The strawberries have arrived! These beauties are the first crops of our spring farmer’s markets and I have seen a big harvest in our area markets. Some years, the strawberries do not make a great first showing. This year looks to be a great crop of strawberries. Naturally, I had to bring home a …
Posts from: March 2015
I woke up to this loveliness. I love storms that are just some light thunder and heavy rain. I’m not fond of being shaken out of my bed by lightning and thunder AND the power out. That’s some crazy stuff I don’t need on Monday. I got out some candles and carried on …
Another week, and time to buckle down on Whole 30. I plan to start Tuesday. I had a rough run of a few weeks with flu and pneumonia and while I did have my fair share of sweet coffee and tea, I had WAY too many white potatoes and rice soups. I have puffed up …
I know summer is still a few weeks away, but I had a big craving for a savory potato salad. Spring is definitely blooming all it’s pollinated glory and allergies are attacking. I’ve had so much soup lately, I wasn’t looking forward to more of it. I wanted comfort food in the form of a …
This week, I’m focusing on getting out of the comfort zone. With this sprint workout, muscles are guaranteed to burn and tears may fall freely from wind-chapped faces. I’m talking about myself, here. I feel like I’m emerging from a long winter’s sleep due to the haze of cough medicine and pneumonia fog. And with …
When the producers of the first movie in the Divergent Series brought in trainer JJ Perry, he didn’t know what he would be dealing with. According to Perry, “I evaluated everybody right off the bat. I needed to see who was strong, who was fast, who was slow, who was flexible and who was tight.” …
I probably should have planned this post for late May or June, seeing how the weather cannot make up its mind. This week, we are expecting beautiful spring weather and then a frozen weekend. One of the dangers of a frozen weekend is killing off large gardens of seedlings or new garden growth. This is …
Since some places are gearing up for more snow, I won’t complain about our cool and rainy weather. That didn’t stop me from hitting the lake for a long trail hill session. I had to dig out my Gore Tex shoes so my feet stayed relatively dry for the couple of hours I was out …
It’s pretty awesome. Every year, my birthday is a day of fun everywhere and I just get to have more fun. My birthday is usually during spring break so I usually have the week off to…recover from a wild spring semester at school. And to gear up for the busiest time of the year. So …
Lisa V Creations is a newer Etsy shop in town and I’m so glad I found her. Right from the beginning, I loved the deep saturations of colors and the wide selections to choose. Her customer service is above and beyond expectations. She is quick to respond to questions via Etsy and she is …
1. SPRING!! I’m so ready for warmer weather and a break from this cold. This is extremely unusual for an Alabama girl to say, but I’m saying it. 2. Ahh…Allegra. Spring for us means allergies. However, I rarely get sinus infections in spring and summer. Those are my break from the madness of steroid shots …
Scaled Version: 50 wall balls and 200 singles. I can do that. I’m glad they included a feasible scaled version this week. Last weeks’ “scaled” was ridiculous. The only problem is I’m not sure WHEN I can do it. I will be out of town for a wedding this weekend and I’m not sure if …
I think I have finally figured out what and where I’ll be this year with races. I am currently working on a couple of local races and some traveling “racecations”. So far, here is where I’ll be! April: Will Mays 10K trail race May: Ainsley’s Angels Cannonball Run 5K Twisted Ankle 30K June: Breckenridge Spartan …
The time changed and we are all dragging around today. I needed that extra two hours of sleep this morning, so I didn’t get to CrossFit Candor for the 5:30am class. Honestly, I’m not sure if I’ll get to the morning class until after spring break next week. Thanks to this intense circuit, I didn’t …
The first Monday after Daylight Savings Time Change is BRUTAL. My alarm woke me up at 6:30 (still dark out) and I could not move. My mind was willing but my body was numb. I hit snooze a few times and finally rolled out of bed to put on pajamas to go to school for …
Here we go! I have not done a meal prep yet. That should happen on Tuesday night. I have a long day on Monday and will not get to the store until Tuesday anyway. The “everything but the kitchen sink soup” will be easy to throw together on Monday. Happy Eating!
Too bad, it’s more of an “ice storm” day. I don’t care at this point. I’m so ready for spring, I’m going to spend my snow day picking out flip flops and filling in our race-vacation calendar. James Spann nailed the forecast, almost down to the exact stretch of Interstate 20 where the ice stopped. …
My meal-prep this week was heavy in favorites and a couple of new ideas. 1. Slow-cooker boston butt to make Paleo crispy carnitas on Monday. 2. Slow cooker apples with walnuts, cinnamon and butter. 3. Sickness…STILL HANGING AROUND. I made a huge batch of bone broth to have for drinking and for a possible Ice …