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Weekend Recap with a side of Homemade Chocolate Chip Pecan Banana Bread
Happy Monday! This weekend was a busy one. Friday night started off with a wonderful night in with my husband. We have been busy/traveling so much that it was really nice to have a night in! I rented 50 Shades of Grey and forced Drew to watch it with me (after whining that this was not a movie that he would EVER pick out). I thought that the movie was okay, obviously the book was better–but isn’t that how movies/books always are?! I will definitely be watching the next couple when they come out. Saturday morning, I painted/put the first coat of paint on our sunroom. Our biggest complaint about…
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Top 5 Life Hacks
I totally believe in not “reinventing the wheel.” If there is something that I can do to make things simpler and more cost effective without reducing quality I am 100% down with it. Here is a list of my five most recent “life hacks”: 1. Fake Flowers My husband jokes that I have a “black thumb” rather than a “green thumb” as I have a tendency to kill all the plants or flowers that I plant. We moved to our house over 2 years ago and I have literally spent hundreds of dollars on flowers that all die. I am always optimistic that I can keep flowers alive so I…
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Homemade Cliff Bars and Homemade Lara Bars
I have been doing a little experimenting in the kitchen. I used to love to bake as it was my stress reliever in undergrad and law school. After the “real world” and for no reason at all, I stopped baking. Now I will cook dinner as needed and will do the occasional baking i.e. strawberry pie, cookies for special occasions, etc. but I have lost my passion for baking. I am not sure that my little experiment in the kitchen will bring back to life my love for baking (as no actual baking was needed) but its a start. As I have mentioned before, Drew is in school and needs…
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Baltimore 10 Miler Review
Good morning! I have been MIA because I have been traveling up and down the east coast. My sister, BIL and nephew just moved to a new city and new home. I told my sister as a house warming gift that I would help her paint the living room dubbed as the “red room of pain.” So I decided to make a trip of it and travel up to Maryland for a long weekend (with Scout in tow of course!). As I was thinking about the need to motivate myself to run, I looked up races in the area for the weekend. The Baltimore 10 miler was scheduled for the…
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How To Get Motivated To Run
I have been in serious need of running motivation. While I enjoy running everyday (well mosts days), I find myself lacking the motivation that comes when training for a race. When training for a race, I am so much more motivated to get out and go and push my body to its limits. Recently, I have been averaging around a 9-10 minute mile which is slower than my usual 8 minute pace. While it feels good to listen to my body, I feel the need to push a little bit harder than I have been. This afternoon, I decided that enough was enough and I am getting back in training/race…
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One Year Anniversary Trip to Hilton Head Island and Savannah
Last weekend was a great one! Drew and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary in Hilton Head and Savannah. It is so hard to believe that it was over a year ago that we got married! I would be lying if I said that our first year was completely smooth sailing, but I can say that we learned a lot about each other and together we got through some challenging times that definitely brought us closer together. I could not be happier than to be Drew’s wife and I am so blessed that I found such an amazing man who understands me and even when he doesn’t will put up…
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Bridal Shower at Willow Creek Inn and Memorial Day Weekend
Please note: I lost my computer charger and didn’t post this when I originally wanted to–oops!! Hello and happy Tuesday! Isn’t it so great when the weekday starts on Tuesday?! On a Tuesday… This weekend I had the great pleasure of attending my best friend’s bridal shower in Vale, North Carolina. My best friend, Paige, and I have been friends since we were 2 years old! Yes, we go wayyyy back. I lived in Hickory, North Carolina until I was in middle school when my family moved to Maryland. Despite being miles apart, Paige and I managed to stay close. When it was time to tour colleges, we went together…
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9 Round Review and Thursday Night Date Night
Happy Friday (of a loong weekend)! Can you believe it is already memorial day weekend?! It was hard waking up this morning as I was still sore from my 9 Round workout on Wednesday. I feel like a total lazy, out of shape loser right now–but cannot help it. A couple months ago, Drew/my credit card has compromised and fraudulently charged (I found out about it when I was trying to pay for lunch with a friend that I hadn’t seen in YEARS and my credit card was declined 3 times–talk about embarrassing!!). My gym membership was on autodraft (I called all of our bill providers with autopay to inform…
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What I Ate on Wednesday :)
I have seen many blogs post where people post what they ate in a given day. I am a notorious snacker/grazer and have a really hard time documenting all that I eat. I have tried the food journals and my fitness pal app to record what I eat. However, I always give up halfway through the day because I eat consistently and it’s extremely annoying to write down every chocolate chip morsel that I put in my mouth (last night I’m pretty sure I had about 25). Admittedly, I enjoy reading what people eat throughout the day–sounds really strange but it is interesting seeing all the unique meals that people…
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What is the best protein bar? and 90 degree Run
Wow it has definitely heated up in Greenville. Yesterday, I went for a HOT 6 mile run. I take full responsibility for my bad timing, but a girl can still complain a little ;). I wasn’t able to go for a run until around 2:30 yesterday aka the heat of the day. It was a little sluggish, but overall I had a pretty good run. I wanted to add an additional 2.5, but since I forgot money (to buy water at CVS–I hate running with water bottles) I opted out and just did my normal 6. Following my run, I ventured to Trader Joe’s to pick up some protein bars…