August 2012

Arthur&Pat

Hi, there! I just got back from a wonderful restaurant on the South Shore called Arthur & Pat’s, which is located right on the ocean in Marshfield. I met Chrissy, Matt, and their two boys there for brunch. Arthur & Pat’s is really neat inside—ok, for a first-timer, it’s a bit overwhelming with the menu plastered [...]

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Tea Gal

August 31, 2012

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Good morning! Happy FRIDAY! I started my morning with an especially delicious breakfast. Breakfast Last night, a reader asked me if coconut flour could be substituted for almond flour in my Paleo Morning Glory Muffins. I wasn’t 100% sure since I’ve only made them once, so I whipped up a batch with coconut flour. The [...]

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Today, I CrossFit

August 31, 2012

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Check out what I did last night—I registered for a CrossFit class!! Woohoo!!! I’m feeling a lot better and the past couple of days have been blood-free (I know, gross… sorry), so I’m going to return to my beloved sport this evening. Today’s WOD is only 8 minutes, so I figured it was a good [...]

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Hello, hello! So, our next big home project is redoing our driveway and walkway because they’re both in need of some serious TLC. Mal and I actually spent a couple of hours weeding our driveway earlier this summer, but it doesn’t look like it at all now, does it? Holy weeds! As Mal said, “You [...]

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Paleo Morning Glory Muffins

August 30, 2012

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When I worked at the Harvard School of Public Health, there was a little bakery in the Longwood Galleria that served delicious “Morning Glory” muffins, which were packed full of raisins, nuts, and other good stuff. They were HUGE, so I only treated myself to one every once in awhile, but it was a muffin [...]

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Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) - Breaking Bad - Season 5, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Ursula Coyote

Is anyone else watching the Bachelor Pad right now? I’m kind of embarrassed to admit that I’m so into it, but there’s nothing else to watch on TV right now. Well, ok, that’s a totally lie. There are new episodes of Breaking Bad (OMG, this season!), but nothing else really. [image source] Anyway, the Bachelor [...]

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Car Inspection #FAIL

August 29, 2012

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Holy goodness, where did today go!?! I can’t believe how quickly it flew by! (If you’re wondering, I actually do say weird things like “holy goodness” in real life. I’m like an 80-year-old grandma. It’s cool.) Breakfast I’m really loving my two-ingredient pancake, but, yesterday, it didn’t hold me over until lunchtime like it usually [...]

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Before dinner last night, I headed out for a walk. I grabbed my iPhone, headphones, my new sneakers, and got my booty moving! Reebok recently sent me a pair of their SmoothFlex Run as part of a new campaign they are doing with Fitfluential. They’re intended for running (I can’t wait to try them out!), [...]

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The Power of Transformation

August 28, 2012

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On my travels home from Oregon the other day, I bought a copy of O, The Oprah Magazine. (The “How to Transform Your… Stress Level” headline caught my attention!) On one of the first pages of the magazine was a piece where five of the issue’s contributors (including Ted Allen – remember when I met [...]

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Hi, friends! I’m home from Oregon. Mal and I got in yesterday morning, picked up Murphy from the dog sitter, and then spent the rest of the day unpacking, grocery shopping, and getting our lives back in order. It’s so good to be home. I missed my little pug-let. I wanted to give you guys [...]

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