November 2009

Want to know one of the key aspects of my personality?  Well, I really like it when I am a newbie who has no idea what’s going on.  I think that’s why I got so attached to running even though I couldn’t go 1/4 a mile when I started. I relish being inexperienced.  It’s so [...]

Today was the first day I felt really frustrated by my calf injury.  I know that staying off of it is my only shot of running the races this weekend, but it’s just… annoying.  I grappled with similar emotions when I screwed up my knees, and I know I just have to ride it out. [...]

I owe a reader named Laura a BIG THANK YOU!  A few days ago she commented about a website called Online Stopwatch, and it is changing the way I do work! I get easily distracted while working – blogs, Twitter, Facebook, iTunes, the dogs, the window...  With Online Stopwatch, I simply set a time (like [...]

FYI - I’ve started a new page called “Puppies.”  It’s linked at the top of the blog under the header.  I’ll be updating it every few days with pictures of Maggie and James instead of overwhelming the normal posts with dog pictures.  :)   So, as I mentioned last night, I am dealing with a [...]

Good morning.  I guess I felt very lazy today, because I had breakfast in a tub: My granola mess contained:   Plain Greek yogurt 1/2 cup granola 1 tablespoon flax A banana   I LOVE using the last yogurt in the tub.  It makes clean-up a snap! Nom, nom, nom.  This granola is from Harvest [...]

Well, friends… I feared this would happen.  :(  I think I might have an overuse injury from marathon training.  My right Achilles tendon has been bothering me for the past 3 runs, and I finally decided today that I could not ignore it any longer.   I’ll blog about this in-depth tomorrow, but as of [...]

Fun with vegetables! A few weeks (months?) I saw Angela make Zucchini boats on her blog, and the concept has been knocking around in the back of my mind ever since.  I like zucchini, but I get tired of eating them grilled on my George Foreman.  This was a fun way to mix it up! [...]

Last night, Operation Beautiful won the Blogger Humanitarian Effort Award at the 1st Annual FoodBuzz Festival Awards.   I think winning this Award is extra-special to me because… Operation Beautiful is not “my thing,” really.  It’s OUR thing. :) Operation Beautiful would’ve never gone past the first note I randomly decided to post if other bloggers [...]

Previous Healthy Tailgate Recaps:   Miami vs. FAMU Recap Miami vs. Oklahoma Recap   Another awesome tailgate; another awesome game! We beat Virginia in our homecoming game 52 to 17.  The weather was great, too – it wasn’t unbearably hot and it was super windy!  My ridiculous orange hat came in handy.  :) Our morning [...]

It’s time for another Healthy Tailgate, sponsored by Arnold Bread!  It is our homecoming game.   Entree:  Grilled breakfast pizza with eggs, hashbrowns, and veggies on a Boboli whole wheat pizza crust.   Side Dish:  Vegetarian baked beans   Side Dish:  Fruit Salad   Yes, we’re making breakfast at this tailgate.  After all, the game [...]

I supervised the Husband while he packed up the car for our road trip to Miami.  :)  I was in charge of photographing the process with my new camera (which I’m still trying to figure out!). We stopped at Starbucks on the way because I was positively STARVING.  I had an apple (unphotographed) before we [...]

You know what makes my day? When people are randomly nice.  Last week, I twittered that I was feeling down, and Julie from Savvy Eats sent me a gift card to Colorado Kernels.  Isn’t that sweet? I chose the variety pack, which came with Kettle Corn, Cheddar Cheese, and Caramel Corn popcorn.  My, oh my! [...]

Did you know this month is National Pomegranate Month?  Yay!  Better get your fresh pomegranates soon, because the season only lasts a few short weeks. I decided to celebrate with a POM Wonderful breakfast.  Introducing… POM Waffles with Christmas Icing! I made regular whole wheat waffles, added 1/4 cup of pomegranates to the batter, and [...]