Sharing My Life One Bite at a Time
I had a fun birthday surprise waiting for Mal when he came home from school yesterday! I spelled out “HAPPY B-DAY” on gift bags and then bought a present that started with each of the letters for him. For the letters, I cut up a Happy Birthday sign. For the bags, I recycled ones that [...]
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Hi, friends! My day started bright and early with a knock on my hotel room door from Monica, who arrived on a red-eye flight from California just 30 minutes earlier. I thought she might want to sleep after a long cross country flight, but she rallied for an early morning run. Monica said running helps [...]
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GOOD MORNING and happy Monday! I think I’m I still recovering from this past weekend. It was action-packed to say the least! Last night, Mal and I (and Murphy) were absolutely exhausted after having so much fun and go-go-going all weekend long. Obviously, I am not complaining, but, whoa, we packed a lot into two [...]
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I survived my colonoscopy with flying colors! Hooray! Seriously, it was a piece of cake. The prep and (especially) not eating were definitely the hardest parts. The actual procedure was over and done with before I knew it. Piece of cake. My doctor talked to me briefly after the colonoscopy and, good news, he said he only [...]
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One of the best parts about my job is that I get to make my own schedule. Yesterday, this meant I woke up super early, busted out some work, and then took the rest of the day off to enjoy it. It was a fabulous Friday indeed! Breakfast I started my day with a toasted [...]
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For the second part of our trip, the Oahu Visitor’s Bureau arranged a 3-night stay at the Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk for Mal and me. We both really loved this hotel and would definitely stay there if we visited Oahu again. Price-wise, the Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach is a little more expensive than other [...]
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After some time at the beach and lunch, Mal and I got picked up at our hotel for a surf lesson on Waikiki Beach with the Hans Hendemann Surf School. I was both excited and nervous to try surfing. Excited because it looked like a lot of fun and it was one of my goals [...]
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After my tour of the Hawaii Prince Hotel, I met Mal at the beach, which was just a short walk from the hotel. We went swimming and worked on our tans for about an hour before we started to get hungry for lunch. There were a bunch of bars and restaurants along the water, so [...]
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Good morning! Happy Saturday! Here’s my second post for GNC’s “Total Lean Challenge.” For this one, I was asked to share my favorite kind of cardio exercise, which, I’m sure you already know, is CrossFit. I’m a tad in love with it! Since I love CrossFit so much, I decided to create a CrossFit-inspired workout [...]
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Hello, hello! Yesterday was such a great day. It started out like a usual Saturday and ended with quite a nice surprise! Breakfast My morning started with breakfast, which was a French Toast Breakfast Scramble topped with Coconut Cinnamon Pears and Teddie peanut butter. And then I did a little meal planning while I drank [...]
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