healthy living

March into April…A review and new goals

April 3, 2012

Twenty three days til the hubs comes home. I can’t believe it’s been almost 7 months since we started this incredible journey. March Recap… I think I tried to do too much…but that’s okay because aspiring to goals never hurt anyone. Make it a point to go to bed earlier Failish. I have good days [...]

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Dear Groupon…

March 30, 2012

Dear Groupon?! Hot pants?! Unless they’re magic they probably don’t really make you lose weight. It all seems like a crock if you ask me. I don’t believe that pants alone can make or assist you in losing weight. Now, granted they are saying pants with exercise will make you lose weight. But we all know [...]

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What I wore Wednesday

March 28, 2012

All this week it’s been chilly. The past two weeks we’ve had weather in the 70′s that make me long for summer and evenings with the husband drinking orange crushes or reading on our patio. What I wore Wednesday… dress: JCrew shoes: Payless necklace: JCrew Looking forward to the husband being home a month from [...]

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Hot Yoga – a how to guide

March 27, 2012

I’m not a yoga expert, I practice these days about 1-2 times per week but when I was working for lululemon, I practiced at least 3 times per week. Sometimes twice per day. These days with a little bit more time on my hands, I’ve started going again and my yoga mat feels like home. [...]

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Freakin’ Weekend

March 26, 2012

After last week’s beeeee-yoooouuutiful weather, I was kind of bummed that the weekend was so blah. Adam’s friends visited for the weekend so I dragged them along for my 10 mile run, and after a few hours of recovery, they dragged me into the city for some Thai food and mild shenanigans that involved much [...]

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What I Wore Wednesday: Happy Spring Version

March 21, 2012

I wanted to post this earlier but the thing about having a job that’s 9-5 with bosses who don’t expect you to stay late is that there never seems to be enough hours in the day not to mention I’ve been waking up at 7:45a because I haven’t been sleeping well for reasons that I [...]

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Care for a cupcake, cupcake?

March 16, 2012

Once upon a time, I worked in an office that loved cupcakes. Cupcakes, as we all know, make people. Smile. Cupcakes. We’d get them for free, I got them from the hubs. But ultimately, if you’re trying to eat healthier, when do work treats become more of a nuissance? I was inspired by this WSJ [...]

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Fun Run Recap

March 14, 2012

Last night I ran the St Patricks Day Fun Run over at Fleet Feet Annapolis. I effing love their fun runs – last fall Sarah Jane and I ran their turkey trot 5 miler on Thanksgiving which was tons of fun. I’m really excited now that I’m back in town at a decent hour (I [...]

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Saturday Short Run

March 10, 2012

Last night was epic. It started with tears – Parting gifts from my team. I said farewell to my team, sent a sappy email and hit the highroad. And by highroad I mean Iron Horse Bar. There was lots of laughter. Joking. Beer. You know, the usual shenanigans. After the party dispersed, Liz and I [...]

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Life Changes

March 9, 2012

Today freaders, is my last day commuting into DC. It’s a bittersweet sadness.  I adore my team and am so, so, sad to leave them. happy hours   and races and everything in between. I still expect to see their shining faces on a pseudo-regular basis but I’m so excited to be working 15 minutes from [...]

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