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My First Girl

November 2, 2012

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I did it! I did my first “Girl” workout as prescribed! Woohoo! I finished “Helen,” but, man, it wasn’t pretty. My time wasn’t super fast, but I’m still proud of myself for Rx-ing a benchmark workout. I first did “Helen” back in February and finished in 12:12, but I used bands for the pull-ups. I [...]

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My Car Is A Money Pit

October 3, 2012

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I’m off to Seattle later this week, so I’ve spent the past few days with my butt glued to my desk chair and pounding out work. I put together a few posts to publish while I’m away, wrote my Health posts (I’m writing for them twice a week now), and finished up my last few [...]

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My Half Marathon Training Plan (Inspired by CrossFit Endurance)

January 9, 2012

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Ok, maybe I’m crazy, but I’ve decided to use a different kind of training plan to get myself ready for the Rock ‘N’ Roll USA Half Marathon. My new plan is inspired by the single sport endurance workouts from CrossFit Endurance (CFE). After talking to one of my CrossFit coaches and exploring the CFE website, this [...]

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Clementines Go Artsy

January 8, 2009

I really, really, really want my camera back from the Geek Squad! I received another update this morning that my camera is being “Repaired.” Gaaah!! Hurry up, Geeks!! But, not having my camera has made me think outside of the box when photographing and displaying my food pics on the blog. This clementine collage looks [...]

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Sweet Potato Fries

January 7, 2009

Mr. Mal is at the Celtics game tonight with his BBF (“Best Boyfriend Forever”), so it was just me for dinner tonight. I had purchased a couple of sweet potatoes this past weekend, so sweet potato fries were an easy menu decision! Sweet Potato Fries Makes 2-3 servings Ingredients: 2 small sweet potatoes 1 tsp [...]

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Roasted Fall Vegetable and Ricotta Pizza

September 26, 2008

I’m loving all things fall! I’m fully embracing the season, and tonight’s dinner demonstrated it well. This recipe is soon to become a fall favorite in our household! Roasted Fall Vegetable and Ricotta Pizza From Martha Stewart Ingredients Serves 4 Olive oil, for baking sheet and drizzling Flour, for dusting surface 1 pound store-bought pizza [...]

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