It’s early. I’m relaxing in my outdoor sanctuary, aka our backyard deck and sipping that first glorious cup of coffee. A warm breeze is whispering through the trees and the wind chimes are treating me to melodic notes. Sleep has been hit or miss lately, usually miss, since my mind tends to race at night, [Read More]
The Week Things Got Busy
It got hot and busy up in here. Say what? Add virtual graduation and all the festivities that went along with it, a recital and some appointments to the mix, and I feel like I was busier this week than I’ve been in some time. Here’s how the workouts went: Monday: Memorial Day virtual 10k [Read More]
MAYhem in the Era of COVID
Can you believe it’s Memorial Day weekend? I feel like we’re in a time warp. It is a real mental challenge to stay positive while time slips away in these long weeks of staying home. With the exception of yoga, my workouts were consistent. It’s one of the few things I feel like I can [Read More]
Gluten-Free Seedy Crackers
That’s right, I’ve gone crackers. Completely crackers. I’ve been gluten- and soy-free since the beginning of the year and I’d be lying if I told you I didn’t miss crusty loaves of bread, glorious deep-dish pizza and yes, crackers! A good cracker serves as a vehicle to shuttle other morsels of goodness to the pie [Read More]
Time to Track Those Walking Miles
This post contains an affiliate link. It’s been yet another crazy week. Will things ever settle down? Not for awhile I suspect. While we had some frosty mornings this week as well as lots of rain, by Friday, a warm humid front rolled in, and it was evident that winter is finally releasing its icy [Read More]
Roasted Salmon with Lemon-Garlic Butter and Superfood Slaw
I came clean to you before about how, until recently, I shied away from cooking fish at home. It seemed like any fish I could get at the grocery store here in the Midwest wasn’t the freshest. Since discovering Sitka Salmon Shares, that’s all changed. We’ve been enjoying salmon, fish tacos and more on the [Read More]
Hello May!
Well hello May! I’m so glad to see you. April was a short, but tough month, no thanks to our stay at home order. But now the birds are singing, the frogs are croaking, turtles are sunning and even the sun is shining…for now anyway. On the running front, April was a good month for [Read More]
May Coffee Date
How can it be May? Typically I call this month MAYhem, because every event known to man seems to happen in May. Graduations, concerts, recitals, weddings, races, end-of-school everything…all of it. Except this year there will be likely none of it. Sigh. I’m joining Deborah, Coco and you for the Ultimate Coffee date. I’m also linking [Read More]
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookies. I love them. I’d eat them constantly if I could. Since we started adhering to our stay-at-home order 6 weeks ago, I’ve done my share of baking. I’ve been gluten and soy-free since the beginning of the year but I don’t let that stop me. Can gluten-free cookies be as good as the regular [Read More]
Running to South Africa
I suppose we’re paying for our mild winter because this week was COLD. And snowy. Not words I typically associate with April but hey if we can have a pandemic, we can most certainly have snow. Before I tell you about the South Africa thing, here’s how this week’s workouts went: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 5 [Read More]
