Tiara Countdown is On

Hi guys! Hope youโ€™re having a glorious, relaxing Sunday ๐Ÿ˜€ I started the day off with a 6-miler! It was the last long-ish run before the Princess Half next Sunday. Yikers! Before leaving the casa, I had 1/2 banana with almond butter, cinnamon and mesquite. I didnโ€™t want to go to heavy with the food,…

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A New Chia in My Life

Hiiiii ๐Ÿ™‚ Hope youโ€™ve had a fabulous Saturday so far! After this morningโ€™s post, I couldnโ€™t wait to try out something new in my bfast: Chia goodness. And goodness it was ๐Ÿ˜‰ I munched 1/3 C oat bran with banana, vanilla Sun Warrior protein, mesquite, cinnamon, 1 T chia goodness (which is chia with cacao…

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Viessy and Me

Hey guys! ITโ€™S THE FREAKIN WEEKEND! Thank goodness, right?? ๐Ÿ™‚ Anything fun planned? Today itโ€™s just me and Viesa. (Sheโ€™s smiling so sweetly waiting for her treat.. I got the puppers some new duck and sweet potato treats. Theyโ€™re obsessed) *Random trivia: Viesaโ€™s full name is Traviesa. Itโ€™s Spanish for โ€œtrouble-makerโ€. Did we curse her?…

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Reining Rawness

Hey everyone! How was your day? Hope it was wonderful ๐Ÿ˜€ I loved your feedback to this morningโ€™s Readerโ€™s Request post! Yaโ€™ll are awesomeโ€ฆ not that I didnโ€™t already know that ๐Ÿ˜‰ My day has been full of glorious raw eatsโ€ฆ. Raw bfast cookie (on a cupcake plate!) -1/3 C oat groats (ground into flour)…

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Everything Old is New Again

Out with the oldโ€ฆ. In with the new: Out with the old:   (Source) In with the new: Ok, so I didnโ€™t get anything crazy done with my hair cut. Iโ€™m a wuss and Iโ€™ve had my hair like this for about 9 years ๐Ÿ˜‰ The stylist thinned it out and cut off enough to…

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What Fuels Ya

Hey guys! Howโ€™s your morning going?? Iโ€™m about to start mine with a yoga podcast, but thought Iโ€™d say hello first ๐Ÿ˜€ For dinner last night, I made a giant batch of my sweet potato black bean chili. It simmered in the slow cooker all afternoon, and while I was at work, I knew it…

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A New Beast

Hey everyone! Howโ€™s your Sunday going? Mine has been pretty glorious. I can enjoy the sun a little bit more when I donโ€™t have to run in it ๐Ÿ˜‰ The pilot and I slept in, and when we woke up, I was hankering for some oat bran. I made a hefty bowl with 1/3 C…

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Treacherous Twelve

Yesterday, I prayed for sun for our long 12-miler. Sun came: And kicked me in the face. It was one of the most challenging, draining, thought-I-wouldnโ€™t-make-it runs in a long time. To rewind a little, I started the day with some chia pudding since chia helps joint lubricationโ€”I figured it would help my knees a…

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Vino, Salmon and Holly

Hey! HAPPY SATURDAY!!! Sorry I was MIA last night- sometimes you just need to lay on the couch, drink a glass of vino and watch Breakfast at Tiffanyโ€™s. Which is exactly what I did ๐Ÿ™‚ Before making dinner, I had some lovely millet bread: (Earth Balance, maca and cinnamon) Then pan-seared some wild-caught salmon seasoned…

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Lovely Lady [Nose] Lump

Hey everyone ๐Ÿ™‚ Wowzas. Thank you so much for all of your lovely comments on the last postโ€ฆ Yaโ€™ll made my night with such wonderful and sweet words and I hope you know how much I appreciate it. I was kind of in a bummer mood when I wrote that and you all turned that…

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The Face of Temptation

If this isnโ€™t tempting, I donโ€™t know what isโ€ฆ. Macaroon dough. I always, always save myself a little at the bottom of the bowl, but today I didnโ€™t have any due to my Lenten thang. 100% willpower, beebs. It wasnโ€™t easy thoughโ€ฆ. I may have had two mugs full of brown rice cereal to distract…

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See ya later, sweets

Hey hey hey ๐Ÿ˜€ Howโ€™s your evening going? I loved reading about your Lent ideas and spring challenges- keep โ€˜em coming ๐Ÿ˜€ Itโ€™s funny because usually Iโ€™d be living up Fat Tuesday in full splendor, but after my Valentineโ€™s feast, I donโ€™t feel a need to. I think Iโ€™ll be satisfied on the sweet front…

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