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Welcome back to the kitchen.  I love to travel, but I love coming home more.   Hey now – new recipe!   Actually, these are a play on another favorite recipe for Butternut Squash Enchiladas, but instead of butternut squash and corn, these enchiladas are stuffed with pinto beans, sweet potato, and spinach.  Yum. Sweet [...]

I’ve traveled more in the last year for work than in the first five years of my professional life combined – crazy, huh? And although I am NOT the kind of girl that typically throws temper tantrums, there is one thing that really gets my blood boiling: trying to find a healthy (vegetarian) meal at [...]

Time to say goodbye, New York!  I’m sure we’ll meet again soon.  ;)   Catching up on weekend posts?   I walked a Half Marathon in Central Park! We explored New York City My mom had a panic attack over all the big building Oh, and on Friday, I won the lottery! ;)   Yesterday, Mom [...]

Shout out to the walkers of the world!    I thought being forced to walk my fourth Half Marathon due to injury was the worst thing in the world… But I actually ended up having a blast. Let me tell you – walking a Half Marathon is HARD.  In many ways, it was less exhausting [...]

I have a new appreciation for New York City (in the past, I’ve been scared by the city, especially when traveling alone).  My mom and I were blessed with a beautiful, sunny day and saw so many great sites. We started off with breakfast at a little cafe called Friend of a Farmer (Tina, Ashley, [...]

When I pulled back the curtains in our hotel room this morning, I was pleasantly surprised to see the sun was shining brightly.  My mom feels better, too.  She practically jumped out of bed screaming, “We’re in New York! We’re in New York!” I think she’s adjusted to city life. :)   Last night was [...]

First things first:  APRIL FOOLS!  Yes, Wealthy Tipping Point is a joke – unfortunately, I did NOT win the $125,000,000 jackpot.  A HUGE, HUGE thanks to all the sweet people who said we deserved to win the prize. :) You all so nice.   I take April Fools Day very seriously and always do elaborate [...]

Well, this is certainly a post that I never thought I'd write...  Remember how Nicole and I drove to DC last weekend for the National Half Marathon?  Somewhere in Virginia, we pulled over for coffee, and I decided to buy a lottery ticket.   I didn't know it when this photo was taken, but my [...]

I’ve been rush-rush-rush with work, but the BEST part of my day was definitely when I got to take a break and coach Girls on the Run.  Today was the Practice 5K Day! Some coaches choose to ‘build up’ the end-of-season 5K a little more than others… I am definitely in the “Let’s get excited [...]

I’ve completed 32 races, including three half marathons.    My first was way back in October 2008.  I ran the Jacksonville Marine Corps in 2:06:30.  I pushed extremely hard and was very happy with my time. I ran my second Half Marathon a few months later, in February 2009.  I ran the Gasparilla Half Marathon [...]

I was rummaging around my appliances cabinet (I have zero storage in my kitchen so I have to tuck stuff far in the back), and I found this awesome sandwich maker:   I’d guess it’s at least sixteen years old now – my grandpa passed it onto me a few years ago.  I love these [...]

Hollar if you put everyday tasks on your To Do list. Yes, I have showered.  And hey, I ate, too!  Check, check, checky-check-check!   (Lots of peopled asked about my Minnesota trip – here are the details!)   You know what made my lunch hour so much more productive (I’m all for productivity when a [...]

Waking up earlier is getting easier and easier.  It’s taken me a week, but I knocked off 1.5 hours off my wake-up time by setting my alarm 15 – 20 minutes earlier each night (and trying to get in bed earlier, too).  Everyone else is sleeping, so for breakfast, it was just me + oatmeal: [...]