I’ll be honest. Of my 30 years on earth, 2012 wasn’t my favorite. I mean, I still enjoyed it! How could I not with all my blessings? I truly am a person that can say I count them daily. I don’t ever want the Lord to think I’m ungrateful, but the total opposite, I’m thankful! (sorry […]
I found myself…wanting to run more?!?!
I think I feel the same way many other competitors do about cardiovascular exercise. I get my workout plan from my trainer and cross my fingers there is not a lot of cardio required. It could say lift seven days a week, but cardio, anything more then a…
Food Preparation 101
Who: Me, myself, and IWhat: Food Preparation Where: My kitchenWhen: 2 hours Saturday afternoonWhy: No guess work at meal time It’s done! I have 5 days of food cooked, weighed, and separated into meals. Ahhh…the sweet feeling of success.I prep m…
First annual spin for the Mid-Ohio Food Bank
I know this gets redundant – but I’m not going to stop saying this. I am truly so blessed and lucky in so many ways.Yesterday I had the honor of participating in the first annual ride for the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. Nationwide Insurance recently added a sp…
The New Year’s craze is quickly approaching.
I consider myself a fairly optimistic and happy person. But every year as New Year’s approaches I become a bit irritable. New Year’s means resolutions. Resolutions mean 95% of the population is going to commit to working out and losing weight. Weight l…
Pinterest – It’s a trap.
Pinterest…where do I begin. Lets go back a few months when I heard someone say ‘Pinterest.’ I had absolutely no idea what they were talking about and honestly ignored it. Life is too busy to become involved in another social media outlet – or so I th…
I had butterflies in my belly…walking into yoga?!?
I took my first ever yoga class today. No big deal, right? WRONG!Lets review this topic. I decided to take the class for two reasons: My sister had just been to the Yoga Factory last week and enjoyed class AND Julie recommended I become more flexible a…
Save your “It’s too expensive” excuse for someone else.
Here it is – 15 weeks out and a grocery cart full of healthiness. I’ve got my chicken for 5 days, egg whites and eggs to make some protein pancakes and waffles, beans, beans, and more beans (they are my favorite vegetable), onions and peppers to throw …
Our duty as a friend
I love the book of Proverbs. Every verse is like opening a biblical fortune cookie. Lets focus on a particular one right now. Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all time, but a brother (sister) was born for adversity. (I threw in the sister just because.) This entire month has been burdenful (obviously i just […]