A gift from the Pure Fairy

Hi guys ๐Ÿ˜€ How has your day been? Mine has been very bueno, very busy with work and everything going on! I started to get a little worried that I wouldnโ€™t have anything fun to blog about as my eats, workout and life have all been pretty standard today, but then THIS arrived on the…

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Separate Shrimpies

Hey guys! Happy humpday! Wherever you are, please celebrate Indian food Wednesday for me ๐Ÿ˜€ Our Indian restaurant is still closed for re-modeling. You can bet your booty Iโ€™ll be there the day it re-opens, waiting for them to unlock the door. Last night, we had a dinner Iโ€™ve been dying to try since I…

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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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Personal Shopper

Hi guys ๐Ÿ˜€ Howโ€™s your Monday treating ya? Hopefully itโ€™s been bueno so far ๐Ÿ™‚ This morning, I got up early to meet the girls at the gym and was greeted by a rainstorm. I was so tempted to crawl back into bed, but itโ€™s harder to ditch out when you know friends are waiting…

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Salmon or Chicken Finger

Heyyyyy! Happy Monday ๐Ÿ˜€ Hope your morning is going well. We met up with some friends for dinner at Longhorn and a movie last night. I still snicker at the fact that my third favorite restaurant here โ€“Indian is first and 306 North is second- has fake cowโ€™s heads on the walls :/ The usual…

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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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Mumble Jumble

Hey hey hey ๐Ÿ˜€ Hope youโ€™re having a fabulous almost-Friday! I LOVE reading all of your name suggestions for the cafe!! I knew you would be an amazing resource and I canโ€™t wait to meet with the owners and pick one out. Weโ€™ll let you know tomorrow ๐Ÿ™‚ The rest of yesterday started out mellow,…

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