I rubbed, I wrapped, I grilled, I baked, and of course I rode and ran. Hell what didn’t I do? 2 parties, back-to-back25 kids2 cakes1 dayA party brick if you will Friday found me frantically constructing Thing 1’s birthday cake. It started with a brownie emergency. When I turned them out of the pan, a [Read More]
Archives for 2011
As the Compost Turns: Part II
It’s been about a month now since our kitchen compost project started. It seems like we add SO much stuff yet the bin never fills more than maybe 1/3. Much to my delight….not….soon after the worms were added, I noticed many of them were coming up to the top of the bin–eeeeew! Apparently this indicates [Read More]
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
I kicked off week 3 (I know time flies) of Twin Cities Marathon training this morning. For the first time in forever I’m not using the RLRF plan and I’ve gotta say, things are a little pretty unfamiliar.Up ’til now I considered myself fairly open minded. When I saw outrageously hard workouts on paper I’d [Read More]
Race Report: North Shore Half Marathon
North Shore Half Marathon With the wild weather we’ve had lately, we lucked out: mid-50’s, clear, low humidity, wind not an issue. I got to the race a tad later than I wanted and paid for that in time spent trolling for parking. By the time I found a spot, the porta potty lines were [Read More]
Confession Friday: Natural Remedies for Ants
1. I have a half marathon this weekend with a mongo hill in it and I’ve done zippo in the hill training department. Not even gonna try to make any excuses. This is NOT a goal race though. Just a training run. 2. Since marathon training started, I’ve dropped my brick workouts like a hot [Read More]
As the Compost Turns
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago Thing 1 was doing container composting with her Girl Scout Troop. First we got a 20-gallon container with a lid that snaps shut VERY tightly. Air holes were poked in the top. We started off with shredded newspaper on the bottom topped with kitchen scraps. The more finely [Read More]
Depleted Not Defeated: 5k Race Report
Chalk this one up as a character builder. With the way I’ve been running lately, I must be quite the character by now. I hadn’t mentioned it last week, because who really cares that Thing 2 gifted me with a special little flu strain? The fever, chills and body aches subsided after a couple of [Read More]
8 Ways to Keep Your Running Fresh
When I started running longer distances, it was all so exciting and fresh. I didn’t dare miss or skimp on a workout, the distances and paces were new and exciting, every race was an adventure and the PR’s were plentiful. As time went on, the PRs were harder to come by, I could execute the workouts [Read More]
Refreshing Fruit Salsa
Here’s a super easy and healthy fruit salsa that’s perfect for Memorial Day picnics! MAYhem is still young and I’ve already brought this salsa to two parties. It’s packed with fruits and veggies, my picky mcpickerson kids love it, and best of all, Thing 2 loves to help me prepare it! Fruit Salsa Makes 12 [Read More]
Weightloss Wednesday
Can you believe I’ve been doing this Veggie-Centric diet for 9 Weeks? The weekly weightloss might be small but it all adds up: Week 1: -2 Week 2: No weigh-in due to vacay Week 3: -2 Week 4: 0 Week 5: -1 Week 6: +2 Week 7:-1 Week 8: -1 Week 9: -1 Total: -6 1 lb. to go to get to Boston [Read More]
