Good morning! Is anyone else still in a food coma? We had our second Thanksgiving yesterday, and it was a glorious time with good food and good people. Today, we’re back in San Diego to recover from a week of traveling and being with family. Looking back at this past week, I’m reminded of the…
Tips & Tricks for Working Out During the Holidays
The holiday season is upon us! I’m so pumped to see family, have a few days off work to relax, and just embrace the spirit of the season (I’m anxious to throw up Christmas decorations but have been told I have to wait until after Thanksgiving; womp womp). Since this tends to be such a…
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…
What I Learned from Cooking My First Thanksgiving
If you are going Black Friday shopping today, I wish you luck. In order to not get trampled or shot, I have chosen to hang out on this fine Friday and be a bum, instead of fighting crowds at stores. As much as I love a good deal, I just don’t know if it’s worth…
My Favorite Thanksgiving Things: Part 2
Workouts Monday: Nada. My joints have been crazy achy lately, so I took the day off. Tuesday: I created the following circuit workout with low impact body weight exercises to be nice to my weirdly sore joints but still get a good workout. The entire workout took me 25 minutes to do three times. Today:…
Board Games & Nacho Cheese Make Life Better
It appears to be Monday again! I’m going to head out for a run of some sort in a little while. I’ll probably go around 5 miles and stay at a normal pace, nothing too difficult. Towards the end of my marathon training, running was really starting to lose its luster. Therefore, I want to…
Weekend Recap + Exciting News!
Happy Monday morning! Now that the Thanksgiving festivities are over, I’m more than ready for Christmastime and putting up the decorations! The weather, on the other hand, not so much. Now, prepare for some randomness and lots of pictures… Thursday (I’m stretching the word “weekend” out a bit, I realize) While at my grandma’s house,…
Creative Ways to Remake Thanksgiving Leftovers
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Before I get into the Thanksgiving talk, here’s what today’s workout looks like: Workout Since I didn’t do my long run on Wednesday, I’m hoping to do it today. It’s apparently supposed to be like 30 degrees all day and super windy, so I’m not looking forward to that. I…
My Favorite THANKSGIVING Things: Part 1
Are you participating in the busiest travel day of the year?! I sure am. Thankfully, I don’t have to do the driving though. My father and I will be going on a mini road trip down the grandparents’ houses, and I’m pretty excited to see some family! Yay for the holiday season! Ever since I…
