December 2009

Good afternoon!  Tracy and Dustin from The Perfect Pair had a fried rice recipe on their blog, and it made me super excited to make my own vegetarian version. My fried rice contained:   Tofu (Nasoya extra firm, pre-cubed; cooked in wok for about 5 minutes first) Brown Rice (also precooked) Asparagus Mushrooms Sweet corn [...]

Catching up on weekend posts? On Friday, I ran 17.0 miles – all by myself! On Saturday morning, I did a running experiment with the Galloway Method. And on Saturday night, I had WAY too much fun at a Christmas party.   After 10.5 hours of sleep, I think I am fully recovered from the [...]

My post-Christmas Party breakfast was Blueberry Pecan cereal (from Costco) and OJ: And then we drove back to Orlando, and I tried to pull my life together!  I was suppose to go to a Orlando blogger meet-up, but I needed to work on the book and was really tired.  :(  I got a bunch of [...]

I can’t believe I’m typing this…  I just realized that I actually LIKE college football!   Football was a huge bone of contention between the Husband and me for many years.  He was SO obsessed with University of Miami, and I just couldn’t “get it.”  (I’m actually from Miami, but he went to UM for [...]

Happy Holidays from my family to yours! Sorry that I went MIA for the last 24 hours.  I was on the coast at my in-laws house for the annual Christmas party.  And let me tell you, my in-laws sure know how to party!   The party was also a “Welcome to America” party for my [...]

Look what I found in the back of a drawer! My favorite running shirt!  I used to wear the same jersey for EVERY SINGLE RACE (and vast majority of runs), but then I realized that was kind of… weird and a little gross, especially because I have a blog.  :)  I think I stashed this [...]

Proofreading, DONE!  Next up – fact checking.  :)  I’m going to meet my deadline for sure! I did take a break from working to eat an Glo Bar and take the dogs to the park.  It was very chilly outside, so I insisted that Maggie wear her pretty pink sweater. She doesn’t like said pretty [...]

Previous long runs for Marathon Training:   One Way Ticket to Double Digitland (10.0 miles) Eleven with the Ladies (11.0 miles) A Hellish Half Marathon  (13.1 miles) Fabulous Fourteen (14.0 miles) Sweaty Sixteen (16.0 miles) Screamin’ Seventeen (17.0 miles) Energizing Eighteen (18.0 miles) Easier Eighteen (18.0  miles) Terrific Twenty (20.0 miles)   I LOOOOVE to [...]

Hey guys! :) I’m running 17.0 miles this morning, so I’ll be back in… 3 hours or so!? Eck!   Lately, I’ve be receiving lots of e-mails and comments about injuries.  ‘Tis the season for injuries, I suppose! I earned a reputation for being an Injury Queen when I ran both of my knees into [...]

I braved the crowds and completed my Christmas shopping!  :)  And I only LOOKED at this lovely display of purses… I just kept repeating Responsible Spending Challenge, Responsible Spending Challenge, Responsible Spending Challenge!  :)   I did break one major spending rule… I gave into take-away dinner. Look at these huge woks!  I want one [...]

On November 13, I took a Canon Rebel 101 class and promised I would share all the details of what I had learned.  So sorry it took me a MONTH to get around to my recap, but here it is! I want to preface this post by saying I am a newbie when it comes [...]

Afternoon!  I am just chugging along through the book, wrapping up the last chapter and preparing to do a massive print-out to read everything over! Wahoo!   I took a bunch around 11:30 to do some Yoga Sculpt with the Husband.  It’s a 30 minute program that works up a serious SWEAT. The Husband has [...]

My favorite holiday cookie is Gingerbread Men, specifically this recipe.  I woke up with Gingerbread Men on my mind, so I decided to integrate the flavors into breakfast. The key to any good Gingerbread Men recipe?  Molasses! I subbed out the maple syrup that I’d normally dip my French Toast in with molasses mixed into [...]