May 2011

When I was in college, I was friends with some boys who were in a fraternity and had their own chef.  The chef’s specialty was chicken salad sandwiches, which I had never eaten before but promptly became OBSESSED with – I would sneak into the kitchen and steal entire Ziploc bags of chicken salad mix!  [...]

When my alarm clock went off, there was an immediate battle in my brain: get up and swim or snuggle with James and go back to sleep?   Guess which option won out?   Yea.  Sleeping.  It seemed like the good choice at the time, but now that I’m staring down a busy, busy schedule, [...]

Tonight was the first official meeting of the Blogger Book Club of Charlotte.  Eleven ladies (bloggers + readers, too!) attended the meeting.  Our first order of business: deciding that we’re going to be a ‘less serious’ kind of book club – no by-laws or anything like that.   Wine and cupcakes are okay, though! Our meeting [...]

You know how it is – there a moment when your fridge starts to look a little bare, and you think, “Hmm, I should go to the store soon.”  Normally, the day I have that thought, I get my butt to the store (heaven forbid we go one day without bananas), but this time, I [...]

Name:  Jess (from Physikerin Knits) Location:  New Jersey Age: 26 Race:  NYC Half Marathon Personal Tidbit: She's a cake-baking physicist with a great affection for coffee. In Her Own Words:   The NYC Half Marathon was an awesome race! My goal was to start conservatively, speed up outside of the park, and run around a [...]

Final verdict: I love the Speedo Flite goggles.  They are inexpensive, fog-resistant, and moderately comfy.   They leave wicked goggle marks, but mine are probably just too tight. My goal for today’s swim was to bust out 750 meters (the distance I’ll swim during my June triathlon) without pausing to rest on the wall.  It was [...]

While syrup is certainly a food group on its own…   … That doesn’t mean I always want to drown my pancakes in the sugary stuff.  Also, the group stuff (real maple syrup) is kind of pricey, so I usually don’t buy syrup and sub it out for other sweet toppings.   Normally, I scoop [...]

Tonight was the Excellence Awards for Girls on the Run Charlotte.  It was a big party to celebrate and honor all the volunteers, coaches, and committee members who made 2010 – 2011 possible.  GOTR was started in 1996 in Charlotte and is now all over the USA and Canada.  In total, 250,000 girls have gone [...]

It appears that I shouldn’t have gotten too excited about our mortgage because I don’t think we’re going to get approved right now.  So sad.  The new (very strict) laws require that you show two years of steady income, but it goes by tax year, which means we would base our mortgage off 2009 and [...]

Catching up on the weekend?   I ran a mile without pain – whoo-hoo! Injury’s on the mend. I went to a Slow Food event and drank lavender chocolate milk.  Yum. I revealed my secret to making dippy eggs. We busted this common swimming myth.   Good morning! Where did the weekend go? It was [...]

Don’t you agree?  I finally checked out Mueller’s Neighborhood Grill.  It’s a little building tucked away on a side street – I would’ve missed it but I used to run through that neighborhood.  It has a great outdoor dining area, so DadHTP, the Husband, and I decided to check it out for lunch. I got [...]

It’s time again for the workout weekly round-up! I like to take a macro view of working out instead of looking at each day one-by-one; I think this outlook helps keep me healthier and more balanced.   So – here’s what I did this week:   Monday: Swam 1,000 yards Tuesday: Rest day Wednesday: swim [...]