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The best-made plans
I’m trying to take it easy this week to gear up for the half, but really wanted to get in at least one good day of strength training. Today was the day. I only had about 25 minutes to get in a great workout, so I decided to finally try out the outta-the-box CrossFit workout…
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Things of lately
-Fresh flowers that make the kitchen smell absolutely lovely -Puppy booties on the couch -Glitter and glue (another holiday family DIY post coming your way! I’m on a roll, haha) and someone who’s loving their own Christmas tree, when not trying to tear it off the wall 😉 -Reunion with my all-time favorite nut butter!…
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Vegan brown rice pudding
Wrap my soul in a rice pudding blanket? Don’t mind if I doooooooooo. For someone who has a strong memory, my brain has become a little fuzzy over time. As much as I wish I could, I don’t remember every single Christmas. There are a few that stick out vividly in my mind, and little…
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10 Ways to Make it a Delightful December
Hi! Catching up from the weekend? We ran a Color Vibe 5k and also have a new sister for Bell. I’ll be posting Caroline’s story later today, but in the meantime, here are some ideas to Carpe December 🙂 It’s definitely one of my favorite months, and while I wish it didn’t go by so…
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12/2: Meals and Fitness for the week
Since I’ve been doing distance runs once a week for half marathon training, every Sunday I wonder if my body will “know” how to run. Like, I’ll remember last week’s 10-miler (about half pushing the jogging stroller) and think to myself: there is no way I can run 10 miles. I just did it! Does…
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Color Vibe 5k
I have some souvenirs from this morning: a cool T-shirt, awesome memories with great friends, and powdery blue magma that may be stuck in my ear from now until eternity 😉 We met up with some friends to run the Color Vibe 5k. You may have seen it on Facebook recently, and the race itself…
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In the spirit + Friday Faves
Everyone is in the holiday spirit in our house, especially Bella with her snowflake bandana. We decked the halls the other night, and it always feels so good to take out our ornaments after they’ve been packed away. Last year was incredibly sentimental because when we’d previously packed them up, we had no idea where…
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Whenever things are stressful and stuff is going on, dancing always has a way of helping me put things in perspective, or even just forget about them and enjoy the moment. I mentioned before that one of us was supposed to have surgery today, but it turns out that it’s not for another week. We…
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11/28: What I Ate Wednesday
I’ve done a couple of these before, and keep getting more requests for them, so I thought it would be a good day to do another since it was a fairly “normal” work day, even though I taught two more intense classes instead of one. It was also a normal life day, which can affect…
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Seasonal delights
I’m working (eating through) another What I Ate Wednesday post, but in the meantime, I had to share two of my recent Trader Joe’s finds: the tea is an old favorite (I buy an insane amount when they’re about to get rid of it for the rest of the year) and a new love. As easy…
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How we sushi roll
They look so professional, huh? That would be because the professionals at Takamatsu made them. When I knew we were having a sushi party -and we’ve had the kind where guests make their own rolls, it’s crazy fun- I figured I would leave this one to the pros since I wanted to have real fish…
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Thinking outside the “box”
You may have seen CrossFit on my tentative workout schedule every week for the past, ummm, couple of months? Well, even with the best intentions, I still haven’t made it back. There are so many different class options, but no early morning beginner classes. I really want to learn all of the lifts/techniques and the…
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