August 2010

Goodbye, Chicago!  I will miss you and your beautiful sights.  But – my heart will go on.  :)  Healthy Living Summit 2011 will be in an equally awesome city, I’m sure! Today was my last full day in Chicago (I leave tomorrow morning).  I am so glad I scheduled in a day of “non-working” activities [...]

Don’t get me wrong – I love the run with buddies.  Running friends make the mileage more bearable and entertaining.  But sometimes running with a group = pressure.  Pressure to keep running, pressure not to walk, pressure to go faster than I want to go.   So I joined the walking group this morning.  :)  [...]

I fell off the blogging-face-of-the-Earth… but it’s only because I was running around like a [vegetarian] headless chicken trying to make the Healthy Living Summit the best it could be. The event is now over, and I’ll admit that I’m a little sad and a little relieved, too.  I feel like the last month or [...]

Let’s get this Summit started! The Healthy Living Summit is off to a great start!  Since I’m organizing stuff, I’ve got to make this quick – but you can follow the details on Twitter with the #HLS hashtag!  Unfortunately, due to logistical issues, we cannot live stream the event this year, but everything will be [...]

The first day of the Healthy Living Summit is over, and it was jam-packed of activities!  I woke up around 6 AM (because of the time change) and forced myself to go back to sleep for an hour.  Then, Megan and I joined a group of girls on a run by along the beautiful Chicago [...]

After 7+ hours of traveling, Megan and I finally arrived in Chicago around 6 PM last night.  I was so excited to check out the city – I’ve never been here and it’s gorgeous. Let’s go back in time a bit…   Our flights involved one delay after the other.  Luckily, we had Internet and [...]

Waiting for our flight to take off for Chicago!  I’m getting excited for the Healthy Living Summit, but it’s also very stressful because I’m helping to organize it.  I just hope everything goes smoothly.   We were delayed a bit so Megan and I started to check out dining options. People often ask me if [...]

Waking up with Megan in my house was super fun!   We used to run together about two or three times a week at the peak of Disney Marathon training, so it was great to have her here again! We woke up, had coffee and PB toast, and then ran 4.5 miles through my lovely neighborhoods.  [...]

I’m so excited!  Let the face-boxing ensue (a signature Caitlin and Megan move). My friend Megan come up to Charlotte today so I took her out on the town and showed her how very amazing Charlotte can be.  I’m trying to convince her to move here!   We sat on my porch and split a [...]

Let the insanity continue in Casa de Boyle. I spent the morning juggling Healthy Living Summit work, writing a freelance article on personal finance (oh, the irony), and filming a segment about Operation Beautiful for the local NBC news in Charlotte (it will be on at 5:00 PM today).   It’s my personal goal to [...]

Why, hello there! Good morning.  It’s going to be a very good day indeed.  Don’t you agree? You better agree with the Boss Lady.   Today is an exciting day!  Megan is coming to town!  My BFF from Orlando, Megan is joining me in Charlotte for a night and then we’re traveling to the Healthy [...]

I always joke that planning the Healthy Living Summit (sponsored by Arnold and Oroweat) is pretty much like planning a wedding – but a wedding with sponsors, swag bags, 200 attendees, product trials, and name tags… and without wedding cake.    After a marathon committee planning call and putting out some minor fires, I am [...]

How is it already 2:30?!  Where is my day going?  :)   Felt a rumbling in my tummy and was totally surprised when I looked at the clock!  No wonder I was hungry. I’m really into salads this summer.  They just seem so fresh and lovely.  And if you pair them with the right toppings [...]