Compost Gone WildI returned from vacation to find my humble compost out of control.Very warm temps coupled with nobody home to turn it and probably not enough carbon caused it to go south not in a good way. I’d show you a pic of it but surely I’d throw up if I tried to take [Read More]
Benefits of Sun Chlorella
With the recent news about the growing obesity epidemic in America, the topic of whole foods is a timely one. Americans are getting plenty to eat. But too often it’s plenty of calorie-dense, nutrient-deficient food. When I was invited to try Sun Chlorella, I’ll admit I was skeptical. For the past couple of years I’ve [Read More]
Year Over Year
Remember this hydrangea I added to the garden last year? Here it is a year later. It’s less full, the flowers are now pale pink instead of the previous, gorgeous blue, but most importantly, it’s still alive and kicking. To be fair, I’ve transplanted this hydrangea twice in the year since I got it. Hydrangeas [Read More]
10 reasons to stop procrastinating your workout
1. It’s summer. It gets hotter the longer you wait. No need to sweat your ass off more than necessary. 2. The sunrise really is a beautiful thing. It’s even more beautiful when you’re all jacked up on endorphins. 3. You won’t hear the doorbell when the Publishers Clearinghouse Prize Patrol stops by to tell [Read More]
Vacation by Number: Maine
1: lobstah roll 2: pairs of lobstah socks. Thankfully only one pair was worn this way. 1: bowl of chowdah 1: maiden voyage to Tim Hortons 3 runs: 1 sucky, 1 stellar, 1 solid 4: ice cream encounters: check out peanut putter paradise from a great place in Bar Harbor. The absolute best ice cream [Read More]
9 For Friday
1. I’ve been up since 4 (thank you grass-eating dog) and haven’t done a damn thing. 2. When I hauled the trash to the curb (thank you golf-junketing Caveman–wait I DID do something), I found this standing in our driveway. WTF? 3. I’m going to go pump some serious iron now. Really I am. Now. [Read More]
Inspired or Defeated?
Google images I saw a comment on another blog the other day that made me sad. It said something to the effect of (paraphrasing here): …”especially when I read running blogs and see these super athletes running 10 and 11 miles at paces I cannot hold for even one mile….then I go out and run [Read More]
Weekend Rewind: Party Brick Edition
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]
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]
