March 2010

We had a wonderful (and inexpensive) breakfast by the harbor this morning. I snagged a banana from the conference and added it to a bowl of Perfect Oatmeal from Starbucks.  Combined with some cashews and brown sugar, it was the most wonderful, satisfying breakfast. Mmm. Oatmeal. After our breakfast, a few other bloggers and I [...]

The Fit Bloggin’ conference was a great success!  It started off with a wonderful Quaker breakfast buffet. I had a big bowl with cranberries, a banana, brown sugar, and a little bit of POM Wonderful juice. The conference had two tracks so you could choose the breakout conference you most wanted to attend.    I [...]

GOOD MORNING! It’s time for a heart-thumping 5K race through the Inner Harbor. I don’t think any of the girls in my room got a good night sleep, and I’ll admit that I tried to blow off the 5K race… but Anne P dragged me out of bed.   The weather this morning was GLORIOUS, [...]

Welcome to Baltimore!  It’s time for Fit Bloggin’! Anne P, Katy, and I drove from DC to Baltimore this evening so we could check into the Fit Bloggin’ hotel.   On the way over, I had one of Anne’s homemade protein bars.  After a long, long drive (rush hour in DC is terrible!), we arrived [...]

Rock climbing:  Start at the bottom… And work your way up! Stef took me rock climbing at her gym.  She climbs 6 to 7 days a week for HOURS at a time!  As a result, she has developed pretty amazing arm muscles!  And met lots of fun people… like her boyfriend Jack.  :) I was [...]

Oh, Jack – you continue to win MAJOR points in my book. I was awoken by the smell of sizzling sausages (hey, I might be a vegetarian, but I can’t deny that meat doesn’t smell really good when frying!).  When I came into the kitchen, I was served a hot, fresh blueberry pancake, pineapple, and [...]

I emerged from a 45-minute nap and a shower saying, “I feel like a new woman!”  And I did – I was ready for action with my college BFF Stef and her boyfriend Jack (who, by the way, is the sweetest. man. ever – besides Husband).   Jack and Stef suggested we go to a [...]

Welcome to Washington, DC!  Let’s play… squish the monument!   Anne P picked me up from airport and then took me on tour of our lovely nation’s capital today!  I’ve been to all the monuments before, but it was fun to see it again! Anne was especially excited to take me to a vegetarian restaurant [...]

Confession:  I consider myself a relatively smart chickadee, but I am REALLY bad at geography.    For example, when I moved to Pittsburgh, I actually had no idea that Pennsylvania was next to Ohio and West Virginia until I was on the airplane.  I was reading a US Airways magazine and looked at the map [...]

Tonight I had the pleasure of speaking about Operation Beautiful with the alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority + some other Gator women (and men!) at the University of Florida. I also got to meet fellow bloggers Shannon and Jenny, who were total sweethearts. The presentation went really well!  Always love discussing such topics with smart, [...]

I am struggling to stay awake – which is bad because I’m probably going to be working/driving until 11:30 or so.  I think I’m going to need more coffee!   I found myself eating ice cream straight from the carton this morning.  Sugar = alertness (at least temporarily).  It was good. :)  Breyers is my [...]

Have you entered the Glo Bar Raffle for the Livestrong Foundation?  It’s a super short, one-day raffle, so your odds of winning delicious vegan treats are high!    It’s going to be a busy day up in hurrrrr!  I’ve got an Operation Beautiful presentation at University of Florida tonight, and I’m really excited. Im also [...]

Maggie has very short legs: James does not: (James also has a brain; Maggie does not.)   I always feel so guilty because I under-walk James because Maggie doesn’t really enjoy walks.  Not all dachshunds are as lazy as Maggie – but trust me, Maggie prefers the couch.  I’ve been trying to make an effort [...]