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Random Thoughts of the Day
Today I am linking up with Amanda for Thinking Out Loud. Four Random thoughts of the day: 1. Last night I watched Fed Up, a documentary about the growing obesity epidemic in America. I enjoy learning different statistics and hearing different sides of debates. The documentary explained that the food and beverage industry plays a huge role (they argue the entire role) in obesity among US children. The documentary highlighted the fact that just because you exercise and move, does not mean that you will lose weight and won’t become obese. They also explained that one calorie in doesn’t equal one calorie out–calories are not created equal. The most interesting…
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WIAW #2: English, American, Mexican Kind of Day
Good morning! Today, I am linking up with Jenn for What I Ate Wednesday. As I mentioned last week, I like to eat a lot and I’m assuming that you could guess that by the blog name. After this weekend of over indulging, I have tried to tone back my eating a little. So yesterday looked a little like this: Breakfast My go to breakfast these days is not the healthiest–but it sure is delicious. I was at the grocery store a week ago and a smell was waffling through the air. While I was perusing the fruit aisle, all I could smell was hints of cinnamon and vanilla. I…
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Finding New Running Routes
Today, I am linking up with Sara from Lake Shore Runner for Tried It Tuesday. As I am training for the Richmond Marathon in November, I have come across the need to change up my running routes. I am a creature of habit–once I find a route, I stick with the same route forever. However, with snake sightings on one of my routes (literally I have seen 2–and that is enough to call it quits!) and no shade on my other go-to route I need a change! I downloaded MapMyRun a couple months back to keep in touch with my family members who run. It is such a fun app…
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Weekend Update: Edisto Island for the Fourth of July
Today I am linking up with Tara for Weekend Update. I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend. I went to Edisto Island with a couple close friends for a great long weekend of fun in the sun! Drew’s family has a beach house on Edisto Island that we have been going to for years. We usually invite our close friends, Megan and Brandon to join us when we go down to Edisto. Over the years, it has become a tradition to go to the beach house for the Fourth of July! We got to the Island around 6:00 on Thursday afternoon. Luckily, we were able to leave Greenville…
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Thinking Out Loud: Fourth Of July Edition
Good morning and Happy Friday, I mean Thursday! Waking up today I thought that it was Friday and rolled the herby kirby to the front of the house thinking it was trash day–whoopsies! But it totally feels like a Friday…right?! Today I am linking up with running with spoons for thinking out loud. This is my first thinking out loud link up–so bare or bear with me 🙂 Thoughts for the day: 1. Lists I am such a list person. Whenever we go on trips, I make tons of lists: a grocery list, an ingredient list, a clothes list, a packing items list, a cooler list, etc…the lists literally go on…
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WIAW #1: Taco Tuesday
Happy Hump Day! I am so pumped that the Fourth of July long weekend is quickly approaching. You can bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow afternoon, we are hitting the road down to the beach (please, please no traffic!!). Today, I am linking up with Jenn from Peas and Crayons for What I ate Wednesday. Please no judgment on this post/forewarning, I eat a lot. A few months back, my doctor informed me that I needed to put on some weight–which is harder than it looks especially when you like to run a lot. I had to cut back on my running and increase my eating. Luckily, I am at a…
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Tried it Tuesday: Online Barre, Public Library Online and Chia Seeds
Good morning! Today I am linking up with Lake Shore Runner for Tried It Tuesday. As I am about the most indecisive person in the world, instead of choosing one thing to talk about I picked three (completely different things!). The top three new things I tried this week: 1. Online Barre I really wanted to take a barre class as I had such a great experience last week. However, the studio that I went to does not offer barre classes on Mondays, so I decided to look up online barre classes. Sure enough I came across a bunch of different online videos. I followed one that I found on…
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Asheville Bachelorette Party Weekend
Wow this weekend was a fun one! After months and months of preparation, Paige’s Bachelorette party in Asheville, North Carolina went off without a hitch (or at least not a major one!). Paige has been my best friend since we were both 2 years old–this fourth of July marks our 25th anniversary–and deserved the best last fling before the ring. We got up to the rental home (VRBO.com rental) around 2 on Friday afternoon. Laura, Holly and I arrived before the rest of the gang around 2 on Friday afternoon. As we had 13 girls, we rented a big home from VRBO.com that could accommodate all of us. It was…
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Getting My Groove Back: First Barre Class
Good morning!! After yesterdays post, I realized that I needed to stop whining, put on my big girl panties and just do it! I find that reading other blogs really motivates me to get out and run/exercise even when I do not feel like it and I thank you for your lovely comments they really helped energize me! This morning, I stepped out of my comfort zone and took a barre class. I have always been intrigued by barre classes, but have been either too intimidated or cheap (or both) to actually take one. This morning was the perfect time to test it out, as I am still not ecstatic…
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Shopping Style and Tuesday Night In
So I need some help–for some reason or another I have been lacking some serious motivation to run/workout! I had two great runs this weekend with Drew and since then I have lost the urge to workout/run/eat healthy. I put in two miles yesterday with Scout thinking that I was going to do another 6 in the evening–but that definitely did not happen. I guess I am just in a small rut (I know it has only been a couple days, but I usually feel the urge to workout rather than working out feeling like a chore!). Maybe its the heat?! I don’t know, but it is certainly frustrating! When…
