Caitlin

This is my favorite meal lately – it’s awesome for lunch or dinner.  It’s a mix of red kidney beans (drained and rinsed), roasted Brussel sprouts, roasted carrots, and sprouts.  Sometimes I add in sliced cherry tomatoes, too.  Cover it all in a drizzle of BBQ sauce and mix it up.  I had a great [...]

On Instagram, I had a request to blog about tea steeping times. The post after I went to the Celestial Seasonings tea factory is filled with fun tea facts, but here’s the upshot. Also – if you don’t have a tea timer, you must get one! I have a new favorite workout tea tee.  I [...]

Holy heck.  The weather in Charlotte was BEAUTIFUL this weekend.  Especially on Sunday.  Warm and sunny and pretty much everything I think of when I think, “Spring!” Daylight Savings rocked our world – I totally forgot about it and was super confused when Claire and I woke up at 9:45 (!!).  I bolted downstairs yelling, [...]

I am having a very good day!  Things started off kind of wonky.  I was snoozing away when I heard, “Mommy? Mommy?” in a tiny stage whisper.  I whipped around to see Henry next to the bed (he’s never come into our room before!) and panicked because Claire was still asleep in the cosleeper <—she’s [...]

“Don’t wiggle, Qlaire!” <—Henry says Claire with a Q. I’ve started doing a bootcamp at my gym.  I’m committing myself to ten classes for the month of March, and then ten more in April.  I’ve decided that part of the reason that I’m historically slow on the bike ride portion of the triathlon is lack [...]

A few weeks ago, I went through a serious closet purge and donated almost all of my remaining race cotton shirts.  I was discussing the situation with a few other racing friends via text, and one suggested that I turn the leftovers into reusable shopping bags as shown in this NO SEW tutorial on Mommypotamus.  [...]

I’ve shied away from the fitness tracker trend because I always thought they felt a little Big Brother-ish.  But over time, I got really, really curious about the hype.  So a few heavy-handed hints to the Husband later, I received a Misfit Shine for Valentine’s Day.  I decided to go with the Shine after hearing [...]

Killer workout with my buddy Brandi yesterday! We wanted to swim, so I pulled up my Pinterest of Swim Workouts and selected one that I haven’t done in a while.  This workout was SUPER fast.  I haven’t swam 1500 yards in for-ev-er and probably would’ve struggled to just straight swim that distance – but the [...]

Ahh! She’s three months old.  I can’t believe.  Time flies when you have a baby, but a SECOND baby?!  Time goes even faster (you must fall into a black hole after the birth of a third or fourth!).   As Claire turns three months, we mark the end of the so-called “Fourth Trimester.” And she’s [...]

Yay!  So excited to pass this deal along... I have a great TOTALLY FREE offer for readers looking to jumpstart their spring cleaning! Although I can’t tell by the snow outside my window, spring is right around the corner.  And that means it’s nearly spring cleaning time.  I didn’t realize before becoming a homeowner how [...]

We got hit with a few inches of snow on Monday night!  It was the good kind, too – no freezing rain to make the roads miserable and close down the entire city.  Just big, fluffy flakes that were perfect for making a little snowman.   I was extra pumped because the snow delayed my [...]

I feel the need… the need for speed.  In everything I do lately, but especially in my workouts! With two small kiddos, it is SO not easy to get to the gym.  Or out the door for a run.  But it’s really important to me, so I try to find the time to exercise.  Unfortunately, [...]

Did you have a nice weekend? We did!  MomHTP came to visit because the Husband went out of town – together with his sister, Kristien took my mother-in-law on a CRUISE for her 60th birthday!  I hope my kids take me on a cruise for my 60th!  Hah.  I would’ve tagged alone, but it was [...]