So I got unexpected message yesterday that my grandma seemed very sick and might pass that afternoon. It was unexpected because even though she’s 92, she hasn’t been very sick. She had a nurse with her because she’s been having back pain and we were trying to figure out her pain management situation. One can consult with Larry Parker M.D….
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How This Whole Running and Eating Thing Started… – Podcast 1
Hello! Today the Run Eat Repeat podcast is launching!! Are you ready to run and eat while listening to me talk about all things running, eating and random?! I’m excited because I’ve wanted to start a podcast for a really long time but was super intimidated by the whole process. Well, I finally went for it and have episode #1…
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Sriracha Factory Tour
Hello! How’s it going? Is it HOT where you are? It’s HOT here – in 2 ways… 1.) the weather and B.) with Sriracha on everything. I went on a tour of the Sriracha factory on Friday!! No, this wasn’t for a blog event… Recently I heard you can take a tour at the Sriracha headquarters! And I already knew…
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How to Cut a Watermelon Easy and Fast
Watermelon is my FAVORITE food in the world. I love it. I created a video years ago super randomly in my boyfriend’s kitchen. It was after a run and I look sweaty and tired – it’s very random… but it got tons of views. And it made me super happy to share my super easy tutorial on how to cut…
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Operation Microwave FAIL
Hello!! How’s it going? Over here it’s going good! I’m very busy eating all the watermelon in America and trying to get my life together. The usual. But before we get into another love letter to watermelon I have a BIG CONFESSION… Remember last week I was painting my kitchen and said I would be living without a microwave for…
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I Took the NO STINK Challenge
I’m working with Microban on this post. Thanks for supporting RER. Hello! How’s it going? Over here it’s going nice and hot. Just like I like it. But we should talk about the elephant skunk in the room…. me. I don’t really excel in many things. But if I were to ever win a world record for something it would…
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My Goal Weight was 139 for years. And that’s BS.
Follow up to last week’s “Notes on How I Lost Weight” post. I’m breaking down each tip with a video. My first note was – I didn’t make a goal to lose 10 or 15 pounds. I didn’t weigh myself. Why? I’m explaining why I don’t know how much I weigh, why I threw away the scale and why my…
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Best Supplements For Runners and Using the MinuteClinic
Hi! How’s it going? Over here it’s going pretty good… I haven’t fallen down today (yet) so I have that going for me. But I did fall this weekend and even though I have a pretty good First Aid kit I had to hit up CVS for bigger band-aids. I have a pretty big scrape on my left knee and…
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The Running Trip You Don’t Want to Go On
Hello! How was your weekend? Did you run the Chicago Half Marathon? Run a race? Go on a trip??? I had a nice trip… in that I fell. Yep. Your local Monican fell Saturday morning just one mile into her run. Boo. I don’t know how it happened – there wasn’t anything super obvious on the sidewalk that I tripped…
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