trying to find an easy way out without having to change our habits. But if you think about it, what really makes the difference is going…
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…
Here are some of my favorites from the past week! Hope you find them as wonderful as I do. 🙂 Picture Gallery World’s Best Father. This father takes a bunch of pictures of him and his daughter, and they’re hilarious. I definitely recommend checking them out! Song No Doubt – Settle Down. I love that…
2 Recipes: Baked Spaghetti + Greek Yogurt Cookies
Sometimes a classic recipe needs some extra oomph. After finding some frozen ground beef in the freezer (imagine that), I decided to make some spaghetti. I don’t know about you, but I get sick of spaghetti sometimes. It’s good, but it’s just spaghetti. For some reason, food seems more exciting when it’s baked, at least…
