Special thanks to Zarbee’s and Target for sponsoring this post. All thoughts and opinions, as always, are my own. It was a fun but hectic weekend here. Carting kids to the high school football game, a kids’ sleepover party, dinner with friends and my longest training run before the Twin Cities Marathon were some of [Read More]
Stay Healthy, Train Healthy with Zarbee’s Naturals
Special thanks to Zarbee’s and Target for sponsoring this post. All thoughts and opinions, as always, are my own. We’re barely 3 weeks into the new school year here. The 4th grade lice alert has already arrived home and today Thing 2 is coughing with a runny nose. Oh the petri dish that is school. [Read More]
Meatless Monday Matcha
In case you missed it over the weekend, I AM A TRIATHLETE! It was a wild day with some horrendous weather but that’s nothing new to me, right? I can’t wait to tell you all about it but while I’m putting the race report together, I’m also sipping this for recovery: I’ve wanted to try [Read More]
MeStrength Review
I’ve been a strength training machine these past several weeks. When MESTRENGTH offered to send me their drink powders to try out, who was I to refuse? How is MESTRENGTH different? It’s an electrolyte drink with zero carbs, sugars or calories. There are no artificial flavors or sweeteners and it’s vegan and gluten free. What’s [Read More]
5 Ways to Add Fiber to Your Diet
With the kids back to school and schedules filling with activities, sometimes a healthy diet gets pushed to the back burner. Getting enough fiber can become a challenge. We all know fiber is an important part of a healthy diet: Lowers cholesterol levels Helps keep blood sugar in check Helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular [Read More]
A Challenge I Couldn’t Refuse
The Caveman has a big milestone birthday coming up next month. He begged me not to throw any surprise parties. Plan no epic trips. He wants to celebrate his mid-life awesomeness with a maximum bench press. Just as much or more than the one he did the last time we had a little, um competition, [Read More]