Baby it’s cold outside, and it’s been snowy too. Roads have been a mess for cars let alone runners. What better time to review some things to keep in mind when navigating icy roads on foot? Change your shoes for better traction. Personally I like a trail shoe since I avoid deep snow for the [Read More]
Archives for 2013
Love/Don’t Love
Love: When Athleta has a good sale. Heck I love when anyone has a good sale. Don’t Love: When I shop with abandon only to find the sale got even better the day after I blew my wad. Love: That Things 1 and 2 had sleepover friends yesterday. Don’t Love: They all went home just [Read More]
#Elf4Health and #OneSmallChange
The Elf4Health Challenge ended on Sunday. I can’t say enough about how meaningful this challenge was. Over the course of a month we were given daily challenges like eat the rainbow, clean out your pantry/closet/fridge, do 100 burpees, make a donation and operation beautiful to name just a few. I went in to it hoping [Read More]
Things That Make Me Wanna Barf
I thought I was so sly as I quietly loaded the family stockings with goodies prematurely. One less thing to rush around and do at crunch time right? Well the jig was up yesterday when Thing 2 discovered the booty. Now there will be only coal on Christmas. Serves them right. Adidas unveiled the 2014 [Read More]
Card Snark and a Day In the Life
My holiday cards went in the mailbox this morning. Finally. It may be the latest I’ve ever been on getting them out. Let the record show they were ordered on 12/10 and a full 9 days passed before they showed up at my doorstep (website claimed 5 days). Ok enough with the excuses. Although sending [Read More]
Homemade Dog Biscuits
Thing 2 and I baked up some special holiday dog treats with wheat germ to bring to the shelter. Don’t worry our dogs got some too. They were met with rave reviews. Here’s how you make homemade dog biscuits. Homemade Dog Biscuits 1/3C butter 3/4C hot water 1/2C powdered milk 1/8t salt 1 egg 3C [Read More]
Nintendo Wii U Review
It’s been pretty much a madhouse around here. Thing 1 has friends sleeping over almost every weekend, we had a brood over for Thanksgiving weekend with more to come. Just in time for the onslaught I had the opportunity to take Nintendo Wii U and activity trackers for a test drive. Timing is everything. We [Read More]
#OneSmallChange Link Up
Home stretch kids! Week 11 of the One Small Change Challenge is here. How’s it been going so far? Link up below and tell us. Here’s what I’ve been up to: Keep kitchen counters clutter free Drink at least 64 oz water daily Do a 2 minute daily plank sequence Drink warm water with lemon every morning** [Read More]
Runfessions: Holiday Edition
I recently did a closet purge. This included the running apparel drawers, which have become somewhat stuffed lately. Buuuut I couldn’t bring myself to get rid of some things. So I relegated them to a closet in the basement where I keep off-season stuff. Kind of an unused clothing purgatory. I suspect after enough time [Read More]
