Sharing My Life One Bite at a Time
The nice folks at BuildASign offered to print some Carrots ‘N’ Cake bumper stickers for me, so here’s your chance to win one! Aren’t they fun!?! The first 50 people who email me with their full name and mailing address will get one sent directly to them. Ready? GO! Lunch Mal and I ended up [...]
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Good morning! Happy Tuesday! I hope you enjoyed your Memorial Day and, hopefully, a few days off. If you’re just catching up now, here are my posts from the weekend: Chewy Cherry Oatmeal Cookies Half Day There’s No ‘I’ In ‘TEAM’ Run to Remember Half Marathon Recap Mal’s Birthday Barbecue So, my morning is all out [...]
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Mal’s birthday barbecue was a huge success! He definitely enjoyed himself. In fact, I don’t think he wanted the party to end! I ended up chatting with friends for the entire time, so I didn’t snap a ton of photos of the event, but here are few that pretty much sum it up! Good food. Good [...]
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I never wanted a race to end so badly, but I crossed the finish line at the Run to Remember with a smile on my face. I didn’t set a new PR, but I achieved my running goal for the year! Yesterday’s heat and humidity totally kicked my butt, but I listened to my body [...]
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You can thank my husband for the cheesy post title! Over breakfast this morning, Mal and I created a very ambitious To Do list for the day. We’re both running the Run to Remember tomorrow and then hosting a birthday party/beer tasting/barbeque at our house. Needless to say, we had a lot to do in [...]
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The nice thing about being my own boss is the ability to make my own work schedule. I spent a lot of time glued to my computer this week, so I gave myself permission to work the morning and take the rest of the afternoon off. Hooray for half day Fridays!! Lunch This afternoon, I [...]
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Move over Oatmeal Raisin Cookies! There’s a new cookie in town! These Chewy Cherry Oatmeal Cookies are similar to classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, but a lot more fun with sweet and tangy dried cherries mixed in. Here’s another recipe to add to your Cookie Friday collection! Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup ground [...]
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TGIF!!! I am sooo ready for the weekend! Last Night’s Dinner Last night’s dinner was inspired by a recipe from Taste of Home for Asian Chicken Pasta Salad, which ended up being a fun twist on regular ol’ pasta salad. Just in time for summer! I didn’t have all of the ingredients that the recipe called for, [...]
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A couple of weeks ago, the social media folks from Nordstrom contacted me about a national get-fit event at all of their stores called The Zella Movement. Customers were invited to come into Nordstrom stores for a day of fun and fitness activities. Each store offered something different— from yoga to boot camp classes. I [...]
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My obsession with hotels and cookies has been taken to a whole new level. DoubleTree by Hilton is taking its beloved signature chocolate chip cookie on the road to celebrate its 25th anniversary with the Cookie CAREavan tour. Throughout the summer, the Cookie CAREavan will travel coast-to-coast stopping in 50 U.S. cities to bring its warm [...]
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