Our vacation continues to be sunny, sandy, and wonderful. BFF Sarah, her husband TK, the Husband, and I are having a blast. We’re fallen into a happy routine of waking up around 7, grabbing food from the buffet (breakfast is, hands down, the best meal of the day), laying by the beach, taking afternoon naps, [...]
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Welcome to Ivanhoe! My, my – what a fun day I’m having! One really cool thing about traveling for Operation Beautiful is that I’ve been to all these places that I would’ve never seen otherwise. Ivanhoe, Minnesota is up there on the list! I’m really enjoying the small town atmosphere for the day. This [...]
Review of The Long Run: A New York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete Katie from Keeping Up With Katie said: “What I hoped would be a good read, far exceeded my expectations and left me in tears at some points and feeling motivated and grateful all at the same time. [...]
Something fun: I’m looking for YOUR one-paragraph book reviews of popular sport/endurance/healthy eating books, like Born to Run, Ultramarathon Man, Fast Food Nation, Age is Just a Number, It’s Not About The Bike, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, and more. I want to compile all your reviews in a big post [...]
The other night, the Husband had an awesome suggestion. He said, “Babe, instead of shelling out $8 for pre-made frozen pizza to eat on busy weeknights, why don’t we make our own in batches and freeze it?†I declared him a genius. Best idea ever. I like to make smaller pizzas so one [...]
Random little fact about me: I’m a curser. I try not to curse on the blog, of course. But in real life, I have a potty mouth. I’m trying to stop cursing because it’s not a very lady-like habit. So far, I’ve cursed two times today. Not a great curse count, but better than normal, [...]
Day 2 of Boot Camp, done! Today’s Boot Camp actually seemed a lot easier than Day 1 because I knew the moves and what modifications I needed to do. My muscles feel stronger already! :) The Husband did Boot Camp with Nicole and I. He regularly strength trains and said it was challenging, but [...]
Remember the unlikely story of how Peter Hollens from NBC’s reality hit The Sing Off and I became social media buddies? You can read the funny story here. Peter just put together an AMAZING Operation Beautiful-inspired cover of the new Lady Gaga hit. EVERY noise in this song is made by Peter’s mouth and [...]
This is Part II of a new blog series called Eat-In Challenge Shopping Cart. Over the years, many people have asked to me to write about grocery shopping, but it’s so hard to really detail what’s in our fridge and pantry in just one blog post (hence, a series!). Here’s my shopping cart at Trader [...]
Heeeelllo, Broccoli and Mushroom Casserole. I think I love you. I especially loved the fact that, after a long day, all I had to do for a fresh, hot dinner was ask my father-in-law to stick it in the oven when he got home from work (we stayed a little later). I prepped this casserole [...]
Today, I anticipate I’ll finish up the first draft of my second book. Yaaaaay! (source) I feel quite accomplished, and truthfully – it’s a huge load off my shoulders (until I start Book #3 in a few weeks – more deets are forthcoming). The second book is a re-vamped version of Operation Beautiful: Changing the [...]
(Forewarning: Potentially disturbing discussion of sexual abuse ahead.) On Sunday, I watched a CNN documentary entitled “Selling the Girl Next Door.†The documentary was about the sex trade in America, and how young American girls (as well as foreign girls) get forced into prostitution by pimps. The world’s oldest profession has been transformed by [...]
Ingredients: 1/4 cup millet 1/4 cup oats 1/2 cup almond milk 1 large banana 1 tablespoon chia seeds Toppings: blueberries Directions: In a small pot, mix millet and almond milk. Turn heat to medium high. After 3 minutes or so, add a thinly sliced banana, stirring occasionally in between feeding the dogs or brushing your [...]
A little something NEW for breakfast: Millet is an awesome oatmeal alternative, but I’ve never really prepared it in this way. Plus, this breakfast cooks quickly and you don’t have to ‘watch’ it the whole time. I don’t have time to slave over the stove on a Friday morning! Millet and Creamy Banana Bowl [...]