November 2009

I’m currently running 18.0 miles, so here’s a little New Moon poll until I come back with a recap!  :)   On December 8, 2008, on the way to my bachelorette party in New York City, I started to read a little book called Twilight. I wrote, “it is my NEW favorite book!”  In fact, [...]

Good evening!  I’m posting dinner quite early, but that’s because I think I’m going to sleep very soon (if you can believe it!).  I am so tired, and I am running 18.0 miles tomorrow as part of marathon training.  I need to get to sleep STAT.   First things first…. Today I got into graduate [...]

Amazing vegan lunch! I had vegan tacos stuffed with black beans, grilled mushrooms, salsa, and spinach.  The taco shell was this brand: At first, I missed putting cheese on my tacos, but I quickly forgot because they were SOOO DELICIOUS. Plus, hummus and carrots: And a wheatgrass shot: The Big Vegetarian/Vegan Question:  Eating Ethically   [...]

Welcome to Blogger Vegan 4 A Day, which is part of the larger Vegan Week organized by Katy and Michelle!  You can read about my goals for today in this post.   One goal of vegan for a day is to see how “hard” it is to change over from a vegetarian to vegan diet.  [...]

I figured out the solution to my incessant writer’s block:  WINE! Totally breaking my Back On Track Month goals, I had two glasses of wine this afternoon.  And my goodness, the words just flowed from my fingertips.  I think I’m experiencing a little bit of stage fright when it comes to writing the book, and [...]

As I explained earlier in the week, tomorrow is Blogger Vegan 4 A Day, which is part of the larger Vegan Week organized by Katy and Michelle. Obviously, I am a vegetarian, but tomorrow, I’m going to eat vegan.  I’ve prepared this little post to explain some components of veganism, but as I am not [...]

It’s been an active morning over here! I’ve found that I’m struggling with writing the book early in the morning, so I decided to swap my afternoon workout for a morning one.  The bright side is that my yoga session + run is done; the downside is that I’ll be writing until 9 PM.  :) [...]

First of all, awesome comments/discussion on The Weighty Question.  I learned a lot about anatomy and muscle-building that I did not know before!  :)   Also – I was corrected by some very astute readers that Megan and I were not doing pull-ups this morning, but chin-ups.  Chin-ups are apparently easier (which explains why I [...]

Megan came over around 9, and we went for a 4.0 miler.  She was very excited to be running again after her toe surgery!  Weeeeeeeee! And I’m glad to have my next-door running partner back.  :)   Here are our statistics:   Duration: 39:28 Distance: 4.0 miles Mile 1: 9:53 Mile 2: 9:46 Mile 3: [...]

We are rapidly reaching the point of an empty fridge.  There’s no milk, almond milk, or half and half (so I’m drinking black coffee – ugh), and we’re running quite low on fruits and veggies. I think a trip to the store is in order!   I did pull together a semi-decent breakfast: I reheated [...]

Another day comes to a close… at least today was VERY PRODUCTIVE! When the Husband came home tonight, I asked if he wanted to do a yoga workout session, and he asked if I wanted to do meditation.  We compromised and did both.  :) It’s funny because I am so much better at yoga, and [...]

Catching up on weekend activities?   Check out what happened with my Half Marathon on Saturday. And read my 10K Race Recap from Sunday’s race!   I am eating THE MOST amazing lunch.  I wasn’t sure if the flavor combination would work, but it totally did!   I drained the extra glaze off the leftover Glazed [...]

Another rush to the vet.  :(   Maggie started to limp last night while we were watching Changeling (OK movie, by the way).  She’s fine if she walks slowly, but if she tries to run she cannot put any weight on her back right leg.   I woke up, called the vet, and grabbed the first [...]