It’s a thing of beauty. And the highlight of my Saturday. I slept all day, waking up at times to take cold medicine and read a little. Stephen surprised me with steaks and baked potatoes. It was so good and I…

  Coffee. Tons of it. It still tastes bitter. Confession: two weeks ago, I was putting 1/8 a cup of sugar in my tall coffee mug. For real. Yes. I do need more time. I need time to sleep some more….

I’m cold. I’m hungry. I’m irritable. And I don’t have the energy to run or workout…yet! This is the main reason I need a complete break from sugar and non-gluten grains. Sugar is highly addictive and the severity of addiction varies…

This is one of those magical cooking moments when I was just dabbling with ingredients and the results were really good. I was short on time, and I wanted comfort food. I immediately thought of Pad Thai from Mel Joulwan of…

Time to get moving and get busy! I normally hate Tuesdays on principle, but today started out great! My drive across the Black Warrior bridge. Beautiful sunrise. I’m slowly working on a half marathon training plan for a local half in…

One of my best secrets for success with the Whole30 plan is having a ready-made breakfast casserole. I usually eat this after my morning CrossFit class or I’ll warm it up at school before the kids arrive. What I love best…

Back to school for us teachers today. We have big changes going on at school and they begin today. The kids do not come back until Wednesday, so we have 2 days for professional development and working in our rooms. We…

It’s that time of year again. I’m honestly glad to get past the holiday foodapalooza and back to some form of healthy eating. Sugar is my demon and it must be defeated. If you are new to my site and interested…

I can’t say I’m sad to see 2014 close out. It was a great year up until August. After August, I just pasted a smile and faked my way through the holidays. I was glad to changes in the weather and…

With the holidays officially past, cooking is the last thing I feel like doing this week. Since we visited family for the holidays, I do not have a ton of leftovers and frankly, I do not need them. I did a…