MWF Seeing BFF-Book Review Hey everyone! I hope you all had a great Monday and a great start to the month of October! (best month ever). On Sunday I had a great end to the month of September - Blogger Book Club! I created a Chicago Healthy Living Blogger facebook group a couple months ago and from that have stemmed many meet-ups, including our blogger book club! Last month we were hosted by Kelsey... (1 views)
Thursday Thoughts AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it's Thursday. Seriously. I'm kind of freaking out. THREE DAYS and 1 wake up! My parents get in town TOMORROW. Can you tell I'm trying to wrap my mind around this? It's too much. Let's move on to Thursday thoughts. 1. Picmonkey has a new section for Halloween. Obviously I used it to make... (1 views)
It's time. Hey everyone! I hope you are all excited that it's Friday and have a relaxing weekend ahead of you! Since the bid race is in 2 days (!!!) I wanted to take some time to reflect on training for the Chicago Marathon. On Thursday morning I had a 2 mile run - my very last training run for the marathon. The night before I thought it would be a super upbeat, I DID IT! Kind of... (1 views)
Chicago Marathon Race Re-Cap AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! If you follow me on twitter or instagram (PeaceLoveOats) then you already know - I DID IT! I RAN THE CHICAGO MARATHON!!!!! It's still sinking in, I can't stop smiling! I can't believe this all actually happened! I hope they post the race pictures soon So I can really believe it! I tried to give you all a shortened... (1 views)
Chicago Marathon Expo Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a great start to the week yesterday! Mine was pretty uneventful, I had breakfast with my parents before they headed out and then I basically hung around and did nothing (aka blog reading and netflix watching) until Girls On The Run practice and then did nothing after that! Haha, but I did walk to and from practice so I covered... (1 views)
Thursday Thoughts Good morning everyone! Another round of Thursday Thoughts before the weekend, and don't worry, not a single one is about the marathon! Haha. 1. I opened my spam folder on my blog email for the first time ever. The number of emails that began with Dear Friend was amazing. I didn't know I had so many friends! haha 2. I need to make a trip to Forever 21 (birthday... (1 views)
I am. Meghann wrote a great post yesterday about promoting a healthy body image; about how we are all different and we should love ourselves the way we are. I really needed to hear that at the moment. Every since the marathon ended I've been in a funk. Everything I was avoiding while focusing on the marathon smacked me in the face on Monday, including my weight. Am I... (1 views)
Sunday Smatterings? Hey everyone! I hope you're all having a good weekend. I don't really have any kind of cohesive post for today, so it's going to be a little more like a Thursday Thoughts post Work for you? Okay good. 1. My brother and sister-in-law road-tripped it to Springfield this weekend, which means THEY TOOK MOLLY. No Molly time for me = sad Katie. Molly was also a little... (1 views)
Now What? Hey everyone! It's Monday and I know many of us dislike Mondays (end of the weekend) but this week I'm taking it as a fresh start! After a rough week last week, I'm ready to get started with a new plan. I did want to mention, several of you, as well as my training group leader, said that marathon blues are a very real thing! Good to know I'm not the only one who gets a... (1 views)
Bountiful Eatery Hey everyone! How did your Monday go? I hope a good start to the week! My class was cancelled so I just had Girls On the Run practice and then a Kappa Delta alumnae event - Bingo night at Hamburger Mary's! More on that another time Last week I was invited by Bountiful Eatery to come by and review their restaurant. Since Lindsay originally told me about the restaurant I... (1 views)
WIAW-Class Free Monday Goooooood morning! Today's WIAW post comes from Monday - a day with no class! One of my teachers is out of the country so his class was cancelled Monday morning, meaning I had a nice, free morning. Sadly I wasn't as productive as I'd hoped but I did get some cleaning and some baking done! And a liiiiittle reading. If you're new to What I Ate Wednesday, check out Peas and... (1 views)
Pro-Ball and Pumpkin Pie Hey everyone, Happy Friday! I hope you all have some fun plans for the weekend, I don't. Unless you call an MPRE Review Course that reminds me I have to take an ethics exam in 2 weeks which I have not even gotten the book for fun. Oops. But don't worry, I was assured by several people that they studied only during the week before the exam. This will be fun! Anyway,... (1 views)
Make a Schedule! Hey everyone! I hope you're all having a good weekend! Molly wanted to show off her new blue harness. Despite the fact that it may cause people to think she's a boy, it's actually a very pretty color on her. She also wanted to show you her nose: I mentioned last week that I'll be participating in Tina's Best Body Bootcamp, which officially starts tomorrow! I loved it... (1 views)
How Do I Do It? Happy Monday! I've been asked several times over the past couple months how I manage to get everything done that I need to with my busy schedule. Honestly, this makes me laugh a bit because most 3rd Year Law Students have jobs along with school and I just blog, workout and volunteer with Girls On The Run But I prefer having a life outside of school. Anyway, I thought... (1 views)
Scary Pancakes, BEWARE! Okay, okay, so they're not actually scary, they're just green. But some people might find that a little scary, right? I think so humor me. Before we get to the recipe though, I wanted to share a few fun things! Kelsey does this every Friday, but I don't get as many awesome search terms as she does, so I have to wait to accumulate some good ones (e.g. the last time I did... (1 views)
WIAW-Busy Sunday Hey everyone, Happy Wednesday! I love Wednesdays, because once the day starts I'm halfway done with my school week! (yay for no class Fridays!) I'm also excited for this weekend since I have our blogger book club and then the Thriller in Schiller 5K! I wanted to remind you all that we're reading Dark Places by Gillian Flynn and I've decided that if you want to read along... (1 views)
Thursday Thoughts Goooooood Morning! (afternoon/evening?) I hope you all have been having a good week! And if not, you've almost made it to the weekend! I'm super excited for this weekend because 1) I have blogger book club, 2) I'm running the Thriller Schiller 5K (still need a costume ) and 3) I'M MOLLY-SITTING!!!!! Who doesn't love a weekend full of Molly, right? Now, on to this week's... (1 views)
Friday Blog Love In the spirit of Meg's High Five Fridays, I've decided to make today's post about some of my favorite blog posts over the past week or so! I read a lot of blogs (whether I comment or not!) and I've read some great posts so I wanted to share them with everyone! Annette basically rocks my socks, which is why she's on here twice - She wrote a great post about Fitspiration... (1 views)