Hi! How’s it going? Running? Eating? Other-ing? Vegas has been fold-ing… not really. He just felt the need to lay on my clothes as I was folding. Thanks, cat. This morning I hit the road for an easy paced 8 mile run and then came back to do a quick strength session. I’ve been using BeachBody on Demand for strength…
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1 = I’ve had 1 good run this week. The rest have been meh at best. At least the one good run was a tempo run that made me happy. 1.5 = took me almost an hour and a half to get to my parents’ house on Monday. I went AFTER rush hour and it was a holiday so I…
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Easy Skinny Margarita Recipe with only 4 ingredients. Try this delicious margarita with No artificial sugar or sweeteners, fruit juice sweetened. Cheers! Hola! I’m going to cut to the chase – it’s National Margarita Day and I am a Mexican on a mission. My mission: Drink skinny margaritas, eat chips & guac and try not to do anything too embarrassing….
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Hi! It’s 26 days until the LA Marathon and 55 days until the Boston Marathon. That is so soon. It makes me nervous to think about how fast they are coming up!! But, I have to keep myself on track and doing a little countdown helps me remember I need to train and sleep and eat and breathe and drink…
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All last week the weather forecasters warned everyone in Southern California that the BIGGEST storm in the entire history of the world was going to hit the area this weekend. There were wind and flood warnings. People were getting sandbags. We were warned to that it would be non-stop raining from Friday through Saturday. I checked the hourly forecast and…
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Hi! I just realized I haven’t just shared what’s going on in Monicanland lately! I have pics of running, eating and life from Thursday to Sunday and I kinda feel like lifestyle posts are the most fun (and least informative but what are ya gonna do). Here is the fun and food from Thursday – it was an extra delicious…
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If you only know ONE thing about me it should be that I love ice cream more than I love anything or anyone else. (Sorry, mom but it’s true…) And if you want to know TWO things about me… Well, then you need to buy me a double shot of vodka and I’ll spill secrets faster than a TMZ reporter….
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A few weeks ago I had a pretty rough long run. I couldn’t get my fuel open. My hands were cold. I had to pee. (So I obviously peed on my hands to keep them warm.). Okay. Not really. Things go wrong when you are running. That is normal. Things can go very wrong when you are training for a…
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This is it people. This is what we’ve been waiting for – Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies in cereal form. Everyone knows Thin Mints are the reason Girl Scouts have stayed in business this whole time. I remember being a girl scout and eating these cookies. I mean, selling not eating…I was supposed to be selling them (but I was…
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