plucked from my reverie In addition to the many little series that I love on my blog, such as Thursday Thoughts, One Word Wednesdays, or Link Love, I've been inspired to start a new one that's a little more thoughtful. Today's post is a bit of an introduction. But don't worry - the old favorites aren't going anywhere. Blogs are full of advice and suggestions: what workouts you should do, what...
Winter Outfit Ideas Did any of you know that it's been a little cold lately? Heard it on facebook at all? The news? Nope? Haha. Since the weather is all anyone can talk about these days, I thought today would be a great time to post some of my ideas for winter outfits. Dressing for cold temps and snow can be pretty challenging, especially if you have to look nice for work or an event. Here...
Thursday Thoughts Hey everyone! I hope you're all having a good week, I know it's a shorter one for those of you who didn't have to go into work because of the polar vortex! Haha did you ever think you'd have polar vortex days? I sure didn't Anyhoo, on to this week's Thursday Thoughts! 1. Devastated by what happened this past Saturday and clearly so was Molly. I actually almost threw...
Link Love Happy Friday! I thought I'd do another link love post today with some fun things I've come across over the week, and link up to Clare's Five Things Friday link up on her blog, Fitting It All In! Five Things Friday Link Up via Fitting It All In Blog Posts: Interesting Perspective -> Is Intuitive Eating Always a Good Thing?
What's Under Your Nose You've all heard the classic friend-turned-romance love story, right? Boy meets Girl. Boy and Girl are friends for years, helping each other through life's struggles and failed relationships. All the sudden Girl and/or Boy realize that somewhere along the way they've fallen in love. My favorite example is the movie Made of Honor. Love the movie, love Patrick Dempsey....
Thursday Thoughts Hey everyone, Happy Thursday! I hope you're all having a good week and are ready for another round of Thursday Thoughts! 1. I went to World Market last week (I was actually just walking through to warm up on my way to the El) and I saw these infinity pashmina scarves (in the store they had teal, red and black), and they were only TEN DOLLARS. Obviously I bought one and...
Goals for the Phoenix Rock N Roll Half Marathon Alrighty. Apparently I'm running the Phoenix Rock N Roll Half marathon on Sunday! So this is happening. HA. Here's the thing about this half marathon - if it were in Chicago I probably would have pulled out ages ago, but since I'm going for the experience and to hang out with some of my awesome roomies from Healthy Living Summit, I'm going to give this a go!
Veggie Quinoa Pancake - WIAW Okay, okay, so it doesn't really look like a pancake But that's more due to my poor flipping skills. veggie quinoa pancake 4 For this week's What I Ate Wednesday I'm going to share with you a recipe that I came up with last week when I was trying to just use up what was in my fridge, but now I've made several times because I liked it so much!
Thursday Thoughts Hey everyone! Can't believe it's Thursday - I guess that's what happens when you're out of town for the long weekend. Time for another edition of this week's Thursday Thoughts! 1. I know, I know. I put off my Arizona recap for one more day. I just couldn't skip over Thursday Thoughts! It's all written and ready to be published tomorrow morning! 2. Anyone ever eaten...
Rock N Roll Arizona Half Marathon Race Re-Cap Well, this happened! AZ 16 Honestly, I still can't believe it, I feel like it never even happened! I guess that's what happens when you approach a race by trying to NOT think about it or prepare! Let's take a look at my goals for the race again: 1. Finish the race: CHECK!
Fighting the Winter Blues This weekend I went to brunch with some girls in my small group and we got to talking about how this was the worst winter any of us had experienced in Chicago so far. Usually temperatures are in the upper 20s to low 30s but this year, days above 20 (or even 10 ) are the outliers. Not only are the temps low, but the sun rarely comes out. When I arrived in Phoenix last...
Ask Me Anything-Chicago, Charleston & Travel Um remember when I did the Ask Me Anything Post with the anonymous survey? You forgot? Oh, me too Haha but I've looked over the questions and decided to break this up into a couple posts. First, I appreciate everyone who asked a question! No, I truly don't know who you are but thank you! Secondly, I won't be answering questions about more personal things, such as...
Thursday Thoughts Hey everyone, I hope you're all having a good week so far! Not too much to report here other than a couple meetings (looking for temp work to make some $$ while I keep job hunting), small group, and a movie with a friend! (GO SEE PHILOMENA - SO GOOD!) By now I hope you all know what Thursday means around here -> Thursday Thoughts! 1. Molly has replaced me. I wrote...
Exercises to Help IT Band Injuries For those of you who have been reading for a while, you know that my IT Band has been causing me a lot of issues over the years. Looking back, it was a problem when I was in college but at the time I thought it was a knee problem. It has popped up periodically since I started running but never with such force as it did a couple weeks after the Chicago Marathon and since...
WIAW-Meal Prep Style For today's WIAW I'm going to show you the pieces I'm using to make several of my meals for this week. If you're new to What I Ate Wednesday, head on over to Peas and Crayons to see what it's all about! Peas and Crayons One of the biggest issues I have when it comes to eating well-rounded meals, or basically not snacking all through a meal, is that sometimes I'm just not...
Ask Me Anything-Career & Future Happy Monday! Today we're going to continue on with my responses to all of your Ask Me Anything questions! If you missed it, last week I answered all of the questions that had to do with living in Charleston, Chicago, where I want to live and where I'd like to travel: Ask Me Anything - Chicago, Charleston & Travel Today I'm answering all the questions that centered...
Operation Beautiful-Lifting Others Up Sunday was a rough day for me. I let feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy get to me and my mood was less than stellar. Top that off with some unkind words from a friend taking their anger out on me and ended up going to bed feeling as though I'd been punched in the stomach. Not a good day. When I woke up Monday morning I was still feeling the after-affects, but with a...
WIAW - Banana Protein Muffins Recipe Happy Wednesday! For today's What I Ate Wednesday I have a new recipe for you! Peas and Crayons If you're new to WIAW, head on over to Peas and Crayons to see what it's all about and the other participating bloggers. Banana Protein Muffins . Now that I'm going to be packing snacks more (more on that tomorrow, or Monday, and no, not a real job), I wanted to make...
Thursday Thoughts Hey everyone, time for another round of Thursday Thoughts! 1. We've had a lot of snow here in Chicago, as I'm sure you've heard. Miss Molly (my brother's dog - if you're new, she shows up a lot ), is in heaven because she LOVES the snow. She would spend hours in it if she could and it's the cutest thing to watch.
Thursday Thoughts Hey everyone - HAPPY THURSDAY! I don't think I've ever been more excited for a Thursday! Haha - I can finally watch the Bachelor tonight! And relax Anyway, on to this week's Thursday Thoughts! 1. So last night was the New Balance Fresh Foam launch party, and I was pleasantly surprised! There was a HUGE turnout, great stuff, and everyone there seemed to be having a...
Pinterest Outfits Made Affordable We all know I'm a little obsessed with Pinterest, especially my style page. One of the things I don't like about Pinterest, however, is that it makes me want all these things that I can't afford. So, I decided to take one of my favorite pinned outfits and re-create it only shopping at Old Navy, Target, H&M and Forever 21. I've put together options for each piece...
Ask Me Anything-Random Questions! Hey everyone! I hope you all had a good weekend (yes, I know it's Tuesday), because I did! My friend Maddie came into town and it was so nice to have her here and have her meet some of my friends and just finally see everything I've been talking about for all this time (she hasn't visited since spring of 2011!). Today I thought I'd do another round of answers to the Ask...
New Balance Fresh Foam 980 Final Review this is a compensated post, however all opinions are my own Last Wednesday evening I head to Fleet Fleet Chicago for the New Balance Fresh Foam 980 launch party. The party was packed with runners excited to try out the new Fresh Foam running shoes. After finding Maggie and Erica, we headed out for a three mile fun run with the group. nb 4 To be honest - I hadn't run...
Pump It Up Workout Playlist I love finding new music for my runs and workouts because great music makes me want to run! I've been using Songza a lot recently and listening to their Today's Pop Playlist. It gave me a bunch of great songs to look up and I downloaded a few of them, mixed with some of my older favorites, to make a workout playlist. I wanted to share it because I love seeing what songs...
Link Love HAPPY FRIDAY! Today I decided to link up with Clare's Five Things Friday. I've read a lot of great posts recently, so I wanted to share them with you all! five-things-friday- must-reads! 5 Blog Posts I Loved: Let Go Of Having Control To Gain Control When Life Is Hard: One Simple Saying That Will Keep You Going You Are Not Diminished By Others' Success