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The Accidental Long Run

The Accidental Long Run

Oh hi there. How are you? Yes, I am wearing sunglasses because I am embarrassed by my split ends. This morning, I accidentally ran 8 miles, and it was awesome. How do you accidentally run 8 miles? I’d planned to join my Junior League running group for four miles in the park, but had no other firm running plans.... Continue reading »

6 Month Closet Clean Out

6 Month Closet Clean Out

Just checking in, how’s it going? My face feels completely congested but my body had energy so I cleaned the house. Around 1:30p I walked to Subway for a tuna to split with Ben. Ben’s trying out a MMA gym and came home exhausted. So the guys took a nap while I hit up Costco. Vegas finds the best places to... Continue reading »

My Baby's 1st Birthday!

Simon's 1st Birthday was today! I am so proud of him and our last year together. I hope we have a lot more, little guy. Join us for some pictures of his first cake experience!! Continue reading »

Baby Language

Baby Language

One of the most challenging things in the first couple of weeks was having no idea what the cries meant. All I knew was that they broke my heart, and I immediately wanted to figure out what was wrong and what we needed to do to fix it. A Facebook friend left this video on my page: Extremely fascinating, and pretty... Continue reading »

Conquering Fears

Conquering Fears

Phew, what an amazing day on the mountain. Today I finally conquered my fears of skiing down the top of the mountain. Three years ago, I let my fear of heights scare me out of skiing down the mountain, even though the run was a green and something within my ability level. That day, my fear of falling and failure... Continue reading »

“Special” Cookies

“Special” Cookies

Hi, happy Saturday! It’s been a busy weekend in our neck of the woods… Yesterday I headed to the gym bright and early for a workout, work, and training.  I started my day with a quick and easy breakie:[cereal, plain greek yogurt, frozen blueberries, cinnamon]My body was feeling a little sore from... Continue reading »

Planned Parenthood Will Get Komen Funding Afterall – Right or Wrong Decision?

The Susan G. Komen foundation recently made a decision not to renew funding to Planned Parenthood projects for breast cancer screenings due to Planned Parenthood being under federal investigation and that investigation conflicting with the Komen’s criteria for funding. The decision to cease funding spurred a... Continue reading »

Do these skis make me look fast?

Do these skis make me look fast?

Three cheers for the 2012 Stratton Mountain Ski Crew! From singing in the gondola to speeding down the mountain – this group rocks. Derek and I can’t thank Bo and Ashley enough for inviting us up again – is it to early to reserve out spots for next year? Did we mention how awesome you guys are?! The... Continue reading »

What’s for Dinner Tonight

What’s for Dinner Tonight

Buffer Homemade chicken fingers in a dijon egg wash and spelt bread crumbs. Nom, nom! Continue reading »

Caring for a Loved One: Stop Caregiver Burnout

It’s estimated that some 65 million Americans are taking care of a loved one. Americans are living longer lives, meaning more and more children and grandchildren are becoming caregivers to incapacitated aged parents and victims of strokes, falls, accidents, and chronic illnesses. In fact, a recent MetLife study... Continue reading »

Something New

Something New

Do you get stuck in restaurant ruts?  Once I know what dish I like at a particular restaurant, I find it really hard to order anything else.  I like the guarantee I’ll be satisfied.  (I’m pretty sure there’s a metaphor my life in there somewhere.) For example, I always get the veggie burger... Continue reading »

How to Keep Your Sanity When Eating Out with a Toddler

Anyone with a toddler can attest that eating out at this stage of life isn’t a picnic. Most toddlers have a very limited attention span, refuse to remain in one place very long, and demand the full attention of every nearby adult. Children that are hyperactive and/or have a particularly headstrong personality... Continue reading »

Documentary feature film "Ready to Fly" about women ski jumpers opens February 10 in Salt Lake

Ready to Fly Trailer: Salt Lake City, Utah, via release — Ski jumping hits the big screen Friday, Feb. 10 with the World Premiere of the new documentary feature film "Ready To Fly," which tells the powerful true story of women ski jumpers and their allies who fight to be included in the Olympic Winter Games. The... Continue reading »

Recap: New York’s healthiest food news (January 2012)

Recap: New York’s healthiest food news (January 2012)

One of the gorgeous organic-flour pies at L'asso (Photo: L'asso) January was a big month for healthy food news in New York City. Proof that it wasn’t all about Paula Deen? Or New Year’s resolutions? The healthy news, restaurant openings, and menu changes we reported. Here’s what you may have... Continue reading »

Time to Together

Time to Together

The past 24 hours have been all about Mal and me. We’ve been go-go-going for months and months (and months) now, so it was nice to have some downtime together with no ‘real’ plans. We went grocery shopping this afternoon, but other than that, we’ve been just hanging out and going with the flow. It’s been... Continue reading »

How to Make Healthy Buffalo Chicken Wings That Taste Sinful

How to make healthy buffalo chicken wings that taste sinful but aren't. Continue reading »

Losing Weight: Keep Motivated

If you’re trying to lose weight at the moment, then you might find that finding your motivation is one of the hardest things that you will do during the journey of your weight loss. If you think that this sounds like you, then this article might be able to give you some tips about keeping your motivation. One of... Continue reading »

Frustration or Acceptance

Frustration or Acceptance

Happy Weekend time!Let’s do a quick recap of yesterday first…I ate this thinkThin bar the company sent me (giveaway coming next week), um it’s delicious. And a salad, but something you hafta do dessert first Then, I met up SkinnyRunner for a top secret meeting.She jammed out of there super fast because my cold... Continue reading »

Watch Out for Hot Moms at 2012 Super Bowl

Watch Out for Hot Moms at 2012 Super Bowl

When Giants and Patriots fans start pouring into Indianapolis, they may notice something different about the local women than those back home -- the Midwest has a lot of hot moms. The state of Indiana ranks 8th in the nation for interest in “mommy makeovers,” according to our RealSelf Interest Index. That means,... Continue reading »

Weight Loss Blog: 4/2

I don’t know why, but I just can’t seem to stay motivated enough in this horrible cold weather. All I want to do when it’s like this is sit inside and eat chocolate and, for a good part of this week, that’s exactly what I have been doing. With snow being forecast for the whole of the coming... Continue reading »

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