Hello Friends! I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th of July! The BF has been out of town all week so I celebrated without him…and with HIS family. I felt bad, and missed him, but really I had a great time. (Sorry Dave!) Tuesday night we went over to his aunt and uncle’s…
Health + Fitness
{Running for Newbies} Barefoot Running
Hello Friends! I am spending a few days out of town at the Nebraska State Shoot as I said in my WIAW post, so I thought I’d break out this guest post I forgot about was saving for you. 😉 I have been intrigued by barefoot running for awhile, but haven’t bitten the bullet and…
Purple Stride Walk 2012
Hello Friends! I went for a long run for the first time since…May 16th according to DailyMile. It felt good! Well, the run didn’t feel good the whole time, but I feel good today having run 4 miles at the Purple Stride Walk. It was also for a very good cause, pancreatic cancer. The survival…
Get Fit with Music
Hello Friends! My friend Emily suggested I do a post on different upbeat songs that could get her and her little ones moving. I have been wanting to share my workout playlists for awhile..but sometimes I have so many ideas running around in my head that I totally forget. I even write my ideas down…but…
{WIAW #27} Happy National Running Day
Hello Friends! I ran yesterday for the first time in….3 weeks?? I had some cool new shoes to test out! I only did a walk/run for 2 miles, but I am sore today! Could have had something to do with a good song on the ipod and sprinting up a hill at the end of…
The Perfect (Late) Birthday Celebration
Hello Friends! Yesterday the BF and I celebrated my birthday. Yes, my birthday was April 7th, however BF has been traveling A LOT and whenever he’s back in town we always seem to have some other activity going on. We never got to celebrate just us like we had planned on so I figured..better late…
Banana Chocolate-Chip Confetti Bars
These confetti bars can be whipped up in a flash. The sweetness from the banana and zing from the lemon will make you even happier than the fun sprinkles.
The Day Before
Hello Friends! Well it’s been tapering week! (Which to be quite honest…wasn’t all too different from a lot of other weeks in my training for my first ever half marathon.) I only ran a short run once, instead of two short and one long run. I tried to mostly get some walking in. Sunday: Rest/Eat…
Running: A Dangerous Sport
Hello Friends! In running we don’t wear helmets. We don’t have shin-guards, elbow pads or airbags that inflate when we crash. This is why running is a deceivingly dangerous sport. I will tell you why. My First 10K 1. When you run with ipod headphones in your ears and thoughts on your mind, you may…
First Giveaway Ever: Fitmixer Slim AND Aminos
Hello Friends! Although I’ve participated in giveaways and actually won a couple of products (that I still need to review…), I’ve never done a giveaway on my blog! I thought since my blog is almost 2 years old that I should probably reward my faithful readers with an amazing product giveaway. I won a couple…
