Healthy Living Summit

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When I last left you, I was on my way back to Boston via Bolt Bus. Theodora, Ashley, and I arrived at South Station just before 3:00 PM and then hopped in a cab to the Hyatt Regency Cambridge for the 2012 Healthy Living Summit. Lunch After an extra long bus ride (we spent 40 [...]

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Happy Hours

August 21, 2011

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Happy hour started early at HLS yesterday! One of Kath’s readers gave her a 4-pack of microbrews, so she kindly offered to share them with the people sitting at our table. Obviously, beer is part of healthy living. Maybe we can get a beer tasting on next year’s HLS agenda? We should work on that. [...]

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14 Before 8

August 20, 2011

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Yay! I love running at 5 o’clock in the morning! Umm, not. But, I LOVE how I feel once I’m done! You never regret a workout! This morning, I woke up bright and early to run with my blog buddies before a full day of HLS sessions. Before I left my hotel room, I snacked [...]

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Friends With Benefits

August 20, 2011

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Ahhh! HLS is here—and I can’t believe it’s already half over! (I’m a tad behind on blogging. Sorry about that!) Last night’s festivities started with a blogger pow wow of sorts with the founders of the Health Living Summit. The five of us talk all of the time through email and on Gchat, but it [...]

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2011 Healthy Living Summit

August 19, 2011

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I can’t believe the 3rd Annual Healthy Living Summit is here! Never in a million years did I think an email chain between six blog buddies would turn into a yearly conference. We just wanted to meet each other in real life! This year’s HLS could not have happened without Meghann’s hard work. She planned the [...]

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It’s All Over

August 15, 2010

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Just like that, the 2010 Healthy Living Summit comes to an end. I’m a bit sad, but meeting so many bloggers and readers in person was absolutely amazing– I still can’t get over how many wonderful people I met this weekend. I definitely have a lot more blogs to add to my Google Reader!! Workout [...]

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Food Tour

August 15, 2010

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Well, there’s no shortage of delicious food in Chicago! I am stuffed!! Once the Healthy Living Summit ended for the day, I attended the Tastebud Food Tour, hosted by Arnold and Oroweat, with a group of about 15 other bloggers. On the tour, we walked through the heart of Chicago and stopped at six different restaurants and food [...]

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Healthy Eating Summit

August 14, 2010

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Oh my goodness, I’ve eaten so much delicious food today!! Basically, I ate allllll day long. I’m not complaining, but holy moly! The good eats just don’t stop coming! But, doesn’t healthy living = good eating!? Lunch Kath did a great job planning the menu for the HLS lunch. It was healthy, delicious, and fun! [...]

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The 2010 Healthy Living Summit is off to a great start! The HLS committee woke up bright and early to coordinate the last-minute details for the day. At 8:00 AM on the dot, HLS registration started. Once attendees checked-in, they enjoyed a healthy breakfast sponsored by Quaker, Stonyfield, and Thomas. Quaker offered a wonderful oatmeal [...]

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HLS Cocktail Party

August 14, 2010

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OpenSky threw a rockin’ party tonight! The HLS cocktail party was held at the Lasalle Power Company, a funky tri-level venue in the River North area of Chicago. It was a really cool space! While Kath and I welcomed HLS-ers at the front table, we shared a dirty vodka martini. We got the night started off right! [...]

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