Today I spent the day with the family who are getting the home built for them and the volunteers doing the building. The family is made up of a single mom with four sons. The second to the eldest got brain cancer after Katrina and has since had chemo and surgery (he is okay as of now). The second to ... Read More about Stop for a second
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Breakfast in MS
Hello from Mississippi. I am staying in the "camp" with the volunteers. I was expecting a real camp, but it's a cute little building with bunks for men and women and a communal kitchen. I ate dinner and breakfast with everyone and it was a great way to get to know the volunteers. w/o: no workout ... Read More about Breakfast in MS
Tele-Blogging
This is a pseudo-blog post through the hands of my clever and charming husband Ben... I am enjoying my tent in Mississippi and am coated in bug spray. At least its not cold like that arctic tundra called BS-timore. I ate some healthy foods and they tasted good. Here, I'm going to let Ben write some ... Read More about Tele-Blogging
Day at the airport
So, after being at the airport for 5 hours I went to get on my rescheduled flight. I was then informed that it had been pushed back another 2 hours. I said, "You're kidding right? I've been here since 8am." I wasn't even mad anymore, at that point I was a broken woman. This is me, broken...I smiled ... Read More about Day at the airport
Airport Runner
I love traveling. I love the airport. I love the excited energy that buzzes around the airport. I don't love having my first flight delayed on the tarmac 30 minutes, running to my second flight, seeing the plane is still there, but the doors are closed - and being refused on board! I ran from my ... Read More about Airport Runner
Going to Mississippi – for work
Today I spend a lot of my morning figuring out my travel plans for this week. I am going to Mississippi tomorrow to cover a story about a church that is building a home for a family who lost everything in Katrina. Sounds like a great story, doesn't it?! I am leaving tomorrow morning (early) and will ... Read More about Going to Mississippi – for work
The Notebook
In case you missed it, here's my half mary recap :) The race's results said my net time was 1:50:48 - with a pace of 8:28. Unbelievable! I am very proud of that, but still weirded out that my Garmin showed less of a distance? After extensive reflection I've decided to keep a Notebook of my eats ... Read More about The Notebook
Good Days and Bad Days
We all have good days and bad days. When the "bad" days start to be a little too frequent it's a good time to reevaluate what you're doing wrong and what you're doing right. It doesn't help to dwell on the bad day. Today was one of my bad days because I didn't eat full meals so I was really ... Read More about Good Days and Bad Days
Frosting your waffle
It is practically a tradition for me to go to Costco on Sundays. I look forward to it even! Weirdo. So, as expected, I went to Costco today and came home with 3 new finds (I've been eyeing them for a while and finally had the need). Once I got home I sampled each one too :) Wait, let me back ... Read More about Frosting your waffle
Post race Saturday – Burritos and funnel cake
Saturday evening we met up with some friends at a near-by Oktoberfest. Before we left I snacked on some carrots because I hadn't eaten veggies all day! and some pita chips. For dinner I fueled up on an entire Chipotle burrito... Actually, this was my first Chipotle burrito (I only tried the bowl ... Read More about Post race Saturday – Burritos and funnel cake
Freedom’s Run Half Marathon
I ran the Freedom's Run Half Marathon today! This was my first race on the east coast and the terrain is definitely different from SoCal. This race was actually in West Virgina and was about 70 miles away so we left the house at 6am to get there in time for the 9am race (I still had to pick up my ... Read More about Freedom’s Run Half Marathon
Prerace Eating: Salty Carbs and Water
Since I have a half marathon tomorrow I am carb-loading today the best way I know how = Salty Carbs and Water. I totally believe in salty carbs before a race. I have eaten salty carbs before races and long runs for a while now and swear by it. My prerace meal of choice is some kind of Chinese food ... Read More about Prerace Eating: Salty Carbs and Water
Are you out there?
Hello, are you out there? I lost some readers in the blog makeover so, don't forget to update your Readers and pass the word on :) I woke up and did some light strength training with my hand weights in the front room while watching Jon & Kate and the Duggars. I love reality TV. I was going to ... Read More about Are you out there?
Condiment Kingdom
Ben and I met up with our friends, Matt and Kristin, for dinner tonight. We went to Chick-fil-A since Matt's work was holding a fundraiser there. Before that... I got home super hungry after work. I tried to appease my hunger with carrots, chips and ketchup, but that didn't work. After eating ... Read More about Condiment Kingdom
Salad in a hummus container
"Salad in a hummus container" doesn't roll off the tongue as easily as "Oats in a Jar", but I thought I'd continue today's theme of eating my meals in food containers that are hard to scrape out :) When I saw I had this much hummus left I decided to make a salad right in the container. This is a ... Read More about Salad in a hummus container
Resolutions Revisited
Reader Update: Please use the orange Subscribe in Reader button at the top to Resubscribe. It's the only way it works right now! Muchas Gracias :) Since we only have 3 months left in 2009 I figured I should finally assess my 2009 Goals and see how many I still need to work on. Here are the goals ... Read More about Resolutions Revisited