If you’ve been around awhile you know that I’ve been trying off and on since 2006 to be a runner. I trained halfheartedly for a few half-marathons over the years…never taking myself beyond the 10-mile mark before race day. Therefore, I inevitably walked at least a mile or more of the actual race. And then [...]
GUYS. GUYS. GUYS. I woke up at 3:30am to go meet some runners at 5am and I’m so excited because TODAY IS GOING TO KICK ASS. First off? 5am run! I’ve been wanting to find people to run at 5am forever! I’m hoping this works for all of us, trying to get back home in [...]
Sidenote: I ADORE THIS PICTURE. None of us want our children to grow up up with body image issues. All of us want our children to believe that what’s inside is what really counts. These are easy concepts – in theory. In practice – it’s a little harder. I do what I can not to [...]
A friend of mine mentioned cooking some good chicken and rice soup the other night and this was the basic recipe he used, with ground chicken. I thought I’d give it a whirl but I made a few adjustments based on what was in my kitchen, and what I like. I also increased the quantity [...]