banish boring salads

well… maybe not banish but know that there are options out there. You know how when you got to a restaurant and some of the fancier salads look sooo good… but you have a hard  time shelling out 13 bucks for a salad.. yeah  me too.  Here’s the thing.. you can make these at home!!  Now I […]

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keep doin’ that thing you do……

you never know just who you are going to inspire. Sometimes without even knowing it. Years ago I was stopped at a stoplight when a young lady in her mid-20’s ran passed me.. perfect pace. perfect gait…. oblivious to the rest of the world, simply lost in her running.. so at one with herself.  At […]

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numerology at it’s best

today is the 16th day 9th month of the 2012th year I am 41 years old and my sister is 38  years old. today we ran our first 5k, Jodies’ bib number was 902 Mine was 2029 (it’s alphabetical.. for those who do not know) in case you do not know, a 5k is 3.1 […]

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race day

race day is here..  I am excited and scared and nervous and extatic all at once.  *squeal* I can’t believe that today is the day!! You can read about why this has been so important to me here  🙂 My little sister and I are as ready as we are going to be… and that is […]

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quick and easy quiche

quiche scared me.  for years. for real. I don’t know why I was so scared to make it, but it was so intimidating ..  but lets be real… it’s eggs, and cheese and cream and crust. could it get simpler? no. PLUS.. it’s like when you make pizza  you can have fun disquzing your leftovers  I mean… being creative […]

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quaintness overload.

seriously. be ready. Yesterday after my mom & I had a most wonderful lunch, we went to Christmas tree shops (❡❡ dontcha just love a a bargain ❡❡)  to browse through things that we didn’t need to find things that we couldn’t live without.  I bought some super-de-duperly cool fall napkins . Ali’s lunch is stylin’ […]

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how much is too much?

that my friends is what I ask of you. The majority of you that are reading what I write know me pretty well… so I’m asking you , my core followers & friends a favor… Over my years of blog reading, I have read some blogs that when I’m done reading a post , I […]

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watermelon times three

Ya’ll may have given up on me posting tonight.. I mean it’s almost 9 pm .. where the heck has she been? Training for a race, that’s where 🙂 🙂 🙂 So let’s talk watermelon. It’s a melon. It’s made of water. Lots and lots of water. It’s fun to eat in the summer. It’s fun […]

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where we were

9/11/2001. A day that will we will never forget. Victims that we will never forget Heros that we will never forget Terrorists that we would like to forget Family who will forever be in our hearts… It was a day that we held the ones around us just a little bit tighter.. because we could. […]

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behind the scenes…..

I woke with every intention of sharing 3 watermelon recipes with y’all……  oops.. you know what they say about the best laid plans….  I have however been working behind the scenes ALL DAY LONG and truthfully, I feel possibly even further behind then when I woke. There are many things that I like about my blog, […]

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