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• Your Answers Questioned

  

  In my post yesterday, I asked readers to answer a couple of running related etiquette questions and got some interesting responses. I just wanted to do a quick... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2012 FITNESS, SPORTS

• Do & Do Not: You

  

  Have you ever had one of those instances where you are running along a trail or a bike path or the sidewalk and a runner comes toward you on the wrong side? Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 FITNESS

• Use This: The Library

  

  I recently had a friend who was taking a class where she had to watch movies and analyze them. She was talking about how expensive it was getting, as she was... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Food Firsts (2)

  

  You may remember that one of the things on my to do list is to try a new recipe each month. This actually ended up turning into one new recipe a week on average. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Weekly Doings

  

  After an entire week of rain, last week it cleared up and was beautiful. And then it was in the 80s and I sweated my booty off. This week's highs are supposed t... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 TRAVEL

• 12 in 2012 Update

  

  When Jill asked me if I wanted to join the 12 in 2012 Running Challenge**, I thought, "that sounds like fun", but I didn't realize how much it would consume... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Do & Do Not

  

  A while back, Grace was talking about some of the things she does and doesn't do when running or training for racing. I found it interesting to hear, because yo... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2012 TRAVEL

• WIAW (4) & White Bean Chicken Chili

  

  What I noticed when I looked back on my last month of posts, is that April must be bean month over here. First, there was Stone Soup, then Hummus and now,... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Looking Forward

  

  When Lisa introduced me to the idea of "looking forward", I knew I was going to copy her borrow it from her. It is a great way to remind yourself of all the goo... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Worth A Thousand Words

  

  A picture really is worth a thousand words. Since this is the case, I have books (tomes even) worth of photos. Luckily, because of the digital age, we can do... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 TRAVEL

• What a Week

  

  It's been a while since I've done a Week in Review post! I love doing them, since it's a great way for me to remember what I did throughout the week. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Grizzly Peak Trail Run

  

  For race number four of the 12 in 2012 Running Challenge, I chose to run my first trail race, the Grizzly Peak Trail Run hosted by Coastal Trail Runs. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Email 101

  

  I normally work in an office. We have fancy email addresses with the company name dot com and we spend a lot of time sending emails back and forth to clients. S... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 TRAVEL

• When Life Hands You Lemons

  

  Lately, my lemon tree has been full. I have plenty of lemons. Life has given me lots of lemons. I mean this both literally and figuratively. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Currently: April

  

  Current Book - The Guy Not Taken by Jennifer Weiner Current Celebrity Crush - Peter Krause (Adam Braverman in Parenthood) source Current Drink - Zico Coconut... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Cherry Blossom 10 Mile: Race Recap

  

  I got up at 6, ate breakfast and headed down to the race start, which was about one mile from my hotel. I was going to wear shorts, but it was about 45 degrees... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2012 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• I See DC

  

  I have been lucky enough to have been to DC a few times. My grandmother lives in Baltimore and my Uncle lives in Virginia; both are less than an hour away from... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 TRAVEL

• WIAW (3) & Stone Soup

  

  Do you remember the book Stone Soup? If you haven't read it, the premise is that a bunch of travelers, who have only a large pot, arrive in a village and ask fo... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• On Traveling Alone

  

  This weekend I traveled to DC alone, because I wanted to go to DC and run the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile race. So I did. I often travel alone. It's not that my... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Cherry Blossom: Pros and Cons

  

  Yesterday I ran the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile race in Washington DC. I have been lucky enough to have been to DC several times before, so I did not feel pressured... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL